Originally published: Grand Rapids : Zondervan, 1983-1986.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

V. 1. Hosea -- The second greatest story in the Bible (1:1--2:1) -- Hope for the hopeless (2:2-23) -- The greatest chapter in the Bible (3:1-5) -- Case for the prosecution (4:1-19) -- The moth and the lion (5:1-15) -- Repentance that does not count (6:1--7:16) -- Reaping the whirlwind (8:1-14) -- The God who is not there (9:1-17) -- The divided heart of Israel (10:1-15) -- The troubled heart of God (11:1--12:1) -- Judah at the Jabbok (12:2-14) -- Death of a nation (13:1-16) -- The death of death (14:1-9) -- Joel -- Sign of the times (1:1-20) -- Torn hearts, torn garments (2:1-17) -- No other God (2:18-27) -- Peter's text at Pentecost (2:28-32) -- Valley of decision (3:1-21) -- Amos -- The prophet from Tekoa (1:1-2; 7:10-17) -- Everyone equal before God (1:3--2:16) -- Judgment on God's elect (3:1-15) -- How God views religion (4:1--5:15) -- The day of the Lord (5:16-27) -- At ease in Zion (6:1-14) -- Five visions (7:1-9; 8:1--9:10) -- Days of fruit and wine (9:11-15) -- Obadiah -- Major message from a minor prophet (1-9) -- Your brother's keeper (10-14) -- Deliverance in Zion (15-21) -- Jonah -- The prophet who ran away (1:1-3) -- The God who will not let go (1:4-16) -- Prayer from the depth (1:17--2:10) -- The greatest revival in history (3:1-10) -- God more merciful than his prophet (4:1-11) -- V. 2. Micah -- A prophet who was remembered (1:1-16) -- Many are the plans (2:1-13) -- Cry justice! (3:1--4:5) -- A king for Judah (4:6--5:5) -- God's call to the city (5:5--6:16) -- No one like God (7:1-20) -- Nahum -- God against Nineveh (1:1--2:13) -- Applause! Applause! (3:1-19) -- Habakkuk -- Problems of a puzzled prophet (1:1--11) -- Habakkuk's second question (1:12--2:3) -- Living by faith (2:4-20) -- The secret of effective prayer (3:1-2) -- Joy in the God of salvation (3:3-19) -- Zephaniah (Once more the judgment (1:1--2:3) -- God of the nations (2:4--3:8) -- New day dawning (3:9-20) -- Haggai -- Call to God's remnant (1:1-15) -- Former glory, future glory (2:1-23) -- Zechariah -- A great beginning (1:1-6) -- Three visions (1:7--2:13) -- Clean garments for God's priest (3:1-10) -- Five more visions (4:1--6:15) -- Call to true religion (7:1--8:23) -- Israel's shepherd-king (9:1--10:12) -- Rejection of the Good Shepherd (11:1-17) -- Mourning for the Good Shepherd (12:1-14) -- A fountain opened in Israel (13:1-9) -- Consummation of all things (14:1-21) -- Malachi -- Mirror of this age (1:1-5) -- Curse on the clergy (1:6--2:9) -- God, divorce, and apostasy (2:10-16) -- The day of his coming (2:17--3:5) -- Robbers! Robbers of God! (3:6-12) -- Last words of the old covenant (3:13--4:6).

This is a set of two inspirational commentaries on the message of the Minor Prophets. Respected preacher James Montgomery Boice discusses the life and works of each prophet, starting with Hosea and ending with Malachi. This commentary provides pastors, Sunday school teachers, and lay readers with an insightful guide to the backgrounds and prophetic messages of twelve key Old Testament books. Dr. Boice examines the text of scripture with thorough scholarship without losing sight of the spiritual truths and personal applications that permeate the prophetic writings. - Publisher.