Niv Application Commentary Hosea/amos/micah

by Gary V. Smith

• ISBN13: 9780310206149
• ISBN10: 0310206146
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

Scratch beneath the surface of today's culture and you'll find we're not so different from ancient Israel. True, our sophistication, mobility, and technology eclipse anything the Israelites could have imagined. Our worship is far different, to say nothing of our language and customs. Yet if the prophets Hosea, Amos, and Micah were to visit us today, we might be shocked to see how little their messages would differ from the ones they delivered 2,800 years ago. For human hearts are still the same--and so is God. Injustice, oppression, and political corruption anger him as much as ever. Apostasy still grieves him. His judgment of sin remains as fierce as his love is strong. And the hope God extends to those who turn toward him is as brilliant now as at any time in history. Revealing the links between Israel eight centuries B.C. and our own times, Gary V. Smith shows how the prophetic writings of Hosea, Amos, and Micah speak to us today with relevance and conviction.

Table of Contents

Series Introduction	9	(4)
General Editor's Preface	13	(2)
Author's Preface	15	(2)
Abbreviations	17	(4)
Introduction to Hosea	21	(18)
Outline of Hosea	39	(1)
Annotated Bibliography on Hosea	40	(3)
Text of and Commentary on Hosea	43	(160)
Introduction to Amos	203	(22)
Outline of Amos	225	(1)
Annotated Bibliography on Amos	226	(3)
Text of and Commentary on Amos	229	(190)
Introduction to Micah	419	(16)
Outline of Micah	435	(1)
Annotated Bibliography on Micah	436	(3)
Text of and Commentary on Micah	439	(148)
Scripture Index	587	(8)
Subject Index	595