The Minor Prophets: An Exegetical and Expository Commentary

by Thomas E. McComiskey

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2009

Overview

With their messages of doom and judgment, the Minor Prophets have not been popular subjects in the history of biblical interpretation. This volume, which now combines three volumes into one, remedies this neglect by offering an authoritative, evangelical treatment of the prophets. Here, noted scholars—including Bruce Walkte, Tremper Longman III, F.F. Bruce, J. Alec Motyer, and Joyce Baldwin—provide meticulous exegesis of the Hebrew text and relate the message of the ancient prophets to contemporary life in practical and meaningful ways.

In the commentary proper, the exegesis examines the Hebrew text in detail, interacts with current literature, and sets forth sounds conclusions. The exposition discusses related theological and hermeneutical issues, explains the flow of the prophetic narrative, and makes appropriate applications.

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Key Features

• Offers a scholarly survey of the Minor Prophets
• Reconstructs the ancient words of the prophets for a contemporary audience
• Discusses the long debated technical and expositional issues found within these texts

Contents

• Hosea
• Joel
• Amos
• Obadiah
• Jonah
• Micah
• Nahum
• Habakkuk
• Zephaniah
• Haggai
• Zechariah
• Malachi

Top Highlights

“Edom stands at the crossroad apparently to block the way” (Page 532)

“The other group will possess the cities of the Negev in the far south” (Page 540)

“The house was the outward form of the real presence of the Lord among his people. To refuse to build the house was at best saying that it did not matter whether the Lord was present with them. At worst it was presuming on divine grace, that the Lord would live with his people even though they willfully refused to fulfill the condition of his indwelling that he had laid down. It amounted to seeking grace but refusing the means of grace. Not to build the house was not to want the Lord as and for himself.” (Page 974)

“Its topics are three sins: interfaith marriage (vv. 10–12), pagan-style worship (vv. 12–13), and aversion-based divorce (vv. 14–16).” (Page 1327)

“Would the people of a nation as corrupt as Malachi has described it in the second and third disputations really be looking for justice in the fourth disputation? The answer is, absolutely! And that is because sinners are invariably inconsistent. The thief is always outraged when someone steals from him. The liar is deeply offended when someone lies to her. The cheater deeply resents finding that she has been defrauded, and the murderer wants himself and his family to live in peace. The expectations of sinners are characteristically hypocritical, as Paul so compellingly points out (Rom. 2:1–16). All people, not just the pious, want justice, at least for themselves.” (Page 1348)

Praise for the Print Edition

Preachers and teachers will find the ‘nuts and bolts’ analysis of the Hebrew text in this commentary to be helpful for their tasks.

—Review and Expositor

A worthwhile investment both for the interested and knowledgeable layperson as well as the intermediate-level student.

—Hebrew Studies

Overall, this is probably the best exegetical commentary on these books for the pastor’s study.

—Wisconsin Lutheran Quarterly

Although written from an evangelical perspective [this volume does not] shy away from critical questions, making it a useful book for both the academic scholar and the minister in the local congregation.

—Old Testament Essays

Its combination of attention given to technical and expositional issues makes it one of the best sets on this part of the Old Testament.

—Master’s Seminary Journal

A solid resource for both student and pastor. It provides a demonstration of what evangelical scholarship can do as it honestly wrestles with the text.

—Andrews University Seminary Studies

The information in this book will help in any serious study of an often neglected segment of the Bible.

—Bible Today

Product Details

• Title: The Minor Prophets: An Exegetical and Expository Commentary
• Author: Thomas E. McComiskey
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2009
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 1456
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. O.T. Hosea › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Joel › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Amos › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Obadiah › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Jonah › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Micah › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Nahum › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Habakkuk › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Zephaniah › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Haggai › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Zechariah › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Malachi › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9781441255716, 9780801036316, 1441255710, 0801036313
• Resource ID: LLS:MNRPRPHTSNXGTCL
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:34:26Z

About Thomas E. McComiskey

Thomas Edward McComiskey taught Old Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and was presiding fellow of the American College of Biblical Theologians prior to his death in 1996.