Daily Study Bible Series: Twelve Prophets, Volume 1: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah
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Overview
The Daily Study Bible Series: 12 Prophets, Volume 1 The complete Daily Study Bible—Old Testament follows the brilliant pattern of William Barclay's popular Daily Study Bible—New Testament. Written by accomplished interpreters of the OT, these volumes combine the depth of scholarship, the critical style, and the grace that characterized Barclay's writing.
Top Highlights
“The one who disobeys cannot remain in God’s presence and fellowship, for the act of disobedience is always a journey away from God. And the one who will not go up, in response to God’s challenge, inevitably finds that the path in life following disobedience is a downward path.” (Pages 217–218)
“As though primed by some divine hand, the suburbanites immediately respond to Jonah’s preaching; they believe in God and turn aside from the evil which has become their daily diet in life.” (Page 230)
“In these words, the prophet provides us with a fundamental insight into the nature of God” (Page 102)
“the central teaching of the book concerns the nature of God and above all the nature of God’s mercy toward all mankind.” (Page 214)
“At best, perhaps all that can be said is that Jonah did not share in the least God’s concern and compassion for Nineveh. It was of no consequence to him that a distant and foreign city was evil. The fate of its citizens, as a consequence of their evil, had never crossed his mind. Jonah had enough to do in life as a citizen of his own nation, without being concerned with other nations. Yet he did not remain at home when the call came. Perhaps the reality of the divine call was so clear, and so unpleasant, that he decided that the most appropriate course of action was to put as much distance between himself and Nineveh as possible. An ocean cruise would be pleasant; a few days on the beach at Tarshish would be a splendid tonic. And so he disobeyed.” (Page 217)