Hosea thru Habakkuk
Instructor: Russ Earl
PURPOSE:
To dig deep into the text of the first eight books of the Minor Prophets (Hosea through Habakkuk).
To supply modern day application from Old Testament historical events and exhortations.
TEXTBOOKS:
King James Version of the Bible.
Old Testament Commentaries by Max Patterson (Recommended)
To obtain these commentaries, please kevin patterson ([email protected])
Minor Prophets by Homer Hailey (Optional)
Coffman's Commentaries on the Minor Prophets (Online HERE)
Know Your Bible by Frank J. Dunn (optional)
For info about book orders please visit our book orders page.
REQUIREMENTS & ASSIGNMENTS:
Each student is expected to read the material to be covered before class begins.
There will be no tests, lesson outlines, study questions, and class participation will fulfill this need.
What is to be expected from lesson outlines will be discussed in class.
COURSE GRADING:
One lesson outline per book 50%. Check schedule for due dates
Study questions will account for 30% of the final grade (Study questions will be assigned by the instructor at different times during our studies)
Class participation counts for 20% of your grade, answering questions and when asked and following along with the instructor is key.
COURSE SCHEDULE:
Classes meet each Saturday for 18 sessions at 3:00 PM and 4:00 PM CTZ. Each class will be 50 minutes in length with a 10 minute break between classes. Two breaks total will be taken after six weeks of consecutive classes over the course of the semester.
CLASS TOPIC
1 Introduction to the Minor Prophets; Introduction to Hosea
2 Hosea chapters 1-3
3 Hosea chapters 4-6
4 Hosea chapters 7-9
5 Hosea chapters 10-12
6 Hosea 13-14; Introduction to Joel
7 Joel chapters 1-3 (Hosea lesson due)
8 Introduction to Amos; Amos chapters 1-2 (Joel lesson due)
9 Amos chapters 3-5
10 Amos chapters 6-8
11 Amos chapter 9; Introduction and study of Obadiah
12 Introduction to Jonah; Jonah chapter 1-2 (Amos & Obadiah lesson due)
13 Jonah chapters 3-4; Introduction to Micah
14 Micah chapters 1-3 (Jonah lesson due)
15 Micah chapters 4-6
16 Micah chapter 7; Introduction to Nahum; Nahum chapter
17 Nahum chapters 2-3; Introduction to Habakkuk (Micah lesson due)
18 Habakkuk chapters 1-3 (Habakkuk lesson due the following week)
To dig deep into the text of the first eight books of the Minor Prophets (Hosea through Habakkuk).
To supply modern day application from Old Testament historical events and exhortations.
TEXTBOOKS:
King James Version of the Bible.
Old Testament Commentaries by Max Patterson (Recommended)
To obtain these commentaries, please kevin patterson ([email protected])
Minor Prophets by Homer Hailey (Optional)
Coffman's Commentaries on the Minor Prophets (Online HERE)
Know Your Bible by Frank J. Dunn (optional)
For info about book orders please visit our book orders page.
REQUIREMENTS & ASSIGNMENTS:
Each student is expected to read the material to be covered before class begins.
There will be no tests, lesson outlines, study questions, and class participation will fulfill this need.
What is to be expected from lesson outlines will be discussed in class.
COURSE GRADING:
One lesson outline per book 50%. Check schedule for due dates
Study questions will account for 30% of the final grade (Study questions will be assigned by the instructor at different times during our studies)
Class participation counts for 20% of your grade, answering questions and when asked and following along with the instructor is key.
COURSE SCHEDULE:
Classes meet each Saturday for 18 sessions at 3:00 PM and 4:00 PM CTZ. Each class will be 50 minutes in length with a 10 minute break between classes. Two breaks total will be taken after six weeks of consecutive classes over the course of the semester.
CLASS TOPIC
1 Introduction to the Minor Prophets; Introduction to Hosea
2 Hosea chapters 1-3
3 Hosea chapters 4-6
4 Hosea chapters 7-9
5 Hosea chapters 10-12
6 Hosea 13-14; Introduction to Joel
7 Joel chapters 1-3 (Hosea lesson due)
8 Introduction to Amos; Amos chapters 1-2 (Joel lesson due)
9 Amos chapters 3-5
10 Amos chapters 6-8
11 Amos chapter 9; Introduction and study of Obadiah
12 Introduction to Jonah; Jonah chapter 1-2 (Amos & Obadiah lesson due)
13 Jonah chapters 3-4; Introduction to Micah
14 Micah chapters 1-3 (Jonah lesson due)
15 Micah chapters 4-6
16 Micah chapter 7; Introduction to Nahum; Nahum chapter
17 Nahum chapters 2-3; Introduction to Habakkuk (Micah lesson due)
18 Habakkuk chapters 1-3 (Habakkuk lesson due the following week)