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  • IVP booklets offer sensitive, biblical perspectives from writers who are recognized experts in their fields. These inexpensive, shareable pamphlets are perfect for introducing the basic beliefs and disciplines of Christianity, and for opening up discussion with those in need of support and counsel, and for using as part of a personal or church-sponsored ministry.

  • The Message of Ezekiel, By Christopher J. H. Wright
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    The Message of Ezekiel

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by Christopher J. H. Wright

    Ezekiel comes to us as a stranger from a distant time and land. Who is this man? He is a priest who, on his thirtieth birthday, has a dazzling vision of God on a wheeled throne; an odd prophet who engages in outlandish street theater and speaks for God on international affairs; and a seer who paints murals of apocalyptic doom and then of a restored temple bursting with emblems of ...

  • The Message of Hosea, By Derek Kidner
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    The Message of Hosea

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by Derek Kidner

    Why would God ask one of his prophets to marry a prostitute? Because he wanted to teach Hosea, the nation of Israel, and all of us today a lesson we will not forget, a lesson that is painful yet joyous.

    Hosea's somber portrait of the human condition is our lesson in pain. All of us have been unfaithful, forsaking God and his ways. Yet Hosea's clear illustration of God's love ...

  • The Message of Joel, Micah & Habakkuk, By David Prior
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    The Message of Joel, Micah & Habakkuk

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by David Prior

    Where is God in times of disaster? How can God allow suffering? What are God's people to do about moral decay in society? People throughout the ages have pondered these questions, and three of the Bible's minor prophets—Joel, Micah, and Habakkuk—offer special insight on these perennial problems.

    David Prior's passage-by-passage exposition of these three books provides careful ...

  • The Message of Malachi, By Peter Adam
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    The Message of Malachi

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by Peter Adam

    The book of Malachi fittingly sits in Christian Bibles as the last book of the Old Testament, which it assumes, summarizes, and applies. Yet it also looks forward to the New Testament with its promises of the coming reign of God.

    A striking feature of the book is the people of God's inconsistent faithfulness. God's people neither serve God wholeheartedly nor turn entirely ...

  • The Message of Amos, By J. Alec Motyer
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    The Message of Amos

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by J. A. Motyer

    They neglected the needy, gained material riches through exploitation, and indulged in inauthentic religious practices. And rather than following God in the pursuit of justice, they drew on the divine name to justify their pretense. This is the social landscape in which the prophet Amos delivers a message from God. With searing clarity and daring hope, Amos calls God's people to ...

  • The Message of Samuel: Personalities, Potential, Politics and Power, By Mary J. Evans
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    The Message of Samuel

    Personalities, Potential, Politics and Power

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by Mary J. Evans

    In the books of 1 and 2 Samuel, we witness the transition of Israel from tribal confederacy to established monarchy. And, as Mary Evans shows in this passage-by-passage commentary, during such a transition questions of identity and power are unavoidable.

    In the aftermath of the decline of the judges, priests abuse their priestly privileges; Israelites covet the centralized ...

  • The Message of Ezra & Haggai, By Robert Fyall
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    The Message of Ezra & Haggai

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by Robert Fyall

    Few sermons or Bible studies focus on Ezra or Haggai, two brief Old Testament books named for relatively unknown figures. But the message of both of these books—their emphasis on building for God, obedience to his Word, and openness to his Spirit—is one that needs to be heard clearly today.

    In this Bible Speaks Today volume, Robert Fyall's pairing of Ezra with Haggai enhances ...

  • The Message of Nehemiah, By Raymond Brown
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    The Message of Nehemiah

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by Raymond Brown

    The book of Nehemiah is about starting over again. Nehemiah, one of Israel's great leaders, tells firsthand the powerful story of rebuilding ancient Jerusalem's walls after the exile. In the face of great odds, this rebuilding represented the people's renewal of faith, their overcoming of national shame, and the reformation of their conduct.

    In this volume, Raymond Brown ...