LESSON XV.
SCRIPTURE READING EXERCISE.
THE PROPHETIC BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. (Continued.)
| ANALYSIS. | REFERENCES. |
| I. The Twelve Minor Prophets.
1. Historical Period of their ministry. | Note 1 and 2. Each of the books of the 12 prophets should be read. See also the summary of each book in the Bible Helps, Dictionaries, Bib Treasury, quoted in previous lessons. |
| II. Select Readings from Zechariah:
1. Repentance. 2. Prophecies Yet Future. | Readings, Zech. 1: 1-7. Chaps. vii and viii. Chaps. xii, xiii, xiv. |
| III. Select Readings from Malachi:
1. His Arraignment of Israel for Unfaithfulness. The Promise of God's Returning Favor. 2. The Coming of Messiah's Messenger. 3. Destruction of the Wicked--Elijah's Mission. | Mal. iii: 7-18. Mal. iii: 1-6. Mal. iv: 1-6. |
SPECIAL TEXT: "Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother; and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart."—ZECHARIAH.