CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

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[Preface]v
[ Chronological Tables]
[These Tables are in Volume I.]
[INTRODUCTION TO THE PROPHETS OF
THE SEVENTH CENTURY]
CHAP.
[I.]THE SEVENTH CENTURY BEFORE CHRIST3
[1.] REACTION UNDER MANASSEH AND AMON (695?—639).
[2.] THE EARLY YEARS OF JOSIAH (639—625): JEREMIAH AND
ZEPHANIAH
[3.] THE REST OF THE CENTURY (625—586): THE FALL OF
NINIVEH; NAHUM AND HABAKKUK.
[ZEPHANIAH]
[II.]THE BOOK OF ZEPHANIAH35
[III.]THE PROPHET AND THE REFORMERS46
ZEPHANIAH i.—ii. 3.
[IV.]NINIVE DELENDA61
ZEPHANIAH ii. 4–15.
[V.]SO AS BY FIRE67
ZEPHANIAH iii.
[NAHUM]
[VI.]THE BOOK OF NAHUM77
[1.] THE POSITION OF ELḲÔSH.
[2.] THE AUTHENTICITY OF CHAP. i.
[3.] THE DATE OF CHAPS. ii. AND iii
[VII.]THE VENGEANGE OF THE LORD90
NAHUM i.
[VIII.]THE SIEGE AND FALL OF NINIVEH96
NAHUM ii. AND iii.
[HABAḲḲUḲ]
[IX.]THE BOOK OF HABAKKUK115
[1.] CHAP. i. 2—ii. 4 (OR 8).
[2.] CHAP. ii. 5–20.
[3.] CHAP. iii.
[X.]THE PROPHET AS SCEPTIC129
HABBAKKUK i.—ii. 4.
[XI.]TYRANNY IS SUICIDE143
HABBAKKUK ii. 5–20.
[XII].“IN THE MIDST OF THE YEARS”149
HABBAKKUK iii.
[OBADIAH]
[XIII.]THE BOOK OF OBADIAH163
[XIV.]EDOM AND ISRAEL177
OBADIAH 1–21.
[INTRODUCTION TO THE PROPHETS OF
THE PERSIAN PERIOD]
(539—331 B.C.)
[XV.]ISRAEL UNDER THE PERSIANS187
[XVI.]FROM THE RETURN FROM BABYLON TO THE
BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE (536—516 B.C.)		198
WITH A DISCUSSION OF PROFESSOR KOSTERS' THEORY.
[HAGGAI]
[XVII.]THE BOOK OF HAGGAI225
[XVIII.]HAGGAI AND THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE234
HAGGAI. i., ii.
[1.] THE CALL TO BUILD (CHAP. i.).
[2.] COURAGE, ZERUBBABEL! COURAGE, JEHOSHUA
AND ALL THE PEOPLE! (CHAP. ii. 1–9).
[3.] THE POWER OF THE UNCLEAN (Chap. ii. 10–19).
[4.] THE REINVESTMENT OF ISRAEL'S HOPE (CHAP. ii. 20–23).
[ZECHARIAH]
(I.—VIII.)
[XIX.]THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH (I.—VIII.)255
[XX.]ZECHARIAH THE PROPHET264
ZECHARIAH i. 1–6, ETC.; EZRA v. 1, vi. 14.
[XXI].THE VISIONS OF ZECHARIAH 273
ZECHARIAH i. 7—vi.
[1.] THE INFLUENCES WHICH MOULDED THE VISIONS.
[2.] GENERAL FEATURES OF THE VISIONS.
[3.] EXPOSITION OF THE SEVERAL VISIONS:
[THE FIRST:] THE ANGEL-HORSEMEN (i. 7–17).
[ THE SECOND:] THE FOUR HORNS AND THE FOUR SMITHS
(i. 18–21 ENG.).
[ THE THIRD:] THE CITY OF PEACE (ii. 1–5 ENG).
[ THE FOURTH:] THE HIGH PRIEST AND THE SATAN (iii. ).
[ THE FIFTH:] THE TEMPLE CANDLESTICK AND THE TWO OLIVE-TREES (iv. ).
[ THE SIXTH:] THE WINGED VOLUME (v. 1–4 ).
[ THE SEVENTH:] THE WOMAN IN THE BARREL (v. 5–11).
[ THE EIGHTH:] THE CHARIOTS OF THE FOUR WINDS (vi. 1–8).
[ THE RESULT OF THE VISIONS] (vi. 9–15).
[XXII.]THE ANGELS OF THE VISIONS310
ZECHARIAH i. 7—vi. 8.
[XXIII.]“THE SEED OF PEACE”320
ZECHARIAH vii., viii.
[“MALACHI”]
[XXIV.]THE BOOK OF “MALACHI”331
[XXV].FROM ZECHARIAH TO “MALACHI”341
[XXVI.]PROPHECY WITHIN THE LAW348
“MALACHI” i.—iv. (ENG.)
[1.] GOD'S LOVE FOR ISRAEL AND HATRED OF EDOM (i. 2–5).
[2.] “HONOUR THY FATHER” (i. 6–14).
[3.] THE PRIESTHOD OF KNOWLEDGE (ii. 1–9).
[4.] THE CRUELTY OF DIVORCE (ii. 10–16).
[5.] “WHERE IS THE GOD OF JUDGMENT?” (ii. 17—iii. 5).
[6.] REPENTANCE BY TITHES (iii. 6–12).
[7.] THE JUDGMENT TO COME (iii. 13—iv. 2 ENG.).
[8.] THE RETURN OF ELIJAH (iv. 3–5 ENG.).
[JOEL]
[XXVII.]THE BOOK OF JOEL375
[1.] THE DATE OF THE BOOK.
[2.] THE INTERPRETATION OF THE BOOK.
[3.] STATE OF THE TEXT AND THE STYLE OF THE BOOK.
[XXVIII.]THE LOCUSTS AND THE DAY OF THE LORD.398
JOEL i.—ii. 17.
[XXIX.]PROSPERITY AND THE SPIRIT418
JOEL ii. 18–32 (ENG.)
[1.] THE RETURN OF PROSPERITY (ii. 19–27).
[2.] THE OUTPOURING OF THE SPIRIT (ii. 28–32).
[XXX.]THE JUDGMENT OF THE HEATHEN431
JOEL iii (ENG.).
[INTRODUCTION TO THE PROPHETS OF
THE GRECIAN PERIOD]
(FROM 331 ONWARDS)
[XXXI.]ISRAEL AND THE GREEKS439
[“ZECHARIAH”]
(IX.—XIV.)
[XXXII.]“ZECHARIAH” IX.—XIV.449
[XXXIII.]THE CONTENTS OF “ZECHARIAH” IX.—XIV.463
[1.] THE COMING OF THE GREEKS (ix. 1–8).
[2.] THE PRINCE OF PEACE (ix. 9–12).
[3.] THE SLAUGHTER OF THE GREEKS (ix. 13–17).
[4.] AGAINST THE TERAPHIM AND SORCERERS (x. 1, 2).
[5.] AGAINST EVIL SHEPHERDS (x. 3–12).
[6.] WAR UPON THE SYRIAN TYRANTS (xi. 1–3).
[7.] THE REJECTION AND MURDER OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD (xi. 4–17, xiii. 7–9).
[8.] JUDAHversus JERUSALEM (xii. 1–7).
[9.] FOUR RESULTS OF JERUSALEM'S DELIVERANCE (xii. 8—xiii. 6).
[10.] JUDGMENT OF THE HEATHEN AND SANCTIFICATION
OF JERUSALEM (xiv.).
[JONAH]
[XXXIV.]THE BOOK OF JONAH493
[1.] THE DATE OF THE BOOK.
[2.] THE CHARACTER OF THE BOOK.
[3.] THE PURPOSE OF THE BOOK.
[4.] OUR LORD'S USE OF THE BOOK.
[5.] THE UNITY OF THE BOOK.
[XXXV.]THE GREAT REFUSAL514
JONAH i.
[XXXVI.]THE GREAT FISH AND WHAT IT MEANS—THE PSALM523
JONAH ii.
[XXXVII.]THE REPENTANCE OF THE CITY529
JONAH iii.
[XXXVIII.]ISRAEL'S JEALOUSY OF JEHOVAH536
JONAH iv.
[INDEX OF PROPHETS]543

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