{"id":1525,"date":"2022-09-08T16:40:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T20:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/?page_id=1525"},"modified":"2023-11-14T18:37:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T23:37:56","slug":"lwo-prophets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/lwo-prophets\/","title":{"rendered":"The Minor Prophets: &#8220;God&#8217;s Troublemakers&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:228px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1042\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AdobeStock_187726801-scaled.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AdobeStock_187726801-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AdobeStock_187726801-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AdobeStock_187726801-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AdobeStock_187726801-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AdobeStock_187726801-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AdobeStock_187726801-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Lutheran Women&#8217;s Organization<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><em>Series for 2022-23<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Minor Prophets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/get-started-reading-the-bible\/\">Getting Started<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have very little experience or familiarity with reading the Scriptures and piecing together the whole history and story of the Bible, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/get-started-reading-the-bible\/\">click here<\/a> for some resources to help you get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Studies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For each lesson, below are the assignments to do ahead of time. The links will provide you materials to watch and read in preparation for the next class.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/prophets-introduction\/\">1. Introduction to the Prophets \/ Obadiah (September)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/prophets-joel\/\">2. <meta charset=\"utf-8\">Joel (October)<\/a> \u2013&nbsp;The Day of the LORD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/prophets-micah\/\">3. Micah (November)<\/a> \u2013 &#8220;If I have to come down there&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/prophets-amos\/\" target=\"_blank\">4. Amos (January)<\/a> \u2013 The Party is Over<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/prophets-hosea\/\" target=\"_blank\">5. Hosea (February)<\/a> \u2013 A Strange Love Affair<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/prophets-nahum\/\" target=\"_blank\">6. Nahum (March)<\/a> \u2013 Cosmic Fate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/prophets-zephaniah\/\" target=\"_blank\">7. <meta charset=\"utf-8\">Zephaniah (April)<\/a> \u2013 Hide Yourself in the LORD!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/prophets-habakkuk\/\" target=\"_blank\">8. Habakkuk (May)<\/a> \u2013 Live By Faith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/prophets-haggai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">9. Haggai (September)<\/a> \u2013 What are you busy with?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/prophets-zechariah\/\">10. Zechariah (October)<\/a> \u2013 Turn to Me! And I Will Turn to You!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">11. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/prophets-malachi\/\">Malachi (November)<\/a> \u2013 The Last Word<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">12. Jonah (Covered in 2023 Summer Sermon Series)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Extra Materials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Maps\/Charts\/Timelines:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/Bible_Class\/ProphetsTimeline.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">ProphetsTimeline.pdf<\/a> &#8211; Prophets and Kings Timeline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/Bible_Class\/BiblicalHistoryfrom2000.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">BiblicalHistory.pdf<\/a> &#8211; Biblical Dates from Abraham (2000 B.C.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/Bible_Class\/DividedKingdomMap1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">DividedKingdomMap1.pdf<\/a> &#8211; Map of Kingdom Divided into North (Israel) \/South (Judah) after Solomon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/Bible_Class\/DividedKingdomMap2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">DividedKingdomMap2.pdf<\/a> &#8211; Map of Exiles: Israel to Assyria \/ Judah to Babylon <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minor Prophets Getting Started If you have very little experience or familiarity with reading the Scriptures and piecing together the whole history and story of the Bible, click here &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1525","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1525"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2341,"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1525\/revisions\/2341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlutheran.org\/htlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}