John Zehring

The Prophetic Voices explains the primary mission of the major prophets, introduces each prophet briefly, and describes the most popular or beloved verses from each.  The Hebrew people were conquered by the Babylonians and forced to live in exile.  The prophets' job was to help them to make sense out of bad things that were happening to them and to call them back to faithfulness to God.  Out of faithfulness to God arose another call to justice, to treat people well, and to care for the most vulnerable - a powerful message for them and for us today.  If you have not encountered the prophets before, this book gives you a flyover view of the five and helps you to understand their role in the Bible.