THE EXPOSITOR’S BIBLE
EDITED BY THE REV.
W. ROBERTSON NICOLL, M.A., LL.D.
Editor of “The Expositor”
THE BOOK OF THE TWELVE PROPHETS
VOL. II.—ZEPHANIAH, NAHUM, HABAKKUK, OBADIAH,
HAGGAI, ZECHARIAH I.—VIII., “MALACHI,” JOEL,
“ZECHARIAH” IX.—XIV. AND JONAH
BY
NEW YORK
51 EAST TENTH STREET
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 |
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| CHAP. | ||
| I. | THE SEVENTH CENTURY BEFORE CHRIST | 3 |
| 1. REACTION UNDER MANASSEH AND AMON (695?—639). | ||
| 2. THE EARLY YEARS OF JOSIAH (639—625): JEREMIAH AND ZEPHANIAH |
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| 3. THE REST OF THE CENTURY (625—586): THE FALL OF NINIVEH; NAHUM AND HABAKKUK. |
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| ZEPHANIAH | ||
| II. | THE BOOK OF ZEPHANIAH | 35 |
| III. | THE PROPHET AND THE REFORMERS | 46 |
| ZEPHANIAH i.—ii. 3. | ||
| IV. | NINIVE DELENDA | 61 |
| ZEPHANIAH ii. 4–15. | ||
| V. | SO AS BY FIRE | 67 |
| ZEPHANIAH iii. | ||
| NAHUM[Pg xiv] | ||
| VI. | THE BOOK OF NAHUM | 77 |
| 1. THE POSITION OF ELḲÔSH. | ||
| 2. THE AUTHENTICITY OF CHAP. i. | ||
| 3. THE DATE OF CHAPS. ii. AND iii | ||
| VII. | THE VENGEANGE OF THE LORD | 90 |
| NAHUM i. | ||
| VIII. | THE SIEGE AND FALL OF NINIVEH | 96 |
| NAHUM ii. AND iii. | ||
| HABAḲḲUḲ | ||
| IX. | THE BOOK OF HABAKKUK | 115 |
| 1. CHAP. i. 2—ii. 4 (OR 8). | ||
| 2. CHAP. ii. 5–20. | ||
| 3. CHAP. iii. | ||
| X. | THE PROPHET AS SCEPTIC | 129 |
| HABBAKKUK i.—ii. 4. | ||
| XI. | TYRANNY IS SUICIDE | 143 |
| HABBAKKUK ii. 5–20. | ||
| XII. | “IN THE MIDST OF THE YEARS” | 149 |
| HABBAKKUK iii. | ||
| OBADIAH | ||
| XIII. | THE BOOK OF OBADIAH | 163 |
| XIV. | EDOM AND ISRAEL | 177 |
| OBADIAH 1–21. | ||
| [Pg xv]INTRODUCTION TO THE PROPHETS OF THE PERSIAN PERIOD |
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| (539—331 B.C.) | ||
| XV. | ISRAEL UNDER THE PERSIANS | 187 |
| 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 HAGGAI | 225 |
| XVIII. | HAGGAI AND THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE | 234 |
| HAGGAI. i., ii. | ||
| 1. THE CALL TO BUILD (CHAP. i.). | ||
| 2. COURAGE, ZERUBBABEL! COURAGE, JEHOSHUA AND ALL THE PEOPLE! (CHAP. ii. 1–9). |
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| 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 PROPHET | 264 |
| ZECHARIAH i. 1–6, ETC.; EZRA v. 1, vi. 14. | ||
| XXI. | THE VISIONS OF ZECHARIAH[Pg xvi] | 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.). |
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| 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 VISIONS | 310 |
| 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 LAW | 348 |
| “MALACHI” i.—iv. (ENG.) | ||
| 1. GOD’S LOVE FOR ISRAEL AND HATRED OF EDOM (i. 2–5). | ||
| 2. “HONOUR THY FATHER” (i. 6–14). | [Pg xvii] | |
| 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 JOEL | 375 |
| 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 SPIRIT | 418 |
| 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 HEATHEN | 431 |
| JOEL iii (ENG.). | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE PROPHETS OF THE GRECIAN PERIOD |
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| (FROM 331 ONWARDS) | ||
| XXXI. | ISRAEL AND THE GREEKS | 439 |
| “ZECHARIAH”[Pg xviii] | ||
| (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. JUDAH versus 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.). |
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| JONAH | ||
| XXXIV. | THE BOOK OF JONAH | 493 |
| 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 REFUSAL | 514 |
| JONAH i. | ||
| XXXVI.[Pg xix] | THE GREAT FISH AND WHAT IT MEANS—THE PSALM | 523 |
| JONAH ii. | ||
| XXXVII. | THE REPENTANCE OF THE CITY | 529 |
| JONAH iii. | ||
| XXXVIII. | ISRAEL’S JEALOUSY OF JEHOVAH | 536 |
| JONAH iv. | ||
| INDEX OF PROPHETS | 543 | |
