JONAH (Yonah) Verse one specifically identifies Jonah as the author. The book was written approximately between 793 and 758 B.C. The name of Jonah in Hebrew means dove. Jonah’s disobedience and the repentance and revival of Nineveh are the key themes of the book. Jonah’s refusal to obey the call of Elohim causes his own death by being swallowed by …
Aleph Tav Alert: Micah
MICAH (Mikhah) The first verse tells us the author of the book was the Prophet Micah. The Book of Micah was written approximately between 735 and 700 B.C. The Hebrew name Micah means Who is like Yah. The book has also been called “Isaiah in miniature” because it is essentially the same message as the prophecy of Isaiah. Micah was …
Aleph Tav Alert: Nahum
NAHUM (Nachum) Verse one identifies the author as Nahum and his name in Hebrew means Consoler or Comforter. The book was probably written approximately between 663 and 612 B.C. Nahum did not prophecy a warning or call to repentance the people of Nineveh because Elohim had already done this by sending them the prophet Jonah 150 years earlier which caused …
Aleph Tav Alert: Habakkuk
HABAKKUK (Havakuk) Verse one identifies the author as an oracle from the Prophet Habakkuk, whose name in Hebrew means to embrace. Habakkuk was a prophet sent to the House of Judah after the destruction of Nineveh. The book was written approximately between 610 and 605 B.C. and is a conversation between Habakkuk and Elohim as to why His chosen people …
Aleph Tav Alert: Zephaniah
ZEPHANIAH (Tzfanyah) Verse one identifies the author as the Prophet Zephaniah and his name in Hebrew means “Defended by Yah.” The book was written to the House of Judah sometime between 735 and 725 B.C. Zephaniah’s message is three fold: 1) Elohim is sovereign over all the nations of the earth. 2) The wicked will be punished and the righteous …