The Book of Habakkuk presents a profound exploration of radical grace—God's unmerited favor and unexpected mercy extended to His people.

You marched across the land in anger and trampled the nations in your fury.

This prayer was sung by the prophet Habakkuk: I have heard all about you, Lord. I am filled with awe by your amazing works.

Then the Lord said to me, “Write my answer plainly on tablets, so that a runner can carry the correct message to others.”

O Lord my God, my Holy One, you who are eternal—surely you do not plan to wipe us out?

This is the message that the prophet Habakkuk received in a vision.

The Book of Nahum, though brief, delivers a powerful message about the personal cost of obedience to God's call.

“I am your enemy!” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “And now I will lift your skirts and show all the earth your nakedness and shame.”

Where now is that great Nineveh, that den filled with young lions? It was a place where people—like lions and their cubs—walked freely and without fear.

Look! A messenger is coming over the mountains with good news! He is bringing a message of peace.

This message concerning Nineveh came as a vision to Nahum, who lived in Elkosh.

The Book of Micah, recorded in the Old Testament, offers profound insights into the concept of unconditional surrender to God.

How miserable I am! I feel like the fruit picker after the harvest who can find nothing to eat. Not a cluster of grapes or a single early fig can be found to satisfy my hunger.

Listen to what the Lord is saying: “Stand up and state your case against me. Let the mountains and hills be called to witness your complaints.

In the last days, the mountain of the Lord’s house will be the highest of all— the most important place on earth. It will be raised above the other hills, and people from all over the world will stream there to worship.

What sorrow awaits you who lie awake at night, thinking up evil plans. You rise at dawn and hurry to carry them out, simply because you have the power to do so.

The Lord gave this message to Micah of Moresheth during the years when Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. The visions he saw concerned both Samaria and Jerusalem.

In the ancient narrative of the Book of Jonah, we find a compelling portrayal of the human struggle with God's calling.

But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the Lord by sailing to Tarshish.

This change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he became very angry. So he complained to the Lord about it: “Didn’t I say before I left home that you would do this, Lord? That is why I ran away to Tarshish!

Then the Lord spoke to Jonah a second time: “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you.”

Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish. He said, “I cried out to the Lord in my great trouble, and he answered me.”

The Lord gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are.”