Thru the Bible vol. 27: The Prophets (Hosea/Joel)
Overview
Radio messages from J. Vernon McGee delighted and enthralled listeners for years with simple, straightforward language and clear understanding of the Scripture. Now enjoy his personable, yet scholarly, style in a sixty-volume set of commentaries that takes you from Genesis to Revelation with new understanding and insight. This volume on Hosea/Joel includes introductory sections, detailed outlines and a thorough, paragraph-by-paragraph discussion of the text. A great choice for pastors—and even better choice for the average Bible reader and student!
Top Highlights
“That is a picture of what backsliding is—it is to refuse to listen to God, to refuse to come to Him.” (Page 112)
“What was happening in Israel during Hosea’s day was that the sin which had been covered was being uncovered. That which they had been doing secretly they were now doing openly. There was no shame, no conviction, no conscience relative to their sin. The Lord would forgive their iniquity if they would repent and turn to Him. Instead, they persisted in their wickedness and went farther and farther into it.” (Pages 77–78)
“God is saying, ‘I knew about their sins before, but now they have taken a further step away from Me and are doing their sinning out in the open.’ In other words, they have now reached the lowest depths of immorality.” (Page 79)
“Flagons of wine’ should actually be translated as ‘cakes of raisins.” (Page 41)
“The greatest sin in all the world is to forget God.” (Page 34)
- Title: Thru the Bible Vol. 27: The Prophets (Hosea/Joel)
- Author: J. Vernon McGee
- Edition: electronic ed.
- Series: Thru the Bible Commentary
- Volume: 27
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Print Publication Date: 1991
- Logos Release Date: 2005
- Pages: 179
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Hosea › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Joel › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9781418511753, 1418511757
- Resource ID: LLS:TTB27_HOJOE
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-05T15:15:55Z
J. Vernon McGee (1904–1988) was an ordained Presbyterian minister, theologian, and radio minister. He was born in Hillsboro, Texas in 1904. McGee was pastor of the historic Church of the Open Door in downtown Los Angeles from 1949–1970.
McGee earned his BD from Columbia Theological Seminary, and his ThM and ThD from Dallas Theological Seminary. After serving in Presbyterian congregations in Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas, he moved to southern California to serve as pastor of Lincoln Avenue Presbyterian Church. In 1949 he moved to Los Angeles and became pastor of the Church of the Open Door. He also served as chairman of the Bible department at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (now Biola University) and lectured several times at Dallas Theological Seminary.
In 1967, McGee started his popular Thru the Bible radio series and soon it was broadcast on over 400 channels in North America. The radio broadcasts were transcribed, edited, and published in the Thru the Bible Commentary series. Other titles by McGee include David: A Man After God’s Own Heart, J. Vernon McGee on Prayer, Jesus: Centerpiece of Scripture, Living by Faith, and more.