Hard Truths and Amazing Grace Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel spoke words of warning, comfort, and punishment to the people of Israel in Judah and during the Babylonian Captivity. Though they faced incredible loss and persecution as they grieved the choices the Israelites made, these major prophets of the Old Testament fulfilled their role as God's voice to a rebellious people. In this highly respected commentary, Dallas Theological Seminary scholars explore the historical and cultural background of the prophets, the literary devices they used, and what these books teach us about God's call to us to follow Him today. Though they faced persecution, witnessed incredible destruction, and grieved the choices the Israelites made, the major prophets of the Old Testament fulfilled their role as God's voice to a rebellious people. John F. Walvoord was president of Dallas Theological Seminary from 1952 to 1986 and served on the school's faculty for fifty years. As one of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century, Walvoord wrote numerous books, including TheRapture Question and The Millennial Kingdom. Dr. Roy B. Zuck was department chairman and professor of Bible exposition at Dallas Theological Seminary, where he served on faculty from 1973 until 1996. Dr. Zuck wrote or edited more than one hundred books on Christian education and biblical studies. He edited Dallas Seminary's theological journal, Bibliotheca Sacra, for nearly forty years. The Bible Knowledge Commentary series-popular in style and scholarly in content-deepens your understanding of God's Word, gives you rich historical and theological context for every book of the Bible, and draws you closer to Him. With charts, graphs, maps, and the collected insights of Dallas Theological Seminary's wisest minds, the Bible Knowledge Commentary is one of the most well-respected commentaries available today. "The Bible Knowledge Commentary series is true to the text, to the point, and yet meaty enough to give serious students of the Bible something to chew on. I need it. I use it. I recommend it." -Charles R. Swindoll

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