Extra Credit

It feels like old times when a former student gets a question wrong and asks for extra credit.  But I’m an easy guy and I gladly grant the wish. 

Name the book:

The book of ________ contains in brief form the messages of many other prophetic works. Condemnation is issued to both God’s people as well as the foreign nations, similar to Amos, Isaiah, and Jeremiah. Israel’s inhabitation of foreign lands is predicted, as in Obadiah. The emphasis on the remnant is strong, as in Isaiah. Like Micah and Jeremiah, he is quite willing to castigate the unfaithful leaders of God’s covenant people. ________ echoes Nahum’s judgment against the Assyrians and he answers Habakkuk’s question about the prosperity of the wicked. His major theme is the Day of the Lord, as is that of the prophet Joel. Though he doesn’t use the term “new covenant” that originated with Jeremiah, his depiction of a forgiven and righteous people is best understood in this way. His words are remarkably similar to Zechariah’s in his injunction, “Sing, O Daughter of Zion . . . Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem! . . . The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you” (3:14-15; cf. Zech 9:9). For an introduction to classical prophetic literature, ________ is ideal for its variety, scope, and brevity.