What sorrow awaits rebellious, polluted Jerusalem, the city of violence and crime! No one can tell it anything; it refuses all correction. It does not trust in the Lord or draw near to its God. Its leaders are like roaring lions hunting for their victims. Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time, who by dawn have left no trace of their prey. Its prophets are arrogant liars seeking their own gain. Its priests defile the Temple by disobeying God’s instructions. But the Lord is still there in the city, and he does no wrong. Day by day he hands down justice, and he does not fail. - Zephaniah 3:1-5

The book of Zephaniah, while being another in the line of prophets sharing God’s message of judgment and repentance, deserves more time and attention than what we tend to give it. Only three chapters long, God’s message through Zephaniah is a direct yet beautiful encapsulation of the themes we’ve seen so often in the prophets. It’s a book about humility and unity. It’s a book about repentance and turning hearts towards God. It’s a book about God’s judgment against oppressors, poor leaders, and idolatry. It’s a book about the coming of the Lord and the God who not only saves, but will live among his people. To help us navigate the book of Zephaniah is Taylor Turkington, director of BibleEquipping, author of the book Trembling Faith on Habakkuk and has a commentary on Zephaniah being released next year.

Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 450 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).

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Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:
Navigating the Bible: Habakkuk - https://youtu.be/89l0HUQceIw
Navigating the Bible: Nahum - https://youtu.be/USg64a6Kk8w
Navigating the Bible: Micah - https://youtu.be/Tcm3HykhkS8
Navigating the Bible: Jonah - https://youtu.be/PxhIyhLSgJQ
Navigating the Bible: Obadiah - https://youtu.be/jB6W-TM5Y-o
Navigating the Bible: Amos - https://youtu.be/8DqVHu7leDU
Navigating the Bible: Joel - https://youtu.be/Ilg6r300q4U
Navigating the Bible: Hosea - https://youtu.be/nWZ4TuAUSRQ
Navigating the Bible: Daniel - https://youtu.be/bnQ-PioWxfg
Navigating the Bible: Ezekiel - https://youtu.be/hlg6gBYxqsg
Navigating the Bible: Lamentations - https://youtu.be/6rrizlXeYXE
Navigating the Bible: Jeremiah - https://youtu.be/lXPjWl8PdRk
Navigating the Bible: Isaiah - https://youtu.be/NZJLaPkgEgs
Navigating the Bible: Song of Songs - https://youtu.be/Sg0CYlNBVMg
Navigating the Bible: Ecclesiastes - https://youtu.be/-Wr7LCh8F9E
Navigating the Bible: Proverbs - https://youtu.be/DytRT5AsZg8
Navigating the Bible: Psalms - https://youtu.be/oZeesooAYUI
Navigating the Bible: Job - https://youtu.be/14jaf2T1eCQ
Navigating the Bible: Esther - https://youtu.be/7RZ7ATWQZuc
Navigating the Bible: Nehemiah - https://youtu.be/Gok4WDgwn5I
Navigating the Bible: Ezra - https://youtu.be/aBC0nEjYeyo
Navigating the Bible: 2 Chronicles - https://youtu.be/OG3rHTgMgEI
Navigating the Bible: 1 Chronicles - https://youtu.be/lQ_Qc4zbfgA
Navigating the Bible: 2 Kings - https://youtu.be/04q9gDhBKTk
Navigating the Bible: 1 Kings - https://youtu.be/aS-KoeQXl2k
Navigating the Bible: 2 Samuel - https://youtu.be/ZbpafGgOW7c
Navigating the Bible: 1 Samuel - https://youtu.be/lY8wPElSFMY
Navigating the Bible: Rute - https://youtu.be/YaH-t-ZzTaM
Navigating the Bible: Judges - https://youtu.be/qNGcOf2o0NU
Navigating the Bible: Joshua - https://youtu.be/hF28aThBtFs
Navigating the Bible: Deuteronomy - https://youtu.be/HzmNgPOM4zU
Navigating the Bible: Numbers - https://youtu.be/H1HO6V9HDxs
Navigating the Bible: Leviticus - https://youtu.be/08RhDCXYex4
Navigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/NB9UTpS1F3M
Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA

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“What good is an idol carved by man, or a cast image that deceives you? How foolish to trust in your own creation - a god that can’t even talk! What sorrow awaits you who say to wooden idols, ‘Wake up and save us!’ To speechless stone images you say, ‘Rise up and teach us!’ Can an idol tell you what to do? They may be overlaid with gold and silver, but they are lifeless inside. But the Lord is in his holy Temple. Let all the earth be silent before him.” - Habakkuk 2:18-20

The book of Habakkuk is quite unlike any others in the canon of the prophets. Instead of the book being a message that God has given a prophet to share with a nation, Habakkuk is a conversation between Habakkuk and God. The book is structured: “Habakkuk’s first complaint”, “The Lord’s Reply.” “Habakkuk’s second complaint”, “The Lord’s Second Reply”, “Habakkuk’s Prayer.” The themes in this book are not unlike the themes from other prophet books, but the way in which they are explored is very different and what this book teaches us about how we can approach God and the vantage point God has provides a deep and rich look into the character of God. To help us navigate the book of Habakkuk is Dr. Ken Turner, Professor of Biblical Studies at Toccoa Falls College and author of an in-progress commentary on Habakkuk for Zondervan.

Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 450 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).

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Navigating the Bible: Nahum - https://youtu.be/USg64a6Kk8w
Navigating the Bible: Micah - https://youtu.be/Tcm3HykhkS8
Navigating the Bible: Jonah - https://youtu.be/PxhIyhLSgJQ
Navigating the Bible: Obadiah - https://youtu.be/jB6W-TM5Y-o
Navigating the Bible: Amos - https://youtu.be/8DqVHu7leDU
Navigating the Bible: Joel - https://youtu.be/Ilg6r300q4U
Navigating the Bible: Hosea - https://youtu.be/nWZ4TuAUSRQ
Navigating the Bible: Daniel - https://youtu.be/bnQ-PioWxfg
Navigating the Bible: Ezekiel - https://youtu.be/hlg6gBYxqsg
Navigating the Bible: Lamentations - https://youtu.be/6rrizlXeYXE
Navigating the Bible: Jeremiah - https://youtu.be/lXPjWl8PdRk
Navigating the Bible: Isaiah - https://youtu.be/NZJLaPkgEgs
Navigating the Bible: Song of Songs - https://youtu.be/Sg0CYlNBVMg
Navigating the Bible: Ecclesiastes - https://youtu.be/-Wr7LCh8F9E
Navigating the Bible: Proverbs - https://youtu.be/DytRT5AsZg8
Navigating the Bible: Psalms - https://youtu.be/oZeesooAYUI
Navigating the Bible: Job - https://youtu.be/14jaf2T1eCQ
Navigating the Bible: Esther - https://youtu.be/7RZ7ATWQZuc
Navigating the Bible: Nehemiah - https://youtu.be/Gok4WDgwn5I
Navigating the Bible: Ezra - https://youtu.be/aBC0nEjYeyo
Navigating the Bible: 2 Chronicles - https://youtu.be/OG3rHTgMgEI
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Navigating the Bible: 2 Kings - https://youtu.be/04q9gDhBKTk
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Navigating the Bible: Deuteronomy - https://youtu.be/HzmNgPOM4zU
Navigating the Bible: Numbers - https://youtu.be/H1HO6V9HDxs
Navigating the Bible: Leviticus - https://youtu.be/08RhDCXYex4
Navigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/NB9UTpS1F3M
Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA

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“The Lord is a jealous God, filled with vengeance and rage. He takes revenge on all who oppose him and continues to rage against his enemies! The Lord is slow to get angry, but his power is great, and he never lets the guilty go unpunished.” - Nahum 1:2-3

The book of Nahum, the 34th book of the Old Testament, is somewhat a companion to Jonah. When we read Jonah, we saw God send Jonah to Nineveh to repent of their ways and, what do you know, they did! Well Nahum picks up a little while later and we see Nineveh has gone back to their old ways and Nahum is now foretelling God's judgment on Assyria and its capitol, Nineveh. Nahum isn’t long, it’s only three chapters, so you may be wondering, “How on earth is this episode on Nahum an hour and twenty minutes long?” Don’t let Nahum’s length fool you - it is an incredibly rich portrait of who God is and, specifically, his relationship to evil. To help us navigate the book of Nahum is Dr. Thomas Renz, Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Oak Hill Theological College in London and author of a commentary on Nahum. In this conversation, Dr. Renz takes us deep in the heart of Nahum - I reckon you can’t get a better overview of this book anywhere else.

Doable Discipleship is a Saddleback Church podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 450 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on the Saddleback Church YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback).

Subscribe to the Doable Discipleship podcast at Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doable-discipleship/id1240966935) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1Zc9nuwQZOLadbFCZCmZ1V)

Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:
Navigating the Bible: Micah - https://youtu.be/Tcm3HykhkS8
Navigating the Bible: Jonah - https://youtu.be/PxhIyhLSgJQ
Navigating the Bible: Obadiah - https://youtu.be/jB6W-TM5Y-o
Navigating the Bible: Amos - https://youtu.be/8DqVHu7leDU
Navigating the Bible: Joel - https://youtu.be/Ilg6r300q4U
Navigating the Bible: Hosea - https://youtu.be/nWZ4TuAUSRQ
Navigating the Bible: Daniel - https://youtu.be/bnQ-PioWxfg
Navigating the Bible: Ezekiel - https://youtu.be/hlg6gBYxqsg
Navigating the Bible: Lamentations - https://youtu.be/6rrizlXeYXE
Navigating the Bible: Jeremiah - https://youtu.be/lXPjWl8PdRk
Navigating the Bible: Isaiah - https://youtu.be/NZJLaPkgEgs
Navigating the Bible: Song of Songs - https://youtu.be/Sg0CYlNBVMg
Navigating the Bible: Ecclesiastes - https://youtu.be/-Wr7LCh8F9E
Navigating the Bible: Proverbs - https://youtu.be/DytRT5AsZg8
Navigating the Bible: Psalms - https://youtu.be/oZeesooAYUI
Navigating the Bible: Job - https://youtu.be/14jaf2T1eCQ
Navigating the Bible: Esther - https://youtu.be/7RZ7ATWQZuc
Navigating the Bible: Nehemiah - https://youtu.be/Gok4WDgwn5I
Navigating the Bible: Ezra - https://youtu.be/aBC0nEjYeyo
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Navigating the Bible: Deuteronomy - https://youtu.be/HzmNgPOM4zU
Navigating the Bible: Numbers - https://youtu.be/H1HO6V9HDxs
Navigating the Bible: Leviticus - https://youtu.be/08RhDCXYex4
Navigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/NB9UTpS1F3M
Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA

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