ESV Illuminated Scripture Journal: Jonah, Micah, Nahum, and Habakkuk

by Anonymous

ESV Illuminated Scripture Journals  pair the entirety of individual books of the Bible with a lightly dotted blank page opposite each page of Bible text, providing space to creatively engage with and reflect on the Word of God. Hand-lettered, gold-ink illustrations by renowned artist Dana Tanamachi are interspersed throughout the blank pages, inviting readers to add their own artwork or reflections to each page. These thin, portable notebooks have unique covers stamped with gold-foil and are great for art journaling, personal Bible reading and prayer, small-group Bible study, or taking notes through a sermon series.

Genres: Christian, Old Testament

96 pages, Paperback

Published September 30, 2019

About the author

Books can be attributed to "Anonymous" for several reasons:

* They are officially published under that name
* They are traditional stories not attributed to a specific author
* They are religious texts not generally attributed to a specific author

Books whose authorship is merely uncertain should be attributed to Unknown.

See also: Anonymous

Reviews

[Lily Martinez-rios · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not bad. Just same old stuff that being said, just differently, yet the same by multiple prophets.

[Karla Renee Goforth Abreu · Rating 5 out of 5]

See my reviews on the other journals. These volumes are excellent for the serious Bible reader.

[Alexis Hewitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who can stand against Yahweh?

[Benjamin Bartels · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve been working on reading through the Bible in a year and today I finished Jonah, Micah, Nahum, and Habakkuk. The Book of Jonah is about a rebellious prophet who hates God for loving His enemies. The point of this book isn’t to see Jonah’s life for what it was, but to reflect on the questions asked in the end on wether or not we are ok with God showing mercy to His enemies. This shows the worst parts of ourselves and through satire and unexpected results, we see a bit more of God’s character through His love that seems absolutely crazy to some. Overall, it’s a fantastic book of comedy and reflection. A great one in my eyes!
Secondly, this book contains Micah! The book of Micah contains a bunch of accusations and messages of Hope from Micah towards Israel and its leaders. Micah is a prophet who encourages Justice. He declares that Israel’s corruption of justice will lead to their downfall, but also alludes to God showing favor on them after the exile. Overall it’s a good book for knowing more context with the wrongs of Israel and provides some reflection for the reader as they can empathize with the person of Israel personified as they call out to God as they stand convicted. Fantastic read!
The book of Nahum is a bunch of poems depicting the downfall of Assyria. This book is more seems to be setting up Nineveh as an example of other nations and people’s. The book recalls how God is slow to anger and will not leave the unrighteousness unpunished. This book highlights that despite the suffering and oppression faced in history, God’s goodness and justice compel Him to orchestrate the downfall of oppressive nations.
The book of Habakkuk is different than most prophetic books because rather than accusing Israel, he shares some of his personal struggles with God. Habakkuk struggles with the goodness of God has the reality of evil remains in the world. Habakkuk questions God’s goodness and is invited to trust that God uses other nations to bring about his justice yet no one can escape His judgement at the same time. This book invites the reader to explore these same questions and they are invited to trust in God’s goodness as well. Great book!