Camden Bucey introduced Lamentations, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah to the women’s bible study at Bethel OPC in Wheaton, Illinois. In that lesson, he detailed the basic covenantal structure of the Bible in order to provide a paradigm and context for understanding the minor prophets, particularly the people’s experience after the nation had been exiled.

This is a supplemental lesson designed to explain the national aspects of God’s covenant with Israel and the way those relate to individuals within the covenant community who look to Christ in faith even after exile.

Camden’s 12-week study on Lamentations, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah was published in Crossway’s Knowing the Bible Series.

Archaeologists working in Israel’s Western Wall Plaza have unearthed a “docket,” or clay impression of a seal from לשר העיר (“[belonging] to the governor of the city”). The identity of this governor could be Joshua, the governor of Jerusalem in the days of Hezekiah (2 Kings), or Maaseiah, is the governor in the days of Josiah (2 Chronicles).