Luther's Works, Volume 18: Commentaries on Minor Prophets I

Luther's lectures on the minor prophets are hardly minor. In fact, they are so prolific as to require three volumes. The first, Hosea-Malachi, is compiled from the so- called Altenburg manuscript, and complemented with a Zwicjau manuscript and a Wittenburg manuscript. These pieces put together present a complete set of commentaries on these minor prophets. These lectures occupied Luther's lecture time at the university for about two years, March 1524 to early spring 1526. At this time Luther was decried the source of all problems concerning the Reformation movement. But as responsibilities, anxieties, enmities, and threats increased, Luther's confidence in the message of Scripture also rose to meet every test. These lectures reflect the crucible in Luther's life during their deliverance. Just as these lectures give insight into these minor prophets, so do they reveal the life of this lecturer at this defining moment in the Reformation movement.

General Introduction vii
Introduction to Volume 18 ix
LECTURES ON HOSEA 3
CHAPTER ONE 3
CHAPTER TWO 8
CHAPTER THREE 16
CHAPTER FOUR 19
CHAPTER FIVE 26
CHAPTER SIX 31
CHAPTER SEVEN 35
CHAPTER EIGHT 42
CHAPTER NINE 47
CHAPTER TEN 53
CHAPTER ELEVEN 59
CHAPTER TWELVE 63
CHAPTER THIRTEEN 69
CHAPTER FOURTEEN 74
LECTURES ON JOEL 79
CHAPTER ONE 81
CHAPTER TWO 88
CHAPTER THREE 113
LECTURES ON AMOS 127
CHAPTER ONE 129
CHAPTER TWO 138
CHAPTER THREE 144
CHAPTER FOUR 150
CHAPTER FIVE 157
CHAPTER SIX 168
CHAPTER SEVEN 173
CHAPTER EIGHT 179
CHAPTER NINE 185
LECTURES ON OBADIAH 193
LECTURES ON MICAH 207
CHAPTER ONE 210
CHAPTER TWO 221
CHAPTER THREE 230
CHAPTER FOUR 236
CHAPTER FIVE 247
CHAPTER SIX 257
CHAPTER SEVEN 268
LECTURES ON NAHUM 281
CHAPTER ONE 283
CHAPTER TWO 298
CHAPTER THREE 306
LECTURES ON ZEPHANIAH 319
CHAPTER ONE 320
CHAPTER TWO 338
CHAPTER THREE 348
LECTURES ON HAGGAI 367
CHAPTER ONE 371
CHAPTER TWO 379
LECTURES ON MALACHI 391
CHAPTER ONE 391
CHAPTER TWO 399
CHAPTER THREE 408
CHAPTER FOUR 417
Indexes 421