This second instalment of David's series on the Trei Asar, the twelve "minor" prophets, explores the lives and books of:

- Ovadiah (Obadiah),
- Yonah (Jonah), and
- Michah.

David examines the historical contexts of all three prophets and how they are reflected in the texts. He also discusses the key themes in these three prophetic books, including:

- national and individual teshuvah
- the destruction of the Kingdom of Israel
- false prophets and prophecy
- Edom and its spiritual and geo-historical connections
- destinations of exile
- messianic visions
- the importance of ethical and just behaviour.

In exploring these themes, David also delves into the words of these prophets. He examines, line-by-line, some of the key passages of the books and reveals the remarkable power and substance of these fundamental sacred works.

This lecture was recorded in 2015 at the Jewish Museum in Melbourne. Other talks in the series can be found here:

Part 1 - https://youtu.be/FLs0_xNQQkI
Part 3 - https://youtu.be/mkGzo8DD2pc
Part 4 - https://youtu.be/rkc2lah9iO0

David is also renowned for his Jewish history lecture, The Whole of Jewish History in One Hour https://youtu.be/GUlM2a2tsOM

A video recording of David's lecture The Whole of the Bible in One Hour can be found here https://youtu.be/qIu_iZzuTfM

Find more of David Solomon's podcast, with dozens of lectures on Jewish history, the Bible, Jewish philosophy, and Kabbalah at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPZc8ZC7r568Er1pwL8ZiLbU1tV6PFf4L

Learn more at davidsolomon.online

Images used in this video

Youtube cover – comprising images below and a picture of David by Stephan Rohl under CC licensing http://www.stephan-roehl.de​

Large image: Micah, the prophet, watercolor circa 1896–1902 by James Tissot. Public domain.