The Lord is good,a refuge in times of trouble.Nahum 1:7aNahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, and Haggai proclaim the sobering reality of divine judgment and the deep comfort of divine mercy. They confront violence, idolatry, pride, and injustice, while calling God's people to persevere in faithful trust when evil appears to triumph and suffering lingers. Yet these prophets also offer hope: the Lord is righteous and present with the humble, he remains a refuge...

The NIV Application Commentary helps you communicate and apply biblical text effectively in today's contextEzra-Nehemiah chronicles the return of the exiles to Jerusalem during the Persian Period. Empowered by the Persian authorities, Ezra and Nehemiah came on the scene in Jerusalem to restore the worship of the "God of Heaven" and the sanctity of Zion and His people. God's sovereignty over temporal powers, confession of sin and repentance, and worship according to...

The Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, Ezra-Nehemiah: Audio Lectures includes high-quality live recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important points from each subject as well as relevant material from other sources.Ezra-Nehemiah chronicles the return of the exiles to Jerusalem during the Persian Period. Empowered by the Persian au...

Example in this ebook   For the name "Folk-lore" in its present signification, embracing the Popular Traditions, Proverbial Sayings, Superstitions, and Customs of the people, we are in a great measure indebted to the late editor of Notes and Queries—Mr. W. J. Thoms—who, in an anonymous contribution to the Athenæum of 22nd August, 1846, very aptly suggested this comprehensive term, which has since been adopted as the recognised title of what has now bec...

In recent years, women’s involvement in business is more frequent, leading to an interesting question: Does this increase in economic participation by women lead to an increased proportion of women committing white-collar crime?Employing a variety of theoretical perspectives and empirical works to explain women’s white-collar crimes from an international perspective, this new book helps to answer this question by extensively studying white collar crime, focusing on the disparity in...

Tolvåriga Sophie Williams åker på ett sommarläger för flickscouter men kommer aldrig hem igen. Tre månader senare hittas hennes kropp i sin sovsäck i det mest populära området i Cocoa Beach, och staden drabbas av kollektiv chock. Det här är nämligen inte vilket barn som helst. Hon var stadens mest älskade surfidol, som spåddes att bli nästa Kelly Slater.När ett annat barn, sonen till en välkänd senator, kidnappas och en skrämmande video skickas till föräldrarna, kastar sig FBI-prof...

Tolvåriga Sophie Williams åker på ett sommarläger för flickscouter men kommer aldrig hem igen. Tre månader senare hittas hennes kropp i sin sovsäck i det mest populära området i Cocoa Beach, och staden drabbas av kollektiv chock. Det här är nämligen inte vilket barn som helst. Hon var stadens mest älskade surfidol, som spåddes att bli nästa Kelly Slater. När ett annat barn, sonen till en välkänd senator, kidnappas och en skrämmande video skickas till föräldrarna, kastar sig FBI-profilerare...