This is a First 5 study of Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi. Join us for a free six-week study in the First 5 app. Use it as a supplemental or standalone study as you dig deeper into God’s Word with us every day. 

As humans, we mess up … a lot.

We say “we’ll never do that one thing again,” but we do it. We go back to following our feelings rather than following God. We go back to our sin. And we always end up in the same place: trapped by despair and hopelessness, wondering if God can or will rescue us from the hole we’ve dug for ourselves.

Throughout our second study of the Minor Prophets, we’ll see the Israelites cry out to God as they are trapped by the sins they’ve committed and facing oppression from foreign powers. In response, God sends prophets to echo a promise for His people: “The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him” (Nahum 1:7, ESV). We may feel far from God, but He is always close, waiting for us to return to Him. Join us for Return to Refuge: The Books of Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.

In this Experience Guide, you’ll get:

• Daily study questions to encourage deeper reading of Scripture.
• “Major Moments” outlined in each chapter.
• Cultural and historical background.
• Insights into what makes these “Minor Prophets” unique.
• Beautifully designed verses, charts and maps.