Now we're reaching Incredibly Short Book territory, in which most of the books we'll be coming across are, well, incredibly short. And there's not really much to talk about, either.
Book of Hosea...set during the era of Bad Kings. Interestingly, this book actually blames Israel itself for the Bad Kings, as if it deserved ill-rule. In the chronicles of Bad Kings, it was pretty clearly explained that these guys were Bad Kings all on their own. Such goes the need to justify Bad Times...
Book of Joel is pretty generalized, warnings and promises and sort of apocalyptic/judgment day suggestions.
Book of Amos is also set in the era of Bad Kings. Interestingly, as far as something to talk about goes (because very little new is being said in any of these), Amos appears for a brief moment in a narrative sequence detailing his humble origins and general lack of acceptance for his prophecies. It doesn't pay to buck the mainstream. Even though you sometimes end up in the Bible as a hero because of it.
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