In the final lecture in his series on the twelve 'minor' prophets of Israel, the Trei Asar, David examines the prophets who lived during the period after Israel's return to Zion, following the Babylonian exile, namely:

- Hagai
- Zechariah
- Malachi.

With their unique post-exilic messages, these three prophets addressed the concerns of a population grappling with rebuilding Jerusalem after generations away. Some of the ideas expressed in their powerful prophetic books include:

- the need to rebuild the leadership of Israel
- the importance of building a new temple in Jerusalem
- a call to do teshuva
- rebuilding oneself through dialogue with God
- the failure of previous generations
- creating righteous leadership
- ecstatic visions
- the implications of changing geopolitical realities
- false prophecy
- the end of the prophetic epoch.

David closely examines key passages of these biblical texts, explaining their meaning and the implications of their messages.

As always, he places the prophets, their lives, and their words in historical context. He also emphasises the lasting importance of their ideas for the Jewish people as a nation and for us all as individuals.

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

Part 1 -    • The Twelve Minor Prophets #1 - Collec...  
Part 2 -    • The Twelve Minor Prophets #2 - Collec...  
Part 3 -    • The Twelve Minor Prophets #3 - Collec...  

David is also renowned for his Jewish history lecture, The Whole of Jewish History in One Hour    • The Whole Jewish History in One Hour  

A video recording of David's lecture The Whole of the Bible in One Hour can be found here    • David Solomon: Die gesamte jüdische B...  

Find more of David Solomon's podcast, with dozens of lectures on Jewish history, the Bible, Jewish philosophy, and Kabbalah at    • Podcast: Collected Talks of David Sol...  

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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: Zechariah as depicted by James Tissot. Public domain.