Includes bibliographical references.

Hosea -- Introduction -- The marriage and children of Hosea -- The Lord and his unfaithful "wife" -- Hosea's marriage restored -- God's charges against Israel -- God's just punishment of Israel -- Inadequate repentance -- Internal strife and failed international relations -- Ephraim's idolatry and its punishment (part 1) -- Ephraim's idolatry and its punishment (part 2) -- The guilt and punishment of Israel described -- Israel's spurning of the Father's love -- Jacob and Israel: past and present -- The doom of Ephraim -- The return and restoration of Israel -- Joel -- Introduction -- A sign indicating the day of the Lord is at hand (part 1) -- A sign indicating the day of the Lord is at hand (part 2) -- The trial and defeat of the nations -- Amos -- Introduction -- Oracles against the nations (part 1) -- Oracles against the nations (part 2) -- Judgment on God's chosen people -- Judgment on an unyielding people -- Judgment on an unjust people and "The Day of the Lord" -- Judgment according to the people's sin -- The first three visions and Amos' expulsion -- The fourth vision and the indictment resumed -- The fifth vision and the epilogue.