Finding Hope When Life Seems Dark: Hosea, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah

The New Inductive Study

by Kay Arthur, Pete De Lacy

More than 880,000 books from Kay Arthur's life-changing New Inductive Study Series have been sold! This exciting series brings readers face-to-face with the truth of God's precepts, promises, and purposes—in just minutes a day. Ideal for individual study, one-on-one discipleship, group discussions, and quarterly classes. With this inductive study of five of the Bible's minor prophets—Hosea, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah—readers will discover the light of God's truth shining in even the darkest circumstances. As they learn to observe, interpret, and apply the text themselves, classes, small groups, and individual readers will enjoy using the tools of inductive Bible study to find God's message of hope for difficult times.

Genres: Faith, Nonfiction

112 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2006

About the author

Kay Lee Arthur was an American Christian author, Bible teacher, and co-founder of Precept Ministries International. Renowned for her accessible and inductive approach to Bible study, she helped millions engage deeply with Scripture. Arthur began her ministry informally, teaching teenagers in her living room alongside her second husband, Jack Arthur. Their work soon grew into a global outreach, headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, under the name Precept Ministries International. She hosted the daily Bible teaching program Precepts for Life and became a respected voice in evangelical circles. Arthur authored numerous books and was a four-time winner of the ECPA Christian Book Award for titles such as A Marriage Without Regrets and The New Inductive Study Bible. Her ministry was rooted in a personal reawakening to faith in the early 1960s, following a divorce and a return to religious life. She and Jack also served briefly as missionaries in Mexico before founding their ministry. Arthur remained active in public faith-based initiatives into her later years and was known for her firm stances on social issues. She passed away on 2025 leaving behind a lasting legacy in Christian education and publishing.

Reviews

[Kristina · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've been enjoying going through this series in conjunction with reading through the Bible. However, this volume seemed gratuitous. The pacing was very off, even going through the section on each book within a single sitting felt like it was too long. The biggest strengths of this series so far have been the insight into prophecy and the cross-references provided to better understand Scripture. Both of these elements were lacking in this volume.

[Sylvia Shows · Rating 4 out of 5]

Using this book as a Zoom Bible study in May