A study of the Minor Prophets will leave one with a greater reverence and respect for the authorized words of God. As we read these twelve books we are inserted into the lives of those who made the choice to be righteousness and those who chose sin. Those who did not follow God's word were chastised by God as a father would an unruly child. The Lord punished his erring people by way of droughts, pestilence, sword, and famine. The object of the punishment was to cause the people to feel sorrow over their sins and return to the Lord. The Minor Prophets prove Solomon's words about the consequences of living a life of sin. Those who choose to sin have nothing but a thorny life of troubles (see Proverbs 22:5). Studying the Minor Prophets will bring wisdom to your life so that you will think twice before choosing sin. Christians are thankful to God that he will forgive the meek and lowly that repents when sin is permitted into one's life.