The prophets of the Jewish Bible never prophesied in a vacuum, but rather, relayed to the Jewish nation either impending disaster or redemption during the current events. Yaacov Beasley beautifully lays out the historical background of each of the three prophets in the time they lived and prophesied.Concurrent with the history, the author explains and expounds on the books of Nahum, who prophesied against Assyria, Habakkuk, who pleaded with G-d to save Israel from the upcoming destruction of Bavel, and Zephaniah who chastised Judah before and during the rise of Bavel.In addition, for added clarity and emphasis, Beasley also includes the history of the kings, Menashe and Josiah 600s BCE, who contended with savage, bordering nations as well as prophesies of the prophets of related periods such as Amos and Jeremiah and also, Micah and Isaiah who prophesied earlier under Uzziah, Ahaz and Hezekiah in 700s BCE.Further, Yaacov Beasley articulately and beautifully summarizes the pleadings and admonitions of Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah. The book is well written, and the sentence structure concise, yet descriptive.