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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Hallelujah anyway! — Habakkuk
OK, now into one of my favorite Old Testament books, Habakkuk. Not only is the name cool (ha), but the theme is one that most of could really relate to, especially in times of difficulty and hardship. “Why, God? What … Continue reading
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Tagged evil, help, Job, salvation, suffering, trust
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A certain punishment for the scourge of the middle east — Nahum
The Assyrians weren’t nice folks. Although they weren’t the first to invent the idea, they perfected (at least for their day) the strategy of terrorism. Their kings’ throne room was decorated with what could only be described as super-Goth: decapitations, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christianity, Old Testament, Uncategorized
Tagged greatness of God
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But as for you Bethlehem Ephrathah — Micah 5-7
Micah’s prophecy, like many of the other prophets, is interlaced with many passages of both condemnation and hope. One great passage of hope in the reading today is a famous one about the Savior. From you One will go forth … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, covenant, forgiveness, Messiah, pardon, waiting
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You’ve been served! — Micah 1-4
The beginning of Micah, our reading today, is in the form of a lawsuit in the ancient world. God has a serious legal issue with Israel: a covenant broken — perhaps we’d call it breach of contract, although covenants are … Continue reading
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Tagged dues, evangelism, grace, promises, puns
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Obadiah and Jonah
Because both Obadiah and Jonah are pretty short books, I’m combining them into one reading for today. Brief as these books are, however, they both have plenty of important teachings for us. And so to prevent this posting from turning … Continue reading
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Tagged evangelism, family obligations, gloating, God's word, hatred, preaching, prejudice, revenge, teaching
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Not a prophet or the son of a prophet — Amos 7-9
Do you have to be a preacher, elder, or teacher to be responsible to speak the truth? It wouldn’t seem so with today’s reading of Amos. Not done by a professional, try this at home The word that Amos was … Continue reading
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Tagged famine, patience, professional
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Yet you have not returned to Me — Amos 4-6
Calling God’s people back to truth is not easy. It often means calling people to abandon what they love, which is the reason for a couple of the more famous “sound bites” from Amos: Amos 4:1 “Hear this word, you … Continue reading
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Working toward a crescendo — Amos 1-3
Good sermons, crafted well, are wonderful things — until they step on your toes. And no, I’m not saying it just because I preach. Think about Martin Luther King’s “I have a Dream” speech — really a sermon. It attempted … Continue reading
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Tagged criticism, prophecy, sermon
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Locusts — the book of Joel
The east wind always bring disaster for Israel. It comes right off the Arabian desert and it brings desert winds, drought, and sometimes locusts. Joel’s prophecy is about a disaster of locusts brought on Israel because of their turning away … Continue reading
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Tagged day of the LORD, disaster, locusts, Pentecost
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When God’s not happy… — Zephaniah 1-3
Can you imagine being God and being privy to absolutely everything that goes on in the world. Sure that would be a lot of good stuff — but a lot more bad, really bad, stuff. Police officers often have a … Continue reading →