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Never despise the day of small things — Zechariah 4-6
Zechariah continues to use symbols and metaphors in his apocalyptic book. Almost every new section uses a new symbol: the menorah for light of the Lord, olive trees for fruitfulness, a personification of Wickedness taken away to Babylon, etc. But … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, encouragement, small things, Temple, the church of Christ
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Rebuking Satan — Zechariah 1-3
Today’s reading takes us to the book of Zechariah. He was contemporary with Haggai and a relative contemporary of Malachi (within the early post-exilic era). Zechariah is filled with what is known as apocalyptic language. That doesn’t mean that it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged church, God's word, kingdom, Satan
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Moving on — Haggai 1-2
Haggai was a prophet during the days of the return of the exiles from across the Fertile Crescent to the Promised Land. His ministry and that of Zephaniah was to prod and motivate the remnant of Israel to return to … Continue reading
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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
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Tagged Israel, Josiah, new self, renewal, restoration
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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
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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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God prefers obedience – Zechariah 7-9
Today’s Thanksgiving Day. I hope you are enjoying your time with family, but even more I hope you are really counting your blessings. Not only is it good in God’s sight, but it is good for us. Unthankful people are … Continue reading →