In Habakkuk 1, Habakkuk asks God why HE is allowing the people of Judah to walk in wickedness and reject Him. The answer God gives him is not what he expects. God tells him that HE is going to use the wicked Babylonians (Chaldeans) to bring discipline on HIS people in Judah. Habakkuk has a […]
In Jeremiah 38, Jeremiah is thrown into a water cistern that only had mud at the bottom. He was left there to die. He was thrown in there by some men of Jerusalem that did not like his prophecies concerning the fate of Jerusalem. An Ethiopian official serving in the house of King Zedekiah of […]
Jeremiah 31 Vs 20 – “Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he my darling child? For as often as I speak against him, I do remember him still. Therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, declares the LORD.” My dad was an incredible man. He often was forced to […]
In Jeremiah 2, Jeremiah speaks for the LORD against Judah. The LORD through Jeremiah reminds the people of how gracious HE had been to them and their forefathers. Yet, they have spurned and forgotten HIS grace by rejecting HIM and going after false gods. The LORD points to the fact that false gods cannot provide […]
In 2 Kings 22 Josiah, King of Judah is introduced. He was one the few godly Kings in Judah. He wanted to repair the Temple, so he sent his right hand man to get the money collect by the priests for the work of the LORD. While the high was getting the money he discovered […]
In Zephaniah 3, Zephaniah is warning Jerusalem of the consequences of their sin. Even though the LORD had been good to them and had dwelt with them, they had rejected Him. The destruction the LORD brought on the surrounding nations should have served as a deterrent to them, but it did not. They too will […]
In Nahum 1, the LORD assures the nation of Israel that He will bring judgment on Nineveh, the capital of Assyria. Even though the LORD used them to discipline His people, they are still responsible for their sin of oppression and more. He tells them in verse 15, “ Behold, on the mountains the feet […]
In 2 Chronicles 30, King Hezekiah called for all of Judah and those who remained in Israel to come together to celebrate the Passover. Some of the people responded well, while others laughed at the idea. Those who responded well joined Hezekiah in Jerusalem and celebrated the Passover. Verse 26 says there was “great joy […]
2 Chronicles 20 records an invasion on Judah by the Moabites, Ammonites and Meunites. When Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, saw that they were about to invade Judah – he called for the people to come together to pray. The Lord answered their prayer and destroyed their enemies. In fact the Lord told them to just […]
In 2 Kings 17, the writer records how under King Hoshea and his rebellion, the Lord delivered Israel into the hands of the Assyrians. Then the writer reminds why the Lord did this. He recounts how Israel continually refused to follow after the Lord and his commandments. He sent prophets to warn them to repent […]