In Hosea 11, the LORD expresses His great love for Israel and how He has practically proved that love through his care. Then HE tells them that they will be taken captive by Assyria, which actually happen in 722 B.C.. Although HE will discipline them, HE will not destroy them. One day the Messiah will […]
Hosea 1 and 3 Reflection My kids are not teenagers yet, but I can’t imagine…no, I’m committed to making it a fact that there’s not anything they could do that would change my love for them. If I get a phone call one day informing me of some horrific activity that my son/daughter has been […]
In Jonah 3, after being spit out by the great fish, Jonah headed to Nineveh and preaches that the people should repent and turn to the Lord. The people respond positively to the message and repent. In Jonah 4, Jonah is angry that the people had repented and he lets the Lord know it. The […]
In 2 Kings 5 the Lord begins by recounting the healing of Naaman, the leper from Aram. When he came to Elisha to be healed, Elisha told him to wash himself in the Jordan seven times and he would be healed. Naaman was furious and at first would not do what Elisha had told him. […]
In 1 Kings 18 Elijah meets up with Obadiah and tells him to let Ahab know that he wants to meet with him. Elijah and Ahab meet and Elijah challenges Ahab and his 450 prophets of Baal to a contest of sorts. He has Ahab call all of Israel to witness the contest. The contest […]
In 1 King 17 Elijah tells Ahab that the Lord will send a drought. The Lord does so and then the Lord sends Elijah to Zarephath. He tells Elijah that a widow will be there to care for him during the drought. Elijah goes and the Lord does 2 amazing miracles through him. First the […]
“I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts.” – Ecc 3:18 As you know, this is a very common passage and much has been said about the first 13 verses. However, today it was verse 18 […]
In Proverbs 10 Solomon contrasts the righteous with the wicked in many different areas. One of the areas Solomon covers multiple time in the Proverb is the contrast in their speech. He describes the speech of righteous with words and phrases like; is a fountain of life, wisdom is found, choice silver, feed many, flows […]
In Proverbs 4 the author gives instruction to sons by remembering the instruction his father gave him. His father told him to seek wisdom and understanding and these would bring blessing. He also warns him to stay away from the wicked. He also instructs him to watch or guard his heart with all diligence, […]
In Psalm 84 the Psalmist expresses his desire to be in the very presence of the Lord. He reflects on the blessedness of those who find their strength in the LORD. He tells the Lord that he desires HIS presence more than anything in the world. He ends with, “How blessed is the man who […]