If you want a quick read in the Bible, Obadiah is your man. It’s not necessarily an easy read, though. It shouldn’t be considered as that simple a read either. For the intended audience of the vision that God revealed to Obadiah it was clear enough. That intended audience is fascinating for the primary audience […]
Read More MWTM: Obadiah Part 1 – The Edom ComplexThe scope of the prophecies of Amos is intriguing. Amos comes from the southern nation of Judah, but the majority of what he is told to say is for the northern nation of Israel. It doesn’t end there, though, for Amos has a remit to speak to a range of nations and powerhouses to let […]
Read More MWTM: Amos Part 1 – He Sees, He KnowsHe carried away all Jerusalem and all the officials and all the mighty men of valor, 10,000 captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths. None remained, except the poorest people of the land. (2 Kings 24:14 ESV) The recounting of the disastrous reigns of Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin and Mattaniah in the twenty-fourth chapter of 2 […]
Read More The Kings II 24 – Beginning of the EndThe defiance in the statement ‘only God can judge me’ is to shut me up if I ever think it’s my place to point out what’s wrong with another person. That defiance says it matters not what my opinion is. The defiance says my voice is not valued if I dare be in any critical of […]
Read More Only God Can Judge MeI’ve written before about the power of stories, but Jesus throughout Matthew 13 takes the art to profound ends and also shows something crucial about understanding the Kingdom. First up the stories. I love how verse 3 of this chapter says you teach by telling stories. Right here should be a dream come true for […]
Read More Insights From Matthew – Jesus Tells You Stories“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many […]
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