Dec 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- OBADIAH 1:1-21; Obadiah is the shortest book in the Old Testament. His prophecies focus on the Edomite nation, descendants of Abraham’s grandson, Esau, and the rival of his other grandson, Jacob. The Edomites had a...
Dec 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- AMOS 7:1-9:15 Amos is shown possible scenarios of judgments- God can judge with a plague of locusts (7:1-3), or He can use fire (7:4-6). Amos pleads for mercy, knowing that ‘Jacob’ would not survive. “How...
Dec 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- – AMOS 4:1-6:14 Amos sarcastically invites the people of Israel to their altars of disobedience at Bethel and Gilgal and dares them to continue to serve their worthless idols. He says, ‘brag about your...
Dec 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- Amos was not a religious professional. He did not go to a school for prophets. He was a shepherd of Tekoa and a grower of figs, and yet he had a strong prophetic voice. He prophesies against the surrounding nations and...
Dec 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- JOEL 1:1-3:21. Joel’s name means, “Yahweh is God.” Internal evidence suggests that he prophesied in Jerusalem during the reign of Joash. Some suggest he is one of the earliest of the twelve minor...
Dec 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- HOSEA 10:1-14:9 Today we finish the Book of Hosea, the longest of the books in the collection known as the ‘minor prophets’. The 12 minor prophets are named ‘minor,’ not because they are less...
