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...
Dec 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- HOSEA 6:1-9:17 Reading today’s portion reminded me of what we previously read in Isaiah, when the Lord asked, “What more could I do for my vineyard?” (Isaiah 5:4). He patiently and persistently calls His...
