Aug 22, 2019
1st CHRONICLES 1:
Jewish and Christian traditions hold that
Jeremiah was the author of 1&2 Kings, which were originally one
book. And that Ezra, the priest, wrote 1&2 Chronicles, which
are also one book in the Hebrew. It may be that Ezra wrote these
books after his return to Jerusalem. The Greek Septuagint names
this...
Dec 30, 2016
MALACHI 4:
As
people like Simeon and Anna (Luke 2) waited for the Messiah to
come, I am sure that they were thinking of verses like Malachi
3:1:
“Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom...
Dec 29, 2016
MALACHI 3:
In
chapters 1-2 yesterday, we heard how skeptical and sassy the
Israelites had become. This came out in the way Malachi has the
people of Israel talk back to God. The first is like
this:
2
NLT “I have always loved you,” says the
LORD.
But you retort,
“Really? How have you loved us?”
Topics for such...
Dec 28, 2016
MALACHI 1-2:
We
heard a very difficult conclusion to Zechariah yesterday. Chapter
14 started out with horrendous news for Jerusalem. But the Lord
himself steps in:
3 NLT Then the LORD will go out to fight against those nations, as he has fought in times past. 4 On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east...
Dec 27, 2016
ZECHARIAH 14:
Unfortunately, we have not yet seen the
fulfillment of this prophecy from the end of Zechariah
12:
10 NLT “Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will...