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Amos 4-6
This is sobering content. (And yes, I have made an adjustment to the schedule. I will cover Amos 7-9 tomorrow.) For all the people that think of the God of the Bible as some cosmic Santa who winks at sin and is basically a kind, old, grandfatherly figure in the sky, Amos smacks that image…
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Amos 1-3
We’ve gone back just a little bit in time… Archeological evidence backs up the earthquake mentioned in Amos 1:1. It was massive; likely a magnitude of 7.8 – 9.0!! Josephus says that the earthquake happened at the same time as Uzziah attempting to burn incense in the Temple. And it may have, but I find…
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Isaiah 7-8
Q: What’s worse than having a neighboring kingdom attack you? A: Having 2 neighboring kingdoms attack you. The Northern Kingdom of Israel has a new king – Pekah. 😏 Is his last name Boo? 🤣 🙄 😂 Bah-hahahahaha! 🤣😂 😑 No. It’s just Pekah. 😏 Ok. But I’m afraid I will be mentally inserting a…
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Isaiah 4-6
The chapter breaks are most unfortunate. In order to comprehend chapter 4 we need to review chapter 3 because it’s one whole section. Chapter 3 is a warning to Judah and Jerusalem of a coming desolation. Now, Isaiah probably looked kinda like this to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: The citizens are enjoying some…
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Isaiah 2-3
VERY IMPORTANT DAYS 🗓️ This is the first time we have run into the term “the latter days.” 🙂 It’s not the first time for me. I ran into some latter days a few weeks ago. They came to my door. Well-dressed young guys. Wanted to talk to me about their beliefs… 🤔 🙄 No.…
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2 Chronicles 26, Isaiah 1
This description of the reign of Uzziah helps us understand what things were like for a young Isaiah, as he was growing up and developing towards his prophetic ministry. Uzziah reigned for 52 years. That was the longest reign of any good king. (We haven’t got to the 55-year reign of the evil Manasseh yet.)…
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2 Kings 15
The throne of Israel is a revolving door of assassins. That about sums up most of this chapter. The 4-generation Dynasty of Jehu comes to an end with the death of Zechariah after a short reign of 6 months. This is followed by a string of cut-throats and brigands that “lead” Israel all the way…
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Jonah
😏 We should just watch this movie and call it a day… That’s not the worst idea ever. There were a lot of things this movie did well. The comedy and music was on-point. But- since we only have this one shot to blog about all things Jonah… Let’s start by revisiting the first prophecy…
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2 Chronicles 25
When I read a parallel account like this of the same guy we read about in Kings, I feel like I’m getting Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story.” The main points in this chapter are the same as 2 Kings 14: But look at the details that were not in the Kings narrative: I…
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2 Chronicles 24, 2 Kings 14
Welcome to year 2! 🥳 Congratulations! 🎊 🎉 You made it halfway. As Bon Jovi said, “Whoah… we’re halfway there…” ✊🏼😆 Whoah! Livin on a prayer!! If you are still following this blog, all I can say is, all glory to God for the things that have helped you. Any nonsense is 100% me (and…
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2 Kings 13
It’s challenging enough with having so many duplicate king-names in Israel & Judah- It’s another reason why I like Jehoshaphat. He had a no-copy-cats name. But the duplicate names aren’t limited to Israel & Judah. Remember when Hazael takes the bedsheet and suffocates Ben-Hadad to death? Guess what Hazael names his own son. Ben-Hadad. Ben…
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2 Kings 11-12
Jehu led Israel to destroy its temple of Baal and execute the priests and Baal worshipers. Now in Judah, Jehoiada leads the people as they destroy their temple of Baal and execute the priests. The divided nation has finally agreed on something. In these chapters we turn our attention back to the southern kingdom of…
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