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Beware, False Prophets, the Truth Will Out!
2021-12-05 10:01 Micah 3:5-8. A warning from Micah to the prophets who lead God's people astray. God has said to those who cry "Peace" when they are well fed, but declare war against those who do not support them,...
It's Time to Notice the Needs of Others
2021-12-04 10:22 Amos 4:1-3. A warning to the women of Samaria, the "cows of Bashan ... who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their husbands "Bring, that we may drink!" The days are coming when you wil...
Murder Follows Murder
2021-12-03 09:47 Hosea 4:1-3. Hosea says that the Lord has a controversy with the people of Israel. There is no faithfulness or kindness and no knowledge of God in the land. "[T]here is swearing, lying, killing, steal...
Another Sign of a True Prophet
2021-12-02 15:22 1 Kings 22:9-12. As Jehoshaphat and the king of Israel are trying to decide whether or not to make war on the Syrians, they call all the prophets of Israel to them. All of these prophets tell the king...
It Seems He Hasn't Given Up on Us Yet, There is Still Time!
2021-12-01 09:36 Ezekiel 24:1-14. I have had this exact reading before - It is God telling Ezekiel that on this very day Babylon is laying siege to Jerusalem. He gives the allegory of a pot put on the fire and all the...
One Sign of a True Prophet - He Keeps Finding a Way!
2021-11-30 09:43 Jeremiah 36:4-10. Jeremiah commissions his secretary Baruch to write in dictation everything the Lord has said to Jeremiah and take it to the house of the Lord and read it to the people. Jeremiah is p...
A Boy and His Dog
2021-11-29 10:01 Tobit 5:16. Tobit, having met and welcomed the angel Raphael into his home (thinking he was a distant relative), tells Tobias to prepare for his journey. He wishes Tobias great success and tells him "...
God Takes No Pleasure in Death, Even When Justice Demands It
2021-11-28 10:05 2 Chronicles 23:12-18. After much intrigue, death, and machinations (the Old Testament is so much like Game of Thrones!), the rightful heir, the king's young son, is crowned king by the high pries...
Joyful Praise Works Wonders
2021-11-27 11:07 Psalm 69:30-33. I will praise God with a song and magnify him with thanksgiving. This will please him more than the offering of an ox or a bull. Let the oppressed see my praise and be glad; you who se...
In Search of Some Applicable Parables
2021-11-25 19:53 Matthew 13:13-16. Jesus is explaining to his disciples why he speaks in parables to the people. He says it is because "seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand." He...