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March 26, 2023 The reading this week was Joel, Amos, and Obadiah. These are 3 of the 12 minor prophets and remember they are called minor prophets because their book is short. These prophets, along with the other minor and major prophets, warn the people of Israel about God’s judgement because of their sin. TheyContinue reading “God Restores”

March 19,2023 This week we read Hosea. He was a prophet from Israel (northern kingdom) who talked about God’s judgement to come by the Assyrians. His family life was symbolic of what was happening in Israel. God had told Hosea to marry an adulteress woman. He married Gomer who had affairs with other men. ChapterContinue reading “Hosea’s Unconditional Love”

March 12, 2023 This week we read the book of Daniel. The book is rich with history, miracles, dream interpretation, and prophecy. The topic we will talk about this week is Daniel’s prayer life from chapter 6. Daniel was appointed head of the administrators to help rule the kingdom. The other administrators that he wasContinue reading “Daniel the Prayer Warrior”

March 5, 2023 The past few weeks we finished the book of Ezekiel. He was exiled to Babylon with other Israelites and received word from God that he would be a prophet. The first 24 chapters he told of God’s judgement on Israel and the fall of Jerusalem.  He also spoke of the judgement thatContinue reading “Giving Life to Dry Bones”

February 19, 2023 This week we continued to read the book of Ezekiel from 16 to 30. Ezekiel was a prophet chosen by God. He was a little different than Jeremiah in that Ezekiel acted out many of the prophesies told by God. He was taken to Babylon and was living in exile with manyContinue reading “Ezekiel 17”

February 12, 2023 This week we read Lamentations and started with the book of Ezekiel Chapters 1-15. We are going to look at Lamentations 3 today. I will discuss Ezekiel more next week. Lamentations is thought to be written by the prophet Jeremiah. It is an acrostic poem and has 66 verses; three lines forContinue reading “His Compassions Are New Every Morning”

February 5, 2023 This week we read the rest of Jeremiah from chapter 21 to 52. The Jewish nation has forsaken the Lord, and worshipped idols. Jeremiah was the prophet who, for 40 years, pleaded with the nation to give up their false gods, but they would not listen. God warned them that they wouldContinue reading “God’s Plans”

January 29, 2023 This week we read Jeremiah chapters 1-20. Jeremiah was a prophet from the time of king Josiah (good king) until the Israelites were taken over by the Babylonians. He was called by God before he was formed (1:5), and prophesied words from the Lord. The main theme throughout 1-20 is the judgementContinue reading “Jeremiah”

Image from Art4TheGlryOfGod by Sharon under Creative Commons license Website: https://www.flickr.com/photos/4thglryofgod/8784955343 January 22, 2023 This week we read 2 books written by king Solomon; Ecclesiastes and the Song of Songs. Even though this week’s focus will be on Ecclesiastes, I recommend reading the Song of Songs. This is a beautiful love story between a manContinue reading “Wisdom?”

January 15, 2023 This week we read the book of Proverbs. This is a book that is considered poetry, like the book of Psalms. Proverbs was written by King Solomon, who was King David and Bathsheba’s son. Solomon was asked if he could have anything what would it be, and he asked for wisdom fromContinue reading “A Woman of Valor”