Dec 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- OBADIAH 1:1-21; Obadiah is the shortest book in the Old Testament. His prophecies focus on the Edomite nation, descendants of Abraham’s grandson, Esau, and the rival of his other grandson, Jacob. The Edomites had a history of...
Dec 12, 2020 | 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 can Jacob stand? He is...
Dec 11, 2020 | 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 free-will...
Dec 10, 2020 | 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 then...
Dec 9, 2020 | 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 prophets, following...
