Think Carefully Haggai 1:8 – “Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, that I may take pleasure in it and that I may be glorified, says the Lord.” After the torture and cruelty of the Assyrians, the Babylonians piled on even more – ‘They burned the house of God and… Continue reading Haggai – Part 1 of 2
Author: Carolyn Dawson
I am a writer of Bible devotions, a writer of songs and occasionally a writer of poems. I am also a Christian, so I suppose you could call me a Christian writer. My first book - aptly named 'The Narrow Path' will be published in September 2024. I live in Northern Ireland and when I get the opportunity, I love to travel.
Zephaniah – Part 3 of 3
Joy Everlasting In terms of the expectant judgement, it is those who reject God’s ways and say to themselves, “I am, and there is no one else” (2:13), that will face the coming punishment. “Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled. She listens to no voice; she accepts no correction. She does not trust… Continue reading Zephaniah – Part 3 of 3
Zephaniah – Part 2 of 3
Judgement Expected The prophets were sent to remind the people of God’s justice and his mercy, with judgement often referred to as ‘the day of the Lord’. “The great day of the Lord is near, near and hastening fast; the sound of the day of the Lord is bitter; the mighty man cries aloud there”… Continue reading Zephaniah – Part 2 of 3
Zephaniah – Part 1 of 3
Jehovah Enraged The opening oracle of Zephaniah is both shocking and devastating: “I will utterly sweep away everything from the face of the earth” declares the Lord. “I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea, and the rubble with the wicked.… Continue reading Zephaniah – Part 1 of 3
Habakkuk – Part 2 of 2
Faith with Contentment Habakkuk 3:18 – Yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. Through the vision that the Lord revealed to Habakkuk, it was clear that although the Babylonians were the conduit of God’s judgement on Judah, they would also face God’s judgement at a… Continue reading Habakkuk – Part 2 of 2
Nahum – Part 3 of 3
Final Battle Nahum 3:18 – Your shepherds are asleep, O king of Assyria; your nobles slumber. Your people are scattered on the mountains with none to gather them. The book of Nahum depicts a battle between the stronghold of Assyria’s capital and the Lord of hosts; between the one who thought they held the power… Continue reading Nahum – Part 3 of 3
Nahum – Part 2 of 3
Fetters Broken Nahum 2:1 – The scatterer has come up against you. Man the ramparts; watch the road; dress for battle; collect all your strength. For the Lord is restoring the majesty of Jacob as the majesty of Israel. Jonah and Nahum are different to the other minor prophet books in that the prophesy is… Continue reading Nahum – Part 2 of 3
Nahum – Part 1 of 3
Faithfulness Betrayed Nahum 1:3 – The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty. His way is in whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. The Lord had done miraculous things for his people and performed wonders before their… Continue reading Nahum – Part 1 of 3
Micah – Part 5 of 5
The Secure Sanctuary Micah 7:7 – But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. Micah understood his own sin as well as the collective sin of the nation he belonged to. He understood God’s anger and his judgement; He… Continue reading Micah – Part 5 of 5
Micah – Part 4 of 5
The Saviour Sent Micah 5:2 – But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days. Israel and Judah could be given no greater… Continue reading Micah – Part 4 of 5
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