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 – Faith with Contentment
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 – Final Battle
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 – Fetters Broken
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 – Faithfulness Betrayed
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 – The Secure Sanctuary
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 – The Saviour Sent
The Swords & Spears Micah 4:2 – And many nations shall come, and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.” Following the message of judgement, Micah brings… Continue reading Micah – The Swords & Spears
The Selfish Servants Micah 3:4 – Then they will cry to the Lord, but he will not answer them; he will hide his face from them at the time, because they have made their deeds evil. The Lord was calling out the rulers of the two nations and holding them accountable for the waywardness of… Continue reading Micah – The Selfish Servants
The Slippery Slope Micah 1:3,4 – For behold, the Lord is coming out of his place, and will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth. And the mountains will melt under him, and the valleys will split open, like wax before the fire, like waters poured down a steep place. There… Continue reading Micah – The Slippery Slope
The Allegiance Hosea 14:9 – Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them; for the ways of the Lord are right, and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them. Hosea calls for the people to return to the LORD their God, ‘for you have stumbled… Continue reading Hosea – The Allegiance
