Category: The Prophets

The Apathy Hosea 6:6 – For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. Israel brought their burnt offerings to the temples, some making the long journey to Dan or Bethal to make the sacrifice to the golden calf. They were so misguided and their knowledge of God… Continue reading Hosea – Part 3 of 5

The Accusation Hosea 5:15 – I will return again to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face, and in their distress earnestly seek me. The Lord had instructed Hosea to marry and when she left him for another man, the Lord instructed him to redeem her back so that all the… Continue reading Hosea – Part 2 of 5

THE COMPLAINT Jonah 4:2 – And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in… Continue reading Jonah – Part 4 of 4

THE COMPLIANCE Jonah 3:3 – So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Chapter 3 opens with, ‘Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time.’ Jonah had found redemption with God, for although God was displeased with how he had acted, the Lord never actually… Continue reading Jonah – Part 3 of 4

THE CRY Jonah 2:7 – When my life was fainting away, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple. The problem with Jonah running from God was that instead of bringing blessing to those around him, he brought disaster. From the moment he rejected God’s word, his life was… Continue reading Jonah – Part 2 of 4

THE CALL Jonah 1:2 – “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” In contrast to the other Prophetic books, this one is focused on the messenger as opposed to the message. Instead of learning from the wrongs of a people, we learn… Continue reading Jonah – Part 1 of 4

Obadiah v12 – But do not gloat over the day of your brother in the day of his misfortune. Obadiah is the shortest of the prophetic books with only 21 verses. Although I try to find the lessons within each book that I go through, I particularly try to find the encouragement within the scripture.… Continue reading Brother to Brother

Silence of the Lord Amos 8:11 – “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord God, “when I will send a famine on the land – not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord.” The thought of God ever being silent terrifies me. When I… Continue reading Amos – Part 2 of 2