Source: http://ift.tt/2BbrltK Today: [Habakkuk 2] Habakkuk indicts the Faithfulness of God. Have you ever wondered why God isn’t acting on His promise in your life? Do you feel you have acted in faith and believed to the best of your ability, and now it is time for God to move in your circumstance? Habakkuk feels […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2nJ3coX Today: [Habakkuk 1] Why God Doesn’t Always Deliver. In our introduction to Habakkuk, the prophet sees the coming invasion of the Babylonians, and questions God as to how He could ever allow such monumental suffering among His people. These are the same questions we ask ourselves during times of difficulty, therefore Habakkuk is […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2zTnMEG Today: [Nahum 2] God of Battles: In chapter 2 of Nahum we have an eloquent example of the God we serve, described as a God of battles. There are things in the earth that provoke God Himself to move into the affairs of men as a general directing armies to bring about the […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2nvG1y8 Today: [Nahum 1] The Christian’s Response in Time of Judgment. Nahum ch. 1 describes a time of ultimate judgment for the Assyrian empire that took the northern kingdom into captivity. During this time he cautions the Jews not to rejoice over the destruction of Assyria, but to maintain solemnity before God and to […]
READ MORE Today: [Micah 7] Today: [Micah 7] Micah Comes into Agreement with God. In chapter 7 of Micah, the prophet laments the absence of godliness in the national life of the northern kingdom. Because he has prophesied and the hearts of the people are unmoved, Micah declares that the Assyrian invasion is now inevitable. Yet in […]
READ MORE Today: [Micah 6] Today: [Micah 6] God Pleads with the Nation. In this chapter, the prophet rehearses the history of God’s goodness toward His people, and their continued disobedience. Because the nation has refused to obey, there is a line of demarcation drawn, the end of which will be captivity for the people and the […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2Alqioc Today: [Micah 5] The Passage that Led the Magi. In Micah 5 the prophet speaks first of the coming fall of Judah and Samaria, and then foreshadows the coming of the Messiah Himself. In this passage, it is believed by many, the Magi who sought Jesus’ out in Bethlehem, found their instruction regarding […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2irdt78 Today: [Micah 4] The Mountain of the Lord’s House. After depicting the dark ruin of the southern and northern kingdom, Micah, in chapter 4 extends a far-reaching vision of a coming Messiah, and the establishment of the rule of God, not just over a limited jurisdiction, but over all the earth age without […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2juHobf Today: [Micah 3] Are You Neglecting Those in Need? In Micah 3, the prophet continues to press the issue of neglect of the poor. The administrations of both the northern and southern kingdom were oppressive of the impoverished classes to the point of total and complete brutality. For Micah, this is the singular […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2ACnmXm Today: [Micah 2] From Breakdown to Breakthrough. In ch. 2 of Micah the nation is described as descending into difficulty and downturn because of selfishness and greed. Consequences are predicted to come, but at the same time a Messianic promise of great deliverance is given. www.morninglightbiblestudy.com [Mic 2:1-13 KJV] 1 Woe to them […]
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