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The book of Habakkuk begins with him crying out to God over the horrible ways of the people. In his 3 verse prayer per the NKJV, he uses the words violence (twice), iniquity, trouble, plundering, strife, contention, wicked, and perverse judgement. You get the idea it might be a bad town and his list is…
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“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher;“Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” What profit has a man from all his labor in which he toils under the sun? One generation passes away, and another generation comes; but the earth abides forever. The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it arose. The wind goes…
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The story of Hosea opens with “The word of the Lord that came to Hosea..”. A bit of genealogy, “in the days of” some pretty well known names. We’re getting settled for something big. “When the Lord began to speak by Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea: Go take yourself a wife of harlotry…” Hosea…
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Joshua 7 – 8 We’re back with Joshua. This time he’s watching 5,000 of his men sneak off to lie in wait behind the city of Ai. Take 2. Take 1 didn’t go very well. That’s an understatement really. It drove Joshua to his knees in front of the ark of the Lord. That first…
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Joshua 2, 6, 9 Joshua 2 is where we first meet Rahab. She was the harlot of Jericho (or one of at least) and lived on the city wall. Some historians say houses built on the wall or close to it were where the poor lived. They would be the first ones under attack in…
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“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 Like a true foundation, these three remain. They can never be taken away or destroyed. They simply exist and always will. The devil hates them, they mess with his plans. He can’t do anything with…
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This blog post was a personal study I was lead to by God after questions about true worship. It was convicting to my own life, and I wanted to share. There are several different types of OT offerings for different needs and abilities. Understanding the heart of them is a help to form our relationship…
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Nehemiah 1-7 When Nehemiah heard the walls of Jerusalem had been destroyed and the gates burned, he was greatly burdened. He wept, mourned, and prayed before God. He took his requests to the king, then called upon a group of people to help rebuild. He stood against those who didn’t have an ounce of good…
Seventh In Ramah 