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Published on Leave a comment on Isaiah 2 (Judah)

I've been away for awhile with bible studies and such, so by way of review, Isaiah opens with God bringing a reoccurring vision to Isaiah and a "court case" against he people of Judah for breaking their contract. He has a message of hope and a message of destruction for all sinners (all of us). We must choose.

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Published on Leave a comment on Isaiah 1 (Judah)

And off we go...from the kings to the prophets who tried to persuade them...First up, Isaiah in Judah.

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Published on Leave a comment on II Kings 15 and II Chronicles 26

Israel's time on earth is quickly approaching its end and it seems to be taking the same hard-hearted approach we saw in Jonah on his mission from God. We have one chapter in each book and then, chronologically, we'll start in to Isaiah and Amos- prophets who were less petulant to God's message.

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Published on Leave a comment on Jonah 4

So Jonah finally gets to Nineveh and the people believe God's message and genuinely repent- from the king to the nobles, to the servants. So God relents and keeps them from destruction. All's well that ends well, right? Not if you are Jonah.

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Published on Leave a comment on Jonah 2

Jonah's about to get a crash course in the concept and need to die to self.

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Published on Leave a comment on Jonah 1

Following the chronological order of the Old Testament; I am in II Kings and II Chronicles and taking a side tour to Jonah during the reign of Jeroboam II.

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Published on Leave a comment on Intro to Jonah

In my attempt to read the Bible in chronological order, both the Blue Letter Bible and the NIV chronological Bible have Jonah up next, in the midst of II Kings and II Chronicles. I recently did a bible study on Jonah, so I'm anxious to see what comes of this personal study.

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Published on Leave a comment on II Kings 10-11; II Chronicles 22-23

The Word of the Lord had come to pass and His judgement of the house of Ahab is coming to pass. Now Jehu is the King of Israel. Jehu must now see to the remaining members of the family.

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