The NASB Ryrie Study Bible adds a subtitle to Chapters 3 and 4 together titled, A Message of Doom and Deliverance.
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Micah 2 (Judah and Israel)
Micah 1 gave us the devastating prophesy. Now in Chapter 2 we earn the "why?"
...continue reading "Micah 2 (Judah and Israel)"Micah 1 (Judah and Israel)
Micah verse 1 gives us the introductory comments for the book. Micah of Moresheth received the word of the Lord during the reign of Judah's kings, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah.
...continue reading "Micah 1 (Judah and Israel)"Isaiah 11 (Judah/Israel)
Isaiah has been prophesying about the end of Israel as a cautionary tale for Judah. We've seen that Assyria will be the instrument to crush Israel and then come for Jerusalem, sending Judah's villagers fleeing in fear. But the Lord will deal with Assyria and raise up a remnant of his people.
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Amos has had some bad news for Israel (and Judah) (and some of us). They had forgotten how to do right. And even those waiting for the Day of the Lord were also carrying around idols. He does provide a very narrow path out for a remnant. The messages conclude in Chapter 6 and then the visions begin.
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Amos started his book with high-level prophesies for Judah, Israel, and her neighbors. Now he transitions into a more detailed message.
...continue reading "Amos 3 (Israel)"Intro to Amos (Israel)
Following the Blue Letter Bible, I am pausing after Isaiah 8 (as well as after II Kings 16 and II Chronicles 28) and reading all 9 chapters in Amos. The shift is from Judah back to Israel and the rule of Jeroboam II.
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We've been reading about the end times; both the grim losses and the beautiful coming of the Kingdom. This is the last section of that discourse.
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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.
...continue reading "Isaiah 2 (Judah)"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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