(REFLECTIONS ON Malachi 2:1-17) The word of the Lord to Israel through Malachi came after the return from exile to Jerusalem, after the temple had been rebuilt, but with passing time rather than continuing to remain faithful in worship to the Lord in the new restored temple, people, including the priests, started to become complacent. Day […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Malachi 1:1-14) 2 “I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob.” Jacob, that is Israel, was chosen over Esau, not because of human merit or status, but according to God’s sovereign purpose. Despite Esau […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 14:1-21) 9 And the Lord will be king over all the earth; in that day the Lord will be the only one, and His name the only one. There are 66 books in the Bible written at different times and by different writers. There are a total of 17 prophetic books in the […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 13:1-9) 1 “In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity.” A fountain for cleansing, for on that day the Lord will cut off the names of the idols from the land and remove the false prophets and […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 12:1-14) 1 The burden of the word of the Lord concerning Israel. Why a burden? The word of the Lord is a burden, a weighty message concerning Israel. And that weight becomes visible in what happens to Jerusalem. As the nations gather together to attack Jerusalem, they will find that instead of defeating the Holy […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 11:1-17) There is a fire in the land burning through all of nature and creation, but even greater, it burns through the shepherds’ of God’s people who are not shepherds. 3 There is a sound of the shepherd’s wail, For their glory is ruined;There is a sound of the young lions’ roar,For the […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 10:1-12) In John 10:11, we read, 11 “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.” Jesus is the good shepherd, and what makes Him good? That He is willing to lay down His life for the sheep. And that is what Jesus did on the cross. […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 9:1-17) Today’s Scripture is a good reminder that we shouldn’t read the Old Testament and the words of the prophets in isolation, or within a vacuum, but from the perspective of Christ who has already come, was crucified and risen, ascended and now sits at the right hand of God, and whom we […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 8:1-23) 23 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘In those days ten men from all the nations will grasp the garment of a Jew, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.” ‘” When will be the day when people will stop us on the streets knowing […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 7:1-14) In today’s Scripture, men from the town of Bethel were inquiring whether or not they should fast and mourn in the fifth and seventh months as they had done while in exile in Babylon. However, from the Lord’s response through Zechariah, we can see that this fasting and mourning was supposed to […]