(REFLECTIONS ON Zephaniah 1:1-18) 2 “I will completely remove all thingsFrom the face of the earth,” declares the Lord.3 “I will remove man and beast;I will remove the birds of the skyAnd the fish of the sea,And the ruins along with the wicked;And I will cut off man from the face of the earth,” declares the […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Habakkuk 3:1-19) When we read that we should fear the Lord in Holy Scripture, do we too quickly explain it away as not really meaning fear, like being scared, but rather awe and reverence? Or is the fear of the Lord more complicated and more profound than that? Is the fear of the Lord […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Habakkuk 2:1-20) In Habakkuk, we read of Habakkuk the prophet looking for answers to why the Lord has not come to the help of His people and will let them suffer at the hands of the Chaldeans or Babylon. Habakkuk says, “How long, O Lord?” As Habakkuk waits, the Lord responds, 3 “For the […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Habakkuk 1:1-17) The cry of Habakkuk the prophet reflects our heart doesn’t it? We wait for the Lord, but then we don’t see anything happening and we blame God asking “How long, O Lord, will I call for help, and You will not hear?” It reminds us that we are oh so limited in […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Nahum 3:1-19) The great city of Nineveh, the center of the mighty Assyrian Empire is the predator. Yes, Nahum describes Nineveh as the predator where their prey never departs. Nineveh is the harlot, enticing, manipulating, seducing those around them and then once they are within its grasp, they bring destruction upon those trapped by […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Nahum 2:1-13) Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, the great city of a great nation. The same Nineveh that God sent the reluctant Jonah to, to proclaim a message of repentance. Repent they did, but apparently this repentant heart did not last. Nahum’s prophecy against Nineveh was directly aligned with God’s heart and plan to […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Nahum 1:1-15) When God said to Moses in the Book of Exodus, “I AM WHO I AM,” He wasn’t trying to be cute and not give Moses a straight answer on what His name is, but rather proclaiming to Moses that God was, is, and will always be. God can’t be defined by time, […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Micah 7:1-20) 1 Woe is me! For I amLike the fruit pickers, like the grape gatherers.There is not a cluster of grapes to eat,Or a first-ripe fig which I crave.2 The godly person has perished from the land,And there is no upright person among men.All of them lie in wait for bloodshed;Each of them […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Micah 6:1-16) 1 Hear now what the Lord is saying,“Arise, plead your case before the mountains,And let the hills hear your voice.2 “Listen, you mountains, to the indictment of the Lord,And you enduring foundations of the earth,Because the Lord has a case against His people;Even with Israel He will dispute. The case before Israel, […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Micah 5:1-15) 2 “But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,Too little to be among the clans of Judah,From you One will go forth from Me to be ruler in Israel.His goings forth are from long ago,From the days of eternity.”3 Therefore He will give them up until the timeWhen she who is in labor has […]