(REFLECTIONS ON Jonah 4:1-11) What was Jonah’s initial problem? Was it that he did not hear the Lord clearly? Was it that he was confused what the Lord wanted him to do? No, it was that he processed what the Lord commanded him to do through himself. Jonah made it about him, rather than about God. […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Jonah 3:1-10) 1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you.” 3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Jonah 2:1-10) Yes, Jonah’s prayer is significant. It shows Jonah sinking deeper and deeper into the sea and then the Lord saving him from death by appointing a great fish to swallow him. Perhaps what is more significant than Jonah’s prayer, is from where the prayer took place. 1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Jonah 1:1-17) Jonah was called to go to Nineveh, the future capital city of Assyria, the enemy of the Israelites. How could he go to the enemy to proclaim a message of repentance from the Lord? So, although the word of the Lord came to Jonah saying, “Arise” and “go“, Jonah tried to flee […]
(REFLECTIONS ON EZEKIEL 28:1-26) Previously, we saw the Lord’s judgment against Tyre as a nation. In today’s Scripture, we see the Lord’s judgment against the king of Tyre. 1 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “‘In […]
2–8 December 2018. Psalm 87 (click to read). Psalm 87 is one of the so-called “Songs of Zion”, hymns that praise Zion (another name for Jerusalem) for its role in God’s work of ruling and blessing the world. Jewish scholars tell us that Psalm 87 may have been sung by pilgrims on their yearly journey […]