The first challenge to Obadiah is finding it! This little book is tucked into the middle of the minor prophets. When you read it the first time, it might seem strange and make you wonder why it is there. But, as with every book of the Bible, there are lessons that are relevant even today.…
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There is a lesson here that might take you by surprise. Amos is another of what we call the minor prophets. However, any prophet who hears a word from the Lord is pretty important in my book. The lessons in this book should make us pause and reflect. When we apply them to our lives,…
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Have you ever really ventured into the Minor Prophets – those books from Hosea to Malachi tucked quietly into the Old Testament? Some of the books seem obscure but each has unique lessons to teach us. Here are three from Joel, and each is related to a promise. The Flip Side of the Promise We…
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Hosea is a book about unfaithfulness. It is a tragic portrait of unfaithfulness in life’s most important relationships: a husband and wife, and God and his people. We are Gomer When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea, “Go, take to yourself a wife of whoredom and have children of whoredom,…
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