Dec 12, 2024
MICAH 3-4:
In Micah 1 yesterday we heard one of the sections of Hebrew poetry
which is virtually impossible to translate and capture the same
impact as the original. Micah— expressing his deep sorrow at God’s
coming judgment, concatenated many place names— using them in a
compound figure of speech based on the...
Dec 11, 2024
Hi Everyone!
I’m so glad that you are listening to this extra podcast episode, because something that may cause confusion is going to happen soon. If you are listening to the NLT podcast series, and if you are now ready to listen to episode 345, you are used to seeing your next episode appearing daily at the top of...
Dec 11, 2024
MICAH 1-2:
The name “Micah”
is a shortened form of “Micaiah,” which means, “Who is like
Yahweh?” A different Micaiah, the son of Imlah, served as a prophet
in the Northern Kingdom during the reign of King Ahab of Israel
(874-853 B.C., 1Kings 22:8-28; 2Chron. 18:3-27).
Micah prophesied during the reigns of the...
Dec 10, 2024
OBADIAH:
At the end of
Amos, the clouds of judgment broke and there were wonderful
promises about the restoration of Israel. God would shake the
nations like a sieve and not a single kernel (child of Israel)
would drop through the cracks and be lost. And Israel’s crops would
be so rich and fruitful. Then, did you...
Dec 9, 2024
AMOS 9:
In Amos 7 we heard of how the priest of Israel’s pagan shrine,
Amaziah, told Amos to go away, and Amaziah even tried to get king
Jeroboam the 2nd to move against Amos.
There were sad words at the end of chapter 8, which indeed happened during the 400 year inter-testamental period:
Amo. 8:11 NLT “The time...