Manassehs and Hezekiahs

2 Kings 21:9 “But they did not listen, and Manasseh seduced them to do evil more than the nations whom the Lord destroyed before the sons of Israel.              Observation: Manasseh was the longest-serving king in Judah’s history. His father was the godly King...

Easy Deception

Judges 17:5-6 “And the man Micah had a shrine and he made an ephod and household idols and consecrated one of his sons, that he might become his priest. In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.” Observation: Micah was a...

Dryness Within

Isaiah 29:1-2, 13 “Woe O Ariel, Ariel the city where David once camped! Add year to year, observe your feasts on schedule. I will bring distress to Ariel, and she will be a city of lamenting and mourning. . . . This people draw near with their words and honor Me with...

Availability Trumps Training

Amos 1:1 “The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel” (NIV). Observation: Amos is a book of prophetic doom and judgment to be brought against both Israel and Judah. Both nations were experiencing a season of prosperity. In their...

Dryness Within

Isaiah 29:1-2, 13 “Woe O Ariel, Ariel the city where David once camped! Add year to year, observe your feasts on schedule. I will bring distress to Ariel, and she will be a city of lamenting and mourning. . . . This people draw near with their words and honor Me with...