Forever Increasing

Isaiah 9:7 “There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace.” Observation: The people of God had been plundered, scattered and defeated; impoverished, left without hope. But Isaiah prophesied of a time of restoration and deliverance for them, not...

Course Correction

Micah 6:6-8 “With what shall I come to the Lord and bow myself before the God on high? Shall I come to Him with burnt offerings, with yearling calves? Does the Lord take delight in thousands of rams, in ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my...

Perfect Afflictions

Micah 4:6 “In that day,” declares the Lord, “I will assemble the lame and gather the outcasts, even those whom I have afflicted.” Observation: Judah had been in such rebellion that God sent Micah to prophesy destruction of the nation and judgment against the people....

Learning Obedience

Hebrews 5:8 “Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered.” Observation: Does it seem  odd that God had something to learn? Isn’t He the all-knowing One, the very Source of knowledge itself? Yet here, speaking of Jesus, the Bible...

Train Wreck

Hosea 10:1 “Israel is a luxuriant vine; he produces fruit for himself. The more his fruit, the more altars he made.” Observation: The context of Hosea 10:1 is that as the people became more prosperous, they had less need to rely upon God and began to build their own...

Holding Fast, Not Wobbling

Hosea 6:3 “So let us know; let us press on to know the Lord. His going forth is as certain as the dawn; and He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.” Hebrews 3:6, 14 “Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if...