Matthew 2:12–13 “And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their own country by another way. Now when they had departed, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream saying, ‘Arise, take the child and his mother and flee...

Psalm 124:8 “Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” Observation: The psalmist began by recounting flood tides of opposition Israel had experienced, saying had it not been for the Lord, they would have been swallowed alive, engulfed by raging...

Psalm 62:1–2 “My soul waits in silence for God only; from Him is my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken. Observation: In this beautiful psalm, David was satisfied to trust only in the Lord rather than upon...

2 Corinthians 4:7, 11 “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves…For we who live are constantly being delivered over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be...

Hebrews 12:26–29 “And His voice shook the earth then, but now He has promised, saying, ‘Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heaven.’ And this expression, ‘Yet once more,’ denotes the removing of those things which can be shaken, as of created...

Isaiah 19:18–22 “In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will be speaking the language of Canaan and swearing allegiance to the Lord of Hosts. … There will be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the Lord near its border. It...

Isaiah 17:7–8 “In that day man will have regard for his Maker and his eyes will look to the Holy One of Israel. He will not have regard for the altars, the work of his hands.” Observation: Isaiah’s prophecies, like most prophecies, generally addressed two time frames,...

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...

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...

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....