Hosea is told to marry a whore, a prostitute, Gomer. She definitely does not fit the description of what the wife of a prophet should look like, but Hosea marries her and has three children. She is redeemed for a price (rescued, purchased) and loved by Hosea. Hosea chooses to obey God and as...
Daniel is broken down into two sections: stories from his life of service to the Lord in a foreign land and prophecies given to him later on in life. Daniel wholeheartedly serves the King that he works for but not at the expense of his love for God. He and his friends repeatedly make...
This last section of Ezekiel was difficult for me to read, maybe because my brain was done at the end of each day (after working from home, coaching a first grader through learning and keeping a preschooler occupied, it took me two evenings to read and understand) or it might have been the fact...
I am 2/3 of the way through the Bible! I am not as excited at this milestone as I was with others, maybe because I’m just trying to keep on going right now, but I see the light at the end of the tunnel. I cannot recommend more to read your Bible in it’s...
Jerusalem is under siege, about to fall. He spends chapters 13 through 24 telling parables to those in exile how Israel has over and over rebelled against their God, comparing her to a whoring wife who betrays her husband with anyone she can find. The pictures that Ezekiel creates are disturbing, but true. Israel...
God chooses Ezekiel to be His mouthpiece to those in exile in Babylon. He serves as a warning, a watchman for the people of Israel. Ezekiel has visions from the Lord that show him what is taking place in the Lord’s throne room, as well as what is taking place behind closed doors in...
Lamentations is a book of poems written by Jeremiah during/after the siege of Jerusalem. The poems describe the horrible conditions: starvation, the dead lie dying in the street, their city destroyed and yet Jeremiah has hope in the Lord. He reminds us that the love of the Lord endures forever, and His mercies are...
Jerusalem has fallen and almost every citizen has been carried off to Babylon. God’s promise of destruction for their idol worship has come true. Despite all of the prophecies from Jeremiah and other prophets coming true, the few remaining refused to believe him when he said not to go to Egypt. We can be...
As I’ve continued through 90 Days Through The Bible, I’ve hit a wall. My schedule has been messed with, I’ve been fighting a rundown body and really have very little motivation to read more about how Israel refuses to repent for their sins and will now face destruction and I am trying to grant...
Jeremiah has continued to warn Israel/Judah of their coming destruction as a result of their behavior: straying from God, worshipping idols. There is hope for those that accept their punishment, those that surrender to the Chaldeans will eventually be redeemed after their exile and returned and made prosperous. Eventually, the Lord will send His...
