From Job 17-20 Job is confident that he is in the right, but he does not expect he will be found that way before he dies. Job feels his death is approaching. The chapter contrasts [ Read More … ]
From Job 11-13 Job has understood from the start the hand of the LORD in his suffering. God has done this to him. This is what has caused him some grief. What has he done [ Read More … ]
From Job 5-7 In the depths of his despair Job criticises God and resents being under his watch all the time. His suffering has led him to be tempted. Suffering can tempt us to believe [ Read More … ]
What is a ‘Sinner’? Is it just a pejorative term? A put down to induce guilt and fear? It certainly can be. How do the scriptures refer to ‘Sinners’? In varied ways. Does the term [ Read More … ]
From Esther 6-10 The king remembers he has to honour a man. When asked how he should be honoured, Haman thinks it is himself. He ends up publicly honouring Mordecai, his worst enemy. Jesus said [ Read More … ]
From Nehemiah 12-13 The wall has been finished, now is the time to celebrate. The people of Judah gather all David’s musical instruments and sing and praise the LORD along several of the gates around [ Read More … ]
Its been awhile since my last random. Been short of time recently with my newborn son Caleb, bible in a year blog posts and study. None the less here we go, I found these interesting. [ Read More … ]
From Nehemiah 8-9 The people spend many days confessing their sin and worshipping the LORD. Today’s passage is a reminder of Israel’s sin, the mercy of the and his faithfulness to his promises. In Nehemiah [ Read More … ]
From Nehemiah 4-6 After building the wall, Nehemiah finds out the rich of Israel had been oppressing the poor. He calls them in, instructs them to stop and warns them of the LORD’s judgment. The [ Read More … ]
From Ezra 8-10 Ezra has a long and dangerous journey ahead of him. He is offered protection from the Persians, but he has told them the LORD is with those who seek him and is [ Read More … ]