Two things foresaken: life and a sign
Israel’s leaders ask Ezekiel for a word from God, and he says ‘No’; Judgement will come on Israel, described in …
Israel’s leaders ask Ezekiel for a word from God, and he says ‘No’; Judgement will come on Israel, described in …
Judgement to come on Jerusalem, Israel and idolators, but those grieved by the sins are to be spared: Ezekiel 5–9 Jerusalem …
Jehoiachin deported in chains after a siege of Jerusalem; he’s replaced by his uncle, Zedekiah: 2 Chronicles 36:10; 2 Kings 24:10–17; …
Jeremiah starts prophesying over Judah: Jeremiah 1–5:19 After the famous attack on the New York on 11 September 2001, people asked why God would allow …
Isaiah’s prophesies about the earth being destroyed and Israel restored, but not necessarily in that order: Isaiah 24–27 To those …
Isaiah’s prophesies about Cush, Egypt, Babylon, Edom, Arabia, and Shebna (Hezekiah’s official): Isaiah 18–23 In a series of devastating prophecies …
Isaiah prophesies against Babylon, Assyria, Moab and Philistia; and promises Judah a return to Jerusalem: Isaiah 13−16 Isaiah prophesied a devastating fate for …
Isaiah prophesies against Samaria and Jerusalem; Samaria/Israel falls and its people exiled permanently to Assyria, and here’s why: Isaiah 28−29; 2 …
Hosea’s warnings and a promise: Hosea 9−14 See: A background to Hosea’s warnings If you’re struggling with the idea of …
Hosea’s warnings: Hosea 1−8 See: A background to Hosea’s warnings We read these devastatingly negative views of Israel by God, …
Elijah starts a drought, gets fed by ravens, takes on Baal and wins, calls Elisha, enrages Jezebel and Ahab and …
Israel and Judah stay split, but both fall away from God, fall into war and are invaded by Egypt and …
The Temple is dedicated to God, and He replies; Solomon hands over land to the King of Tyre: 1 Kings …
Micah’s idols ensnare Dan; civil war with Benjamin: Judges 17–21 It all started with sin and a curse: a lot of …
Gideon: Judges 6–8 Gideon’s father, Joash, had lost one of his prize bulls, but he wasn’t going to let the …
Call for justice, guidelines for kings, wars and prophets: Deuteronomy 16:18–20:19 Egypt was a place no Israelite should ever go …