Psalms: How do you want to be judged?
More psalms: Psalm 92–97 Many of the psalms have no author attributed to them, so we have a large group of …
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Asaph’s psalms: God holds the world together
The first of Asaph’s psalms: Psalm 75−76 Asaph was one of the musicians David appointed to lead the nation’s worship when he …
Pharaoh’s heart hardens
Moses confronts Pharaoh for the first time: Exodus 5–7 Pharoah had already shown his contempt for Moses, Aaron, the Hebrews (all …
The not-so-unfairness of God’s judgement
The revelation of Jesus Christ to His servants through John (Part 5): Revelation 15–18 From a distance, God’s wrath looks …
The end of sin, the start of salvation
A letter to Hebrews (Part 3): Hebrews 6–10 Jesus is the way to deal with sin for once and for all, as was …
God is the only judge
James’ letter to Jewish believers everywhere (Part 2): James 4–5 James warned against judging others, casting it as judging God’s …
Judgement is based on this fact
Jesus talks to Nicodemus and the Samaritan women at the well; John the Baptist says Jesus is greater: John 3:1–4:45; …
Even Nebuchadnezzar knew Judah didn’t serve God
The Temple is destroyed, Nebuchadnezzar installs Gedaliah as governor of Judah and instructs his captain to find Jeremiah and offer him safety …
Joel: a central message for any time
Joel’s prophecies of future calamity for Jerusalem and later restoration: Joel 1–3 We don’t know when the prophet Joel lived. It …
Leave Jerusalem or die
Jeremiah says Jerusalem will fall; Ezekiel says Tyre, Sidon and Egypt will also fall, but Israel will be restored: Jeremiah 21; …
Jeremiah’s confusion: God’s reply
Israel’s future restoration: Jeremiah 32–33, 30–31 The deluge of negative words over Jerusalem also had its effect on Jeremiah. After God …
Fear of God or fear of people?
Zedekiah releases then ‘unreleases’ slaves; Babylon withdraws temporarily when Egypt appears; Jeremiah tries to leave Jerusalem, but is imprisoned as …
The start of a long siege
Nebuchadnezzar starts his final invasion of Judah: 2 Kings 25:1–2; Jeremiah 52:3–5; Jeremiah 39:1; Ezekiel 24 So it finally happened. After …
No word for the wicked
Israel’s leaders ask Ezekiel for a word from God, and he says ‘No’; Judgement will come on Israel, described in …
Choose righteousness and live
Two eagles: Israel was to stay loyal to Babylon, rather than turning to Egypt; God’s righteous justice; a funeral song …
Judgement makes sense to the exiles
Jerusalem’s leaders are idolators, Judah is worse than a prostitute, and judgement is inevitable: Ezekiel 14–16 Jerusalem’s fall was to be inevitable, …
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