11 Kill them not, lest my people forget;make them totter by your power and bring them down,O Lord, our shield!12 For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips,let them be trapped in their pride.For the cursing and lies that they utter,13 consume them in wrath;consume them till they are no more,that theyContinue reading “Psalm 59: 11-17….Should we hate evil doers?”
Category Archives: Judgement
Isaiah 15: 1- 16: 2….Beautiful writing; sad message!
1 An oracle concerning Moab.Because Ar of Moab is laid waste in a night,Moab is undone;because Kir of Moab is laid waste in a night,Moab is undone.2 He has gone up to the temple, and to Dibon,to the high places to weep;over Nebo and over MedebaMoab wails. On every head is baldness;every beard is shorn;3Continue reading “Isaiah 15: 1- 16: 2….Beautiful writing; sad message!”
Isaiah 16: 2-14….Not an easy passage!
Introduction: This is a devotional and not a theological nor scholarly article. There is a lot about the relationship of the nation of Israel with the nation of Moab in the historical books of the Old Testament books – there is much said about Moab in the OT! In addition to the historical books MoabContinue reading “Isaiah 16: 2-14….Not an easy passage!”
Isaiah 14: 24-32….Two more nations are judged.
Concerning Assyria 24 The LORD of hosts has sworn:“As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand,25 that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and on my mountains trample him underfoot; and his yoke shall depart from them,and his burden from their shoulder.”26 This isContinue reading “Isaiah 14: 24-32….Two more nations are judged.”
Isaiah 14: 12-23….An eternal reality hidden inside a historical prophecy!
12 “How you are fallen from heaven,O Day Star, son of Dawn!How you are cut down to the ground,you who laid the nations low! – Comment: Day Star (Lucifer meaning light bringer) was apparently early used as a name for Venus the morning star! It was apparently often used as a title for a risingContinue reading “Isaiah 14: 12-23….An eternal reality hidden inside a historical prophecy!”
Mark 14: 53-64: The Trial begins!
Have a Blessed Christmas today, my Ethiopian Friends! 53 And they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. 54 And Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with the guards andContinue reading “Mark 14: 53-64: The Trial begins!”
Micah 7: 1-10….Dangerous Days!
1 Woe is me! For I have becomeas when the summer fruit has been gathered,as when the grapes have been gleaned:there is no cluster to eat,no first-ripe fig that my soul desires.2 The godly has perished from the earth,and there is no one upright among mankind;they all lie in wait for blood,and each hunts theContinue reading “Micah 7: 1-10….Dangerous Days!”
Micah 6: 8-16….Two Alternative Ways to Live!
8 He has told you, O man, what is good;and what does the LORD require of youbut to do justice, and to love kindness,and to walk humbly with your God?We dealt with the above glorious call of how to please God, yesterday. Today deals with God’s attitude to wickedness!9 The voice of the LORD criesContinue reading “Micah 6: 8-16….Two Alternative Ways to Live!”
Micah 6: 1-8….Sitting in the Court of Heaven!
Introduction: There must have been a pretty severe outcry against God for Him to institute a Court and call all of nature (the mountains and the hills) to be the jury! 1 Hear what the LORD says:Arise, plead your case before the mountains,and let the hills hear your voice.2 Hear, you mountains, the indictment ofContinue reading “Micah 6: 1-8….Sitting in the Court of Heaven!”
Micah 3: 1-12….Nothing but gloom!
1 And I said:Hear, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel! Is it not for you to know justice?—2 you who hate the good and love the evil, who tear the skin from off my people and their flesh from off their bones,3 who eat the flesh of my people, andContinue reading “Micah 3: 1-12….Nothing but gloom!”
As I read it! 