And I raised up some of your sons for prophets,and some of your young men for Nazirites.Is it not indeed so, O people of Israel?”declares the LORD.“But you made the Nazirites drink wine,and commanded the prophets,saying, You shall not prophesy.’“Behold, I will press you down in your place,as a cart full of sheaves presses down.FlightContinue reading “Amos 2: 11-16…..Paralysing Fear.”
Category Archives: Judgement
Amos 2; 1-5….Moab and Judah.
Thus says the LORD:“For three transgressions of Moab,and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,because he burned to limethe bones of the king of Edom.So I will send a fire upon Moab,and it shall devour the strongholds of Kerioth,and Moab shall die amid uproar,amid shouting and the sound of the trumpet;I will cut offContinue reading “Amos 2; 1-5….Moab and Judah.”
Amos 2: 6-11….The Target Struck!
Thus says the LORD:“For three transgressions of Israel,and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,because they sell the righteous for silver,and the needy for a pair of sandals—those who trample the head of the poor into the dust of the earthand turn aside the way of the afflicted;a man and his father go inContinue reading “Amos 2: 6-11….The Target Struck!”
Amos 1: 11-15….Around the southern tip and then the East-side of Israel.
Thus says the LORD:“For three transgressions of Edom,and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,because he pursued his brother with the swordand cast off all pity,and his anger tore perpetually,and he kept his wrath forever.So I will send a fire upon Teman,and it shall devour the strongholds of Bozrah.”Thus says the LORD:“For three transgressionsContinue reading “Amos 1: 11-15….Around the southern tip and then the East-side of Israel.”
Amos 1: 6-10…. Strikes 2 and 3.
Thus says the LORD:“For three transgressions of Gaza,and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,because they carried into exile a whole peopleto deliver them up to Edom.So I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza,and it shall devour her strongholds.I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod,and him who holds the scepterContinue reading “Amos 1: 6-10…. Strikes 2 and 3.”
Psalm 51: 1-6….The background to this Psalm is given in great detail!
Have mercy on me, O God,according to your steadfast love;according to your abundant mercyblot out my transgressions.Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,and cleanse me from my sin!For I know my transgressions,and my sin is ever before me.Against you, you only, have I sinnedand done what is evil in your sight,so that you may be justifiedContinue reading “Psalm 51: 1-6….The background to this Psalm is given in great detail!”
Psalms 50: 7-15….Do you think that you feed Me? Spoken to His people
“Hear, O my people, and I will speak;O Israel, I will testify against you.I am God, your God.Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you;your burnt offerings are continually before me.I will not accept a bull from your houseor goats from your folds.For every beast of the forest is mine,the cattle on a thousand hills.IContinue reading “Psalms 50: 7-15….Do you think that you feed Me? Spoken to His people”
Psalm 50: 1-6….Listen. Look! What do you hear and see?
The Mighty One, God the LORD,speaks and summons the earthfrom the rising of the sun to its setting.Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,God shines forth.Our God comes; he does not keep silence;before him is a devouring fire,around him a mighty tempest.He calls to the heavens aboveand to the earth, that he may judge hisContinue reading “Psalm 50: 1-6….Listen. Look! What do you hear and see?”
Acts 24: 10-21…..Paul’s self defence.
And when the governor had nodded to him to speak, Paul replied:“Knowing that for many years you have been a judge over this nation, I cheerfully make my defence. You can verify that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem, and they did not find me disputingContinue reading “Acts 24: 10-21…..Paul’s self defence.”
Acts 23: 32 – 24: 9…..The trial begins.
And on the next day they returned to the barracks, letting the horsemen go on with him. When they had come to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also before him. On reading the letter, he asked what province he was from. And when he learned that he was fromContinue reading “Acts 23: 32 – 24: 9…..The trial begins.”
As I read it! 