Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.Continue reading “Matthew 1: 18-25….How do think Joseph took the news of Mary’s pregnancy?”
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Matthew 1: 1-17….Do you find Genealogies boring?
1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron,Continue reading “Matthew 1: 1-17….Do you find Genealogies boring?”
Micah 7: 11-20….Where does Christmas lead us?
Comment: This is the end of a prophecy which has a lot to do with the coming of the Messiah, giving specific details but also, without saying so specifically, leaving us with the strong impression that He is coming twice. In this summary at the end of the prophecy which commences stating that it isContinue reading “Micah 7: 11-20….Where does Christmas lead us?”
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 5: 1-15….A Portion of this was read to King Herod!
1 Now muster your troops, O daughter of troops;siege is laid against us;with a rod they strike the judge of Israelon the cheek.- Comment: Maybe this would have meant a particular Judge and a particular person who smote the Judge (Punched him in the jaw?). I like to think that it is talking about GodContinue reading “Micah 5: 1-15….A Portion of this was read to King Herod!”
Micah 4: 1-13….Am I reading too much into this?
1 It shall come to pass in the latter daysthat the mountain of the house of the LORDshall be established as the highest of the mountains,and it shall be lifted up above the hills;and peoples shall flow to it,2 and many nations shall come, and say:“Come, let us go up to the mountain of theContinue reading “Micah 4: 1-13….Am I reading too much into this?”
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!”
Micah 2: 1-13….The Reason for Christmas!
1 Woe to those who devise wickednessand work evil on their beds!When the morning dawns, they perform it,because it is in the power of their hand.2 They covet fields and seize them,and houses, and take them away;they oppress a man and his house,a man and his inheritance.3 Therefore thus says the LORD:behold, against this familyContinue reading “Micah 2: 1-13….The Reason for Christmas!”
As I read it! 