Micah 4-7 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? Micah 6:8 Simple. Not easy, mind you, but simple nonetheless. This verse encapsulates a theme that runs through the Scriptures. It stands as an …
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June 13 / Isaiah 14:24-32; II Kings 16:10-20; Micah 1-3
Isaiah 14:24-32; II Kings 16:10-20; Micah 1-3 The LORD of hosts has sworn:“As I have planned,so shall it be,and as I have purposed,so shall it stand…” Isaiah 14:24 For the LORD of hosts has purposed,and who will annul it?His hand is stretched out,and who will turn it back? Isaiah 14:27 The context of these verses …
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June 12 / II Kings 16:5-9; Isaiah 7-10:4; Isaiah 17
II Kings 16:5-9; Isaiah 7-10:4; Isaiah 17 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 Sound familiar? Even if you have never read Isaiah before, it would be hard to have missed this one. We hear it …
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June 11 / II Chronicles 26; II Kings 15:8-16:4
II Chronicles 26; II Kings 15:8-16:4 Today we finally get a more complete picture of King Uzziah (aka Azariah) of Judah. (A couple of days ago, we read II Kings 5:1-7, which gave us only the briefest overview of his 52-year reign. And then we read Isaiah 6:1: In the year that King Uzziah died …
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June 10 / Isaiah 3-5
Isaiah 3-5 For the look on their faces bears witness against them;they proclaim their sin like Sodom;they do not hide it. Isaiah 3:9a What month is this again? Woe to those who call evil goodand good evil,who put darkness for lightand light for darkness,who put bitter for sweetand sweet for bitter! Isaiah 5:20 When you …
June 9 / Isaiah 6; Isaiah 1-2
Isaiah 6; Isaiah 1-2 Let’s see… What should we talk about today? Maybe we should talk about Isaiah’s glorious vision of the LORD on His throne with seraphim crying, “Holy, holy, holy!” (Isa. 6:3) Or maybe we should “gin up” enthusiasm for missions, with an appeal to Isaiah’s words: “Here I am! Send me.” (Isa. …
June 8 / Hosea 10-14; II Kings 15:1-7
Hosea 10-14; II Kings 15:1-7 As we come to the end of Hosea, what’s our takeaway? It’s one thing to gain an academic understanding of Israel’s idolatrous rejection of God and His subsequent pronouncements of judgment, but letting God’s Word penetrate our own hearts is quite another. How is the Holy Spirit speaking to you …
June 7 / Hosea 5:8-9:17
Hosea 5:8-9:17 For they sow the wind,and they shall reap the whirlwind. Hosea 8:7 If only the people who quote (or paraphrase) this verse had a clue! And if only our own country’s political leadership had a clue! We have the lessons of Israel’s history. We have God’s revelation through the prophets. We even have …
June 6 / Hosea 1-5:7
Hosea 1-5:7 Adultery. Harlotry. Whoredom. That is how the LORD describes Israel’s unfaithfulness to Him, and He uses Hosea’s relationship with his unfaithful wife, Gomer, to illustrate the point in dramatic fashion. Israel should be utterly devoted to her one true God — as a wife to her husband — but she is not. Israel …
June 5 / Amos 5:16-9:15
Amos 5:16-9:15 But let justice roll down like waters,and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. Amos 5:24 Sound familiar? I’d like to think that we know this verse because we all read our Bibles all the time. But I suspect that our familiarity with this verse may come more from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s quoting of …