Who is a God like you? Who forgives sin and pardons the rebellion of those who remain among his people? Who does not stay angry forever, but delights in showing loyal love? Micah 7:18 Into the Text We are forgetful people. We can walk into a room and forget
He has told you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord really wants from you: He wants you to carry out justice, to love faithfulness, and to live obediently before your God. Micah 6:8 Into the Text Have you ever gotten something really wrong before? Maybe you’ve
As for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, seemingly insignificant among the clans of Judah— from you a king will emerge who will rule over Israel on my behalf, one whose origins are in the distant past. Micah 5:2 Into the Text Hope. We all need words of hope in this fallen
And in future days the Lord’s Temple Mount will be the most important mountain of all; it will be more prominent than other hills. People will stream to it. Micah 4:1 Into the Text The leaders of Israel and the prophets were all corrupt. They were serving their own
“I will certainly gather all of you, O Jacob, I will certainly assemble those Israelites who remain. I will bring them together like sheep in a fold, like a flock in the middle of a pasture; they will be so numerous that they will make a lot of noise. The
Your destruction is like an incurable wound; your demise is like a fatal injury. All who hear what has happened to you will clap their hands for joy, for no one ever escaped your endless cruelty! Nahum 3:19 Into the Text The book of Nahum ends on a dark
For the Lord is about to restore the majesty of Jacob, as well as the majesty of Israel, though their enemies have plundered them and have destroyed their fields. Nahum 2:2 Into the Text Nahum chapter 2 is hard to read. It describes the “destruction, devastation, and desolation” (2:10)
The Lord is good—indeed, he is a fortress in time of distress, and he protects those who seek refuge in him. But with an overwhelming flood he will make a complete end of Nineveh; he will drive his enemies into darkness. Nahum 1:7-8 Into the Text Every four years,
Those who have been delivered will go up on Mount Zion in order to rule over Esau’s mountain. Then the Lord will reign as King! Obadiah 1:21 Into the Text The minor prophet books can be hard to read. Most deal with God’s call for the nations of Israel
Your presumptuous heart has deceived you— you who reside in the safety of the rocky cliffs, whose home is high in the mountains. You think to yourself, ‘No one can bring me down to the ground!’ Obadiah 1:3 Into the Text The book of Obadiah was written to the