Daily Thoughts From God's Word

Matthew begins his Gospel with Jesus’ genealogy.  I’m always struck by how historical the story of redemption is.  The gospel is deeply...

Malachi was probably a contemporary of Ezra and Nehemiah.  Certainly, he lived during the 5th century B.C.  The people, having graciously...

On the coming Day of the Lord, great panic will seize the enemies of Israel because of the plagues that will come upon them.  But the...

“On that day the Lord their God will save them, as the flock of his people” (9:16).  “On that day there shall be a fountain opened for...

The Lord:  “I scattered them with a whirlwind among all nations that they had not known” (7:14).  But, also:  “I am jealous for Zion with...

Zechariah’s visions continue:  the flying scroll, the woman in the basket, the four chariots, and the crown and the temple.  Much of the...

As for historical context (See yesterday's post.), Zechariah was contemporary with Haggai, and so, they shared the same historical...

I’ve done this before and, in fact, it might not be a bad thing to do with each prophet, just to set his ministry in historical context. ...

The day of the Lord . . . The Lord will be against the idolaters and the unrighteous.  For them it will be a day of darkness and gloom. ...

Habakkuk is one of my favorite prophets, not because of his circumstances (Jerusalem was falling and being burned right before his eyes),...

Nahum’s ministry was one of warning to Nineveh because of her sins.  An interesting statement from the beginning of the book:  “The Lord...

A very quick note, this morning, largely letting a single verse and song lyrics to tell the story.   What a powerful ending prophecy...

“The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth” (1:1).  The Lord uses ordinary people to accomplish his purposes.  An example? ...

God is concerned about Nineveh!  How shocking that message must have been to Jonah and to Israel.  It might be comparable, today, to a...

We have only the one chapter in which Obadiah spoke concerning Edom.  His message was quite clear and to the point:  Though Edom was...