Daily Thoughts From God's Word

Some really important passages, here:  the parable of the sower, the death of John the Baptist, the faith of a Canaanite woman, healings,...

The apostle Paul wrote, “For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the...

These stories in Matthew’s gospel show two important concerns.  One, the most important concern that Jesus had was the sin problem.  When...

“When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him” (8:1).  Jesus had just preached an amazing sermon, and he was about to...

The Sermon on the Mount.  Just amazing teaching!  The Beatitudes.  Salt and light.  Righteousness exceeding that of the scribes and...

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),...