For those of you going through Word withdrawal, here's something to tide you over until I start the New Testament in January. Some leftovers from Micah.
Read MoreDespite all the requests not to do the jumping calf design for Malachi, I did it. Sorry everyone.
Read MoreZechariah received a bunch of visions from God including a guy on a red horse, a flying scroll and the angel of the Lord standing next to Satan! #win
Read MoreI forget almost everything, although I never forget that I want potato chips. According to Haggai, this makes me similar to the ancient Israelites (yet again!).
Read MoreI gotta be honest, I'm getting kinda tired of these minor prophets. They're sorta like the previews you see before movies. One or two are OK, but twelve? My soda was gone by Obadiah, my popcorn was gone by Micah and I already took a bathroom break during Habakkuk. I just want to get to the main feature, you know?
Read MoreI gotta be honest, I'm getting kinda tired of these minor prophets. They're sorta like the previews you see before movies. One or two are OK, but twelve? My soda was gone by Obadiah, my popcorn was gone by Micah and I already took a bathroom break during Habakkuk. I just want to get to the main feature, you know?
Read MoreI gotta be honest, I'm getting kinda tired of these minor prophets. They're sorta like the previews you see before movies. One or two are OK, but twelve?
Read MoreHabakkuk was a man with questions. Specifically, questions for God. Back in the Old Testament days, people didn't openly question God all that much. You never know when you may ask the wrong question and you'll be turned to salt or the earth will open up and swallow you, y'know? But God actually responds (sort of) to Habakkuk's questions and engages him in a dialogue.
Read MoreHave you ever been so mad at someone that you actually spend your free time thinking of creative ways to weave words together and get the most violent verbal impact? Meet Nahum, the king of the verbal assault. Even though his book is just 3 chapters long, Nahum has some of the most brutal put downs I've ever read. I'm not talking about "your mama's so fat" jokes either. Nahum is a straight up hater. I would never want to get on this dude's bad side.
Read MoreDuring Micah's time, the Israelites are enjoying an economic boom. Trade and commerce are flourishing and people are getting rich. Sounds like a good thing, right? Except that the rich are getting rich at the expense of the poor getting poorer. Wealthy folks are taking land from small farmers and peasants and building gated communities with swimming pools and putting greens in every backyard (OK, I'm not positive on that last part).
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