Ezekiel 9-12 Marcel Marceau was arguably the most famous mime artist of the century, and his craft has not only endured but is used by many in the entertainment industry. Today, many look to him to learn the craft of mimicry. God used mime as an illustration to the rebellious house of Israel in Babylon. […]
Jer 38-40 and Ps 74, 79 God’s Grace is Greater As Jeremiah has predicted, the Babylonians have arrived and are decimating Jerusalem. In all of this horror, God has a man ready to step in and protect his most precious prophet, Jeremiah. It is amazing to read that God has given this man, Nebuzaradan the […]
Isaiah 28 Isaiah is challenging his readers to see the true source of God’s way. He exposes the folly of the leaders of the false teacher. Therefore God would allow them to fail but save a remnant to lead His faithful people. God would become “a beautiful crown and a splendid diadem for the remnant […]
Isaiah 18-22 God is such a creative God. When I think of whirring wings, I think of planes but not so in Isaiah’s time. God has given Isaiah a visual picture of several nations opposed to God, and the first is the picture of whirring wings. Dr. Constable says the land of Cush and beyond […]
2 Kings 16-17, 2 Chron 28 We live in a neighborhood of immigrants who do not speak English. This is not a new phenomenon! Back in the OT times, God allowed a wicked Assyrian king to carry away the nation of Israel to his foreign land. In their place, he sent other people he had […]
Amos 6-9 Do you say, but I am only x, y, z? Do you not think that if God can use a sheepherder, He can use you? Or do you listen to the doomsayers who say, leave us; take your message to other people? Amos faced such backlash in Israel, which was not his home […]
Deut 14-16 Today, we have a plethora of so-called experts on everything from climate change to the diets we are to use. “sigh” If there are any real experts, please stand up! That is where God comes in and says, listen, I am the expert, and I know what is best for you, and I […]
Lev 13, Matt 8 For the last few years, we have experienced the stigma of being “unclean” regarding the pandemic. There has been a public outcry to be vaccinated and how to handle this to protect others. In some way, this scenario is much like what Hansen’s disease or leprosy was to the Israelite community. […]
Rev 4-8 John writes twice that he was “in the Spirit.” What does that mean to us today? Yesterday, we recalled the words of Jesus to Peter, “Follow Me!” When we are following, we are doing as Christ. He was fully controlled and permeated by the power of the Holy Spirit. The question lay before […]
Hebrews 1-4 It is Christmas time, and we spend exorbitant amounts of money to decorate our homes with Christmas trees. Usually, but not always, we place an angel at the tip-top. In reading these chapters, the early believers did much the same in their worship by elevating angels over Christ. He wrote to remind them […]
