Category: Joshua – Esther – Old Testament History

Old Testament History lessons: Joshua – Job

scriptures from Old Testament history. (Many lessons for a 21st c. world.) SHARE history’s lessons with your SOCIAL ‘Friends’ who think the TV News is ‘new.’ What is your WITNESS for Christ Jesus?

  • “O altar, altar! place of slaughter, place of worship

    And behold, a man of God .. cried out against the altar by the word of the Lord, and said, “O altar, altar! Thus says the Lord: 1 Kings 13:1-2 excerpt NKJV Are you going to listen? So SEVERE the message! And who is this anonymous Prophet? (I’ve never heard of him — and we’re…

    Then he cried out against the altar by the word of the Lord, and said, “O altar, altar! Thus says the Lord: 1 Kings 13 Israel separates from Judah
  • a Failure of Kings Advent 4 of Christ

    What do you think about Kings? Who is your King? Perhaps your gut response would be no different than that of the high priests of Jerusalem at the capital trial of Jesus. The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar. Gospel of John 19:15b King James Version You may say that WE have…

    a Failure of Kings Old Testament timeline from Genesis to Malachi focused on the Kings of Israel and Judah and the Prophets
  • Nehemiah 9 – The People Confess Their Sins

    Today’s Short Take on Scripture focuses on confession. Yesterday this personal conviction came to mind from imprinted corporate confession of the church. (You’re church may not use such a confession, but should they lead us in this way?) Confession of Sin Before Communion From the Anglican BCP [Book of Common Prayer] (public domain, source not…

    golden calf in wilderness after the people turn to idolatry then Aaron must confess to Moses that the Hebrew people wanted to return to Egypt