Category: Prophets – Warnings for 21st century ‘christians’
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WE Have Been Here Before – Prophecies
Prophecies of Christ’s Birth We have been here before in scripture. You likely know Bethlehem from the New Testament, yet this little town’s importance derives from prophecies in the Old Testament. The Messiah is predicted in prophecies of Isaiah, who we met previously and also Micah of Moresheth-Gath. Bethlehem ‘AND YOU, BETHLEHEM, LAND OF JUDAH,…
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You Scoffers Who Rule Jerusalem – a Bed too Short
Perhaps by now you know from introduction in my previous post that the complainant in this case is the LORD. His indictment of leaders is not my complaint for today, but that of the prophet of Judah in the eighth century BC. Therefore Isaiah approaches these leaders, scoffers who rule Jerusalem with warnings from the…
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You Scoffers Who Rule – a Bed too Short
Therefore hear the word of the LORD, you scoffers who rule this people… Have you ever wanted to say that to those who claim to represent you in this government of the people? I have and suspect that most do as we helplessly watch the unraveling of rule which makes much sense or holds hope…
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Because the days are evil – Prepared for Judgment
Stand in silence in the presence of the Sovereign LORD, for the awesome day of the LORD’s judgment is near. The LORD has prepared his people for a great slaughter and has chosen their executioners. Zephaniah 1:7 NLT Not so Prepared Where is my hope now? What will happen to the one who has not…
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Our Lament and Weeping -4- unless You have completely rejected us
We began by outlining his Lament over Jerusalem and continued with Judgment on Jerusalem and Hope through God’s Mercy, where Jeremiah pleas for mercy based on his own suffering. After the four elegies he described the suffering of God’s people. Terrors of the Besieged City Judah refused to listen to God’s warnings through Jeremiah and…
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Our Lament and Weeping -3- What city has not terrors?
God’s repeated warnings to repent had been ignored and destruction of the land follows with terror and deaths as he now joins the captives driven from Jerusalem. From Terror to Elegy After the terrors of Jerusalem at the hand of its enemies are complete Jeremiah shares four sad songs as acrostic elegies. Elegy An Elegy…
