Tag: Nineveh
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Nazareth of Jesus – Rejected by your hometown
And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read.. Luke 4:16 NASB20 Teaching Scripture at your own Church Is it the Nazareth of Jesus? OR was this ‘Son of Man’ someone from an OTHER place? Throughout…
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Nineveh – Preaching to a cruel enemy
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. Jonah 1:2 NASB20 Repent (They did.) Remove your masks of hypocrisy, claimants of Christ. Let God’s enemy see your true face — that you DO NOT want them to be saved. Nineveh initially didn’t even see…
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Beyond Nazareth
Taking the long view – Beyond Nineveh and Nazareth Our long journey began in Beyond Nineveh with a look at Jonah, a reluctant Prophet who preached repentance to the largest city on earth. {Read about the beginning of our journey in the link above.} From Jonah’s home in the Galilean hills, Jerusalem would have seemed like a modern…
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Beyond Nineveh
Taking the long view – Beyond Nineveh and Nazareth “Do you think that I like to see wicked people die? says the Sovereign LORD. Of course not! I want them to turn from their wicked ways and live. Ezekiel 18:23 NLT You may remember the story of the Prophet Jonah, a ‘follower’ of God who turned…