You can reread our focus passage of Jonah 3 here –https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jonah%203&version=NRSV And it would probably be a good idea to also read Jonah 1 –https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jonah%201&version=NRSV V.In Jonah 3 we hear from Jonah and see the city’s response to Jonah’s “successful … Continue reading
I.This week closes out our time with the Hebrew prophets and we turn our attention to Jonah. We focus first on chapter 3 of Jonah’s story. As you read this week’s Scripture, notice who all we encounter and what they … Continue reading
The focus passage in the NRSV translation can be found at –https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+18%3A1-9%2C+30-32&version=NRSV VII.As we look at this passage today, I invite you to focus on those sentences that offer some descriptions of what a righteous life might look like, Ezekiel … Continue reading
The focus passage in the NRSV translation can be found at –https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+18%3A1-9%2C+30-32&version=NRSV IV.Did you notice Ezekiel mentions a proverb that seems to have been known and repeated by the people, “The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth … Continue reading
I.This week we turn to Ezekial’s words that at once can be heard as a challenge and as a path opening to renewal of God’s covenant with the people. As you read this passage pay attention to not only what … Continue reading
This week’s passage can be found at –https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=jeremiah+38%3A14-23&version=NRSV VII.The more I look at King Zedekiah and more I listen to him, the more questions I have. He seeks out the advice or better the counsel of the prophet Jeremiah. But … Continue reading
Today I’ve included a link to Jeremiah 38 and 39, which reaches beyond our focus passage but gives an overview of the entire episodehttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=jeremiah+38+-+39&version=NRSV V.My attention over the last couple of days keeps being drawn back to King Zedekiah. Let’s … Continue reading
I.This week our focus is on a conversation between King Zedekaih and the prophet Jeremiah. As you spend time with this Scripture listen to each man and watch them. What to hear in their voices? Do you hear concern, fear, … Continue reading
VII.In the Scripture passage we read this week, what did Isaiah see and hear in his day that led him to believe the people were not on the path of covenant life with God? Maybe we could make a list. … Continue reading
This link will take you to our Scripture focus for the week-https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+29%3A13-24&version=NRSV IV.I have often become frustrated with Scripture passages like this one and like I see so often in the Psalms. There is some part of me that wants … Continue reading