Joel 1:8-15: Call to mourn and prayer; wearing sackcloth; more divine discipline: lack of food, Deut. 28:38-40; lack of joy; lack of proper offerings; call for fast, Jer. 14:12; the […]
Daniel 3:26-30 Lesson 11
Daniel 3:26-30: Not updated; heroes of the faith, Heb. 11:32-34; deliverance through fire; blasphemy against the name of God; story from the Maccabean revolt, 1 Mac. 2:49-60, not-inspired. Correction: Not […]
Joel 1:1-7 Lesson 1
Joel 1:1-7: Introduction and background; Warning from the locust attack, 1 Kgs. 8:37-40; Ja. 5:14-15; Amos 4:9; the destructive locusts; call for response from the people, Eph. 5:18; Deut. 28:30-33; […]
Psalm 15
Psalm 15: Who can worship the LORD?; the righteous and blameless, Noah, Gen. 6:9b; treats his neighbor right; no slander, no evil; honors those who fear the LORD; fair with […]
Psalm 14
Psalm 14: the fool and his thinking; his corruption; the LORD’s perspective; no one who seeks God or does good; they devour God’s people; God is with the righteous; judgement […]
Daniel 3:12-25 Lesson 10
Daniel 3:12-25: accusations against the Judaeans; the King’s second chance for them; their response; faith in God and His power; Advanced faith test formula; Matt. 10:28; Acts 20:24; the king’s […]
Daniel 3:1-11 Lesson 9
Daniel 3:1-11: Nebuchadnezzar’s giant golden statue; call to worship the statue under penalty of death; furnace of blazing fire; First and Second Commandments, Ex. 20:3-6; the Judaeans refusal to bow […]
Psalm 13
Psalm 13: the temple choir, 1 Chron. 25:1-2, 6-9; his cry to God; his pain from an oppressing enemy; facing circumstances and people in the Lord’s strength; shook by enemies; […]
Daniel 2:43-49 Lesson 8
Daniel 2:43-49; The feet of iron and clay; toe-kings; ten horns, Dan. 7:7; Ten-kingdom confederation; God’s kingdom, three phases; the king honors Daniel; historical addendum. NB It may take several […]
Psalm 12
Psalm 12: Unfaithfulness and liars all around; call for the LORD to act; the LORD responds; pure words of the LORD; His protection. NB It may take several seconds for […]