Mal. 1-2 God is not one you just throw a bone to now and then. He does not want our token offerings. He is not looking to simply be appeased. The Israelites were giving as ...
Category: Prophecy
Day 349 – Ps 79-80; Rev 7Day 349 – Ps 79-80; Rev 7
Ps. 79-80 I don’t know if it was Asaph or some of his sons who wrote these Psalms, but I feel like whoever wrote them paid attention to the words of God’s prophets. Their prayers ...
Day 345 – Zech 11-12; Rev 2Day 345 – Zech 11-12; Rev 2
Zech. 11-12 I don’t know how anyone can believe that the Bible is not God’s work. It is far too linked together and detailed in ways that shouldn’t be possible. This passage in Zechariah is ...
Day 331 – Ez 30-32; 1 Pet 4Day 331 – Ez 30-32; 1 Pet 4
Ez. 30-32 There is a lot of prophecy against Egypt and Pharaoh too. I wish I understood some of the deeper meaning behind these prophesies. To me, it all just looks like an extremely long ...
Day 328 – Ez 22-23; 1 Pet 1Day 328 – Ez 22-23; 1 Pet 1
Ez. 22-23 The house of Israel has become dross to me; all of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the furnace; they are dross of silver.” (Ez 22:18). Bronze, tin, iron, ...
Day 318 – Dan 11-12; 1 Tim 1Day 318 – Dan 11-12; 1 Tim 1
Dan. 11-12 I did a brief search on Daniel 11. It seems that there is fairly firm agreement on the historical fulfillment of the first 35 verses. So much so, in fact, that some have ...
Day 299 – Jer 25, 45-46; Heb 1Day 299 – Jer 25, 45-46; Heb 1
Jer. 25, 45-46 Jeremiah prophesied that God would use Babylon to punish His faithless people and then, after seventy years, He would punish Babylon. I’m not sure what to make of that. I am certain ...
Day 289 – Zeph 1-3; Acts 24Day 289 – Zeph 1-3; Acts 24
Zeph. 1-3 I did not realize that Zephaniah was Hezekiah’s great, great grandson. Not that I have any idea how or if that matters. I just thought it was interesting that Zephaniah was a distant ...
Day 281 – Hos 5-8; Rom 15:1-13Day 281 – Hos 5-8; Rom 15:1-13
Hos. 5-8 I’m no theologian, but an interesting thought came to me when I read Hosea 6:1-3. It made me think of Jesus and His work for us on the cross. God has torn Jesus, ...
Day 280 – Hos 1-4; Rom 14Day 280 – Hos 1-4; Rom 14
Hos. 1-4 It amazes me, some of the things God had His prophets do to demonstrate His message to His people. God asked Hosea to take a prostitute for a wife and to love her. ...
Day 278 – Is 62-64; Rom 12Day 278 – Is 62-64; Rom 12
Is. 62-64 Isaiah prophesies some beautiful things about Zion; about how God will lift her up and she will be His delight. And He promises a day when He will never again turn her over ...
Day 274 – Is 50-52; Rom 9:16-33Day 274 – Is 50-52; Rom 9:16-33
Is. 50-52 The book of Isaiah is full of prophecy about Jesus. I see it in chapter 50. “I gave my back to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who pull out the ...
Day 267 – Is 34-36; Rom 4Day 267 – Is 34-36; Rom 4
Is. 34-36 I wonder why the book of Isaiah includes this story of Sennacherib and Hezekiah? I get Isaiah’s involvement with the situation. Still, this historical account seems a little out of place with the ...
Day 264 – Is 28-29; Rom 1Day 264 – Is 28-29; Rom 1
Is. 28-29 God is calling out the fallacies with which His people have replaced Him. He says that He will show His people that He is the real thing. “The proud crown of the drunkards ...
Day 262 – Is 23-25; Eph 5:17-33Day 262 – Is 23-25; Eph 5:17-33
Is. 23-25 Again, there is a lot that I don’t understand about all these prophesies. But there are a few things that come through loud and clear. Eph. 5:17-33 Submission. It has something of a ...
Day 259 – Is 14-16; Eph 3Day 259 – Is 14-16; Eph 3
Is. 14-16 Interesting how the prophesied taunt against Babylon becomes a taunt against Satan. “How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn!…You said in your heart, …’I will make myself like ...
Day 256 – Is 7-8; Acts 20:17-38Day 256 – Is 7-8; Acts 20:17-38
Is. 7-8 The Book of Isaiah gives a lot of prophecy related to Christ, the Messiah, though Isaiah’s words obviously had timely relevance as well. The depth and the richness of meaning in God’s message, ...
Day 235 – 1 Chron 23-25; 1 Cor 14:21-40Day 235 – 1 Chron 23-25; 1 Cor 14:21-40
1 Chron 23-25 David didn’t just make preparations for the building of the Temple for Solomon. It seems he also made preparations for the service of the Temple as well. He organized the priests, the ...
Day 232 – Ps 87-88; 1 Cor 12Day 232 – Ps 87-88; 1 Cor 12
Ps. 87-88 The Psalms are a bit of a mystery at times. I can’t imagine what the Psalm writers were thinking or experiencing to write some of the stuff they wrote. When I read Psalm ...
Day 162 – Prov 2-4; John 19:23-42Day 162 – Prov 2-4; John 19:23-42
Prov. 2-4 “Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path” (Prov. 2:9). Aren’t those words hot topics these days! It would be interesting to do a word study on “equity” and ...
Day 157 – Ps 109-110, 138; John 16Day 157 – Ps 109-110, 138; John 16
Ps. 109-110 Psalm 109 is yet another Psalm with many words that could have come straight from Jesus’ mouth. Very fascinating. A good portion of the Psalm is David (or Jesus?) cursing those who hate ...
Day 152 – Ps 39-41; John 12:27-50Day 152 – Ps 39-41; John 12:27-50
Ps. 39-41 It is so interesting to read David’s Psalms as if it were Jesus saying the words rather than David. So much of it fits! There are several examples in today’s reading, but one ...
Day 150 – Ps 31, 35; John 11:30-57Day 150 – Ps 31, 35; John 11:30-57
Ps. 31 Psalm 31:5a, “Into your hand I commit my spirit” clearly gives us a picture of Jesus’ crucifixion. Whether prophecy or a quote of scripture, I can’t say, but these were some of the ...
Day 147 – Ps 20-22; John 10:1-21Day 147 – Ps 20-22; John 10:1-21
Ps. 20-22 I love Ps 20:7-8. “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright.” ...
Day 145 – Ps 15-16; John 9:1-23Day 145 – Ps 15-16; John 9:1-23
Ps. 15-16 David is one of several representations of Christ in the Bible story. He is also in the direct line of Christ. This adds interest to the fact that so many of David’s words ...
Day 71 – Num 5-6; Mark 13:1-20Day 71 – Num 5-6; Mark 13:1-20
Num. 5-6 Once again, it strikes me how impossible it is for any of us to stay pure by our own power. Mark 13:1-20 “But the one who endures to the end will be saved.” (Mark ...