The final meeting between Edom and Israel happened when the many greats grandson of Esau, King Herod had before him the many greats grandson of Jacob, Jesus Christ.
Minor Prophets: Micah, God is Supreme
God did forgive the people. In the last verse of this book, Micah spoke with confident hope that God would show faithfulness to the people, unswerving loyalty, because this is not only Godโs nature but also the nature of Godโs love for Godโs own.
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Minor Prophets: Micah, Messiah’s Reign
There are Spirit-filled Christians from what seems a countless variety of backgrounds and faith traditions, and we all have such a variety of ways of understanding what will happen in the future. There is much disagreement! However, there are a few points on which we are unified.
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Minor Prophets: The Last Word On Jonah
Anger was eating Jonah up just like the worm had eaten up the vine. You and I might start out being angry at the big things, but unresolved anger just sits there waiting to be triggered until it comes screaming out over every little thing.
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Minor Prophets: Jonah or Dagon?
During Jonah's time, the people of Nineveh believed in a divinity who sent messages to them by a person who rose out of the sea, as part fish and part man.
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Minor Prophets: Jonah’s Psalm
The fundamental movement of the Lord was to move Godโs people from bondage to freedom, from objectification as enslaved persons to beloved people in relationship with the Almighty Sovereign and God of the Cosmos.
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Minor Prophets: Jonah in the Storm
The truth is, it seemed Jonah would rather have died than turn back and sail for Joppa to begin his journey to Nineveh. But, God was not asking Jonah to give his life to the sea in death. God was asking him to give his compassion to the enemies of his people.
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Gospel of John: โฮคฮฏ ฮถฮทฯฮตแฟฯฮต;โ
The way John told this storyโand remember, the timing of things was important to Johnโit was at the very moment of the womanโs statement about the coming Messiah, and Jesusโ declaration of โYHWH/I AM the very one, speaking to you right nowโ that the disciples arrived.
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The Seventh Plague, Exodus 9
Each contest included a cycle of three plagues. In this talk, originally delivered at New Hope Chapel, Arnold, MD, I pick up the series at the seventh plague, and show a pattern emerging of a progressive revelation of God.
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Minor Prophets: Amos, Three Breaches
What happens when Godโs people lose touch with Godโs values and Godโs character? They do not stop being Godโs people. But. They do experience a profound disconnection from God. Instead of experiencing and living out the exuberant joy of shalom, they create and participate in systems that harm.
