Arad, and a View of Moab

One of the distinctive features of Arad are their lookout points giving a view of the vast valleys and grand mountain ranges surrounding the area. It was an admitted thrill to stand in the foothills of what was once Judah and gaze across to the mountains of Moab.

Minor Prophets: Malachi, Bad Attitude

After the prophet had delivered Godโ€™s message of love, he now took the priests to task who were polluting Godโ€™s altar and Godโ€™s table with blemished sacrifices.

Minor Prophets: Malachi, Jacob not Esau

Irreducible Complexity: Election is simply this, that Sovereign God loves whom God loves. The Lord foreknows and calls those to respond to the good news of Godโ€™s grace and at the same time God works through a person's choosing to believe.

Minor Prophets: The Book of Malachi

Malachi may be associated with the jackal, which features early in his book, for God had left Edom to jackals, yet now Godโ€™s own people were acting like jackals.

The Minor Prophets: An Overview

After weโ€™ve had a chance to settle in with Hosea (who is listed first, and who also came first), it would be great to see who were contemporaries, who were probably having conversations with each other, and which prophets wrote about the same theme but ended their books very differently.

The 12 Minor Prophets

This week, I'm starting a new series from the Hebrew Bible (what many refer to as the "Old Testament"). I've long been fascinated with the poetry, imagery, and intensity of the prophets, and especially intrigued with the minor prophets--maybe because the only place I ever heard teaching on all twelve books was in the Bible study I used to be a part of.