[:en]SCRIPTURE:  NAHUM 3 “King of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your nobles lie down to rest.  Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.  Nothing can heal you; your wound is fatal.  All who hear the news about you clap their hands at your fall, for who has not felt your endless cruelty?” (Nahum… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/29/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  NAHUM 2 “The Lord will restore the splendor of Jacob like the splendor of Israel, though destroyers have laid them waste and have ruined their vines” (Nahum 2:2) “I am against you,” declares the Lord Almighty. “I will burn up your chariots in smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions.  I will leave you no… Continue reading [:en] Our Daily Verse (12/28/21) [:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  NAHUM 1 INTRODUCTION: Nahum means “comfort”.  He was a prophet who prophesized at the same time as Zephaniah, jeremiah and Habakkuk.  His message was a comfort to the Jews who hated the cruelty of the Assyrians.  Jonah was sent to Nineveh, the capital of Assyria to give the people the message to repent.  Now… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily VErse (12/27/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  MICAH 7 “Both hands are skilled in doing evil; the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, the powerful dictate what they desire— they all conspire together. The best of them is like a brier, the most upright worse than a thorn hedge.  The day God visits you has come, the day your watchmen sound the alarm.  Now is… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/26/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  MICAH 6 “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you?  To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly[a] with your God” (Micah 6:8) “You have observed the statutes of Omri; and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their traditions.  Therefore I will give you… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/25/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  MICAH 5 “Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor bears a son and the rest of his brothers return to join the Israelites.  He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.  And they… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/24/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  MICAH 4 “All the nations may walk in the name of their gods, but we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever” Micah 4:5) “But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord; they do not understand his plan, that he has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/23/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  MICAH 3 “This is what the Lord says:  “As for the prophets who lead my people astray,they proclaim ‘peace’, if they have something to eat,but prepare to wage war against anyone who refuses to feed them.  Therefore night will come over you, without visions, and darkness, without divination. The sun will set for the prophets,… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/22/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  MICAH 2 “I will surely gather all of you, Jacob; I will surely bring together the remnant of Israel.  I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in its pasture; the place will throng with people.  The One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/21/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  MICAH 1 INTRODUCTION: Micah’s name means “Who is like the Lord”.  He lived in Judah during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah.  His messages included call to hear for the coming judgment, the restoration of future kingdoms and God’s invitation to the people to turn to him.  His message consisted of judgment mingled… Continue reading [:en]Our Daily Verse (12/20/21)[:]