SCRIPTURE:  NAHUM 3 WOE TO NINEVEH (vs. 1-19) Disaster that will befall Nineveh:  Their nakedness and shame will be shown to the nations. (v. 5)  They will be pelted with filth and treated with contempt. (v. 6)  All will flee from them and no one to mourn or comfort them. (v. 7)  They will become… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture -1/31/25 (Friday)

SCRIPTURE:  NAHUM 2  NINEVEH TO FALL (vs.1-13) The Lord will restore the kingdom of Jacob and Nineveh will fall like a pool without water.  All their silver, gold, wealth and treasures will be pillaged, plundered and stripped.  God will burn up their chariots in sword and the sword will devour the young ones. THOUGHTS: Assyria… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 1/30/25 (Thursday)

SCRIPTURE:  NAHUM 1 INTRODUCTION: “Nahum” means “comfort”.  God’s mercy was a comfort to the Jews who hated the Assyrians for their cruel treatment.  Assyria was the most powerful nation on earth.  They plundered, oppressed and slaughtered their victims.  Jonah had preached there and the people heard God’s message and had turned from evil.  But generations… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 1/29/25 (Wednesday)

SCRIPTURE:  MICAH 7 ISRAEL’S MISERY (vs. 1-7) SINS OF ISRAEL:  All men lie in wait to shed blood; each hunts his brother with a net. (v. 2b)  The ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, the powerful dictate what they desire. (v. 3)  The best of them is like a brier, the most upright worse… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 1/28/25 (Tuesday)

SCRIPTURE:  MICAH 6 MEMORY VERSE: “He has showed you, O man, what is good.  And what does the Lord require of you?  To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” THE LORD’S CASE AGAINST ISRAEL (VS. 1-8) God was reminding the people how he had brought them out of… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 1/27/25 (Monday)

SCRIPTURE:  MICAH 5 A PROMISED RULER FOR BETHELEHEM (vs. 1-4) Although Israel will be abandoned and their ruler sieged, God will provide them a ruler who will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord.  And they will live securely and peacefully till the ends of the earth. DELIVERANCE (vs. 5-9) When… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 1/26/25 (Sunday)

SCRIPTURE; MICAH 4 THE MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD (vs. 1-5) It will be established as chief among the mountains. (v. 1a) It will be raised above the hills and peoples will stream to it. (v. 1b) Many nations will come to the mountain to hear the teachings of God’s ways. (v. 2) God will judge… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 1/25/25 (Saturday)

SCRIPTURE:  MICAH 3 LEADERS AND PROPHETS REBUKED (vs. 1-12) SINS OF THE LEADERS AND PROPHETS They hate good and love evil. (v. 2a) The tear the skin from the people and flesh from their bones. (v. 2b) They eat the people’s flesh , strip off their skin and break their bones in pieces. (v. 3a)… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 1/24/25 (Friday)

SCRIPTURE:  MICAH 2 MAN’S PLANS AND GOD’S (vs. 1-5) MAN’S PLANS  Iniquity (v. 1a)  Evil (v. 1b)  Covetousness on fields, houses, home, and inheritance (v. 2) GOD’S PLANS:  Disaster against the people (v. 3a)  There will be calamity (v. 3b)  They will be ridiculed with mournful song FALSE PROPHETS (vs. 6-11)  They prophesy that disgrace… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 1/23/24 (Thursday)

SCRIPTURE:  MICAH 1 INTRODUCTION: “Micah” means “who is like the Lord”.  He lived in the countryside of Judah during the reign of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah.  Micah warned about God’s judgment against Jerusalem and Samaria because of the selfishness of their rulers, prophets and priests.  But those who trusted in God will be restored.  Micah… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 1/22/25 (Wednesday)