Posts with the tag “week-31”

Jeremiah 25:15-38; 36; 45-46.  “The Purpose of His Wrath”          “…The cup of anger from the LORD…” (Jer. 25:17)         If we were to make a list of what brings about God’s wrath what would it contain?  In our reading up to this point here are some of the items we have read that have brought about His wrath: Apostasy (2 Chr. 34:24-25), Sympathy with evil (Lev. 10:1-6), Unfaithfulness (Josh. 22:...  Read More

2 Kings 23:31-24:4; 2 Chronicles 36:1-5; Jeremiah 22:1-23; 25:1-14; 26:1-24. “It’s in the Application”          Jeremiah 26 elaborates on the evil of King Jehoiakim and the nation at that time.  The prophet Jeremiah does exactly as God asks of him and stands before the leaders announcing the judgment of God if they do not change.  For their wickedness God was to destroy the temple at Shiloh.  But...  Read More

2 Kings 23:29-30; 2 Chronicles 35:20-27; Jeremiah 47-48; Zephaniah 2:8-3:20.  “My Decision”          Zephaniah’s prophetic message contains words of warning and judgment for Judah if they don’t repent and humble themselves before God.  It also contains words of judgment against the enemies of Judah.  By the end of the book a powerful message of hope becomes very clear.  God is watching out for His...  Read More

Habakkuk 1-3; Zephaniah 1:1-2:7.  “Questions and Answers”          Imagine the opportunity to physically sit across from God and ask Him questions.  Many times, I’ve yearned for that kind of opportunity.  Habakkuk is describing that kind of situation, via a vision.         Habakkuk asks God if He’s even been listening to his calls for help.  Habakkuk asks God if He’s aware of all the sin and viole...  Read More

2 Kings 23:1-28; 2 Chronicles 34:29-35:19; Nahum 1-3.  “His Wrath”          “When God saw that the Ninevites from Assyria had put a stop to their evil ways, he had mercy on them and didn’t carry out the destruction he had planned.”  That is a quote from the book of Jonah 100 years before Nahum, and 150 before the fall of Nineveh and Assyria.  Jonah had preached the gospel to the 120,000 who lived ...  Read More

2 Kings 22:3-20; 2 Chronicles 34:8-28; Jeremiah 5:20-6:30.  “Rewarded Repentance”          The scroll containing the Book of the Law was found in the Temple and read to King Josiah.  After hearing the words, Josiah humbled himself before God in sorrow and repentance and tore his clothing and wept.  His immediate response had a bearing on God’s response.  Josiah pleaded with the high priest to spea...  Read More

         This week’s theme has to do with the justice and wrath of God.  Charles Swindoll wrote the following;         Surely this phrase, “the wrath of God,” is greatly misunderstood.  Many, invariably think of some sort of peeved deity, a kind of cosmic, terrible-tempered Mr. Bang, who indulges in violent, uncontrolled displays of temper when human beings do not do what they ought to do.  But su...  Read More

This week’s theme has to do with the justice and wrath of God.  Charles Swindoll wrote the following;          Surely this phrase, “the wrath of God,” is greatly misunderstood.  Many, invariably think of some sort of peeved deity, a kind of cosmic, terrible-tempered Mr. Bang, who indulges in violent, uncontrolled displays of temper when human beings do not do what they ought to do.  But such a concept only reveals the limitations of our understanding.  The Bible never deals with the wrath of God that way.  According to the Scriptures, the wrath of God is God’s moral integrity.  When man refuses to yield himself to God, he creates certain conditions, not only for himself but for others as well, which God has ordained for harm.  It is God who makes evil result in sorrow, heartache, injustice, and despair.  It is God’s way of saying to man, “Now look, you must face the truth.  You were made for Me.  If you decide that you don’t want Me, then you will have to bear the consequences.”  The absence of God is destructive to human life.  That absence is God’s wrath.  And God cannot withhold it.  In His moral integrity, He insists that these things should occur as a result of our disobedience.  He sets man’s sin and His wrath in the same frame.  (Living Above the Level of Mediocrity)  Read More