Posts with the tag “week-36”

1 Chronicles 3:19b-24; Ezra 2:1-4:5.  “How Big is Our God?”          It’s fascinating to review the fulfillment of a prophecy.  Isaiah (chs. 44,45,48) prophesied that God would use a man named Cyrus to guarantee the return of Israel’s remnant and that Jerusalem and the Temple would be rebuilt.  That was 150 years before Cyrus was even born!  Now in 538 BC Cyrus releases the captives.  What an exci...  Read More

1 Chronicles 3:17-19a; 2 Chronicles 36:22-23; Ezra 1; Daniel 6, 9.  “Praying Powerfully”          People who knew Daniel knew that he was a man who prayed fervently.  He prayed three times each day and regularly gave thanks to God.  We are not let in on the details of what exactly he prayed for and about each time, that is with the exception of one instance in chapter nine.         The situation o...  Read More

Daniel 5, 7-8.  “Oh, To Be a Prophet”          King Belshazzar offered to reward Daniel greatly with purple robes of honor, gold chains and a promotion to the third highest in the kingdom just for interpreting the writing on the wall (5:16).  Daniel’s reputation preceded him.  People knew he could do it.  He could have opened a little shop called “Divine Daniel’s” and have made quite the living in...  Read More

2 Kings 25:27-30; Jeremiah 52:31-34; Ezekiel 29:17-30:19; 47:1-48:35.  “Fishing the Dead Sea”          With the exception of a rare torrential rain, the Mojave River is always dry.  Seeing a fisherman reel in a fish on the bank of that river would be just as amazing as seeing one caught on the Dead Sea.  The Dead Sea, 1,300 feet below sea level has many salt pillars at its south end.  The Sea is 5...  Read More

Ezekiel 44-46.  “Dirty Faces”          Ezekiel’s vision reminds him of who is to be allowed in the Temple and how they must treat the privilege.  Ezekiel was being reminded of the seriousness of entering into God’s Temple.  He was made aware of the rules of admission, conduct and dress.         I appreciate reading Ezekiel’s response to seeing God’s glory fill the Temple.  It says he fell to the g...  Read More

Ezekiel 40:38-43:27. “Always Fulfilled”          The visions God provided for His prophets varied in some degree as to their figurative or literal fulfillments, but their fulfillment itself was never in question.  Ezekiel had a vision of the Temple that contained incredible detail.  The only question that arises has to do with the time of its complete fulfillment.  Was it the Temple Zerubbabel sh...  Read More

         After Jesus healed the paralytic Luke noted that, “Everyone was gripped with great wonder and awe, and they praised God, exclaiming, “We have seen amazing things today!” (5:26). I am impacted that way when I consider the way God worked through His prophets and some of the tasks and miracles that were performed.  The section this week focuses on visions, prophecies and interpretations, and...  Read More