Oct 26, 2021
The prophets Haggai and Zechariah are used by God to bring correction and encouragement to the people of Israel tasked with rebuilding the temple. Their words echo those to Moses and Joshua hundreds of years earlier: “be strong for I am with you.” They are not to be discouraged—there is a day when the glory of...
Oct 19, 2021
After seventy years of exile, singing the songs of Zion in a foreign land and wondering if God would ever favor them again, the children of Israel witnessed the end of the Babylonian empire. The new Persian king, Cyrus, allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem to rebuild their temple. It was a moment filled with joy but...
Oct 12, 2021
The book of Job teaches many lessons—one is how God speaks with power and not just words. When God speaks to us it is often accompanied with an overwhelming peace or with the resolve and commitment necessary to obey His prompting. Job encountered this power when God spoke to him, and his life was forever changed.
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Oct 5, 2021
Ezekiel leaves the exiles with his final vision of a magnificent temple belonging to a future era of restoration. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego refuse to bow down to the golden idol and are delivered out of the fiery furnace. This act of obedience brought great glory to God and impacted King Nebuchadnezzar. It...