1. Micah continues to rebuke the corrupt leaders. They should be good shepherds to God’s flock under their care, protecting the helpless and giving justice to the oppressed. Instead, they are like wol(...)
Read1. Unlike many false prophets at the time, Micah spoke truth to power, which was a bold yet dangerous thing to do. The ones in power did whatever they wanted. They robbed those who could not defend th(...)
Read1. Micah was a prophet from Moresheth, a small agricultural town in Judah. As an outsider to the religious and social elite of society, he could see the corruption that pervaded Israel and Judah, espe(...)
Read1. God will exercise his judgment on the all the nations of the earth. He will at that time restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem. He will gather all nations in the Valley of Jehoshaphat to judg(...)
Read1. Joel speaks here of God'smercy and restoration after a period of judgment. When God’s people turn back to him, he relents from his punishment, and he forgives and restores all things. God, in his g(...)
Read1. The prophet Joel warns of God’s impending judgment. The day of the Lord was coming. It would be a dreadful day. Whether these verses describe an actual invasion of Judah’s enemies, or is symbolic o(...)
Read1. Joel describes a devastating locust plague that has ravaged the land of Judah, leaving it barren and lifeless. The prophet Joel called on the people to wake up from their drunkenness and to mourn.(...)
Read1. It had been Paul’s vision to preach the gospel in Rome (Ac 19:21; Rom. 1:15). Paul was a great mission strategist; he planted churches in large cities to serve as strategic centers from which the g(...)
Read1. The resurrected Jesus, our Lord and Savior, had a purpose for Paul. “Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.” Paul was not born a saint, ready to serve God’s purpose for his life. No, he was(...)
Read1. The Jews misunderstood and persecuted Paul. Nevertheless, he genuinely loved His people. When he stood on the steps of the Roman barracks to speak, he addressed them as “brothers and fathers.” In m(...)
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