Week 7 – Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d Day 4 – Esther: Orphaned – The Cold, Hard Facts: Esther 2:7 You may be wondering why we are looking at the book of Esther while looking at the prophets. You may also be wondering why we are looking at the book of Esther at all when …
OT 7:3 Zechariah and the Fatherless
Week 7 – Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d Day 3 – Zechariah and the Fatherless: Zechariah 7,8 So, what about the fatherless? Where do they come into this whole picture? Once again, they are at the heart of the issue. Apparently, during the time of the captivity the Jews had been observing a time of …
OT 7:2 Glory Out Of Rubble
Week 7 – Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d Day 2: Zechariah and Ministry Cont’d – Glory from Rubble: Haggai 2 Although it is not addressed in the chapters of Ezra that we have been covering, you may remember that when the foundation of the temple was laid those who had seen the former temple wept …
OT 7:1 – Living a Submitted Life or Building a Memorial
Week 7 – Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d Day 1: Zecharaiah and Ministry Cont’d – Living a Submitted Life or Building a Memorial: Ezra 4-6, Romans 6:16 When Zechariah and Haggai came to the people with this prophecy (See week 6, day 5) God stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel and Joshua and of the …
OT 6:5 Don’t Pour Your Life Into A Bag With Holes
Week 6 – Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d Day 5: Zechariah and Ministry Cont’d – Don’t Pour Your Life Into A Bag With Holes: Haggai 1 The King’s letter brought the rebuilding of the temple to a halt. The response of the Jews to this new situation is very disheartening. In the opening chapter of …
OT 6:4 When the Enemy Frustrates our Purpose
Week 6 – Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d Day 4: Zechariah and Ministry – When the Enemy Frustrates our Purpose: Ezra 4 Zerubbabel took a stand and would not allow the Jew’s adversaries a place in the building of the temple. So, what was their response? They made life miserable: “Then the people of the …
OT 6:3 When the Enemy Volunteers
Week 6 – Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d Day 3 – Zechariah and the Challenges of Ministry – When the Enemy Volunteers: Ezra 4 So, you may be thinking, wait a minute, Zechariah and Challenges of Ministry – so why are we reading from Ezra? The answer is simple. The ministry of Zechariah overlaps the …
OT 6:2 A Man for the Gap
Week 6 – Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d Day 2 – A Man for the Gap: Ezekiel 22:7, 29 Ezekiel twenty-two is a sobering chapter. It addresses Jerusalem and her sin. Verse three gives the short list of offenses: Violence and idolatry. The long list, however, starts in verse seven, to it is added gross …
OT 6:1 lndividual Responsibility
Week 6 – Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d Day 1 – Individual Responsibility, Ezekiel 18:12,17 Ezekiel chapter eighteen is a very important chapter. While much of the material in the books of prophecy is dealing with the sins of Israel, Judah or many other nations as a whole, this chapter deals with the sins of …
OT 5:5 Sodom’s Other Sins
Week 5: Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d Day 5 – Sodom’s Other Sins: Ezekiel 16:49, 50 The references to the poor and needy in the book of Ezekiel are also very important. The first is especially interesting. In this day and age when wickedness is so blatantly rampant, we have a tendency to link one …
