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 5:3 When a Nation Neglects the Fatherless
Week 5: Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d Day 3 – When a Nation Neglects the Fatherless: Jeremiah 5:28, 7:6,7; 22:3,4; Lamentations 5:3 The message to Judah regarding the fatherless is a lot more extensive than what we saw in Jeremiah’s address to Edom. The fatherless are first mentioned in chapter five where the sin of …
OT 5:2 Jeremiah and the Fatherless
Week 5: Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d Day 2 – Jeremiah and the Fatherless: Jeremiah 49:11 The prophet Jeremiah began his ministry during the reign of Josiah, King of Judah. Josiah was the great-grandson of Hezekiah. By the time Josiah came into power at the age of eight, Judah’s spiritual state had sunk even further …
OT 5:1 In Thee The Fatherless Find Mercy
Week 5: Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d Day 1 – In Thee The Fatherless Find Mercy: Hosea 14:3 Post Theme: Hosea and the Fatherless In the last blog, we started our look at the fatherless and the prophets in the book of Isaiah. Hosea was Isaiah’s contemporary. Both men prophesied during the reigns of Uzziah, …
OT 2:1 Lessons From Mr. Job
Week 2 – Lessons From Job Day 1 – Introduction to the Fatherless in Job: Job 6:27 This week’s posts will be a little different than last week’s. The verses we covered last week, all fit together, but could also stand pretty well on their own. This week, as we look at the book of …
