Chastening

Jonah’s Prayer and Deliverance - Jonah 2:1 – 2:10 (commentary)

“My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of His correction: for whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.” (Proverbs 3:11, 12) In this chapter, Jonah prays unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s be …

Blessing on Israel - Ezekiel 36:1 – 36:15 (commentary)

Biblical scholars say that the mountains spoken of in this passage are symbolic of the power and strength of Israel, which is the key nation in God’s plan for the ages and the only nation chosen to be the means of bringing God’s blessings to the world. These blessings are s …