Choices

Choices we make in life - Ruth 1:1 – 1:14 (commentary)

Ruth was not from the children of Israel but from one of the heathen nations, the Moabites. God had commanded His people to have nothing to do with this nation because of their sinfulness (Deut. 7:3, 23:3). Ruth grew up in Moab and she knew nothing about living for …

Fear God and Head His Word - Isaiah 8:1 – 8:22 (commentary)

This passage predicts the fall of Israel and Syria to Assyria, which actually fell in 732 BC and 722 BC (vv. 1-4). On a large scroll Isaiah recorded the name of his son to be born. His name, Maher-Shadol-Hash-Baz, is the longest personal name in the Bible (v. 1). Thi …

Israel is Doomed - Hosea 13:1 – 13:16 (commentary)

Knowing that life is filled with choices , we must as Jacob of old, wait upon the Lord (Gen. 49:18). Jacob’s descendants likewise had to make choices, but they chose to go against God and His love: Choosing dissipation rather than exaltation (vv. 1-3). Israel’s sin incre …