Punishment

Locusts from the Bottomless Pit - Revelation 9:1 – 9:12 (commentary)

As we read this, we must remember that the Christians have been raptured out of the world before this time. These are the things that will happen during the great tribulation period. The last three trumpet judgments are generally associated with the last three and one-half years of the seventieth ...

Reasons Jerusalem Was Captured - Lamentations 4:14 – 4:22 (commentary)

Jerusalem had been so prosperous and protected that neither kings nor ordinary citizens anywhere could have dreamed that she could be over-run and conquered. Then why was she captured?One cause of Jerusalem’s siege and fall was the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her p …

God is in Control - Jeremiah 27:1 – 27:22 (commentary)

The events of chapter 27 took place early in the reign of Zedekiah (v. 1). Nebuchadnezzar had already invaded Judah once and had taken many captives. Jeremiah was commanded by God to wear a yoke, like those used to hitch a team of oxen together (v. 2), as a symbol of bondage as h …

Punishment For Cursing The Lord - Leviticus 24:1 – 24:23 (commentary)

The Lord told Moses to say to the community of Israel (vv. 1-2): You must supply the purest olive oil for the lamps in the sacred tent, so they will keep burning. Aaron will set up the gold lampstand in the holy place of the sacred tent (vv. 3-4). Then he will light the seven lam …