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This chapter contains a prediction of the utter destruction of Gog and Magog (vv. 1-7). An illustration of the vastness of that destruction (vv. 8-22). God’s mercy to his people (vv. 23-29).The defeat of the evil forces will be final and complete, they will be destroyed b …

Following the events at Mizpah Saul returned to Gibeah where he apparently made no attempt to establish his leadership in the kingdom. Possibly this is because he did not want to give those who had opposed …

Slave owners are to be fair and honest with their slaves. Don’t forget that you have a Master in heaven (v. 1). Our prayer life is to be continual (I Thessalonians 5:17), not casual which means we should be constantly in fellowship with God so that prayer is as normal as breath …

The society was so bad that the righteous people in Israel had to die in order to find peace (vv. 1-2). They could do nothing to turn the nation back to the Lord. The rest of the Israelites were engaged in false religious practices picked up from the pagans around them, i …

Any nation that aligns itself with the Lord God can expect His blessing (v. 12). On the contrary any nation that ignores God and lives unrighteously should have great concern. The Lord looks down from heaven and sees everything that man does (vv. 13-15). This should be a great co …

Almost all biographies end with the death and burial of the subject. I am sure that you have never read one that describes the subject’s resurrection from the dead. The fact that John shared the resurrection miracle is proof that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. This section of John’s Gospel …

A series of visions by Ezekiel begin in chapters 8-11, relating particularly to the evils in Jerusalem among those not yet in exile. Chapter 8 concerns itself with the abominable kinds of idolatry currently practiced in Jerusalem. In fact, it was happening in the very Tem …

As Jesus came down from the mountain to the crowd, He found embarrassed disciples and a needy father and son. The father had brought his epileptic, demon possessed son to the disciples begging them to deliver him, but they couldn’t (vv. 14-16). Jesus rebuked the crowd (which included the …

The Gentiles were very receptive to Paul’s message and wanted him to tell them more (vv. 42-43). The next Sabbath a great crowd, which probably was made up of mostly Gentiles, gathered to hear Paul (v. 44). This made the Jews very envious and angry (v. 45). The Jewish leaders started to …

The Lord told Moses to put His laws in writing (v. 27). As with the giving of the book of the law the first time Moses spent 40 days with the Lord on Mount Sinai (v. 28). Unlike the previous 40 days, the people this time did not get involved in idolatry as before. Also, in contra…