Jonah had preached to the Ninevites, as God had commanded, and the Ninevites were spared, but Jonah’s attitude towards them remained unchanged. Instead of marveling at God’s grace, Jonah was displeased and angry (v. 1). Jonah’s anger stemmed from his hatred of the Assyrians. Jonah …
A period of peace followed the battle of Aphek (20:26–34). Some time after the battle the events recorded in chapter 21 took place. Naboth was a neighbor of Ahab in Jezreel. Ahab wanted to buy Naboth’s vineyard to use for a vegetable garden. He offered to pay him in cash …
Some writers feel that this particular portion of scripture deals with events that happened during the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. However, it seems that the complete fulfillment of Jesus’ prediction is yet future during the great tribulation at the end of this age …
At the age of 7, Joash became king of Judah. He ruled for 40 years (v. 1). While Jehoiada the priest was alive, Joash obeyed the Lord (v. 2). He repaired the temple (v. 4), organizing the priests and Levites to collect the annual temple tax (v. 5), placing a collection’s box at the temple gate (v. 8), …
In yesterdays passage we shared with you four of the six reasons given in the first 22 verses of this chapter that can cause us to become dissatisfied with our relationship with God. Below you will find the last two reasons:We become dissatisfied with God when He doesn’t jump thr …
In this passage we find Israel acknowledging that they are unable to deal with God directly and needed a mediator which was Moses (vv. 18-21). The people that gathered before the mountain were full of fear and awe (Exodus 19:16). They wanted to hear from God through Moses and not …
Many People are painfully aware that things would be far better in their lives if they had made wiser decisions. It is especially frustrating to realize what they are going through now is the result of one poor decision in our lives. This is such a time in the life of Israel.When …
The scene now switches temporarily from Elijah to an account of Ahab’s reign. This chapter begins with the first of three battles over Samaria. These are between Ahab and Ben-hadad, king of Israel’s northern neighbor. This Syrian leader, Ben-hadad, was greedy for lan …
In this chapter we face the need for a standard, a measuring stick by which we can distinguish between things which are harmful and those which are harmless, between right and wrong and good and evil. That is not easy to do, as you well know. This section reveals the realism of S …
The Lord makes the grass and food for the animals to grow (vv. 14-15). He provides dwelling places for animals and birds (vv. 16-18). To all of this, He brought in the orderly cycles of life. He has added the sun and moon to rule the times when various creatures on the earth are …