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Ezra INTRODUCTIONDuring the 70 years of Exile most of the Jews settled into a comfortable life in Babylon and other Eastern cities. Then in 539 B.C. Cyrus the Persian issued a decree permitting any Jew to return to his ancient homeland, to rebuild the temple of the Lord. Only a few responded. This enthusiastic groupContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

Nahum INTRODUCTIONNahum prophesied against Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, while that empire was still at the height of its power, in the mid-seventh century B.C. The prophet, a citizen of Judah, predicted the city’s fall and vividly described the manner in which it was actually taken.This brief book reminds us that God is the GodContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

2 John-3 John INTRODUCTIONThe Apostle John wrote these two brief letters. The first is addressed to an unknown Christian woman and her family; the second to a Christian leader and a friend named Gaius. These warm, personal letters emphasize themes found in 1 John: the doctrine of Christ’s deity, and the call to love andContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

GOD’S GREAT LOVE1 John 4–5 “This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him” (1 John 4:9). We are to rest in the assurance of God’s great love. OverviewFalse prophets deny Jesus Christ is God and man (4:1–6). LoveContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

TESTS OF FAITH1 John 2:3–3:24 “Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in His presence” (1 John 3:18–19). Love and obedience are inner and outer testsContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”