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Haggai JULY 9 Reading 190 PUTTING GOD FIRST Haggai 1–2 “Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?” (Hag. 1:4)The fall of Israel to Assyria, and of Judah to Babylon, illustrates what happens when people fail to put God first. The response ofContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Haggai INTRODUCTION Haggai was the first of the postexilic prophets. When a company of Jews returned from Babylon in 538 B.C., they laid the foundations of a new temple. But for the next 18 years members of the community concentrated on building their own houses, leaving the house of the Lord unfinished. Haggai urged theContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Zephaniah JULY 8 Reading 189 GREAT DAY COMING Zephaniah 1–3 “The great Day of the Lord is near—near and coming quickly. Listen! The cry on the Day of the Lord will be bitter” (Zeph. 1:14).I magine history as a speeding train and the prophets as conductors, calling out the next station. Zephaniah’s cry would be,Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Zephaniah INTRODUCTION Zephaniah prophesied during the reign of Josiah of Judah (640-609 B.C.). Distressed by the shallowness of Judah’s response to the godly king’s reformation, Zephaniah announced that sweeping judgment was about to fall on Jerusalem as well as on pagan nations. Zephaniah, the last of the preexilic prophets, summarized much of the judgment andContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Habakkuk JULY 7 Reading 188 PERFECTED FAITH Habakkuk 1–3 “The Sovereign Lord is my strength . . . He enables me to go on the heights” (Hab. 3:19).Faith grows fastest when challenged. What Habakkuk teaches us is that through our doubts and suffering, our faith can and will be perfected. Overview Habakkuk complained to GodContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”