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Micah INTRODUCTIONMicah was a contemporary of Isaiah and Amos. He joined them in warning Israel and Judah of impending judgment just before the great Assyrian invasion of 722 B.C. which resulted in captivity for the Northern Hebrew Kingdom. Micah showed the necessity of that judgment by picturing the injustice rife in each society, and aContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

GOD OF COMPASSIONJonah 3–4 “Nineveh has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well. Should I not be concerned about that great city?” (Jonah 4:11) God has compassion for all. We need to develop an attitude that mirrors His—not Jonah’s! OverviewWhenContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

Jonah INTRODUCTIONJonah is the narrative report of a prophet from Israel and his mission to Nineveh, capital of Assyria. Fearing that his nation’s enemy might repent if warned of impending judgment, Jonah tried to flee. God dealt with His reluctant prophet, and Nineveh humbled itself and was saved, teaching Jonah and us a lesson aboutContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

VISIONS OF JUDGMENTAmos 7–9 “Then the Lord said, ’Look, I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel: I will spare them no longer’ ” (Amos 7:8). Amos looked ahead, and he foresaw the certain judgment of a people who had refused for decades to heed God’s call to repent. OverviewThree visions of certainContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

A JUST, MORAL SOCIETYAmos 3–6 “You trample on the poor and force him to give you grain. Therefore, though you have built stone mansions, you will not live in them; though you have planted lush vineyards, you will not drink their wine” (Amos 5:11). The Old Testament’s vision of a just, moral society was warpedContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”