Category Archives: Bible

THE LORD WILL COME1 Thessalonians 4–5 “The Lord Himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command . . . and the dead in Christ will rise first” (1 Thes. 4:16). Christ’s coming is both comfort and challenge. BackgroundEschatology in the Thessalonian letters. It is clear from reading these letters that during the fewContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

1 Thessalonians INTRODUCTIONThe young church at Thessalonica suffered immediate persecution, and Paul was driven from the city (Acts 17:1–9). This early letter, written about A.D. 50, was intended to encourage and further instruct very new believers. This and a second letter pick up themes found in all Paul’s letters, such as the inspiration of Scripture,Continue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

AGAINST ALIEN NATIONSJeremiah 46–52 “That day belongs to the LORD, the LORD Almighty—a day of vengeance, for vengeance on His foes” (Jer. 46:10). If judgment truly begins at the house of God, as Hebrews suggests, how will God’s enemies escape? In these chapters Jeremiah directed his message of impending judgment to the nations that hadContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

FLIGHT TO EGYPTJeremiah 40–45 “You made a fatal mistake when you sent me to the LORD your God and said, ’Pray to the LORD our God’ ” (Jer. 42:19–20). Knowing the will of God obligates us to do it. Better not to ask God’s will unless you intend to do it! OverviewBrisk narrative chapters tellContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

UNDER SIEGEJeremiah 34–39 “You will see the king of Babylon with your own eyes. . . . And you will go to Babylon” (Jer. 34:3). Jerusalem was under siege. Jeremiah was imprisoned, the king powerless—and the people unrepentant. OverviewJeremiah warned Zedekiah to surrender (34:1–7). Judah’s disobedience to God (vv. 8–22) was contrasted with the Recabites’Continue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”