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Nahum JULY 6 Reading 187 AGAINST NINEVEH Nahum 1–3 “The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord takes vengeance and is filled with wrath. The Lord takes vengeance on His foes and maintains His wrath against His enemies” (Nahum 1:2).Any view of God that does not take into account His wrath is aContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Nahum INTRODUCTION Nahum 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 isContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

JULY 5 Reading 186 GOD’S KINGDOM Micah 6–7 “He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:8).One day God’s kingdom will fill the earth. Until then we who know the LordContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

JULY 4 Reading 185 THE COMING KING Micah 3–5 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for Me One who will be Ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times” (Micah 5:2).Human leaders failed to lead Israel to righteousness. GodContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Micah JULY 3 Reading 184 TWO CORRUPT KINGDOMS Micah 1–2 “They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them. They defraud a man of his home, a fellowman of his inheritance” (Micah 2:2).Corruption in any society is a prelude to disaster. The people of Micah’s day did not want to hear that message.Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”