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Micah INTRODUCTION Micah 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, andContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

JULY 2 Reading 183 GOD OF COMPASSION Jonah 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 thatContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Jonah JULY 1 Reading 182 THE PATRIOTIC PROPHET Jonah 1–2 “But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish” (Jonah 1:3).Jonah had what he thought were good reasons to run from the Lord and from the mission God had given him. His story reminds us never to substitute “good reasons” for God’s will!Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Jonah INTRODUCTION Jonah 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 lessonContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Obadiah JUNE 30 Reading 181 JUDAH’S ENEMIES PERISH Obadiah “Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame; you will be destroyed forever” (Obad. 10).Those hostile to God’s people take a great risk when they act against them. Background Names in Obadiah. The prophet used a number of different racialContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”