GOD’S PRIZED POSSESSIONMalachi 3–4 ” ’They will be Mine,’ says the LORD Almighty, ’in the day when I make up My treasured possession. I will spare them, just as in compassion a man spares his son who serves him” (Mal. 3:17). The little Jewish community in Judea may have strayed from the Lord. But GodContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”
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The 365-Day Devotional Commentary
Malachi INTRODUCTIONMalachi is the last of the three postexilic prophets. He ministered to descendants of those who returned to Judea from the Babylonian Captivity. When Malachi wrote, priests and people had become lax in their worship at the rebuilt temple, which had been completed in 515 B.C. Through a series of sharp rhetorical questions MalachiContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”
The 365-Day Devotional Commentary
Haggai INTRODUCTIONHaggai 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 the peopleContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”
The 365-Day Devotional Commentary
EVENTS OF DAVID’S REIGN2 Samuel 21–24 “The LORD lives! Praise be my Rock! Exalted be God, the Rock, my Saviour!” (2 Sam. 22:47) When you tell someone the story of your life, there are some things that just won’t fit in a chronological report. Here in an appendix the writer of 2 Samuel relates moreContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”
The 365-Day Devotional Commentary
ABSALOM’S REBELLION2 Samuel 15–20 “Say, ‘Absalom is king in Hebron’ ” (2 Sam. 15:10). In difficult times we may even wonder if God has deserted us. Particularly if our conscience is not clear. Absalom’s rebellion was just such a time for David. BackgroundDavid ruled over Judah for seven years before the northern tribes acknowledged himContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”
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