2 Thessalonians INTRODUCTIONPaul’s second Letter to Thessalonica was sent a few months after his first. Some had assumed Jesus’ second coming was so near they could quit work. Paul corrected this misunderstanding, and emphasized the importance of using the present time wisely. GOD IS JUST2 Thessalonians 1 “God is just: He will pay back troubleContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”
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The 365-Day Devotional Commentary
Obadiah INTRODUCTIONObadiah is a prophecy of destruction, directed against Edom, a land across the Jordan River from Judah that was populated by descendants of Jacob’s brother, Esau (Gen. 25). Obadiah said the Edomites collaborated with foreign invaders of Judah and mistreated Jerusalem’s survivors; a charge which fits six different occasions in Judah’s history! It isContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”
The 365-Day Devotional Commentary
GOD’S GLORY RETURNSEzekiel 40–48 “The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when He came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell facedown. The glory of the LORD entered the temple” (Ezek. 43:3–4). The last chapters of Ezekiel describe the worshipContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”
The 365-Day Devotional Commentary
DRY BONES LIVEEzekiel 37–39 “I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD” (Ezek. 37:6). People who find it hard to believe warnings of divine judgmentContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”
The 365-Day Devotional Commentary
RESTORATION AHEADEzekiel 33–36 “I will place over them . . . My servant David, and he will tend them . . . and be their shepherd” (Ezek. 34:23). Though Jerusalem was in ruins, God had not abandoned His people. However grim present circumstances may appear, there is always a future for the people of God.Continue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”
