Category Archives: Bible Reading

The prophet Malachi prophesied to God’s people after the time of Haggai and Zechariah, but before the return of Ezra to Jerusalem. The date is somewhere around 470-460 B.C. Malachi deals with a great deal of the same subjects as … Continue reading →

The prophet Zechariah started his prophetic ministry two months after Haggai (Haggai 1:1 and Zechariah 1:1). His purpose was the same as that of Haggai. He encouraged the Jews who had returned from Babylonian captivity to complete the work started … Continue reading →

Apathy can be a killer. It kills motivation, zeal, passion, and action. Sometimes it comes on slowly; sometimes it seems to fall on us like a ton of bricks. We just get distracted, we don’t “feel like it”, or we … Continue reading →

What does it mean? How can I live this out? These are important questions as we embed the Bible. We read for information and for transformation. God wants us to be changed when we come into contact with His Word. … Continue reading →

Ezekiel 37 has to be one of the coolest chapters in the Bible. Ezekiel, a man called to live out the message of God in bold ways, is led by the Spirit of God to a valley. As he looks … Continue reading →

Israel is in captivity. Separated from homeland and temple worship, Israel longs for the day when she can return home. Not everyone in the region looks forward to the day of Israel’s return. In Ezekiel 26, we are shown that … Continue reading →

Punishment, destruction, condemnation, guilt, sin, the sword, and death. All words that we have become familiar with in our reading of Ezekiel. Words that are dark and hard to hear. Words that burn behind our eyes as we try to … Continue reading →

Hope often springs up in the strangest places. So far, Ezekiel has had a lot to say in our reading about judgment and destruction. He has painted, in vivid pictures, the sin of God’s people. In Ezekiel 11, we find … Continue reading →

As we read through Ezekiel, we come face to face with a man who is devoted to God. Ezekiel is a wild character, often called to live out the words of God in dramatic ways. Ezekiel himself is a priest, … Continue reading →

The Jewish historian, Flavius Josephus, records an incredible story in his book, Jewish Antiquities (11.317-345). He tells of the time when Alexander the Great approached the city of Jerusalem. It was a time of conquest. Alexander, leading the Greek armies … Continue reading →