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Category Archives: fear
trusting Jesus in the storm
Matthew 8:23-27 23 And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And see, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but he was asleep. 25 … Continue reading
Door to disaster
Genesis 20:1-18 Abraham travelled from that place to the territory of the Negev and lived between Kadesh and Shur; and he lived temporarily in Gerar. 2 And Abraham told people regarding Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech … Continue reading
Cave people
Genesis 19:27-38 27 Then Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the LORD. 28 And he looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and toward all the land of the valley, and he looked … Continue reading
times far off
Ezekiel 12 One of the excuses the Israelites used to remain in their sin was that Ezekiel’s prophecies were all for times far off, that nothing was going to be fulfilled in their lifetime. The LORD countered with the threat … Continue reading
you have feared the sword
Ezekiel 10-11:13 In the process of watching a vision depicting the ever-increasing judgment on Jerusalem, Ezekiel sees 25 of the princes of the people. They had been influential and had given wicked council. One of them, Pelatiah ben Benaiah, soon … Continue reading
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Tagged Ezekiel 10, Ezekiel 11
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no safe haven
Jeremiah 40-41 Chaos ensued as the remnant in Israel attempts to stay alive in an environment where leaders conspire to destroy one another. Jeremiah has been set free to go wherever he wishes, but there is no safe place. Gedaliah … Continue reading
Posted in dependence upon God, divisions, fear, Jeremiah, trust
Tagged Jeremiah 40, Jeremiah 41
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dreamers
Jeremiah 23:9-40 Jeremiah lets loose on the false prophets, who are continually offering a positive and encouraging word to a sinful people, assuring them that all is well. They assure a rebellious people that their relationship with the LORD is … Continue reading
Nineveh gets hers
Nahum 3:5-19 Shame, fear and destruction will come to Nineveh: the same shame, fear and destruction that she has meted out to her neighbor nations. Why should the God of Israel waste time sending this message from his prophet? He … Continue reading
the bloody city
Nahum 2:1-3:4 Nahum calls Nineveh the bloody city, which was probably the name given it by the Israelites and others who had felt the violence of its attacks. The prophet described in vivid detail one of its attacks, but with … Continue reading
meeting God
Amos 4 The fat cows of Bashan stand as a symbol of a people who have chosen to satisfy self above all else. Even their religious practices are a means of demonstrating their selfishness. The only reason they “darken the … Continue reading
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