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Hosea 7:13-16 meaningJune 6, 2023
The LORD pronounces woe on Israel. The nation will be destroyed because she has strayed from God and broken her covenant promise. Now the covenant provisions for breaking her promise will be enforced.
Hosea 7:8-12 meaningJune 6, 2023
The LORD describes Israel’s ignorance and vulnerability due to her pride. The nation has become like a senseless dove, flitting back and forth between trusting in Assyria and Egypt rather than turning to God, and trusting in Him.
Hosea 7:1-7 meaningJune 6, 2023
The LORD gives the reasons why the Israelites are insensitive to His call. They have plunged so deep into depravity that their evil deeds encircle them. Their lust for evil is like fire in an oven, which awaits the opportune moment to burst forth.
Isaiah 42:1-4 meaningJune 5, 2023
This is the first of Isaiah's four "Servant Songs" prophesying about the Messiah to come, and emphasizing that the coming Messiah will not only be a king, but also a servant. The song declares that the LORD's Servant will be commissioned by God to bring forth justice to the nations. It also says that as He accomplishes His mission, He will not be boastful or quarrelsome. The LORD's Servant will be extremely gentle and kind.
Isaiah 42:1 meaningJune 5, 2023
This is the first of Isaiah’s four “Servant Songs” prophesying about the Messiah to come. It emphasizes that the coming Messiah will not only be a king, but also a servant.
Proverbs 6:30-35 meaningJune 5, 2023
Proverbs 6:30-35 explains how the repercussions of betrayal are severe.
Proverbs 6:26-29 meaningJune 5, 2023
Flirting with temptation is dangerous. Sin has consequences that cannot be avoided. Submitting to wickedness interrupts a productive life.
Proverbs 6:20-25 meaningJune 5, 2023
The commands of God and the teachings of those who follow Him illuminate our path. They lead to discernment, peace, and fellowship.
Proverbs 6:16-19 meaningJune 5, 2023
The practical ramifications of wickedness run counter to God, His design for the world, and what is best for each human life.
Proverbs 6:12-15 meaningJune 5, 2023
Solomon illustrates the characteristics of a wicked person and the result.
Proverbs 6:6-11 meaningJune 5, 2023
Solomon warns against laziness and tries to encourage the reader toward action by showing the inherent dangers of apathy.
Proverbs 6:1-5 meaningJune 5, 2023
Using a lender-borrower analogy, Solomon warns of the danger of forfeiting our stewardship to others and provides a way out of the danger.
Hosea 6:7-11 meaningJune 5, 2023
The LORD ends this chapter with an illustration of covenant infidelity committed by both Israel and Judah.
Hosea 6:4-6 meaningJune 5, 2023
The LORD accuses and condemns both Israel and Judah for their covenant infidelity and false devotion to Him. He tells the people that He desires loyalty more than sacrifices performed as religious formalism (vv. 4-6).
Hosea 6:1-3 meaningJune 5, 2023
After being severely afflicted, a future generation of Israelites will earnestly seek the LORD. A voice from the nation urges the people to return to the LORD so that they may live in His presence and experience His blessings.
Luke 3:19-20 meaningJune 5, 2023
Luke narrates the fate of John the Baptist and tells why he was imprisoned by Herod.
Luke 3:15-18 meaningJune 5, 2023
John confesses that he is not the Messiah. John is only a lowly forerunner of the Messiah. John shifts metaphors and warns that the Messiah is coming very soon to reap. He will gather the faithful unto Himself and He will incinerate everything that is unfit and everyone who is unworthy when He appears.
Luke 3:7-9 meaningJune 5, 2023
John issues a surprising and startling rebuke to the crowds who have heard of his popularity and have come to be baptized by him. John warns them to not simply rely on their Jewish heritage to save them from impending judgement.
Luke 3:3-6 meaningJune 5, 2023
Luke introduces John the Baptizer as the fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy and his message of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
Mark 1:23-28 meaningJune 3, 2023
While Jesus is teaching in a Capernaum synagogue, a man with an unclean spirit begins crying out, identifying Jesus as the Holy One of God. Jesus swiftly rebukes the spirit to keep quiet and leave the man. It does. The crowd's amazement at Jesus's authority increases because He not only teaches with authority, He even commands unclean spirits and they obey Him. News of this amazing event spread all throughout the district of Galilee.
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