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Amos 5:8-9 meaningJanuary 29, 2022

Having called individuals in Israel to seek God so that they may live, Amos portrays the LORD as the sovereign God who controls everything in the world.

Amos 5:4-7 meaningJanuary 29, 2022

Although the nation Israel will be destroyed in the prime of her youth, Amos calls Israel to seek God so that they may live.

Amos 5:1-3 meaningJanuary 29, 2022

Amos laments the destruction of Israel and predicts a casualty rate of 90 percent. In the prime of her youthful vigor, the nation Israel will be devastated, and nobody will rescue her.

Leviticus 23:33-44 meaningJanuary 29, 2022

God declares the Feast of Tabernacles to be one of His appointed times.

Leviticus 23:26-32 meaningJanuary 29, 2022

God declares the Day of Atonement, (“Yom Kippur” in Hebrew) to be one of His appointed times

Leviticus 23:23-25 meaningJanuary 29, 2022

God proclaims the fall feasts. The first of which is the Feast of Trumpets. Literally in Hebrew “The day of the shout.”

Leviticus 23:15-22 meaningJanuary 29, 2022

God declares the Feast of Weeks to be one of His appointed times. The Feast of Weeks was later named “Pentecost” by Hellenized (Greek) Jews in 300 BC.

Leviticus 23:9-14 meaningJanuary 29, 2022

God declares the Feast of First Fruits to be His appointed time.

Leviticus 23:4-8 meaningJanuary 29, 2022

God declares the 14th day of the first month to be Passover. Passover starts a 7-day feast called Unleavened Bread; most see them as one feast.

Leviticus 23:3 meaningJanuary 29, 2022

God declares the sabbath day to be one of His appointed times

Leviticus 23:1-2 meaningJanuary 29, 2022

God introduces His appointed times

Joel 3:18-21 meaningJanuary 26, 2022

The LORD describes Judah’s final prosperity. He promises to restore their blessings and give them freedom from their enemies.

Joel 3:14-17 meaningJanuary 26, 2022

The day of the LORD will be a time of judgment for the Gentile nations, but a time of deliverance for the sons of Israel. In consequence of this deliverance, the sons of Israel will acknowledge Yahweh as their Suzerain God.

Joel 3:12-13 meaningJanuary 26, 2022

The LORD commanded the nations to enter the Valley of Jehoshaphat, where He would judge them for their wickedness.

Joel 3:9-11 meaningJanuary 26, 2022

The prophet Joel invites the Gentile nations to assemble for battle. He urges the LORD to bring His army down to defeat the nations.

Joel 3:4-8 meaningJanuary 26, 2022

The LORD turns His attention to the Phoenicians and the Philistines. He promises to judge them for the crimes they committed against Judah.

Joel 3:1-3 meaningJanuary 26, 2022

When the LORD restores the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, He will judge the Gentile nations for the way they treated His covenant people.

John 3:31-36 meaningJanuary 26, 2022

John the Baptist tells his disciples that Jesus has come from Heaven and will teach of the things of Heaven, because He has firsthand knowledge of Heaven and of God. He speaks the words of God Himself. Indeed, Jesus is God the Son, son of God the Father. Whoever lives a life of faith in the Son will experience the fullness of life, but whoever disobeys the Son will experience punishment from God.

John 3:22-30 meaningJanuary 26, 2022

Jesus and his disciples go south into Judea. His disciples baptize repentant Jews. Nearby, John the Baptist's disciples are inspired to jealousy by seeing that Jesus attracts larger crowds than John. John answers his disciples, saying that the whole point of his ministry was to prepare people for Jesus's ministry. Now that Jesus's ministry is growing, John is happy for him, and will intentionally fade into the background.

John 3:14-16 meaningJanuary 25, 2022

Jesus explains why He, God's Messiah, has come to earth: He must die so that the world can receive eternal life. He compares himself to the bronze serpent in the wilderness which Moses raised up for snakebit Israelites to look upon. Jesus too will be lifted up on a cross, and anyone who looks on Him with the belief that they will be healed of sin will be given eternal life.

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