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Amos 4:6-11 meaningDecember 16, 2021
Amos spells out several calamities that the LORD sent to Israel to catch their attention so that they might return to Him. But all this was done to no avail. The Israelites refuse to return to the LORD their God.
Amos 4:4-5 meaningDecember 16, 2021
Amos sarcastically invites the Israelites to enter Bethel and Gilgal to continue their devout worship practices, which are transgressions against God. Their worship is not creating a heart of obedience; it is self-justifying and self-serving. This makes it into another transgression that God will judge.
Amos 4:1-3 meaningDecember 16, 2021
Amos addresses the wives of the wealthy oppressors in Samaria and says that they will be pulled from the city either to captivity or to death.
Amos 3:9-15 meaningDecember 14, 2021
Amos describes the oppressions and tumult within Samaria and predicts that God will use a foreign nation to judge His own people. As a result, the altars of Bethel and the great houses in Israel will be destroyed.
Amos 3:3-8 meaningDecember 14, 2021
Amos uses a series of rhetorical questions to announce judgment on the disobedient Israelites.
Amos 3:1-2 meaningDecember 14, 2021
Amos reminds the Israelites of their special covenant relationship with the LORD, the violation of which requires special punishment.
Psalm 23:1-3 meaningDecember 6, 2021
David acknowledges the sovereignty of God, His protection and guidance, and the effects of His presence in a communal proclamation of worship.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27 meaningNovember 23, 2021
Paul uses an analogy about athletes competing for a prize to show the ultimate goal in his ministry. He runs, and he urges the Corinthians to also run, to win the race of life so that they might win the prize of life. Paul works to support himself and has made his life purposefully difficult so that his entire focus is on bringing the gospel to all men, avoiding temptation and temporary reward, so that Jesus will reward him and be pleased with his obedience.
1 Corinthians 9:19-23 meaningNovember 23, 2021
Though Paul is not beholden to any man since he is not paid by man, his ministry's purpose is to meet every person right where they are to share the gospel. He continues to practice Judaism to witness to the Jews, he works and lives among the Gentiles to witness to them.
1 Corinthians 9:15-18 meaningNovember 23, 2021
Paul preaches the gospel because Jesus has called him to. While he defends the right for ministers to be financially supported, he does not want payment. He preaches the gospel without charging people for it, out of voluntary obedience to Jesus. This supports his higher aim.
1 Corinthians 9:12b-14 meaningNovember 23, 2021
Paul points to the Levitical priesthood which feeds itself with a portion of the sacrifices brought to the temple. It is right for ministers to be paid for their ministry. But, Paul does not participate in this compensation. For his ministry, it would get in the way.
1 Corinthians 9:8-12a meaningNovember 23, 2021
Paul proves that not only common sense shows the right of ministers to be financially supported for their work, but the Old Testament Law illustrates this as well. Do not muzzle an ox while he works, so that he can eat and continue to work.
1 Corinthians 9:3-7 meaningNovember 23, 2021
Paul defends the right of apostles to be supported for their ministry work. Common sense shows that a soldier expects pay, a shepherd expects milk from his flock. Thus it is right that ministers of the gospel receive payment to keep their ministry going.
1 Corinthians 9:1-2 meaningNovember 23, 2021
Paul begins a defense of his apostleship. First he points to the fact that he brought the gospel to the Corinthian believers. They would not exist as a church without him.
1 Samuel 8:19-22 meaningNovember 10, 2021
Despite God's warnings to the Israelites that a king will oppress them, they refuse to listen, and finalize their request for a human monarch. They wish to be like the other nations who all have kings. They want to give up their system of self-governance in hopes that a king will take all such responsibility from them. The Lord answers that a king will be appointed.
1 Samuel 8:10-18 meaningNovember 10, 2021
Samuel tells Israel the word of God. With a king, the people of Israel will lose their sons to fight his wars, to farm his fields, to make his weapons. Their daughters will become perfumers, cooks, and bakers for the king. The king will tax the people for the best of their produce and will take their servants and livestock for his own gain. Ultimately all Israelites will be as slaves to the king, and God will not hear their pleas to undo this.
1 Samuel 8:6-9 meaningNovember 10, 2021
Samuel is unhappy that Israel wants a king, so he prays to God for guidance. God assures Samuel that Israel is rejecting Him, not Samuel. He explains that this is how the Israelites have always behaved. God will grant Israel a human king, but first they must be warned of the consequences that will bring.
1 Samuel 8:4-5 meaningNovember 10, 2021
The local leaders of Israel tell Samuel that his sons are dishonest judges, and that they want a king over the entire nation like all other countries.
1 Samuel 8:1-3 meaningNovember 10, 2021
In his old age, Samuel appoints his sons Joel and Abijah as judges, but they judge corruptly and take money to determine outcomes.
3 John 1:11-15 meaningNovember 9, 2021
John finishes his letter by reminding the church to imitate good, not evil, for doing good is of God, but doing evil is disobedience to God. John commends a man name Demetrius to the church and concludes that he hopes to see them soon in person to speak about other matters.
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