1 Year Bible

“I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob;” Malachi 1:2 Today I finished the Old Testament and this Verse jumped out. This is how we are introduced to Malachi. God makes a statement; then, assumes […]

“In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity.” Zechariah 13:1 Of all the Prophetical Books, Zechariah is one that remains secret and mysterious. There is still so much in it that we don’t understand, and may never, until we

“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, humble, and mounted on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” Zechariah 9:9 As most that read this know, this is the Prophecy regarding

“‘The silver is Mine and the gold is Mine,’ declares the Lord of hosts.” Haggai 2:8 When the Jews returned to Israel and began rebuilding the Temple, the work was halted for a time. That’s where Haggai comes in. God raised him up to exhort the People to return to the Building Project. As they

“It will come about at that time that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are stagnant in spirit, who say in their hearts, ‘The Lord will not do good or evil!’” Zephaniah 1:12 Zephaniah is very interesting. He lived during the reign of Josiah, which was the beginning

“How long, O Lord, will I call for help, and You will not hear?” Habakkuk 1:2a Habakkuk is a short Book (3 Chapters), but full of riches if you take the time to mine it. Here, in the very beginning, he cries out to God in what sets the theme for the whole Book. In

“The oracle of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.” Nahum 1:1 As I read through Nahum this morning, I was struck by the contrast. It depicts a God of Judgement: “The Lord is avenging and wrathful”, “Who can stand before His indignation? Who can endure the burning of His anger?”, “But

“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, from the days of eternity.” Micah 5:2 When the Magi came to King Herod inquiring “Where is He who has

“And it will come about in the last days that the mountain of the house of the Lord will be established as the chief of the mountains. It will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it.” Micah 4:1 In the midst of Micah’s proclamation of Doom and Judgement, he gives

“Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them.” Jonah 3:5 We are all familiar with the Story of Jonah, how God spoke to him, how he disobeyed, and the consequences that followed. He ended up doing what God