Tag: confession
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12/19/24 “Unfathomable Mercy” (Jonah 1-4)
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe short book of Jonah tells the story of God’s merciful dealings with a disobedient prophet and the horrid city of Nineveh. Nineveh was a city found within Assyria, the nation that would eventually destroy Israel and take them captive. Jonah, a prophet we know very little about, is commanded to go…
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11/19/24 “Rejected Prayer” (Ez. 20-21)
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn Ezekiel 20 a group of the elders of Israel went to Ezekiel the prophet to inquire of the Lord only to find out quickly that this was a mistake! The Lord says in simple terms, “As I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you” (20:3).…
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11/13/24 “Secret Sins” (Ez. 7-9)
Reading Time: 2 minutesEzekiel’s prophecy is continually filled with God’s judgment, and in Ezekiel 8 God gives the prophet a firsthand look at why His judgment was coming. Ezekiel is shown a total of four scenes that supported the justice of God’s wrath. First, there is an “image of jealousy” (8:5-6). While we don’t entirely…