Tag: idolatry
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12/12/24 “Faithful to the Faithless” (Hos. 1-7)
Reading Time: 3 minutesHosea is the first in line of the “minor prophets” (12 shorter prophetic books that end the Old Testament). Chronologically, Hosea fits alongside Isaiah in his ministry during the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Hosea was a prophet sent to the north, Israel (frequently referred to as “Ephraim”) prior to their…
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11/12/24 “No Other gods Before Me” (Ez. 4-6)
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs we saw yesterday, Ezekiel was amongst the first wave of captives taken from Jerusalem before the great destruction by Nebuchadnezzar and the second wave of captives. As such, when Ezekiel prophesies coming destruction in this text (the same destruction we saw recounted in Jeremiah and Lamentations) it’s still chronologically a future…
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10/14/24 “Fidelity to God” (Jer. 1-2)
Reading Time: 2 minutesPassage Reading: Jeremiah 1-2 As we saw in Isaiah, Jeremiah is a specially chosen prophet of the Lord. Isaiah answered God’s call, and here we see at the outset that Jeremiah likewise answered God’s call to him. He was appointed to be, “a prophet to the nations” before he was even formed…