“I, Daniel, was troubled in spirit, and the visions that passed through my mind disturbed me. I approached one of those standing there and asked him the meaning of all this. “So he told me and gave me the interpretation of these things. Daniel 7:15-16 (NIV). One of the sources I read on this verse (https://www.raystedman.org/old-testament/daniel/the-coming-caesar) saysContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Daniel, 30 August 2021 Today’s topic: Busier Than Ever”
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Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 17 February 2021 Today’s topic: Face Your Ninevah
But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord. Jonah 1:3 (NIV). What’s the point of this foolishness? Jonah tried to run from God, forgetting that there is nowhereContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Jonah, 17 February 2021 Today’s topic: Face Your Ninevah”
Practical Proverbial, from Obadiah, 19 January 2021 Today’s topic: Our Leader Forgives
Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame; you will be destroyed forever. Obadiah 10 (NIV). Esau forgave Jacob. Jacob had wronged Esau by taking Esau’s birthright (which Esau had, until then, held in very low regard). So Jacob fled and lived in trepidation of his older twin until theContinue reading “Practical Proverbial, from Obadiah, 19 January 2021 Today’s topic: Our Leader Forgives”
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