The book also teaches us about God's sovereignty and our obedience. It is universal, and even includes people we may not like. On a human level, we may want to limit God's grace to those whom we think really deserve it. It's about someone's struggle to understand how God could care for and love people who did not know him. This is a story about the mercy of God to a people who did not deserve his mercy. In this study, we'll see why that matters to us. In the introduction to this study series on the Minor Prophets we asked, "When did you last read Obadiah?" Sometimes we think, What message could we possibly find for today in a book like Obadiah? The Book of Obadiah has only 21 verses, and the theme of the book is the denunciation of Edom. Why? It is because the book speaks powerfully against social injustices and religious formalism, and many who would otherwise read the book have been implicated in such sins and are condemned by it." This study explores the issues of social justice, spiritual poverty, and hypocrisy addressed in the Book of Amos. But in much of church history (until very recent times) little or no attention has been paid to it. In his commentary The Minor Prophets, James Montgomery Boice writes, "The Book of Amos is one of the most readable, relevant, and moving portions of the Word of God. The Book of Joel also speaks of a natural disaster that would foreshadow the ultimate Day of the Lord. We know very little about Joel as a person, but he was a prophet to the Southern Kingdom in the days of King Uzziah-days of unparalleled prosperity for Israel and Judah. This study from the Book of Hosea looks at God's passionate love for his people. God is not silent! He still speaks to us today. Yet God is willing to love her back to a position of being faithful. This becomes a parable of Israel's faithless relationship with God. Hosea is told to go and buy his wife back from the state of prostitution she has entered. Hosea may be the strangest story of "one who speaks for God." Israel's desperate situation is encapsulated for the nation in the marriage of Hosea and Gomer. In the Minor Prophets, we will hear the voice of God speaking to us in a fresh way … as individuals and as a spiritual fellowship in the Church." Session One Theologian James Montgomery Boice comments on how the Minor Prophets dramatize the character of God as few other books do: "They highlight God's sovereignty … holiness … love …. The Minor Prophets form the last 12 books of the Old Testament. When did you last read a book like Obadiah? Or Nahum? Or perhaps the better question is "Have you ever read Obadiah?" or "Where do I find Haggai"? The Wise Woman of Abel of Beth-Maacah: Negotiation Skills and Strategies.Be honest. All women can learn from the methods used by this wise woman in everyday scenarios. Think that negotiation skills are just for professionals? Think again. This Old Testament hero managed to subdued one of the most ruthless generals of her time and save her city using nothing but superb negotiation skills. Their stories of these women in the Bible may take up only a few verses, but the lessons learned from each of them are priceless! Each article below provides in-depth analysis, background information, and lessons learned so that we can become deeply knowledgeable of these women whose stories God chose to tell. Ruthlesskings and queens overshadow the story of Jehosheba. Exodus mentions Shiphrah and Puah at the beginning of a story where Moses will take center-stage. Abigail and the wise woman of Abel of Beth-Macaah are sandwiched into the stories of King David. Why These Women of the Bible Are Often Forgotten?Īlthough God certainly meant to include their accounts in His story, as readers we often gloss over their names because other powerhouses in the surrounding story overshadow them.
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