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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRehpekLjfc My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Come join us at any time!  Today’s Reading 8/21/2019     Day 233 Micah 5:1 – 7:20 Reflection | Today - Chapter 5 - Song of the Messiah; Assyria defeated; Israel will be victorious; reconstruction and demolition. Chapter 6 - What Israel has done wrong; a lawsuit;  Chapter 7 - lament and final liturgy.  (NOAB 5 notes and me) Background |  Background by Center of Biblical Studies.   More background by My Jewish Learning. Micah was a prophet from Judah, but prophesied to both Samaria and Jerusalem, capital cities of the northern and southern kingdoms. He prophesied before and after the fall of Samaria in 722 BC and into the reign of Judah’s king, Hezekiah. He was a contemporary of Isaiah. Unlike Isaiah, however, Micah was not part of the inner court. More like Amos, Micah was from the village of Moresheth...

King Solomon Kristian Zahrtmann [Public domain] Wiki Commons Images My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 3/22/2019     Day 81 1 Kings 9:1 – 11:43 Reflection: Background by Center of Biblical Studies. Background by Chabad.org 1 & 2 Kings were artificially divided with the LXX and should be read as one book. The story of Solomon can be divided into three parts: Chapters 1-2 - Solomons rise to power Vs 3:1 - 9:9 - Solomon forward thinking 9:10 - 11:43 - Solomon gets negative review because of the forced labor (slavery) of the people. NOAB5 & Collins Introduction (see Source page) +++ God appears before Solomon a second time and promises to bless S if the people keep the faith. Building program included 2 houses, Temple, king’s house, and wall around Jerusalem. This done will enforced labor of 200K plus. S had 550 chiefs over the people. S buiit fleets...