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https://www.antiochpatriarchate.org/en/page/habakkuk-the-prophet/898/ My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Come join us at any time!  Today’s Reading 8/23/2019     Day 235 Habakkuk 1:1 – 3:19 Reflection | Today - The conversation between Habakkuk and God is a back And forth question and answer period where God is not giving direct answers to the question and Habakkuk is not making any suggestions either. Why are we suffering if You are God? Background |  Background by Center of Biblical Studies.   More background by My Jewish Learning. Habakkuk complains about the suffering of the community under tyrants. How do we trust God in suffering? Note the prayer of the prophet in 3:1-19. +++ The Next Days of Readings | 8/24/2019     Day 236 Zephaniah 1:1 – 3:20 8/25/2019     Day 237 Haggai 1:1 – 2:23 8/26/2019     Day 238 Zechariah 1:1 – 4:14 8/27/20...

James Tissot http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/nahum-painting-by-james-tissot-stock-graphic/91728025 My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Come join us at any time!  Today’s Reading 8/22/2019     Day 234 Nahum 1:1 – 3:19 Reflection | Today - The book can be outlined as follows: 1.1 Superscription 1.2 - 8 God as a divine warrior 1.9 - 15 Announcement of punishment 2.1 - 13 The siege of Nineveh 3.1 - 19 Teasing of Nineveh and rulers  (NOAB 5 notes and me) Background |  Background by Center of Biblical Studies.   More background by My Jewish Learning. Book could be date after 612 bce. … Nahum would reveal not only God’s powerful hand in international affairs but also has a role Of prophets in preparing each generation for events to come. (NOAB5 notes) Nahum is three chapters and forty-eight verses long, making it one of the shortest books of the Old Testament. The...

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...

https://ohioanglican.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-prophet-micah.html My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Come join us at any time!  Today’s Reading 8/20/2019     Day 232 Micah 1:1 – 4:13 Reflection | Today - Chapter 1 - Woe to Samaria and Judah for the way they treat people. Chapter 2 - Social evils denounced; there will be a faithful remnant Chapter 3 - bad rulers and the evil they do onto the people Chapter 4 - Peace and justice through faith in God; Exiles will return; (NOAB 5 notes and me) Background |  Background by the 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 w...