INTRODUCTION TO JOEL The Prophet Joel is mentioned by name only here and in the book of Acts. His name means "The Lord is God." It is probable that he lived in Judah, since he mentions Judah and ....
INTRODUCTION TO HOSEA Hosea is the first book of the 12 minor prophets. Hosea directed this prophecy toward Northern Israel, which he called Ephraim. He prophesied for almost 40 years, during the....
INTRODUCTION TO DANIEL God's people did not keep his laws, and as he promised in Deuteronomy, he removed them from the land and sent them into exile (Dt 4). Babylon was God's instrument of judgment....
INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL Ezekiel was a priest and a younger contemporary of Jeremiah. When the Babylonians invaded Jerusalem in 597 BC, they took the best people of the land to Babylon to live in ....
INTRODUCTION TO LAMENTATIONS Lamentations was written by Jeremiah. It is a book of poetry lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, events which occurred when the Babylonians invaded....
INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH Jeremiah lived about 100 years after Isaiah. He began his ministry in the 13th year of Josiah king of Judah (626 BC), and he continued until the people of Judah were take....
INTRODUCTION OF ISAIAH Isaiah's life was spent under the cloud of rising Assyrian world domination. He lived in Jerusalem and was the counselor of kings. He prophesied during the reigns of the fo....
HIS BANNER OVER US IS LOVE Song of Songs 1:1-2:7 Key Verse 2:4 1. Rose of Sharon; Lily of the valley (1:1-2:2) (See note NIV footnote) This is a love song written by King Solomon. It is ....
“I am about to go the way of all the earth.†He said, “So be strong, show yourself a man and observe what the Lord your God requires: Walk in his ways, and keep his decrees and comma....
INTRODUCTION TO ECCLESIASTES Ecclesiastes comes from a Hebrew word meaning "Preacher" or "one who addresses the assembly." It is translated "Teacher" in the NIV. Traditionally, King Solomon is t....
PROVERBS Proverbs, for the most part, was written by King Solomon. When Solomon became king, he did not ask for wealth and power; he asked God to give him wisdom so that he could be a good shephe....
INTRODUCTION TO THE PSALMS The Psalms are Hebrew poetry. Many were written to be sung. Hebrew poetry does not rhyme; its chief characteristic is parallelism. In other words, ideas or thoughts whi....
INTRODUCTION TO JOB The book of Job is very old. No one knows who wrote it, but it is set in the time of the patriarchs. It deals with a timeless question--"Why does God allow good people to suff....
INTRODUCTION TO ESTHER The book of Esther is about a beautiful Jewish girl who became queen of the Persian Empire, and was used by God to save her people. The Feast of Purim, which is still celeb....
INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH The kingdoms of Israel and Judah had been overrun and the people taken into captivity or scattered by the Assyrians (721 B.C.) and the Babylonians (586 B.C.), respectivel....
INTRODUCTION TO EZRA When the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC, they deported the best people to Babylon. The Babylonian captivity was God's judgment on his idolatrous people. God's purp....
INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 2 Chronicles continues the history of King David's royal line. The kings of Judah descended from David in unbroken succession until Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded ....
INTRODUCTION TO I & II CHRONICLES 1 & 2 Chronicles were most likely written by Ezra, after or at the time of the return of the Jews from Babylonian captivity (c. 430 BC). They cover Israel's hi....
INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 2 Kings continues the history of the period of the monarchy. In chapter 2, Elijah is taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire and his mantle falls on Elisha. Elisha was a m....
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