Micah, chapter 7 Woe is me! For I am Like the fruit pickers and the grape gatherers. There is not a cluster of grapes to eat, Or a first-ripe fig which I crave. The godly person has perished from the land, And there is no upright person among men. All of them lie in wait … Continue reading Imagery in The Apocalyptic Address
Month: March 2020
The Recapitulation in The Apocalyptic Address
Micah, chapter 6 Hear now what the LORD is saying, “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, And let the hills hear your voice. Listen, you mountains, to the indictment of the LORD, And you enduring foundations of the earth, Because the LORD has a case against His people; Even with Israel He will dispute. … Continue reading The Recapitulation in The Apocalyptic Address
Absolute Authority in the Apocalyptic Address
Micah, chapter 5 “Now muster yourselves in troops, daughter of troops; They have laid siege against us; With a rod they will smite the judge of Israel on the cheek. But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be … Continue reading Absolute Authority in the Apocalyptic Address
Expository Exegesis of Examples Enlightens the Apocalyptic Address
Micah, chapter 4 And it will come about in the last days That the mountain of the house of the LORD Will be established as the chief of the mountains. It will be raised above the hills, And the peoples will stream to it. And many nations will come and say, “Come and let us … Continue reading Expository Exegesis of Examples Enlightens the Apocalyptic Address
Adversaries of the Apocalyptic Address
Micah, Chapter 3 And I said, “Hear now, heads of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel. Is it not for you to know justice? You who hate good and love evil, Who tear off their skin from them And their flesh from their bones, And who eat the flesh of my people, Strip … Continue reading Adversaries of the Apocalyptic Address
Angst, Apathy and Irony in the Apocalyptic Address
Micah Chapter 2 Woe to those who scheme iniquity, Who work out evil on their beds! When morning comes, they do it, For it is in the power of their hands. They covet fields and then seize them, And houses, and take them away. They rob a man and his house, A man and his … Continue reading Angst, Apathy and Irony in the Apocalyptic Address
An Acute Approach to the Apocalyptic Address
Micah Chapter 1 The word of the LORD which came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. Hear, O peoples, all of you; Listen, O earth and all it contains, And let the Lord GOD be a witness against you, … Continue reading An Acute Approach to the Apocalyptic Address
An Abrupt End To Acts; Or Is It?
Acts 28:16-...? And when we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to stay by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him. And it happened that after three days he called together those who were the leading men of the Jews, and when they had come together, he began saying to them, “Brethren, though I had … Continue reading An Abrupt End To Acts; Or Is It?
The Hiatus with Healings
Acts 28:1-15 And when they had been brought safely through, then we found out that the island was called Malta. And the natives showed us extraordinary kindness; for because of the rain that had set in and because of the cold, they kindled a fire and received us all. But when Paul had gathered a … Continue reading The Hiatus with Healings
The Sinking Ship
Acts 27:27-34 But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors began to surmise that they were approaching some land. And they took soundings, and found it to be twenty fathoms; and a little farther on they took another sounding and found it … Continue reading The Sinking Ship
The Aging Man and The Sea
Acts 27:1-26 And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they proceeded to deliver Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan cohort named Julius. And embarking in an Adramyttian ship, which was about to sail to the regions along the coast of Asia, we put out to sea, … Continue reading The Aging Man and The Sea
