http://www.aleethia.com "The LORD will march out like a mighty man, like a warrior he will stir up his zeal; with a shout he will raise the battle cry and will triumph over his enemies." Isaiah 42.13 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:16:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.aleethia.com/ot-micah/ http://www.aleethia.com/ot-micah/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:53:30 +0000 Brance http://www.aleethia.com/?p=1389
Micah marks the half-way point in our journey through the minor prophets. It is the sixth book of the twelve. It also marks the end of a section. We’ll talk more about that in a minute First let’s talk about the book itself, the man who wrote it, and its place in history. Micah, the [...]]]> http://www.aleethia.com/ot-micah/feed/ 0 http://www.aleethia.com/ot-obadiah/ http://www.aleethia.com/ot-obadiah/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:51:16 +0000 Brance http://www.aleethia.com/?p=1385
As we move through the minor prophets, we’re noting the progression from one book to the next. Hosea accused the people of unfaithfulness to the covenant. Joel accused them of indifference and apathy. Amos accused them of injustice, of acting just like the unbelievers around them. Now, along comes Obadiah. How will his message fit [...]]]> http://www.aleethia.com/ot-obadiah/feed/ 0 http://www.aleethia.com/ot-amos/ http://www.aleethia.com/ot-amos/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:55:09 +0000 Brance http://www.aleethia.com/?p=1378
So far in our study of the Minor Prophets we’ve seen Hosea indict the people for breaking the covenant between themselves and Yahweh by worshiping idols, and we saw Joel accuse the people of indifference and spiritual apathy, issuing a wake up call to the nation. Now we’re going to look at the third Minor [...]]]> http://www.aleethia.com/ot-amos/feed/ 0 http://www.aleethia.com/ot-jonah/ http://www.aleethia.com/ot-jonah/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:52:28 +0000 Brance http://www.aleethia.com/?p=1387
This message was preached on Sunday morning July 12, 2009 at Pulaski Presbyterian. It was part one of a three part series on Christian Love. You can listen/download the audio of the sermon here. You can find the entire series by searching the archives, for July 2009. Introduction “Jesus I believe in you, and I [...]]]> http://www.aleethia.com/ot-jonah/feed/ 0 http://www.aleethia.com/ot-joel/ http://www.aleethia.com/ot-joel/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:53:44 +0000 Brance http://www.aleethia.com/?p=1376
Background We don’t know much about the prophet Joel. We do know he was located in the Southern Kingdom of Judah because his prophecy is aimed at Judah and Jerusalem. Debate exists over exactly when to date his ministry, but the best arguments seem to be for dating it sometime in the mid 9th century [...]]]> http://www.aleethia.com/ot-joel/feed/ 0 http://www.aleethia.com/ot-hosea/ http://www.aleethia.com/ot-hosea/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:53:00 +0000 Brance http://www.aleethia.com/?p=1374
Hosea is the first in a series of books we call the Minor Prophets. These book are not of lesser value or importance than the major prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah, they are just shorter works. We’ve said that prophets have three jobs: expose idolatry, announce judgment, give hope. Each of the prophets mentions all [...]]]> http://www.aleethia.com/ot-hosea/feed/ 0 http://www.aleethia.com/ot-ezekiel/ http://www.aleethia.com/ot-ezekiel/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 23:00:01 +0000 Brance http://www.aleethia.com/?p=1371
This week we’re looking at the prophet Ezekiel. To understand the prophet, it will help us to understand the times in which he lives. Last week Rusty taught us from the book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah was located in Jerusalem, and prophesied concerning the imminent Babylonian exile. Jeremiah predicted the exile and even gave some advice [...]]]> http://www.aleethia.com/ot-ezekiel/feed/ 0 http://www.aleethia.com/ot-isaiah/ http://www.aleethia.com/ot-isaiah/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:00:28 +0000 Brance http://www.aleethia.com/?p=1363
This week we begin our journey through the later prophets. Before we get started with Isaiah, I’d like to take a brief moment to introduce the prophets, discuss the prophets’ function in Scripture, and the type of literature we’re dealing with as we read their writings. First, the prophets. Remember, we are looking at the [...]]]> http://www.aleethia.com/ot-isaiah/feed/ 0 http://www.aleethia.com/ot-2-kings/ http://www.aleethia.com/ot-2-kings/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:00:03 +0000 Brance http://www.aleethia.com/?p=1354
This week we look at 2 Kings. This is the concluding book in the history of the nation of Israel. Last week, looking at 1 Kings, we saw the decline of the nation from its heights of glory under King Solomon, to the depths of idolatry under the kings who followed him. We saw the [...]]]> http://www.aleethia.com/ot-2-kings/feed/ 0 http://www.aleethia.com/ot-1-kings/ http://www.aleethia.com/ot-1-kings/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:11:21 +0000 Brance http://www.aleethia.com/?p=1350
Coming into 1 Kings, we have behind us the background of the nation of Israel. From the creation to the call of Abraham, from the increase of the peoples in Egypt to the exodus, from the giving of the Law to the conquest of the Land, from rule by Judges to rule by Monarchy, we’ve [...]]]> http://www.aleethia.com/ot-1-kings/feed/ 0