Chapter 3 is a really powerful part of Jonah’s story, maybe even the most powerful. People tend to focus on the fish and the plant, but those are really secondary to the story of God’s never-ending search to deliver humans. This is the main course of the little book, and in it I find three […]
Trying to get caught up on postings in Proverbs. Here are some thoughts from chapter 18. One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires; he rejects all sound judgment. (18:1) I am an introvert by nature. That is, I’d much rather spend my time alone playing, studying, writing – anything except being with a
I found several things interesting in these last few chapters of Amos prophecy that I want to point out. 1) Amos uses the Hebrew Adonai YHVH (translated “sovereign LORD” in the NET) 20 times throughout, but I didn’t notice it much until these last three chapters, where 11 of them are found. Adonai is traditionally
