In Jonah 1, we meet the Israelite prophet who preferred to flee rather than obey the Lord’s call to do something new, surprising, and unpleasant, namely, go preach to the Ninevites, the mortal enemies of the Israelites. However, God did not give up on Jonah, or, as we shall see, on the Ninevites, or on us.
In response to all of God‘s mercies described in the first 11 chapters, we are to present our bodies and be renewed in our...
After the dismal failures of Israel during the time of the judges, the restoration began with the birth of a son to a barren...
In a brief burst of practical instructions, we learn how to treat church leaders, other church numbers, and everyone else.