Tag: wicked
Rethinking Hell
What does the Bible really say about hell? When studying hell, there is as much, if not more, to un-teach as there is to teach. But what more important topic is there, as this directly relates to each of our future. In this video, I answer the following questions: This video is the continuation of…
September 14 – Wicked People May Prosper Temporarily
Reading Job 22:1-24:25 Devotional In these chapters, Job asks a question that every GOD-fearing person has asked themselves at some point in their life: Why do the wicked often seem to prosper? Job said: 1 “Why does the Almighty not set times for judgment? Why must those who know him look in vain for such…
September 11 – Life is Short, Hope in Resurrection
Reading Job 11:1-14:22 Devotional Job’s third friend, Zophar, finally gets his turn to speak. He accuses Job of lying to hide the sin he must have been guilty of for GOD to have brought such suffering upon him. Obviously the prevalent thinking of the day—or at least among Job’s three friends—must have been that only…
August 25 – GOD Will Avenge His People
Reading Eze. 25:1-17; 26:1-16; 30:1-26; 31:1-18 Devotional In today’s reading, Ezekiel prophesies of the coming punishment upon the lands of Egypt, Ammon, Edom, Philistia, and Assyria. There are four primary reasons given for the punishment of these peoples: Their pride Their idolatry Their wickedness Their persecution of GOD’s people Israel In the past month or…
August 20 – GOD Equates Israel, Judah to Prostitutes
Reading Eze. 23:1-23:49 2 Chron. 36:13a 2 Kings 25:1 Jer. 52:4 Devotional Parental Caution: Today’s reading contains very graphic descriptions of two sisters who engaged in prostitution. I recommend you read Eze. 23 by yourself before deciding to read it with children. In today’s reading, GOD uses an extremely graphic illustration of two sisters who…
August 18 – Personal Accountability
Reading Eze. 15:1-18:32 Devotional Eze. 18 is one of the most important passages in the Bible. During Ezekiel’s day the Israelites were fond of saying, “The fathers eat sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.” GOD rebuked them for using this proverb because what they were saying was, “Hey, we’re in this…
July 12 – Isaiah Prophesies GOD’s Message of Comfort
Reading Isa. 40:1-41:10 Devotional With Manasseh in control, the future of Judah is sealed. His great wickedness is provoking GOD to bring about the destruction long-foretold, even as far back as Moses. Isaiah now focuses his message on the future events which are coming in order to show that it is GOD who is bringing…
July 11 – Manasseh Leads Judah to Sin
Reading 2 Kings 20:21b; 21:1-9, 16, 10-15 Devotional When Hezekiah died, his son Manasseh became king at the young age of 12. Hezekiah had walked closely with GOD and done tremendous good in leading Judah back from idolatry. Sadly, all the good that he did was undone by his son Manasseh. Manasseh reigned 55 years…