by Blair Blakeslee | Jul 28, 2021 | Daily Bible Challenge
Micah Chapter 2. Come, Follow Me! In chapter 2, Micah prophesied against Israel because they plan evil and covet and seize and take and defraud and rob people. So God plans disaster toward them in order to bring humility. He plans calamity against them in hopes that...
by Blair Blakeslee | Jul 27, 2021 | Daily Bible Challenge
Micah Chapter 1. Do your children know the Lord? Micah prophesied to Samaria and Jerusalem of God's coming wrath because of all their sin. The last verse of this chapter hit me the most. God tells the people to shave their heads in mourning because their children...
by Blair Blakeslee | Jul 26, 2021 | Daily Bible Challenge
Jonah Chapter 4. You don't have to get all upset about it! When Jonah saw how the city of Nineveh repented of their sins and that God withheld his wrath, Jonah was furious with God. He just couldn't fathom how God could be so compassionate towards such an evil...
by Blair Blakeslee | Jul 25, 2021 | Daily Bible Challenge
Jonah Chapter 3. I'm afraid. Chapter 3 starts out with God coming to Jonah, a second time, and telling him to go to Nineveh and proclaim his message. All it says is Jonah obeyed. It's almost funny! Because if you read chapter 3 before reading chapters 1 and 2, you'd...
by Blair Blakeslee | Jul 24, 2021 | Daily Bible Challenge
Jonah Chapter 2. Help! I'm drowning! If I can use words from the world, Jonah was “stupid” for turning away from the Lord and he was “stupid” for trying to run from God, as if we can really do that! But when he was on the ship, I admired his...
by Blair Blakeslee | Jul 23, 2021 | Daily Bible Challenge
Jonah Chapter 1. Running from God's call. Jonah was called to Nineveh to preach the coming of God's wrath upon them unless they repented of their sins. Out of fear of the people in the city, Jonah runs from God on to a ship. The sea became violent because of...
