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The Valley of Death

The Valley of Death

The text before us this morning (Ezekiel 37:1–14) may be the most familiar in the entire prophecy. It is the famed vision of the valley of dry bones. Familiarity has a way of robbing us of accurate interpretation, so we want to carefully consider the meaning of this...
Miserable Mortality

Miserable Mortality

Yesterday, I noted the opinion of many interpreters that the third cycle of speeches in Job has somehow been corrupted. They note, among other things, Zophar’s lack of contribution and Bildad’s brevity of speech in chapter 25, the shortest chapter in the book and the...
The God Who Is Rejected

The God Who Is Rejected

As we saw while introducing the book of Zechariah, the prophecy is structured quite neatly. The first six chapters contain eight visions. Chapters 7–8 contain two sermons. Chapters 9–14 contain two oracles. The first of those oracles is in recorded chapters 9–11 while...
Escaping Judgement

Escaping Judgement

In chapter 4, Amos urged his listeners to prepare to meet their God. Judgement was coming and they needed to be prepared to face it. In chapter 5, he continues this theme of judgement, highlighting that the source of the judgement would be Yahweh himself. He also...