by Jeffrey Kranz | Dec 23, 2013 | Bible Books
God had made Israel His own special nation, and He had special expectations of them. God is holy, and His people were to be holy. God is faithful, and His people were to be faithful to Him. God is merciful, and His people were to be merciful. God is just, and His... by Jeffrey Kranz | Dec 1, 2013 | Bible Books
Amos was a simple shepherd in the Southern Kingdom of Judah (Am 1:1). He wasn’t a prophet. There were no prophets in his family. But God had a message for the rebellious Northern Kingdom of Israel, and He chose Amos to deliver it (Am 7:15). God had made Israel... by Jeffrey Kranz | Nov 26, 2013 | Bible Books
The new king Solomon became king, God came to him in a dream with a golden opportunity: “Ask what you wish Me to give you” (1 Ki 3:5). He could have asked for long life, riches, or the deaths of his adversaries, but instead, he asks for wisdom (1 Ki 3:9).... by Jeffrey Kranz | Nov 9, 2013 | Bible Books
Isaiah was right. Jeremiah was right. Habakkuk was right. The Babylonians had attacked Jerusalem and carried off many Jewish captives. One of them was a young man named Daniel. Daniel quickly distinguishes himself from the men of Babylon. He is loyal to his God. He is... by Jeffrey Kranz | Nov 1, 2013 | Bible Books
What is Hosea about? The Northern Kingdom of Israel had turned her back on God. When God chose Jeroboam to rule the northern ten tribes of Israel, He was prepared to establish Jeroboam’s bloodline the same way He’d done for David (1 Ki 11:38). Instead,... by Jeffrey Kranz | Oct 25, 2013 | Bible Books
What is Joel about? Locusts. Locusts everywhere. A devastating swarm had come to Judah, the Southern Kingdom. This was no small infestation; the people had never seen anything like it: “What the gnawing locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; And what...
