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Jeremiah 29:1–14 Bittersweet seems to be the sentiment of these verses. Sweet for God “sees” the Israelites in exile, and provides them a promise. Bitter for the reason that the promise will only be fulfilled after a long time in exile. From the end of…

1 Corinthians 7:25–40 God and Relationships is a pretty big topic. First of all, we have to set our starting point. God is a relational God. God created humanity in relationship with God. The first human was Adam. One thing to keep in mind with…

Numbers 22:1–35 Moab feared Israel. Israel “just” had a military victory against major forces around Moab. Israel had marched around Moab and yet hadn’t done anything directly against Moab. Moab was deeply concerned that they were next. According to Moses (in Deuteronomy 2:9), God had…

Deuteronomy 18:15–20; Mark 1:21–28 Prophetic speech is not unique to the Judeo-Christian community, not by a long shot. In the current world, there are many forms of prophetic voice. A short list (i.e., not exhaustive) of prophetic voices: environmental collapse; sustainability (related, but not the…

Deuteronomy 13:1–5 Prophetic words are very common in times of unrest. Much of the Old Testament are prophetic words during times of unrest. The times of unrest were because the people of Israel didn’t follow God. Since their focus was on the world, God became…