Some thoughts on Scripture

Jonah 4:10-11--"But the L ORD said, 'You have had pity on the plant for which you have not labored, nor made it grow which came u in a night and perished in a night. And should I not pity Ninevah that great city in which are more than one hundred and twenty thousand persons who cannot discern... Sign in to see full entry.

Jonah 3:8-9--"But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God; yes, let every one turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands. Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger; so that we may not perish." When Jonah... Sign in to see full entry.

Jonah 2:5-7--"The waters surrounded me, even to my soul; The deep closed around me; Weeds were wrapped around my head. I went down to the moorings of the mountains; The earth with its bars closed behind me forever; Yet You have brought up my life from the pit, O L ORD, my God." The belly of the fish... Sign in to see full entry.

Jonah 1:14-17--"Therefore they cried out to the L ORD and said, 'We pray, O L ORD, please do not let us persih for this man's life, and do not charge us with innocent blood; for You, O L ORD, have done as it pleased You.' So they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea ceased from... Sign in to see full entry.

Obadiah 12-14--"But you should not have gazed on the day of your brother In the day of his captivity; Nor should you have rejoiced over the children of Judah In the day of their destruction; Nor should you have spoken proudly In the day of diistress. You should not have entered the gate of My people... Sign in to see full entry.

Amos 9:9--"For surely I will command And will sift the house of Israel among all nations As grain is sifted in a sieve; Yet not he smalest grain shall fall to the ground." Here in noticeably cryptic figurative terms, it is stated how Israel, for a time, will be dispersed around the world. She was... Sign in to see full entry.

Amos 8:11--"Behold, the days are coming says the Lord G OD, 'That I will send a famine on the land, Not a famine of bread, Nor a thirst for water, But of hearing the words of the L ORD." What could be worse than a famine of bread or of physical nutrients? A spiritual famine would be worse, but,... Sign in to see full entry.

Amos 7:14-17--"Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah: 'I was no prophet, Nor was I a son of a prophet, But I was a sheepbreeder And a tender of sycamore frut. Then the L ORD took me as I followed the flock, And the L ORD said to me, "Go, prophesy to My people Israel." Now therefore, hear the word... Sign in to see full entry.

Amos 6:12--"Do horses run on rocks? Does one plow there with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into gall, And the fruit of righteousness into wormwood." Rocky terrain is not a place fro horses to run nor for oxen to plow; Humans, however, forge ahead over the rocks--though this is not where justice... Sign in to see full entry.

Amos 5:18--"Woe to you who desire the day of the L ORD! For what good is the day of the L ORD to you? It will be darkness, and not light." A popular passtime among too many Christians is being preoccupied with the coming of the Lord, even to the point of setting a date. I dare say false teachers who... Sign in to see full entry.