Power
God’s Sovereignty Through The Storms
Nothing can compare to God. His power and presence are awesome and when He speaks we need to listen (vv. 1-4), in spite of the fact that His greatness is beyond human comprehension (v. 5). There is even the demonstration of God’s power in the snow and frost (v. 6). Workers …
God Blesses His People
After this awesome display of divine power all of Israel will know: (v. 17) That Jehovah is GodThat He is in their midstThat Jerusalem will never again be defiledThat foreigners will never again invade Jerusalem The soil will become fertile, the rivers will be rep …
Job’s Answer to Bildad
God’s Awesome Power (vv. 1-13). Job arrived at a place in his life that was not pretty. Job is frightening as you watch his heart and mind wobble on the brink of disaster. Job is really a mess, at many points. Job is a tortured soul. He is in trouble but he is a hopeful mes …
David Captures Jerusalem
David reigned at Hebron for seven-and-one-half years before the men of Israel asked him to become their king, recognizing his divine appointment (vv. 1-2). David made a covenant with the elders (v. 3) pledging his loyalty to the requirements of the law of Moses (Deut. 17:14-20). Then …
God Blesses His People
Joel lists four significant events toward which history has long been pointing: (1) The assembling of troops (vv. 9-11). Tools are turned into weapons as the nations assemble for battle (v. 10). The Lord destroys his enemies like a farmer harvesting his grain. (2) The judgment of the nations …
God Hardens Pharaoh’s Heart The Second Time
The Lord told Moses that He was going to let his brother Aaron speak to the king for him (v. 1). He instructed Moses to relate to Aaron everything He wanted told to the king concerning letting His people go (v. 2). However He said He will make the king so stubborn he won’t listen …
Calling The Nation to Praise
In the concluding verses of this Psalm, God’s triumphal entrance into Zion and the sanctuary is again described (vv. 24-27). It is pictured like a victory parade with singers and other musicians. The tribes of Benjamin and Judah, one small and one large, represent the southern po …
Bildad Says Man is Inferior
We are now going to have a final word from Bildad. Bildad’s brief speech (the shortest in the book) emphasized the greatness of God (vv. 1-3) and the nothingness of man (vv. 4-6). Instead of attempting to refute Job, Bildad accused Job of pride, because he was claiming that …
Egypt and Her Allies Will Fail
Because Egypt was an international power, her fate affected the entire world. Thus God’s activity concerning her constitutes a great intervention in history. Ezekiel calls it a “day of the Lord."Unlike Ezekiel’s other prophecies against Egypt, he did not date th …
The Significance of Miraculous Signs
Moses’ third excuse for not wanting to be the spokesman for God was that people will say, “The Lord has not appeared to you as you say, and they will not believe me†(v. 1). The Lord’s answer to Moses was, “What is that you have in your hand†(v. 2) Mose …