God’s love remains a theme (cf. chs. 1–3), yet Hosea highlight of the sins that bring Israel’s punishment take precedence. The nation will continue to deteriorate leading eventually to exile,…
Hosea best known for his marriage to an adulterous woman. Hosea preaches the covenant like other prophets, and he acts it out like other prophets, but, “Unlike other prophets, he…
Now, while laments often wrestle with the question of understanding the actions of a good God in the face of evil, the message of Lamentations is simpler: can the relationship…
Today, as we conclude our overview of Daniel, we must decide how we will respond to the message of the book. Will we build our lives on the assurance that…
My appeal to you from this passage is to consider where you stand in relation to the God of time. God controls history, and directs it to accomplish his saving…
As we come into Dan 9 today, we have read Daniel’s prayer for his people, specifically, for his nation, the people of Israel. Throughout the prayer he confesses their sins…
Today’s chapter in Daniel will reinforce the idea of God’s sovereign control over all nations, which means that he is also in control of the people in those nations. Like…
Daniel 7 shows us that God is in charge of the world, and that he is directing even world history in a way that brings glory to him and works…
In this sermon, we look at Daniel's faithfulness. Others were trying to use Daniel's faithfulness to have him killed. We learn from this passage that in spite of present troubles,…
In this sermon we look at one man's "conversion" and one man's condemnation. We see that Nebuchadnezzar has a problem of great pride. God humbles Nebuchadnezzar and then God restores…