[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””] Some Tips on How to Read the Book of Nahum The book of Nahum is a carefully crafted, brilliantly executed piece of poetry in which a whole variety of prophetic forms – hymn, salvation, doom, taunt, dirge – are carefully interwoven so as to effect what is basically “woe oracles” over…

[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””] No, I’m not sure if he’s a cook but he is definitely a prophet of Judah! His name means ‘embrace’, thus he embraces what he saw around him and had conversations with God over the injustices that he saw. Later on he also embraces what God is going to do. As…

[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””] Some Tips on How to Read the book of Zephaniah “The LORD has taken away your punishment…” ~Zephaniah 3:15~ The book of Zephaniah is an oracle given to the people of Judah to warn them of the day that the Lord will come and bring His judgment on them and also…

[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””] Some Tips on How to Read the Book of Haggai Haggai can be read in one sitting. To read Haggai, we need to know the history of the people of God. Background : THE RETURN TO JERUSALEM Haggai was a great encourager to the depressing situation in Jerusalem. When King Cyrus,…

[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””] The people were living in an uneventful period where God seems to be far away or have forgotten His people. It was after the exile and the Israelites have finished rebuilding the temple and the wall, but the land they live in is still barren and life is hard. So the…

[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””] Some Tips on How To Read the Book of Lamentations Destruction and devastation These are 2 words to describe Jerusalem when you read through the book of Lamentations. In the writing, Jerusalem is personified as a woman who was once known as a queen. Many of us might not fully grasp…

Some Tips on How To Read the Book of James Day 1:    Read 1:1 Think about: Who is James? What did he call himself? Who is the letter addressed to? Day 2: Reread 1:1 and imagine what kind of situations the people scattered all over the world are in. Now Read 1:2-18. What kind…

[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””] Some Tips on How To Read the Book of Numbers A month after the Israelites left Egypt, almost like a new beginning a census was ordered by God. This book traces their 39 years of wilderness experience from Sinai to eastern side of Jordan. Restart Day 1:  chp 1-2 (Organisation) Day…

Some Tips on How To Read the Book of Zechariah The story so far… After the pagan king allowed the exiles to return home (538BC), some chose to return but many stayed. Those who returned went back to devastation- temple and land plundered and leaders carried off. The challenge to rebuild was a tall task…

Some Tips on How To Read the Book of Ezekiel To read Ezekiel, we need to know the background of Ezekiel and what is happening that time. Background Who is Ezekiel? Ezekiel was born in 622BC, the year which the book of the law was discovered. Since Ezekiel’s father Buzi, was a priest, Ezekiel was…