Jonah 3:2 "...preach to it the message that I tell you" We're not told the message. Chapter one gives a bit of explanation for the message, but nothing specific about it other than to preach against the city. 3 "...a three-day journey..." Some disagreement on the exact meaning. Most take it to describe the circumference …
Bible Study Notes on Jonah 2 – 20171016
Jonah 2:1 "...Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the fish’s belly" Looking for clues as to whether Jonah was alive in the fish or dead and speaking from Sheol. Nothing yet. His body would have been in the belly of the fish at this point even if his soul was elsewhere. But he's …
Bible Study Notes on Jonah 1 – 20171012
Jonah 1:3 "...Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD..." Unknown as to the exact location of Tarshish. Found many ideas, some farther away than others. One as far as Spain. I think the idea Jonah had was to go as far away from where God told him to go as …
Bible Study Notes on Habakkuk 3 – 20171011
Habakkuk 3:1 "...prayer of Habakkuk...on Shigionoth...I have heard Your speech and was afraid...In wrath remember mercy" New prayer or actually a song of Habakkuk. Will be more of praise than the earlier questioning. Commentaries aren't sure about the meaning of Shigionoth. May be descriptive of the type of praise song. At any rate, he has …
Bible Study Notes on Habakkuk 2 – 20171008
Habakkuk 2:1 "I will stand my watch...And watch to see what He will say to me..." After questioning God about the answer he received, Habakkuk says he's going to just wait and see what God says. He expects a rebuke of some sort for the audacity of questioning God. Wonder what God saw in his …
Bible Study Notes on Habakkuk 1 – 20171006
Habakkuk 1:1 "The burden..." Message which he had to get out. 2 "O LORD, how long shall I cry, And You will not hear..." I know the feeling. I know God is there and that He hears me, but it seems like He's not listening. How easy to think something is wrong with me, and …
Bible Study Notes on Zechariah 14 – 20171004
Zechariah 14:1-2 "...the day of the LORD is coming...I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem..." This would make it the end of the Tribulation week just before Christ returns to earth. 2 "...Half of the city shall go into captivity...the remnant of the people shall not be cut off..." Not like the …
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