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Amos 5: Why are the prudent silent?

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Post date August 29, 2015
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There will come a time when prudent judges will remain silent rather than risk hardship. Photo via Creative Commons license by FreeBibleimages.org

Have you ever wondered what the “Wormwood” mentioned in Rev. 8:11 is all about? There is an ongoing lesson in Scripture about the herb wormwood that helps explain what it has to do with God’s actions on the Day of the LORD.

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Amos 1: Calling Israel to repent from social injustice

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Post date April 25, 2015
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Amid the seemingly disconnected warnings about various nations in Amos 1 is a message for the people of God: The answer to social injustice is not socialism but spiritual revival that brings personal transformation. This is also the message of Revelation 1-3.

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Judges 12–13 —Why God Created Samson Instead of Calling Another Judge

Post author By Daniel
Post date March 22, 2008

The account of Samson, the strongman of ancient Israel is well-known. Yet what was so important about the Nazirite vow, which partly involved no haircuts, he and his mother were made to take? Who is God’s mystery angel named Wonderful and God-like.