During this month, we started to view the history of Israel and Judah under the kings that came after Solomon. We emphasized on the prophets that God called on different times and on the constant spiritual decline of the nation, with few short periods of revival. We noticed that the cycle perpetrated during the time of the judges continued during the time of the kings. We also emphasized the fact that the Lord God always sent a person to reach out to his people, namely a prophet, so that they would turn back to Him.
We studied men, like Elijah and Elisha, whose power through the Spirit of God is amazing. We also studied men with a word from God, like Amos and Hosea, who pleaded with Israel, the northern kingdom, to turn back to God before they were taken captives by the Assyrians. Isaiah spoke to Judah, the southern kingdom, and they listen and their judgment was held back from time. We hear from Isaiah that our refuge and safety does not depend on man or alliances of men but on God because He is in control. We also hear from Isaiah a lot of Messianic prophecies that point us to Jesus.
In the midst of all this, the Lord does not forget that there are other nations. For his love of these nations and so there would not be excuses the Lord sends prophet to other nations. Jonah and Nahum were sent to Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian empire, about a hundred years apart from each other. Jonah prophesized and the Lord held his judgment. Nahum went to the city and the judgment given by Jonah and himself came to pass. The Lord also sent Obadiah to Edom to pronounce judgment over them because of their wickedness.
Miss Rivera
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