Friday, February 15, 2019

More Than A Collection of Books 4




Isaiah, the New Testament book in the Old Testament
Fixes its gaze on the suffering of Jesus Christ
It cites Israel’s sin, judgment, repentance and restoration
And also details the extent of the Saviour’s sacrifice.

Jeremiah sometimes called the weeping prophet
Demonstrated concern for Israel’s spiritual decline,
He prophesied against the evil kings of Judah
And often his prophecies were accompanied by signs.

Lamentations is an expression of Jeremiah’s lament
At the fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian intent
To make captives of its inhabitants and lay it a waste
And their eventual reduction to a state of disgrace.

Ezekiel prophesied of Jerusalem’s impending siege
Of a rebellious people subject to God’s judgment,
He used visual aids having been commanded to be mute
And prophesied of God’s promise to preserve a remnant.

Daniel was one of those who was carried to Babylon
That kept his identity in spite of his name change,
He took a firm stand against Babylon’s idolatry
And determined regarding God he’d never be estranged.

Hosea was commanded to take a wife of whoredom
To demonstrate God’s love for backsliding Israel,
This prophecy illustrates what words could not do
Concerning the amazing grace God extends to his people.

Joel prophesied the outpouring of God’s Spirit upon all flesh
To which the Apostle Peter referred on the day of Pentecost
The key phrase of the book is “the day of the Lord”
Reminding believers whatever the challenge all is never lost

Amos at God’s command left his flock for a while
To deliver a specific message at Bethel,
He ministered in an age of affluence and moral laxity
When superstition and idolatry were a way of the people.

Stewart Russell © March 2017 


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