IRTWBEY365 (I Read The Whole Bible Every Year Podcast)

Chapter 1

According to Micah Chapter 1, God had spoken to the prophet directly and said that the mountains, valleys, and water would react in horrific ways and completely destroy Samaria. The people would be cast out and their land would no longer be theirs.

Lesson

We often feel like asking, "Good God Almighty, what do you WANT from me?" Micah gives a clear answer -- to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.

Chapter 2

God says that he's tired of listening to a disobedient nation. A curse is on its way, and God makes a special promise to punish his priests in such pleasant ways as spreading dung on their faces. Even after four hundred or so years of prophetic scriptures, God still has a few surprises up his metaphorical sleeve.

Lesson

So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. "I hate divorce," says the LORD God of Israel, "and I hate a man's covering himself with violence as well as with his garment," says the LORD Almighty. So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith.

Chapter 3

Micah's writings address the themes of judgment and hope. For example, Micah taught that the sins of the leaders of Israel would result in the destruction of Jerusalem

Lesson

Micah to the the leaders of Israel Listen, leaders of Jacob, leaders of Israel:

    Don’t you know anything of justice?

Haters of good, lovers of evil:

    Isn’t justice in your job description?

But you skin my people alive.

    You rip the meat off their bones.

You break up the bones, chop the meat,

    and throw it in a pot for cannibal stew.”

The time’s coming, though, when these same leaders

    will cry out for help to God, but he won’t listen.

Chapter 4

Micah teaches his people that living justly, loving mercy, and following the Lord are more important than sacrifices and offerings. Micah testifies that Jehovah is compassionate and forgives the sins of those who repent.

Lesson

if we decided to come back to God it is ready to receive us.

The book of Jonah, explores, themes of obedience, repentance compassion, and God’s sovereignty. It highlights, Jonah’s, initial disobedience and subsequent repentance, as well as God’s willingness to forgive, and show mercy to those who turn to him. It serves as a reminder that God‘s Compassion extends beyond the boundaries we may set And challenges us to examine our own attitude towards others.

Bible Summary Obadiah Chapter 1

Obadiah Chapter 1: Obadiah’s prophecy is unique because he doesn’t deal with Judah or Israel much at all. His focus is on the sin of Edom and the judgment coming upon them. Obadiah gave a report from the LORD, announcing that God would bring nations against Edom in battle. As a result of this coming battle, God will make Edom small among the nations and greatly despised and the reason God wants to destroy Edom is because of pride because God told Obadiah to tell them that the pride of their heart has deceived them: They are filled with pride, and it has deceived them. The sobering truth about our pride is that God can bring us down anytime. He can shatter our proud deception and bring us low Obadiah says that the judgment coming upon Edom will be far worse than what happens when robbers come and steal because they usually stop when they have enough. The judgment coming against Edom will be far more complete When God brings judgment against Edom, they will know the sting of treachery against them. The alliances that they once trusted in would come to nothing, and they would be double-crossed by their former friends.

Lesson learnt: Pride can destroy you so it's advisable we humble ourselves in the presence of God always.

Summar Ammis 1-5

Chp 1 -5 Speaks of the judgement to Israel’s neighbors.  It lists all the surrounding neighbors including Aram, Philistines, Ammonites and Edom just to name a few. Witnesses are summoned against Israel. Israel continues to sins and refuses to repent and return back to God. It concludes with another call of repentance and speaks of The Day of the Lord, which is the day of judgment.

Joel 1

Prophet Joel saw the vision of an invading locust . The locust had invaded the land of Israel.

The situation according to him calls for mourning.

The drunkards should wail.because the wine is dried up from their lips , the farmers should weep because the farm harvest is destroyed ,the priests also should mourn because the grain offering and drink offering are withheld from the house of God.

Joel 2

There is an invading army ,so large like none ever seen . .. before them fire devours ...at the sight of them nations are in anguish ...

It's the day of the Lord , a day of darkness and gloom. ...the heavens tremble, the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no longer shine.

Joel continues with a call for repentance .“Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.”

True repentance is the only way out of this impending destruction that is coming to all nations.

And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance..

Joel 3

God promised to restore the fortune of Judah and Jerusalem. Many nations who rose up against them shall be judged. Jerusalem will be holy and no nation will invade her again.

“In that day the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills will flow with milk; all the ravines of Judah will run with water. A fountain will flow out of the Lord’s house and will water the valley of acacias.

Lesson learnt

Salvation is from the Lord. He will always deliver His own people from evil . All He wants is for us to turn away from our sinful ways and live in total submission to the Holy Spirit.

Hosea, chapters 11–14 presents a powerful message of God’s love and mercy, even in the face of his peoples disobedience. It is a call to repentance and a reminder that God is always ready to forgive, and restore those who turned to him.

Chapter 6

This chapter contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Hosea son of Beeri, about an exhortation to repentance (Hosea 6:1-3) and a complaint against Israel and Judah for persisting still in their wickedness (Hosea 6:4-11). It is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets.

Lesson

Hosea reassures Gomer that despite her former sin he will keep his promises. He will love her and be loyal to her. The parable of Hosea and Gomer foreshadows the perfect, redeeming, and passionate love that God in Christ has for all his people throughout history.

Chapter 7

chapter is about Israel reproved for multiple sins (Hosea 7:1-10) resulting in God's wrath against them for their hypocrisy

lesson

He longs to redeem all of us. There is no sin too big for Jesus to forgive. There is no place far enough to run that you cannot come home to Him. He is pursuing you, desperately longing for you to return to Him.

Chapter 8

For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind." This is considered a proverb which states that works have rewards and actions have consequences, especially that people may face negative consequences for their bad actions. "Reap the whirlwind" has been used as the title for several works of fiction.

lesson

For the sacrifices of My offerings they sacrifice flesh and eat it, But the LORD does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins. They shall return to Egypt.”

Chapter 9

Do not rejoice, O Israel; do not be jubilant like the other nations. For you have been unfaithful to your God; you love the wages of a prostitute at every threshing floor. Threshing floors and winepresses will not feed the people; the new wine will fail them.

lesson

This chapter contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Hosea son of Beeri, about the distress and captivity of Israel for their sins, especially their idolatry.

Chapter 10

God, we want to sow righteousness. We want to reap steadfast love in our lives. We pray this over our families, over our churches. God, we pray for righteousness and steadfast love.

lesson

This chapter contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Hosea son of Beeri, that was declared between Shalmaneser's first and second invasions of Israel, in which Israel is reproved and threatened for their impiety and idolatry, and exhorted to repentance

Hosea chapters 1-5 five is a message of God’s love and mercy toward Israel, despite their unfaithfulness and disobedience. God calls on Israel to repent, and returned to him, warning them of the consequences of their sin, but also promising them redemption and restoration if they turned back to him.

Isaiah Chapter 65 and 66 summary

This Chapter says about how the LORD will indeed bless His genuine servants. A promise of blessing for the true servants of the LORD, and a promise of chastisement for the false or shallow servants of God.

How the LORD sees the shallow repentance of the remnant. Yet, God would be found by those who did not seek Him. To trust in our own wisdom, our own judgment, our own thinking, is to be among the rebellious people. Therefore, judgment is promised to them: I will not keep silence, but will repay…your iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers together.

Despite the unholy rebellion and pride of some of the remnant, God still has His servants, and He will bless and restore them. They will be regathered into His land, for He says: “My elect shall inherit it, and My servants shall dwell there.” He has a special place for My people who have sought Me. Not all are numbered among the servants of the LORD. They are destined for judgment, because, when I called, you did not answer; when I spoke, you did not hear, but did evil before My eyes, and chose that in which I do not delight. On top of all their other sins is the sin of simply refusing to listen to God’s correction. It is one thing for us to fall into sin through weakness or ignorance; such sin is indeed sin, and God must deal with it as such. But refusing to respond to the conviction of the Holy Spirit is far worse. It is bad enough to be speeding down the highway; it is worse to ignore the flashing red lights in your rearview mirror. As the ultimate answer to the problem of man’s sin, God will create new heavens and a new earth. This takes place after the millennium, the glorious thousand-year reign of Jesus Christ, when this very earth and sky is done away with and God makes new heavens and a new earth.

Isaiah Chapter 66: REJOICING IN GOD’S ULTIMATE VICTORY Here, the LORD puts things back into proper perspective. We can never understand much of anything until we understand that the Lord GOD is enthroned in heaven, and that the earth is under His command – indeed, the earth is His footstool. We may want to serve God – but serve Him our way. We may want to build God something, but what can we build that is worthy of God? Instead, what God really wants from us is a poor and a contrite spirit, and to tremble at His word. God’s people chose their rebellion against Him, and they persisted in it despite His continual warnings. As an extreme display of judgment, God will choose their delusions and send a delusion among them. Here, Isaiah shows how those with a shallow, empty religion mock those of genuine faith.Let the LORD be glorified, that we may see your joy

Isaiah prophesies a day when the victory will come easily to Jerusalem, Truly, who has heard such a thing? Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river: When the Messiah returns in glory and triumph, the peace of Jerusalem will be like a gentle, powerful river that is never disturbed. But not Jerusalem alone: And the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream. As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you: God speaks with supreme tenderness to His faithful servants. No one can comfort like a mother, and God will bring that kind of comfort to His people. When the Messiah returns in glory and triumph, for some it will be a great blessing – and for others it is be nothing but judgment. Here, God describes His ultimate triumph. Through the majestic book of Isaiah, the nations have been judged and often condemned. But God has an ultimate plan to reach the nations, seen in its ultimate fulfillment. God will take people from every tribe and tongue, and “all flesh shall come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.

Isaiah 61-64

Ch. 61

Isaiah has the Spirit of the Lord on him. He was sent to bind up the broken hearted to proclaim freedom for the captives. In my faithfulness I will reward my people and make a covenant with them. My soul rejoices in God.

Summary: If we are faithful to God we can receive the blessings.

Ch. 62

God loves the church and his people. Talk about the greatest of the Lord. God wants the people to cry out to Him. God will complete his work.

Summary: We all need to take the time to pray to our Father. He wants a relationship with us.

Ch. 63

The vengeance of God. We get victory our enemies. Prayer

Summary: God does get angry with us but he also forgives us. We can go to God to repent for our sins and pray before Him. We should rejoice and tell people about the great works of God.

Ch. 64

This chapter was about prayer. How God had rescued the people but they kept committing sin. God got anger and hid himself from them. The people knew what God was capable of so they called out to him.

Summary: When we need help we can and should call on God for everything.