December 4, 2015
Jonah got a second chance. Yahweh commissioned him a “second time” even though Jonah willfully, deliberately, absolutely, and defiantly told God “No!” and rejected the first commission. Yahweh said, “Go to Nineveh,” and Jonah got on a boat to Tarshish in the opposite direction. Yahweh said, “Be my messenger of grace to lost souls,” and […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: Deliverance, Jonah, Jonah 3:1-3, Mercy, Peter, Prophets |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
April 5, 2009
The last of the Passover Psalms, Psalm 118, is the one which the crowd that lined the streets of Jerusalem shouted to welcome Jesus (Matthew 21:9): “Hosanna!” and “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” They blessed the one who came to declare the name of the Lord, the one who came in the […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: Assembly, Bible-Psalms, Deliverance, Lament, Palm Sunday, Psalm 118, Salvation, Songs |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks