So, only about 2 weeks left in the Bible in a year. I’ll write more about the overall as we get closer to the end of the year but a reflection has been stirring for me about the prophets in the Hebrew Scriptures. The prophets can be a tough read in many ways. While there are beautifully encouraging and poetic parts, there are also plenty of areas where it is pretty difficult to read. Messages of punishment, purges, overthrows, destruction, and the list goes on. In a small group where we have been talking through this all year, the question regularly arises, “Why is all this here?” or some variation upon it. I wonder if maybe these two photos speak to some of an answer for that.
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Bible in a Year - The Prophets
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So, only about 2 weeks left in the Bible in a year. I’ll write more about the overall as we get closer to the end of the year but a reflection has been stirring for me about the prophets in the Hebrew Scriptures. The prophets can be a tough read in many ways. While there are beautifully encouraging and poetic parts, there are also plenty of areas where it is pretty difficult to read. Messages of punishment, purges, overthrows, destruction, and the list goes on. In a small group where we have been talking through this all year, the question regularly arises, “Why is all this here?” or some variation upon it. I wonder if maybe these two photos speak to some of an answer for that.