God’s Blessing for All Nations (Jonah 1:16, 3:1-4:2)

Bible Commentary

Jonah disobeys God’s call because he objects to God’s intent to bless Israel’s adversaries, the nation of Assyria...

Connecting Belief and Behavior at Work (1 Timothy 1:1–11, 18–20; 3:14–16)

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One of the repeated and stressed themes in 1 Timothy is the tight connection between belief and behavior, or teaching...

Israel’s Failure of Leadership (Ezekiel 34)

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Israel's leaders are indicted for their failure to care for the nation. Ezekiel 34 uses the metaphor of shepherding to...

Injustice, Greed, the Common Good and Integrity (Jeremiah 5-8)

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Injustice  Failing to acknowledge God as the source of good harvests, the people of Judah soon lost any sense of...

Passion, Family and Work (Song of Songs 3:1-8:5)

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In a series of songs, the text describes the marriage of the man and woman and their coming together. The woman yearns...

The Wise Worker is Just (Proverbs)

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The proverbs do not stop with commending generosity but go further to claim that caring for the poor is a matter of...

God Allows Satan to Destroy Job’s Prosperity (Job 1:13-22)

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The problem of pain comes when times are hard. When we are passed over for promotion or lose a job, when we become...

Job’s Prosperity Acknowledged as God’s Blessing (Job 1:1-12)

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At the beginning of the Book of Job we are introduced to an exceptionally prosperous farmer/rancher named Job. He is...