THE BOOK OF LAMENTATIONS I link the book of Lamentations to the introductions of the book of Jeremiah because am convinced these lamentations are directly connected to the events that take place during the prophet’s ministry. I suggest a layman can best appreciate the lamentations of the prophet in the context of what happened in … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH (Part IV)
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH (Part III)
Theological Bites The book of Jeremiah is one of the largest books in the Bible and it is considered by many scholars to be the second-largest book, next to that of Psalms since the Book of Isaiah is attributed to more than one prophet by many scholars. Jeremiah is large since even the Lamentations are … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH (Part III)
LOVE IS IN YOU
When God created man in his image (imago dei), it meant nothing but two fundamental things: Man is an absolute volitional being (free to choose against himself and his creator as well) and Man is originally a love being. Love is not something that comes from outside man but love is what is originally in … Continue reading LOVE IS IN YOU
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL (PART V-B)
Theological Bites Hope for a New World Order (40-48) Hope in the book of Ezekiel does not end with the restoration of Israel and the defeat the Gog and Magog of the nations. There is a hope which is the last thing (eschaton) of the last things (eschatology) and that hope is one of the … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL (PART V-B)
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL (PART V-A)
Theological Bites There are two more themes to deal with in the book of Ezekiel and these are; Judgement and Hope. In this final part of the introductions to the book, I will handle the theme of Hope and as for the Judgement theme, it is ably addressed in the Prophet Jeremiah introductions. Hope in … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL (PART V-A)
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL (PART III)
Theological Bites While other prophets deal with the idolatry of Israel as the major cause of its problems, we see, in Ezekiel, another approach to the definition of the actual problem. Ezekiel argues that Israel has rebelled against its God and that rebellion has resulted in defilement of three key geographies: 1-the Land, 2- the … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL (PART III)
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL (PART II)
Theological Bites In the history of Israel, two great events highly define them as a people and the God they worship. The first is the Exodus from the slavery of Egypt and the second one is the Exile to foreign lands, majorly Babylon and Assyria. In the former, they recognize a mighty god known as … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL (PART II)
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL (PART I)
NOTICE When you are reading the whole Bible and you get to the section of prophets (where we are), you are at the center and heart of the entire Bible. Whatever you read from the Old Testament Prophets (OTP) has implications for all that you read from the rest of the books in the Bible. … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL (PART I)
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH (Part II)
Theological Bites Six years ago, I started a fellowship (iTiS Well of Worship Fellowship), and to-date, I have endeavoured to maintain teaching the word of God as it is. I have to confess, what I normally teach at the fellowship is often offensive to the doctrines and traditions of established belief systems. Since that time, … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH (Part II)
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH (Part I)
Jeremiah’s Call In the introductions to the book of Isaiah, I said a couple of things about the prophets. This generation has a plethora of ministers under various titles, most of which are biblical and therefore lay and unsuspecting believers blindly follow whoever declares himself a minister and attaches a title to themselves. I thank … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH (Part I)
iTiS Well of Worship Fellowship (John 4:24) 