Habakkuk is a cool name, don't you think? It feels interesting in the mouth, and apparently in Hebrew it means 'to embrace' or 'to wrestle'. Now initially they seemed like to very different things to me, but actually I suspect there is a fine line between one and the other! Anyway, Habakkuk is an unusual [...]
Remember Jonah getting grumpy that God was willing to save the city of Ninevah when they changed their ways? Here is somebody else's take on Ninevah, Nahum. It's not a very happy book, but then most prophecies aren't, as we are learning! My Ninevah was the capital of the Assyrian Empire and they were particularly [...]
We are getting to a point where my knowledge of these books of the Bible is a bit more limited. Micah, however, has a well known and very beautiful verse: And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. This summarises so [...]
Jonah, Jonah, Jonah. Daft and grumpy Jonah. I'm sure we can all relate, even if it's just from time to time! Unlike the rest of the prophets, this book is less about Jonah's words and more about who he is as a person, and his interaction with God. The story of Jonah is one of [...]
