Here’s how the study works: Read the chapters mentioned in the heading during the week and share any words, thoughts, verses that stood out to you. Having a week for several chapters creates the opportunity to revisit them and make additional comments as you feel inclined as well as make comments on other people’s insights.
1:19 To you, Lord, I call, for fire has devoured the pastures in the wilderness and flames have burned up all the trees of the field.
When we have nothing left we still have God. As long as we have God we have hope because God can turn our situation around.
1:19 To you, Lord, I call, for fire has devoured the pastures in the wilderness and flames have burned up all the trees of the field.
When we have nothing left we still have God. As long as we have God we have hope because God can turn our situation around.
2:25-26 "I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten—the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm— my great army that I sent among you. You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has worked wonders for you."
Locusts have taken everything – locusts that God sent. Yet God is able to repay and provide "plenty to eat". God will reward his faithful people.
2:25-26 "I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten—the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm— my great army that I sent among you. You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has worked wonders for you."
Locusts have taken everything – locusts that God sent. Yet God is able to repay and provide "plenty to eat". God will reward his faithful people.
3:18 “In that day the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills will flow with milk; all the ravines of Judah will run with water. A fountain will flow out of the LORD’s house and will water the valley of acacias.
(From Constable's Commentary) "Jerusalem is the only city of antiquity that wasn't built near a great river. Rome had the Tiber; Nineveh was built near the Tigris and Babylon on the Euphrates; and the great Egyptian cities were built near the Nile. But in the kingdom, Jerusalem will have a river that proceeds from the temple of God."
The hills will be full of grapevines, the hills will be full of milk yielding animals and the ravines will be full of water. Normally the ravines only have water a few days each year. Jerusalem will rely on the God's supernatural provision of water. Likewise we rely on the supernatural resources of God.
3:18 “In that day the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills will flow with milk; all the ravines of Judah will run with water. A fountain will flow out of the LORD’s house and will water the valley of acacias.
(From Constable's Commentary) "Jerusalem is the only city of antiquity that wasn't built near a great river. Rome had the Tiber; Nineveh was built near the Tigris and Babylon on the Euphrates; and the great Egyptian cities were built near the Nile. But in the kingdom, Jerusalem will have a river that proceeds from the temple of God."
The hills will be full of grapevines, the hills will be full of milk yielding animals and the ravines will be full of water. Normally the ravines only have water a few days each year. Jerusalem will rely on the God's supernatural provision of water. Likewise we rely on the supernatural resources of God.