Malachi 1:2b-2:9 – At the Time of Malachi the Judahites were in in a self-serving mode Mal 1:2a “I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have you loved us?” – God’s Answer Involves Symbolism God will move Malachi to Speak of Jacob and Esau. Where Jacob Represents Judah and Esau Represents […]

Malachi 1:1-2a – Malachi Background – Written by Malachi in Judah – Almost nothing personally is known about Malachi – Written in 460 BC — about 60 years after Haggai — three generations later – Judah was one of 120 provinces in Persia – the Temple of Haggai was completed… but the Prosperity for Judah […]

Romans 1:18-20 English Standard Version (ESV) God’s Wrath on Unrighteousness 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, namely, […]

Romans 1:8-17 English Standard Version (ESV) Longing to Go to Rome 8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you 10 always […]

Romans 1:1-7 English Standard Version (ESV) Greeting 1 Paul, a servant[a] of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, 2 which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,3 concerning his Son, who was descended from David[b] according to the flesh 4 and was declared to be the Son of God […]