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Reading through the book of Ecclesiastes (aka. Qoheleth)

Here’s the slightly controversial Old Testament book called Ecclesiastes, or Qoheleth. The word ecclesia in Greek means ‘assembly’ and, like the other book called Ecclesiasticus, was designed to be read to an assembly. As indeed was most of Scripture. The Hebrew word Q’hal has a similar meaning, but some scholars treat ‘Qoheleth’ as a proper name. My own BibleContinue reading “Reading through the book of Ecclesiastes (aka. Qoheleth)”

Reading through the prophecy of Habacuc

Today’s post is about the prophecy of Habacuc, another of the twelve minor prophets and a book that can be easily compassed in an hour. Poor Habacuc, being a good man, was spiritually oppressed by the wickedness around him in Judaite society – tyranny and robbery, legalism and contention, he says, and contravention of theContinue reading “Reading through the prophecy of Habacuc”

Reading through the prophecy of Micah (aka. Michaeas)

These short books of the ‘minor’ prophets have a common theme: idolatry has wrested the promise of the Holy Land from the tribes of Israel, and God is utterly fed up with them. But the prophets tend to end on a hopeful note: the terror to come is now inevitable, but one day the peopleContinue reading “Reading through the prophecy of Micah (aka. Michaeas)”