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• Lo-ammi

  [People]

  Lo-ammi was the third child, a son, born to the prophet Hosea and his wife Gomer. His name means "not my people" in Hebrew. A symbolic name expressing the broken relationship between God and the northern kingdom of Israel, it appears in Hosea 1.

• Obadiah 1:15

  [Bible Verses]

  In this verse Obadiah, having indicted Edom for its sins, declares that the day of the LORD is near upon all nations and sets out the principle of retribution: what one has done will return upon one's own head. The verse marks the turning point at which judgment on the single nation of Edom widens into judgment on all nations, and it is frequently cited as a representative statement of the idea of retribution.

• Micah 1

  [Bible]

  Micah 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Micah. It identifies the prophet Micah's era and hometown, proclaims the coming of the LORD and the judgment to fall on Samaria and Jerusalem, and closes with a lament over the towns of southwestern Judah.

• Joel

  [Bible]

  Joel is the second book of the Minor Prophets in the Old Testament. Occasioned by a locust plague, it calls the people to repentance and contains God's promise to pour out His Spirit upon all flesh.

• Hosea

  [Bible]

  Hosea is a prophetic book of the Old Testament in which Hosea, an eighth-century BC prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel, uses his own marriage to portray idolatrous Israel and the love of God, who will not finally abandon His people.

• Ezekiel 37:4–5

  [Bible Verses]

  Ezekiel 37:4–5 is the command, given in a vision, to prophesy the word of the LORD to dry bones, with God's promise: "Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live." The passage envisions Israel's restoration and is also widely used as a symbol of resurrection and spiritual revival. Interpreters differ over what the vision's fulfillment is.

• Habakkuk 3:17–18

  [Bible Verses]

  Habakkuk's confession that even if the fig tree, vine, olive, field, flock, and herd all fail, he will still rejoice in the LORD. The passage is cherished as a song of faith whose joy does not depend on circumstances.

• Revelation 22:17

  [Bible Verses]

  In this verse from the final chapter of the Bible, the Spirit and the bride (the church) say "Come," and the thirsty are invited to take the water of life freely. Interpreters discuss whether it should be read as a prayer for the Second Coming or as a gospel invitation.

• Son of Man

  [Bible]

  "Son of Man" is a biblical expression meaning literally "son of a human being." In the Old Testament it refers to a human being; in Daniel 7 it describes a figure who comes with the clouds of heaven; and in the Gospels it is the term Jesus most often used to refer to himself.

• Gilead

  [Bible]

  Gilead is an Old Testament place name for the highland region east of the Jordan River. It was known for livestock raising and spices, and Scripture names it as the home of the judge Jephthah and the prophet Elijah.

• Balak

  [People]

  Balak was the king of Moab shortly before Israel entered Canaan. According to Numbers 22–24, he summoned the prophet Balaam to curse Israel, but Balaam blessed Israel instead.

• Zarephath

  [Bible]

  Zarephath was a Phoenician town on the Mediterranean coast between Tyre and Sidon. The prophet Elijah stayed there during a drought and was provided for by a widow. In the New Testament the name appears as "Sarepta."

• Deuteronomy 18

  [Bible]

  Deuteronomy 18 sets out the portion due to the Levitical priests, forbids the divination and necromancy (calling up the spirits of the dead) practiced by the nations of Canaan, and records God's promise to raise up a prophet like Moses, together with the criteria for distinguishing true prophets from false ones.

• 2 Samuel 7

  [Bible]

  2 Samuel 7 is the chapter in which David seeks to build a temple, and God, speaking through the prophet Nathan, instead promises to establish David's house, kingdom, and throne forever. David responds with a prayer of thanksgiving.

• 2 Samuel 24

  [Bible]

  2 Samuel 24, the final chapter of 2 Samuel, recounts how David takes a census and then recognizes his sin. Of the three punishments announced by the prophet Gad, a pestilence falls on Israel. The plague ceases after David buys the threshing floor of Araunah and builds an altar there.

• 2 Kings 13

  [Bible]

  2 Kings 13 records the reigns of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, and his son Jehoash over the northern kingdom of Israel, together with the final prophecy and death of the prophet Elisha.

• 1 Chronicles 17

  [Bible]

  1 Chronicles 17 records how David resolved to build a temple and how God, speaking through the prophet Nathan, told him that not David but one of his sons would build the house, and promised that David's throne would be established forever. David responds to this promise with a prayer of thanksgiving.

• 2 Chronicles 11

  [Bible]

  2 Chronicles 11 recounts how, immediately after the division of the kingdom, Rehoboam heeded the prophet Shemaiah and called off war with northern Israel. He then fortified cities and received the priests and Levites who came from the north, strengthening his kingdom. The chapter also records his family.

• 2 Chronicles 15

  [Bible]

  2 Chronicles 15 tells how Asa, king of Judah, heeds the exhortation of the prophet Azariah son of Oded, removes the idols, and makes a covenant with the people in Jerusalem to seek the LORD.

• 2 Chronicles 28

  [Bible]

  Second Chronicles 28 recounts the reign of Ahaz, king of Judah. It records that his idolatry led to defeat by Aram and Israel, that the captives were released at the word of the prophet Oded, and that Ahaz's reliance on Assyria brought him no benefit.