Study Desk

Yet she was taken away to a strange land. She was taken away in chains. Her small children were beaten to death at every street corner. They drew names to see who would get her men of honor. And all her great men were put in chains.

For it is not yet time for it to come true. The time is coming in a hurry, and it will come true. If you think it is slow in coming, wait for it. For it will happen for sure, and it will not wait.

I heard and my body shook. My lips shook at the sound. My bones began to waste away and my legs shook. Yet I will be quiet and wait for the day of trouble to come upon the people who fight against us.

yet I will have joy in the Lord. I will be glad in the God Who saves me.

I will destroy those who bow down on the roofs to the stars of heaven, and those who bow down and make promises to the Lord and yet promise in the name of Milcom.

"This is what the Lord of All says: ‘These people say, "The time has not yet come to build again the house of the Lord."'"

I destroyed you and everything you did with a strong-wind, disease, and hail. Yet you did not return to Me,' says the Lord.

Is the seed still in the store-house? The vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate and the olive tree have not given any fruit. Yet from this day on I will bring good to you.'"

The Lord of All says, ‘Many people will yet come from many cities.

"I have loved you," says the Lord. But you say, "How have You loved us?" "Was not Esau Jacob's brother?" says the Lord. "Yet I have loved Jacob,

You have made the Lord tired with your words. Yet you say, "How have we made Him tired?" By saying, "Everyone who sins is good in the eyes of the Lord, and He is pleased with them." Or by asking, "Where is the God Who is fair?"

Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed You?' You have not given Me the tenth part of what you receive and your gifts.

"Your words have been spoken in pride against Me," says the Lord. "Yet you say, ‘What have we said against You?'

Look at the birds in the sky. They do not plant seeds. They do not gather grain. They do not put grain into a building to keep. Yet your Father in heaven feeds them! Are you not more important than the birds?

Are not two small birds sold for a very small piece of money? And yet not one of the birds falls to the earth without your Father knowing it.

Have you not read in the Law how the religious leaders do that which is not right to do on the Day of Rest, and yet they are not guilty?

Jesus said, "Do you not understand yet?

Do you not yet understand or remember the five loaves of bread that fed five thousand men? And how many baskets full were gathered up?

You will hear of wars and lots of talk about wars, but do not be afraid. These things must happen, but it is not the end yet.

Then the head religious leader tore his clothes apart. He said, "He has spoken as if He were God! Do we need other people to speak against Him yet? You have heard Him speak as if He were God!