Skip HeitzigSkip Heitzig

Skip's Teachings > Bible from 30,000 Feet - 2018, The > Flight MNH01

Message:

BUY: Buy CD
Player will resume where you were momentarily. Please wait...

Cancel
Loading player...
Enter your Email Address:

or cancel

Flight MNH01
Micah 1-7; Nahum 1-3; Habakkuk 1-3
Skip Heitzig

Micah 1 (NKJV™)
1 The word of the LORD that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
2 Hear, all you peoples! Listen, O earth, and all that is in it! Let the Lord GOD be a witness against you, The Lord from His holy temple.
3 For behold, the LORD is coming out of His place; He will come down And tread on the high places of the earth.
4 The mountains will melt under Him, And the valleys will split Like wax before the fire, Like waters poured down a steep place.
5 All this is for the transgression of Jacob And for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what are the high places of Judah? Are they not Jerusalem?
6 "Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of ruins in the field, Places for planting a vineyard; I will pour down her stones into the valley, And I will uncover her foundations.
7 All her carved images shall be beaten to pieces, And all her pay as a harlot shall be burned with the fire; All her idols I will lay desolate, For she gathered it from the pay of a harlot, And they shall return to the pay of a harlot."
8 Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked; I will make a wailing like the jackals And a mourning like the ostriches,
9 For her wounds are incurable. For it has come to Judah; It has come to the gate of My people--To Jerusalem.
10 Tell it not in Gath, Weep not at all; In Beth Aphrah Roll yourself in the dust.
11 Pass by in naked shame, you inhabitant of Shaphir; The inhabitant of Zaanan does not go out. Beth Ezel mourns; Its place to stand is taken away from you.
12 For the inhabitant of Maroth pined for good, But disaster came down from the LORD To the gate of Jerusalem.
13 O inhabitant of Lachish, Harness the chariot to the swift steeds (She was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion), For the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
14 Therefore you shall give presents to Moresheth Gath; The houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.
15 I will yet bring an heir to you, O inhabitant of Mareshah; The glory of Israel shall come to Adullam.
16 Make yourself bald and cut off your hair, Because of your precious children; Enlarge your baldness like an eagle, For they shall go from you into captivity.
Micah 2 (NKJV™)
1 Woe to those who devise iniquity, And work out evil on their beds! At morning light they practice it, Because it is in the power of their hand.
2 They covet fields and take them by violence, Also houses, and seize them. So they oppress a man and his house, A man and his inheritance.
3 Therefore thus says the LORD: "Behold, against this family I am devising disaster, From which you cannot remove your necks; Nor shall you walk haughtily, For this is an evil time.
4 In that day one shall take up a proverb against you, And lament with a bitter lamentation, saying: 'We are utterly destroyed! He has changed the heritage of my people; How He has removed it from me! To a turncoat He has divided our fields.'"
5 Therefore you will have no one to determine boundaries by lot In the assembly of the LORD.
6 "Do not prattle," you say to those who prophesy. So they shall not prophesy to you; They shall not return insult for insult.
7 You who are named the house of Jacob: "Is the Spirit of the LORD restricted? Are these His doings? Do not My words do good To him who walks uprightly?
8 "Lately My people have risen up as an enemy--You pull off the robe with the garment From those who trust you, as they pass by, Like men returned from war.
9 The women of My people you cast out From their pleasant houses; From their children You have taken away My glory forever.
10 "Arise and depart, For this is not your rest; Because it is defiled, it shall destroy, Yes, with utter destruction.
11 If a man should walk in a false spirit And speak a lie, saying, 'I will prophesy to you of wine and drink,' Even he would be the prattler of this people.
12 "I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob, I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together like sheep of the fold, Like a flock in the midst of their pasture; They shall make a loud noise because of so many people.
13 The one who breaks open will come up before them; They will break out, Pass through the gate, And go out by it; Their king will pass before them, With the LORD at their head."
Micah 3 (NKJV™)
1 And I said: "Hear now, O heads of Jacob, And you rulers of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know justice?
2 You who hate good and love evil; Who strip the skin from My people, And the flesh from their bones;
3 Who also eat the flesh of My people, Flay their skin from them, Break their bones, And chop them in pieces Like meat for the pot, Like flesh in the caldron."
4 Then they will cry to the LORD, But He will not hear them; He will even hide His face from them at that time, Because they have been evil in their deeds.
5 Thus says the LORD concerning the prophets Who make my people stray; Who chant "Peace" While they chew with their teeth, But who prepare war against him Who puts nothing into their mouths:
6 "Therefore you shall have night without vision, And you shall have darkness without divination; The sun shall go down on the prophets, And the day shall be dark for them.
7 So the seers shall be ashamed, And the diviners abashed; Indeed they shall all cover their lips; For there is no answer from God."
8 But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the LORD, And of justice and might, To declare to Jacob his transgression And to Israel his sin.
9 Now hear this, You heads of the house of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel, Who abhor justice And pervert all equity,
10 Who build up Zion with bloodshed And Jerusalem with iniquity:
11 Her heads judge for a bribe, Her priests teach for pay, And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on the LORD, and say, "Is not the LORD among us? No harm can come upon us."
12 Therefore because of you Zion shall be plowed like a field, Jerusalem shall become heaps of ruins, And the mountain of the temple Like the bare hills of the forest.
Micah 4 (NKJV™)
1 Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the LORD'S house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And peoples shall flow to it.
2 Many nations shall come and say, "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths." For out of Zion the law shall go forth, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
3 He shall judge between many peoples, And rebuke strong nations afar off; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore.
4 But everyone shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree, And no one shall make them afraid; For the mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken.
5 For all people walk each in the name of his god, But we will walk in the name of the LORD our God Forever and ever.
6 "In that day," says the LORD, "I will assemble the lame, I will gather the outcast And those whom I have afflicted;
7 I will make the lame a remnant, And the outcast a strong nation; So the LORD will reign over them in Mount Zion From now on, even forever.
8 And you, O tower of the flock, The stronghold of the daughter of Zion, To you shall it come, Even the former dominion shall come, The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem."
9 Now why do you cry aloud? Is there no king in your midst? Has your counselor perished? For pangs have seized you like a woman in labor.
10 Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, Like a woman in birth pangs. For now you shall go forth from the city, You shall dwell in the field, And to Babylon you shall go. There you shall be delivered; There the LORD will redeem you From the hand of your enemies.
11 Now also many nations have gathered against you, Who say, "Let her be defiled, And let our eye look upon Zion."
12 But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD, Nor do they understand His counsel; For He will gather them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
13 "Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; For I will make your horn iron, And I will make your hooves bronze; You shall beat in pieces many peoples; I will consecrate their gain to the LORD, And their substance to the Lord of the whole earth."
Micah 5 (NKJV™)
1 Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops; He has laid siege against us; They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
2 "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting."
3 Therefore He shall give them up, Until the time that she who is in labor has given birth; Then the remnant of His brethren Shall return to the children of Israel.
4 And He shall stand and feed His flock In the strength of the LORD, In the majesty of the name of the LORD His God; And they shall abide, For now He shall be great To the ends of the earth;
5 And this One shall be peace. When the Assyrian comes into our land, And when he treads in our palaces, Then we will raise against him Seven shepherds and eight princely men.
6 They shall waste with the sword the land of Assyria, And the land of Nimrod at its entrances; Thus He shall deliver us from the Assyrian, When he comes into our land And when he treads within our borders.
7 Then the remnant of Jacob Shall be in the midst of many peoples, Like dew from the LORD, Like showers on the grass, That tarry for no man Nor wait for the sons of men.
8 And the remnant of Jacob Shall be among the Gentiles, In the midst of many peoples, Like a lion among the beasts of the forest, Like a young lion among flocks of sheep, Who, if he passes through, Both treads down and tears in pieces, And none can deliver.
9 Your hand shall be lifted against your adversaries, And all your enemies shall be cut off.
10 "And it shall be in that day," says the LORD, "That I will cut off your horses from your midst And destroy your chariots.
11 I will cut off the cities of your land And throw down all your strongholds.
12 I will cut off sorceries from your hand, And you shall have no soothsayers.
13 Your carved images I will also cut off, And your sacred pillars from your midst; You shall no more worship the work of your hands;
14 I will pluck your wooden images from your midst; Thus I will destroy your cities.
15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury On the nations that have not heard."
Micah 6 (NKJV™)
1 Hear now what the LORD says: "Arise, plead your case before the mountains, And let the hills hear your voice.
2 Hear, O you mountains, the LORD'S complaint, And you strong foundations of the earth; For the LORD has a complaint against His people, And He will contend with Israel.
3 "O My people, what have I done to you? And how have I wearied you? Testify against Me.
4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, I redeemed you from the house of bondage; And I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
5 O My people, remember now What Balak king of Moab counseled, And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, From Acacia Grove to Gilgal, That you may know the righteousness of the LORD."
6 With what shall I come before the LORD, And bow myself before the High God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, With calves a year old?
7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, Ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?
9 The LORD'S voice cries to the city--Wisdom shall see Your name: "Hear the Rod! Who has appointed it?
10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness In the house of the wicked, And the short measure that is an abomination?
11 Shall I count pure those with the wicked scales, And with the bag of deceitful weights?
12 For her rich men are full of violence, Her inhabitants have spoken lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
13 "Therefore I will also make you sick by striking you, By making you desolate because of your sins.
14 You shall eat, but not be satisfied; Hunger shall be in your midst. You may carry some away, but shall not save them; And what you do rescue I will give over to the sword.
15 "You shall sow, but not reap; You shall tread the olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil; And make sweet wine, but not drink wine.
16 For the statutes of Omri are kept; All the works of Ahab's house are done; And you walk in their counsels, That I may make you a desolation, And your inhabitants a hissing. Therefore you shall bear the reproach of My people."
Micah 7 (NKJV™)
1 Woe is me! For I am like those who gather summer fruits, Like those who glean vintage grapes; There is no cluster to eat Of the first-ripe fruit which my soul desires.
2 The faithful man has perished from the earth, And there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; Every man hunts his brother with a net.
3 That they may successfully do evil with both hands--The prince asks for gifts, The judge seeks a bribe, And the great man utters his evil desire; So they scheme together.
4 The best of them is like a brier; The most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge; The day of your watchman and your punishment comes; Now shall be their perplexity.
5 Do not trust in a friend; Do not put your confidence in a companion; Guard the doors of your mouth From her who lies in your bosom.
6 For son dishonors father, Daughter rises against her mother, Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; A man's enemies are the men of his own household.
7 Therefore I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation; My God will hear me.
8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness, The LORD will be a light to me.
9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD, Because I have sinned against Him, Until He pleads my case And executes justice for me. He will bring me forth to the light; I will see His righteousness.
10 Then she who is my enemy will see, And shame will cover her who said to me, "Where is the LORD your God?" My eyes will see her; Now she will be trampled down Like mud in the streets.
11 In the day when your walls are to be built, In that day the decree shall go far and wide.
12 In that day they shall come to you From Assyria and the fortified cities, From the fortress to the River, From sea to sea, And mountain to mountain.
13 Yet the land shall be desolate Because of those who dwell in it, And for the fruit of their deeds.
14 Shepherd Your people with Your staff, The flock of Your heritage, Who dwell solitarily in a woodland, In the midst of Carmel; Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, As in days of old.
15 "As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt, I will show them wonders."
16 The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; They shall put their hand over their mouth; Their ears shall be deaf.
17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent; They shall crawl from their holes like snakes of the earth. They shall be afraid of the LORD our God, And shall fear because of You.
18 Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy.
19 He will again have compassion on us, And will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea.
20 You will give truth to Jacob And mercy to Abraham, Which You have sworn to our fathers From days of old.
Nahum 1 (NKJV™)
1 The burden against Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
2 God is jealous, and the LORD avenges; The LORD avenges and is furious. The LORD will take vengeance on His adversaries, And He reserves wrath for His enemies;
3 The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, And will not at all acquit the wicked. The LORD has His way In the whirlwind and in the storm, And the clouds are the dust of His feet.
4 He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, And dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, And the flower of Lebanon wilts.
5 The mountains quake before Him, The hills melt, And the earth heaves at His presence, Yes, the world and all who dwell in it.
6 Who can stand before His indignation? And who can endure the fierceness of His anger? His fury is poured out like fire, And the rocks are thrown down by Him.
7 The LORD is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him.
8 But with an overflowing flood He will make an utter end of its place, And darkness will pursue His enemies.
9 What do you conspire against the LORD? He will make an utter end of it. Affliction will not rise up a second time.
10 For while tangled like thorns, And while drunken like drunkards, They shall be devoured like stubble fully dried.
11 From you comes forth one Who plots evil against the LORD, A wicked counselor.
12 Thus says the LORD: "Though they are safe, and likewise many, Yet in this manner they will be cut down When he passes through. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more;
13 For now I will break off his yoke from you, And burst your bonds apart."
14 The LORD has given a command concerning you: "Your name shall be perpetuated no longer. Out of the house of your gods I will cut off the carved image and the molded image. I will dig your grave, For you are vile."
15 Behold, on the mountains The feet of him who brings good tidings, Who proclaims peace! O Judah, keep your appointed feasts, Perform your vows. For the wicked one shall no more pass through you; He is utterly cut off.
Nahum 2 (NKJV™)
1 He who scatters has come up before your face. Man the fort! Watch the road! Strengthen your flanks! Fortify your power mightily.
2 For the LORD will restore the excellence of Jacob Like the excellence of Israel, For the emptiers have emptied them out And ruined their vine branches.
3 The shields of his mighty men are made red, The valiant men are in scarlet. The chariots come with flaming torches In the day of his preparation, And the spears are brandished.
4 The chariots rage in the streets, They jostle one another in the broad roads; They seem like torches, They run like lightning.
5 He remembers his nobles; They stumble in their walk; They make haste to her walls, And the defense is prepared.
6 The gates of the rivers are opened, And the palace is dissolved.
7 It is decreed: She shall be led away captive, She shall be brought up; And her maidservants shall lead her as with the voice of doves, Beating their breasts.
8 Though Nineveh of old was like a pool of water, Now they flee away. "Halt! Halt!" they cry; But no one turns back.
9 Take spoil of silver! Take spoil of gold! There is no end of treasure, Or wealth of every desirable prize.
10 She is empty, desolate, and waste! The heart melts, and the knees shake; Much pain is in every side, And all their faces are drained of color.
11 Where is the dwelling of the lions, And the feeding place of the young lions, Where the lion walked, the lioness and lion's cub, And no one made them afraid?
12 The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, Killed for his lionesses, Filled his caves with prey, And his dens with flesh.
13 "Behold, I am against you," says the LORD of hosts, "I will burn your chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions; I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall be heard no more."
Nahum 3 (NKJV™)
1 Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery. Its victim never departs.
2 The noise of a whip And the noise of rattling wheels, Of galloping horses, Of clattering chariots!
3 Horsemen charge with bright sword and glittering spear. There is a multitude of slain, A great number of bodies, Countless corpses--They stumble over the corpses--
4 Because of the multitude of harlotries of the seductive harlot, The mistress of sorceries, Who sells nations through her harlotries, And families through her sorceries.
5 "Behold, I am against you," says the LORD of hosts; "I will lift your skirts over your face, I will show the nations your nakedness, And the kingdoms your shame.
6 I will cast abominable filth upon you, Make you vile, And make you a spectacle.
7 It shall come to pass that all who look upon you Will flee from you, and say, 'Nineveh is laid waste! Who will bemoan her?' Where shall I seek comforters for you?"
8 Are you better than No Amon That was situated by the River, That had the waters around her, Whose rampart was the sea, Whose wall was the sea?
9 Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, And it was boundless; Put and Lubim were your helpers.
10 Yet she was carried away, She went into captivity; Her young children also were dashed to pieces At the head of every street; They cast lots for her honorable men, And all her great men were bound in chains.
11 You also will be drunk; You will be hidden; You also will seek refuge from the enemy.
12 All your strongholds are fig trees with ripened figs: If they are shaken, They fall into the mouth of the eater.
13 Surely, your people in your midst are women! The gates of your land are wide open for your enemies; Fire shall devour the bars of your gates.
14 Draw your water for the siege! Fortify your strongholds! Go into the clay and tread the mortar! Make strong the brick kiln!
15 There the fire will devour you, The sword will cut you off; It will eat you up like a locust. Make yourself many--like the locust! Make yourself many--like the swarming locusts!
16 You have multiplied your merchants more than the stars of heaven. The locust plunders and flies away.
17 Your commanders are like swarming locusts, And your generals like great grasshoppers, Which camp in the hedges on a cold day; When the sun rises they flee away, And the place where they are is not known.
18 Your shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria; Your nobles rest in the dust. Your people are scattered on the mountains, And no one gathers them.
19 Your injury has no healing, Your wound is severe. All who hear news of you Will clap their hands over you, For upon whom has not your wickedness passed continually?
Habakkuk 1 (NKJV™)
1 The burden which the prophet Habakkuk saw.
2 O LORD, how long shall I cry, And You will not hear? Even cry out to You, "Violence!" And You will not save.
3 Why do You show me iniquity, And cause me to see trouble? For plundering and violence are before me; There is strife, and contention arises.
4 Therefore the law is powerless, And justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; Therefore perverse judgment proceeds.
5 "Look among the nations and watch--Be utterly astounded! For I will work a work in your days Which you would not believe, though it were told you.
6 For indeed I am raising up the Chaldeans, A bitter and hasty nation Which marches through the breadth of the earth, To possess dwelling places that are not theirs.
7 They are terrible and dreadful; Their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.
8 Their horses also are swifter than leopards, And more fierce than evening wolves. Their chargers charge ahead; Their cavalry comes from afar; They fly as the eagle that hastens to eat.
9 "They all come for violence; Their faces are set like the east wind. They gather captives like sand.
10 They scoff at kings, And princes are scorned by them. They deride every stronghold, For they heap up earthen mounds and seize it.
11 Then his mind changes, and he transgresses; He commits offense, Ascribing this power to his god."
12 Are You not from everlasting, O LORD my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O LORD, You have appointed them for judgment; O Rock, You have marked them for correction.
13 You are of purer eyes than to behold evil, And cannot look on wickedness. Why do You look on those who deal treacherously, And hold Your tongue when the wicked devours A person more rightous than he?
14 Why do You make men like fish of the sea, Like creeping things that have no ruler over them?
15 They take up all of them with a hook, They catch them in their net, And gather them in their dragnet. Therefore they rejoice and are glad.
16 Therefore they sacrifice to their net, And burn incense to their dragnet; Because by them their share is sumptuous And their food plentiful.
17 Shall they therefore empty their net, And continue to slay nations without pity?
Habakkuk 2 (NKJV™)
1 I will stand my watch And set myself on the rampart, And watch to see what He will say to me, And what I will answer when I am corrected.
2 Then the LORD answered me and said: "Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it.
3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry.
4 "Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith.
5 "Indeed, because he transgresses by wine, He is a proud man, And he does not stay at home. Because he enlarges his desire as hell, And he is like death, and cannot be satisfied, He gathers to himself all nations And heaps up for himself all peoples.
6 "Will not all these take up a proverb against him, And a taunting riddle against him, and say, 'Woe to him who increases What is not his--how long? And to him who loads himself with many pledges'?
7 Will not your creditors rise up suddenly? Will they not awaken who oppress you? And you will become their booty.
8 Because you have plundered many nations, All the remnant of the people shall plunder you, Because of men's blood And the violence of the land and the city, And of all who dwell in it.
9 "Woe to him who covets evil gain for his house, That he may set his nest on high, That he may be delivered from the power of disaster!
10 You give shameful counsel to your house, Cutting off many peoples, And sin against your soul.
11 For the stone will cry out from the wall, And the beam from the timbers will answer it.
12 "Woe to him who builds a town with bloodshed, Who establishes a city by iniquity!
13 Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts That the peoples labor to feed the fire, And nations weary themselves in vain?
14 For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, As the waters cover the sea.
15 "Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbor, Pressing him to your bottle, Even to make him drunk, That you may look on his nakedness!
16 You are filled with shame instead of glory. You also--drink! And be exposed as uncircumcised! The cup of the LORD'S right hand will be turned against you, And utter shame will be on your glory.
17 For the violence done to Lebanon will cover you, And the plunder of beasts which made them afraid, Because of men's blood And the violence of the land and the city, And of all who dwell in it.
18 "What profit is the image, that its maker should carve it, The molded image, a teacher of lies, That the maker of its mold should trust in it, To make mute idols?
19 Woe to him who says to wood, 'Awake!' To silent stone, 'Arise! It shall teach!' Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, Yet in it there is no breath at all.
20 But the LORD is in His holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before Him."
Habakkuk 3 (NKJV™)
1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on Shigionoth.
2 O LORD, I have heard your speech and was afraid; O LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.
3 God came from Teman, The Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, And the earth was full of His praise.
4 His brightness was like the light; He had rays flashing from His hand, And there His power was hidden.
5 Before Him went pestilence, And fever followed at His feet.
6 He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations. And the everlasting mountains were scattered, The perpetual hills bowed. His ways are everlasting.
7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; The curtains of the land of Midian trembled.
8 O LORD, were You displeased with the rivers, Was Your anger against the rivers, Was Your wrath against the sea, That You rode on Your horses, Your chariots of salvation?
9 Your bow was made quite ready; Oaths were sworn over Your arrows. Selah You divided the earth with rivers.
10 The mountains saw You and trembled; The overflowing of the water passed by. The deep uttered its voice, And lifted its hands on high.
11 The sun and moon stood still in their habitation; At the light of Your arrows they went, At the shining of Your glittering spear.
12 You marched through the land in indignation; You trampled the nations in anger.
13 You went forth for the salvation of Your people, For salvation with Your Anointed. You struck the head from the house of the wicked, By laying bare from foundation to neck. Selah
14 You thrust through with his own arrows The head of his villages. They came out like a whirlwind to scatter me; Their rejoicing was like feasting on the poor in secret.
15 You walked through the sea with Your horses, Through the heap of great waters.
16 When I heard, my body trembled; My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entered my bones; And I trembled in myself, That I might rest in the day of trouble. When he comes up to the people, He will invade them with his troops.
17 Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, And there be no herd in the stalls--
18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
19 The LORD God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer's feet, And He will make me walk on my high hills. To the Chief Musician. With my stringed instruments.

New King James Version®, Copyright © 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc. All rights reserved.

Previous | Next Cookies must be enabled to support these options.
Bible from 30,000 Feet - 2018, The

God used three prophets—Micah, Nahum, and Habakkuk—to criticize, comfort, and inspire: Micah encouraged social justice and the authentic worship of God. Nahum prophesied against the Assyrians for returning to their evil practices. And though Habakkuk didn't address Israel directly, his message assured them that evil does not endure forever. Through these prophets, God's people confessed their sins and grew confident in His salvation.

Take your knowledge of the full scope of Scripture to soaring heights with The Bible from 30,000 Feet. In this series, Skip Heitzig pilots you through all sixty-six books of the Bible, revealing major themes, principles, people, and events from Genesis to Revelation. Fasten your seatbelt and open your Bible for this sweeping panorama of Scripture that will increase your faith in God's plan for the world-and for you.

Buy series | Buy audiobook

Transcript

Open as Word Doc Open as Word Doc    Copy Copy to Clipboard    Print icon    Show expand

Micah 1-7; Nahum 1-3; Habakkuk 1-3 - The Bible from 30,000 Feet - Skip Heitzig - Flight MNH01

[PEACEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

The Bible from 30,000 Feet-- Soaring Through the Scripture from Genesis to Revelation.

Would you please turn in your Bibles to the Book of Micah. And we have before us three books tonight-- Micah, Nahum, and Habakkuk. And I will get to the proper pronunciation of that in a little bit.

But if you were tomorrow to announce to your co-workers and say, last night I went to church to study Micah, Nahum, and Habakkuk, they might think you're on drugs. Or they might think you're referring to drugs. Like, I took a little Micah and Habakkuk for my Nahum-itis or something.

These are not normal words. They're not normal names. And unfortunately, many of us believers are not familiar with their message.

If I were to give a theme to these three books, and since I'm covering them all in one fell swoop in our Bible from 30,000 Feet survey, I'm going to do that. I'm going to give it a theme, a title.

If there were a song that encapsulated the theme of this section, these three books, it would be "Hey, Judah." (SINGING) Hey, Judah. Don't make it bad.

Because principally, all of these three prophets had something to do with Judah. Even though Micah does mention Samaria, the northern kingdom as well as the southern kingdom, he only mentions the northern kingdom, more as an example to the southern kingdom that they, the South, not be like the North.

So the theme is Judah, "Hey, Judah." These three were God's representatives to that southern kingdom. Micah speaks to the commoners of Judah, the average folk, the common folk, the man or woman on the street.

Nahum speaks to the collective audience of some nobles, as well as the commoners. And then Habakkuk is God's message to a clergyman of Judah, a spiritual representative.

The theme of Micah is God is moving. God is moving. The theme of Nahum is the Ninevites are going. And the theme of Habakkuk is the Babylonians are coming.

All to Judah, principally, God is moving. The Ninevites are going. The Babylonians are coming.

God is moving. God is moving in judgment, first of all, in the Book of Micah. He promises to act on the earth, intervene in human history, judge because of sin that is going on in the camp of the Jewish people.

But eventually, like so many of the other prophets predicted, afterwards there will be a glorious restoration. That's the theme of the Book of Micah.

The Book of Nahum is the Ninevites are going. Now, you remember there was another book where a prophet was sent to Nineveh. His name was Jonah.

Some time has passed. We'll notice what is going on when we get to that. But this book is essentially to comfort Judah that her long-standing arch enemy, who is now at a place of strength and power-- they've turned against God. They're hassling those in Judah-- that they're on their way out. It would comfort them.

And then finally, the Babylonians are coming. It's a strange message that has an undergirding of faith as the key component. And that's the Book of Habakkuk. We'll get to that as our third study.

In the Book of Micah, as we begin, let me pose a question. Do you ever wonder if your trials are worth all the pain? Or do you ever wonder, is this hardship, this trial, leading to something? Is there a purpose behind it? And of course, the answer is yes, God has a plan.

So you get a theme as you go through this first Book of Micah. "Meek-eye-yow-ooh" is his Hebrew pronunciation, "Mika" or "Meek-eye-yow-ooh" means "who is like God."

But there are some things going on. They have enemies that are oppressing them. They have rulers that are hassling them. And they have wealthy people who are exploiting them.

Those are the themes. That's sort of the background that's going on. Verse 1 of the Book of Micah begins, "The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth."

Now, "Moresheth" is not a town where a pop singer named Alanis came from. This is not "Morissette." It's "Moresheth," which was a town about 20 miles from Jerusalem, 20 miles to the southwest in what is called today the Philistine country.

One of our tour days, we like to go through the area of where the Philistines occupied the land. And he is from that fertile area of Moresheth, 20 miles to the southwest of Jerusalem.

So "The word of the Lord came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. Hear, all you peoples. Listen, O earth, and all that is in it, let the Lord God be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple."

"For behold, the Lord is coming out of this place. He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth." Like a warrior swooping down, or maybe better yet, an eagle swooping down on its prey, God will come to judge.

"The mountains will melt under him. And the valleys will split like wax before the fire, like waters poured down to a steep place."

It sort of sounds like Psalm 97, "In your presence, Lord, the mountains melt like wax." A song we used to sing around here many years ago-- with that theme, he takes it up.

Verse 5-- "All this is for the transgression of Jacob and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria?" Samaria, the chief city, the capital city, the main city of the northern kingdom?

"And what are the high places of Judah? Are they not Jerusalem?" The main city, the chief city, the headquarter city, the principal city, of the southern kingdom? So Samaria and Jerusalem.

Because of the idolatry of Samaria, the Assyrians will swoop down 722 BC and take captive the northern kingdom. We've covered this so many times it's now ingrained into your collective memory.

So because that happened in 722 BC, we can figure that this prophet probably gave his message around 740 BC, maybe 20 years, maybe 15 years before it actually happened.

Judah will be spared for another century and a half. Eventually they'll go into Babylonian captivity. But the northern kingdom will serve as a warning to the southern kingdom.

But he's pointing now to the very centers of the kingdoms, Samaria and Jerusalem. They're companions in sin. They are destined to be companions in judgment, although removed by about 150 years.

The cities are named for this reason. They are the centers of influence for the rest of the land. Whatever happens in Jerusalem is significant. Whatever happens in Moresheth isn't as significant.

It's a little podunk town compared to a large, influential city. The heartbeat of the southern kingdom is Jerusalem. The heartbeat of the northern kingdom is Samaria, very similar to today.

The centers of influence in the United States are East Coast and West Coast. Business owners of large corporations will often use the middle of the country to test the product because they say if it fails in Middle America, it won't be as big of a deal as if it fails in Los Angeles or New York.

Because as those cities are LA and New York, so go the rest of the country. These are major influential areas. And they influence the rest of the country.

So the idea is my people, the nation, North and South, are rotten to the core. In the very center of the nation itself, the center, the head, the heartbeat, goes to all the rest of the country.

I remember a few years back-- I love apples. And I eat a few a day. I took a bite of an apple. And as I looked down, I noticed a wormhole. I didn't see any penetration on the outside of the skin.

So I noticed a wormhole, which only meant one thing. I had eaten-- I had swallowed the worm. Because you probably know this, worms don't come from the outside through the skin. They begin in the core. Actually, they begin in the blossom.

The eggs are laid and hatched in the core. The worm grows and works its away from the center toward the periphery, finally penetrating the edge. The fact that there was no penetration, the fact that the wormhole was there, but no worm, could only mean one thing.

It was lodged in me somewhere. I was the worm carrier now.

It's not the first time I've eaten worms before, which probably explains a lot of my weirdness. But Israel is rotten to the core is the idea.

Now, the book is laid out in a legal fashion, like a legal summons. Chapters 1 and 2 form the first summons, 3, 4, and 5, the second legal summons, and chapter 6 and 7, the third legal summons.

And you can tell the beginning of this legal summons by the same words. And that is "hear," the word "hear." So look at verse 2 of chapter 1. "Hear, all you peoples," like hear ye, hear ye, as the town is getting an announcement.

If you go over to chapter three, "And I said, hear now, O heads of Jacob, and you rulers of the house of Israel." If you go to chapter 6 where it begins, "Hear now what the Lord says, arise, plead your case before the mountains," et cetera.

So with that in mind, that's the layout. Let's go back to chapter 2 now, verse 2. Speaking of the oppression of the people, "They covet fields and take them by violence, also houses, and seize them. So they oppress a man and his house, a man and his inheritance."

This is the upper class oppressing the lower class. This is the wealthy oppressing the poor, the haves versus the have-nots. "Therefore, thus says the Lord, behold, against this family, I am devising disaster, from which you cannot remove your necks. Nor shall you walk haughtily, for this is an evil time."

Now, do you remember, back in the Law, the first five Books of Moses, the Pentateuch, the Torah, God made a provision in the Law to protect the people who were landowners, or if they lost their land, or if they became slaves?

God knew that you could fall on tough times. You'd have to sell your land. And you wouldn't own it anymore. It would go to another family, even of another tribe.

But how do you keep the land that was given to a certain tribe within the tribal allotment, if you have to sell it? Or you could become so poor that you would have to indenture yourself as a servant.

That was biblical slavery. You were employed by a master. The master would take care of you. It was a way out of extreme poverty.

Well, the way to get out of poverty and the way to get your land back was something called a Jubilee year. So you would plant, and you would harvest, for six years. The seventh year you would do nothing. The land would grow by itself. You would just, by faith, for one year, live off the land.

Every seven cycles of the Sabbatic year was a year called the year of Yovel. Yovel is a ram's horn. You blow the ram's horn-- the year of Yovel or Jubilee.

On the Jubilee year, which was the seventh of the Sabbatic years in a row-- you follow? It was the seventh cycle. Something happened on that year. All debts were canceled, man.

All of the debts were canceled. You don't owe anything more. If you lost land, you get it back into your family and tribe. If you're a slave, you go free automatically. That's how God protected the land.

But by now, the wealthy were taking advantage and exploiting those in poverty. A classic example of that is in 1 Kings 21, one of the kings of Israel, by the name of Ahab, saw a vineyard that was next to his palace up in the Valley of Jezreel that belonged to a guy named Naboth.

And the King thought, oh, man, what a good looking vineyard that is. I really want it. So King Ahab goes to Naboth, the vineyard owner, and goes, hey, give me your vineyard.

I'll give you good money for it. You name your price. I'll buy it. Or I'll trade you for a better vineyard, a bigger vineyard, a more glorious, verdant vineyard than yours.

And Naboth, correctly said, hey, man. I don't know if he said, hey, man. But he said, your majesty, I don't want to sell it. I don't want to get rid of it. It's part of my family allotment. God forbid that I should lose it.

So King Ahab goes back home. His wife comes to see him, Jezebel. And she sees the King with his head down, sulking.

And she said, what up, King? And he goes, man, I really want that vineyard that Naboth has. But he won't sell it to me.

And she says, basically, man up. You're the King. You can have whatever you want. And so she says, I'll take care of it.

So she proclaims a fast and then a feast, and gets two scoundrels to sit next to Naboth. When the fast is broken, they would accuse him of blaspheming the King, which they did. And they then took him out and stoned him to death. The King then stole his vineyard.

That's how King Ahab got the vineyard. And everything was hunky-dory until Elijah the Prophet came along and busted him. But that is a classic example of what this prophet is saying is going on in the land. The rich are oppressing the poor.

Chapter 3, verse 5, "Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who make my people stray, who chant peace while they chew with their teeth, but who prepare war against him who puts nothing in their mouths." They're eating well. But they're devouring the people who have nothing.

So there's two dangers going on. There's wolves on the outside. There are false shepherds on the inside.

"Therefore," verse 6, "you shall have night without vision. You shall have darkness without divination. The sun shall go down on the prophets, and the day shall be dark for them."

"So the seers shall be ashamed, the diviners abashed based. Indeed they shall all cover their lips, for there is no answer from God."

The seers wouldn't see. The prophets wouldn't be able to portend, or predict, or foretell the future. God wouldn't speak to them any longer. That day was over.

And it would come-- it was coming-- from among their own ranks. There were false shepherds. This reminds me of Paul the Apostle when he had that last meeting.

Remember, in Acts chapter 20, with the Ephesian elders, he called them to the shores of Melita? And he got them together. And he said, look, I'm leaving. I'm not going to ever see your face again. I'm going to Jerusalem.

But I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in and destroy this flock, not sparing the flock. Even some from among your own ranks will devour the flock.

That was happening in ancient Israel. Go down to verse 12. "Therefore, because of you, Zion shall be plowed like a field. Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins." That's the Babylonian captivity, 586 BC, "and the mountain of the temple like the bare hills of the forest."

Israel began as one nation under God. That's how they started. It was a true theocracy.

The center of their community was the Tabernacle, later on the temple. That was where everything took place. Everything revolved around their worship of God. They were one nation under God.

The United States began as one nation under God. And I'm not trying to equate the theocratic Kingdom of Israel with something similar in the United States. I know some do that. I don't.

But nonetheless, we started as one nation under God. That's what we declared. That's part of what we say, one nation under God.

The back of our bills, the back of our money, says, "In God We Trust." But do we? Are we operating the same way that our Founding Fathers operated when this nation was developed? Hardly.

I want you to listen to a document from 1643. This is part of the Constitution of the New England Confederation, before it became these United States.

And I quote, "Whereas we all come into these parts of America with one and the same end and aim, namely to advance the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to enjoy the liberties of the gospel in purity and with peace." That was then. It ain't now.

In God we trust? I don't think so. Maybe in gold we trust, or for some, in government we trust-- but not in God we trust.

What's great about this book is that's not all she wrote. That's not all He wrote. The prophet Micah continues after God is moving. And he's moving in judgment.

It doesn't end there. There's some messianic promises that follow. Chapter 4, verse 1-- this will be familiar to you.

"Now it shall come to pass in the latter days." That's a technical phrase, by the way, that term "latter days." It appears 21 times in the scriptures.

"It will come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established on the top of the mountains and shall be exalted above the hills. And peoples shall flow to it." "Mountain" in scripture is sometimes literal, sometimes figurative. I think in this case it is both.

There is a Mount Zion in Jerusalem. But this mountain, this peak of God's work on the earth, is seen figuratively in Mount Zion to Jewish people.

"Many nations shall come and say--" and that word "nations" is goy, gentile nations, nations other than the nation of Israel. Many Gentile nations shall come and say, "'Come let us go to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways. And we will walk in His paths.'"

"For out of Zion, the law shall go forth, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He shall judge between many peoples and rebuke strong nations of far off."

"They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore."

Don't look down. Don't look down at your margin of your Bibles. Look up at me. Does that sound familiar of what we just read?

Yes.

Does that sound like something else? It does. It sounds a lot like Isaiah chapter 2. In fact, it's like word for word of the opening verses of Isaiah chapter 2.

So because of that, some will say, well, who copied who? Is this a case of plagiarism? Now, it is true that Micah was a contemporary with Isaiah. He was younger than Isaiah. And he perhaps did borrow the language from Isaiah.

Does it mean it's plagiarism? Here's a principal. Paul the Apostle told Timothy-- he said, Tim, the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these also to faithful men who will be able to instruct others.

In other words, Timothy, you don't have to come up with a whole new message. Timothy, as a young preacher, probably thought, I need to say things that nobody's heard before. If nobody's heard it before, it's probably because it doesn't need to be said.

Because what you really need is God's truths. You need to be established in the old truths, not to hear something other than that.

So Timothy, don't be afraid of copying what I say. In fact, copy what I say. And find men who will teach those things to others, the old truths, the established, solid word of God.

So it could be simply that their source was the same, the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit gave the message to Isaiah and gave the message to Micah. Or Micah was a disciple. He's quoting this portion of it.

But sometimes things are repeated in the Bible because we need to hear them, because they're important messages. Verily, verily I say to you. By the mouth of two witnesses, every word will be established.

Peter said, I know you already know these things and are established in the present truth. But there are certain things I need to repeat. And so I'm going to bring it up to you again. And perhaps that is happening here.

So it's important enough for God to say twice. Now, it says the nations will flow into it. You'll notice the terminology. And this word flow speaks of a joyful assembling together, that is, people wanting to go to the house of the Lord, not I have to go to the house of the Lord.

It's the millennial kingdom. It's the kingdom age. I have to go to Jerusalem.

You'll want to go to Jerusalem. Now, some of you are going, I want to go to Jerusalem now. It's interesting. You're probably a minority. I know most every Christian that I know, evangelical, at some point in his or her life would love to take a tour of Israel.

But when you tell your friends, I'm going on a tour of Israel. They're going to say, many of them, are you nuts? It's dangerous over there.

And then you'll say to them, well, where are you going on vacation? And they'll go, Los Angeles. The security is way better in Israel than it is in the streets of Los Angeles.

You're safer in Israel. I would let my wife, kids, and grandkids walk the streets in Jerusalem, not Los Angeles. But there's going to come a day when everybody's going to want to go to the house of the Lord, to Jerusalem.

God's plan not only includes Jerusalem, but a little town mentioned in chapter 5, verse 2. "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah--" if you've ever wondered what that means, that is sort of like the county name.

So there were two Bethlehem's, one in the South and one in the North. The one in the South is Bethlehem of Judah, or Bethlehem Ephrathah. The one in the North was only, get this, about four miles north of Nazareth in the area of Zebulun.

So you have Bethlehem of Zebulun. You have Bethlehem of Judah, or Bethlehem Ephrathat. That is still a city, or a township, that is used today. That name is used in that area today.

"Ephrathah" means "fruitful." So "Bethlehem" means "the house of bread." Just listen to the language-- the house of bread in fruitful county.

O you house of bread in fruitful county, "You, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you will come forth to me, the one who is to be the ruler in Israel, whose going forth are from of old, from everlasting." So the future ruler of Israel will be born in the house of bread in fruitful county.

This prophecy was written 700 years before Jesus Christ. How do you get two people living in Nazareth to have a baby born down south, 90 miles away in Bethlehem?

Well, you manage to have them both from the lineage of King David, who is from Bethlehem. And you have a king in Rome come up with an idea. Let's take a census of the world and make populations move back to their towns of origin, of biological origin, their family tree.

So that would force Joseph and Mary to leave Nazareth and go to Bethlehem because they're from the town of David, where David was from. So you get Augustus to make the census. Joseph and Mary move down out of Nazareth to Bethlehem. And they're going there on a donkey.

And I sometimes think, man, she's almost like, full term, riding this crazy donkey. I know the terrain. It's rough. It's tough. One slip of the donkey, and this prediction ain't never gonna happen.

But God preserved that family. And Jesus was born in that town.

Now, notice what it says. "Whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting." This language is picturesque. This speaks of pre-existence, that Jesus came in time but existed before time. He came in the incarnation.

I mentioned Isaiah was a contemporary of Micah. Remember what Isaiah the prophet predicted? "Unto us a child is born. Unto us a son is given. The government will be upon His shoulders."

His" name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His kingdom, there will be no end, upon the throne of David to order it and establish it. From this time forth, even forevermore, the zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this."

So a child is going to be given. A baby is going to be born-- same person. He's going to be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Prince of Peace, Everlasting Father. All of that language and this language speaks of pre-existence and incarnation.

Micah, chapter 5, verse 2 was mentioned in a series of writings called the Targums. You've heard me mention Targums before. You go, yeah, I remember that word. But I forget what it is.

So a Targum was an Aramaic translation, or Aramaic explanation, of the Hebrew text. Why Aramaic? Because Aramaic was the language of the captivity, Babylonian captivity, Chaldean language.

So Aramaic was that language that they spoke in captivity. It got brought back to Israel. And so they had all of these translations, or transliterations, of the Hebrew text into Aramaic.

I want you to listen to the Targum of Micah, chapter 5, verse 2, to show you that all of the ancient rabbis believed that Micah, chapter 5, verse 2, was a prediction of the coming Jewish messiah.

For it says this. And here's the translation. "And you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, you who are too small to be numbered among the thousands of Judah, from you shall come forth before Me, the Messiah, to exercise dominion over Israel, he whose name was mentioned before, from the days of creation."

So way back when, the Jewish sages believed that Micah, chapter 5, verse 2, was a prediction of where messiah would come from. By the time the New Testament rolls around, there's no doubt, because the Wise Men show up in Jerusalem. And Herod's there.

And the Wise Men create a stir when they come. The Magi create a stir because they say, "Where is he who is to be born, King of the--"

Jews.

"Jews." That was Herod's title that he took upon himself. He called himself the King of the Jews. What? There's another, a rival King of the Jews?

So he goes to his scholars. And he says, where is the King of the Jews? The Messiah, where is he to be born? And they immediately quote to him Micah, chapter 5, verse 2. "But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, though you're small, out of Me will come forth this ruler."

So what's amazing about that is these scholars of Herod knew the Bible, knew the scripture, knew the Messiah was going to be born in Bethlehem. It's five miles away from Jerusalem. People walked it all the time. Some still do.

They knew the Messiah was going to be born in Bethlehem. These magi show up from the east, saying, we're here to worship the King of the Jews. We're following a star. And they go, well, that would be Bethlehem.

But none of them got off their religious duff to walk five miles and check it out, to see if it were true or not-- not motivated at all. Just ah, yeah, somewhere in the Bible.

That could be happening right now, like at your neighbor town. And it was. But they just let it go by.

Now look at verse 4. We go to his Second Coming, mentioned immediately after the First. "And He shall stand and feed His flock in the strength of Yahweh, the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord His God. And they shall abide, for now He shall be great to the ends of the earth."

"And this One shall be peace." Remember, He is called the Prince of Peace. His name will be called the Prince of Peace. "And this One shall be peace."

"When the Assyrian comes into our land--" the Assyrians are the one who came down in 722. Here the word "Assyrian" is used emblematically. It is used representatively of the future enemies that will come.

"When the Assyrian comes into our land, and when he treads our palaces, then we will raise against him seven shepherds and eight princely men." So at His second coming, unlike the powerless shepherds or the rulers, the Messiah will bring peace. He will feed his flock.

I love that scripture. And I think it's Isaiah 40. Again, a song we used to sing around here-- he shall feed his flock like a shepherd, and gather them in his arms, and carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those who are with the young.

One of the great titles of Jesus Christ is that he was the good shepherd. And he said, "I lay down my life for my sheep."

So between then, the First Coming of Christ to Bethlehem and the Second Coming of Christ to Jerusalem, the Mount of Olives outside Jerusalem, between those two Coming lay a cross where he would come to atone for the sins of the world, and then come again the second time to rule and reign over those who have been cleansed by it.

I love the picture though of Jesus shepherding his people. The quality of a sheep's life is totally dependent on the quality of character of their shepherd. If you have a lazy shepherd, the sheep will suffer. If you have a good shepherd, the sheep will be blessed and nourished.

And so David bragged in Psalm 23. And he said, "The Lord is my shepherd." It's like saying, look at who my owner is.

I have two dogs at home. And I have become one of those people that just sort of loves, probably, a dog too much. These dogs are spoiled.

/ don't go to the extent to have like a little monogrammed sweaters that I put on them and carry them everywhere that I go, but close. And yet, honestly, if you were-- and don't tell my neighbors this-- but if you were to interview our dogs, either my dogs and my neighbor's dogs, and ask which owner they would prefer, they would say this guy.

My dogs are not complaining that I am their shepherd. I take good care of them. In fact, I think the other dogs in the yards next door bark and moan, just because they wish they were part of our clan.

So like a kid bragging about his dad, David bragged about his dad in heaven. "The Lord is my shepherd. And one day he will stand and feed his flock."

Chapter 6, they begin to plead their case. And they start bragging about their rituals, and the fine oil that they use in their sacrifices, and the bird offerings that they bring.

But look at chapter 6, verse 8. God boils it down and says, "He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?" One of the great verses of scriptures in the Bible-- three elements that deal with daily life, sums up the whole law.

Basically, you love God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength. And you love your neighbor as yourself. That can be summed up by these three-- to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

Now go to chapter 7. And let's begin in verse 14, as Micah closes this out with a prayer, his petition. He says, "Shepherd Your people with Your staff, the flock of Your heritage, who dwell solitarily," or alone, "in a woodland, in the midst of Carmel. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead," two very productive places, "as in days of old."

Now look at verse 18, chapter 7. "Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity, passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in mercy."

As Micah closes the book, he closes with a play on words using his own name. Micah, or Mika-- actually the Hebrew pronunciation is not "Micah" but "Meek-eye-yow-ooh," "Meek-eye-yow-ooh." And "Meek-eye-yow-ooh." means "who is like God." That's what his name means.

So using a plan words, he says, who is a God like you? Again, verse 19, "He will again have compassion on us. He will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. You will give truth to Jacob and mercy to Abraham, which You have sworn to our fathers from days of old."

Every year on the eve of the Jewish new year, Rosh Hashanah, Orthodox Jews go to a body of water, either an ocean, river, or lake, something preferably with fish in it, symbolically empty out their pockets as if to cast all their sins out. And they call this service the Tashlikh. The Tashlikh means in Hebrew, "you will cast."

And they recite verse 18, 19, and 20. And it's called the Tashlikh because, notice verse 19, "You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea." So can you see them emptying out their pockets? "You will cast all of our sins into the depths of the sea."

I love what Corrie ten Boom said. She said, God cast all of our sins into the deepest sea. Then he puts up a sign that says, no fishing allowed.

So remind your friends that or your spouse of that when they want to say, I remember when you did this, and you did that. Or remind yourself of that when you want to drudge up those things of your past that make you feel like a failure. No fishing allowed.

There in God's deepest sea, let them sink to the bottom and put lead on them. And let them sink. Let them go.

Truth is, God has a big eraser. Jesus said, "God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world. But that the world through him might be saved."

So to answer the question, is there life beyond your trials? Oh, yes. Beyond God moving in judgment would come a glorious restoration in the future-- same with us. Peter said, "If for a while, if need be, you've been grieved through various trials." But those trials are producing something.

The book of Nahum is a message-- that's our second book-- "Na-hum," if you want the Hebrew pronunciation. So we have "Meek-eye-yow-ooh," "Na-hum." And Nahum is a prophecy that Jonah would love to have preached.

It is a message of total wipeout destruction on the city of Nineveh. Jonah did preach to Nineveh, but 150 years before. And he did preach a message of judgment. "40 days and Nineveh will be overthrown."

But Jonah knew that God was merciful, knew that if they would repent, God would relent and not punish them. And that's exactly what happened.

En masse, the city of Nineveh turned. We saw the greatest revival in history when we went through the Book of Jonah last time. But 150 years have come, and they have gone.

And at one time, they repented. But now they have repeated the same sins of their fathers. They're back to where they began. In fact, they're at a worse stage morally than they were before the time of Jonah.

So Nahum, chapter 1, verse 1, and by the way, there's three chapters. If you want to name the three chapters, you could say chapter 1 is the destruction of Nineveh decreed, chapter 2, the destruction of Nineveh described, and chapter 3, the fall of Nineveh, or destruction of Nineveh, deserved, why God is judging them.

Chapter one, verse 1, Nahum-- "The burden against Nineveh," I can just see Jonah salivating to say this. But he's dead.

"The book of the vision of Na-hum," or we'll just say Nahum because we're Americans. "Nahum the Elkoshite--" what is an Elkoshite? It's a dude who lives in Elkosh.

That doesn't help anybody. Where is Elkosh? Well, there's a few guesses. And you can't be certain.

There is a town just north of present day Nineveh called of Alqosh. And Alqosh is-- they still have a tomb to the prophet Nahum. They have an old cave where they say, that's where he's buried. That's one guess.

There is also an Elkosh in Judah, in ancient Judah, though it's uncertain where. That's another guess. That's in some writings.

Or a third possibility-- and I couldn't tell you which is which. And frankly, I don't care. But it's just interesting.

Some believe that he is from the town of Capernaum. Ever heard of Capernaum? It was Jesus' headquarters for 3 and 1/2 years. He moved from Nazareth to the town of Capernaum. When you go to Israel, you'll hang out in Capernaum.

The name "Capernaum" comes from the Hebrew word Kafar, which means the town or the village. Kafar Nahum, the village of Nahum. So because of the name Capernaum, Kafar Nahum, some believe that is where he is from, Galilee, rather than Nineveh, which would make sense as an Israelite prophet.

But I couldn't be certain, just thought I'd FYI that for you. The book begins by describing God's character, which becomes foundational to the rest of the book, the reason he destroys Nineveh. Look at verse 2. "God is jealous."

"God is jealous. And the Lord of avenges." Think of jealousy and vengeance in the purest form, in the burnings, perfect standard of God, not tolerating other gods being worshipped, et cetera.

"The Lord avengers and is furious. The Lord will take vengeance on His adversaries. And he reserves wrath for His enemies. The Lord is slow to anger and great in power."

Notice both of those things together. He's furious. But he's slow to anger. In other words, it takes gone a long time before he acts.

"And he's great in power. He will not at all acquit the wicked. The Lord has His way in the whirlwind, and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel," those very verdant places up north, "wither. The flower of Lebanon wilts." The great cedars of Lebanon we're also a very, very verdant place.

So here's the deal. If God can punish Israel, and he did, then certainly he can and will punish Asseria. And the capital city of Asseria was Nineveh.

A lot of times people think that God is passive, that God is weak. And yet, do you know the Bible calls God jealous eight different times? Why would you use that term referring to God? Simply this-- God wants no rivals.

If the Lord went to the extent of making sure that you could be purchased by the blood of His perfect son, Jesus, so that you could be in heaven with him forever, then for you to worship any other God is like the biggest affront possible to him. He wants absolutely no rivals.

That's the First Commandment. "I am the Lord, your God. You will have no other gods before Me or besides Me."

Verse 7 balances out the characteristics. "The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble. And he knows those who trust in him."

Now, it's interesting. Martin Luther, during the Great Protestant Reformation, the seeds of the Reformation found this verse, what he called a great consolation, or overflowing with consolation to him.

Verse 8, "But with an overflowing flood, He will make an utter end of its place, and darkness will pursue His enemies." And speaking of the sacking of Nineveh by the Babylonians and the Medes, chapter 2, verse 3, I want to point something out.

"The shields of his mighty men are made red, and valiant men are in scarlet. The chariot comes with flaming torches in the day of preparation, and spears are brandished."

Did you know that the Medes and the Babylonians both used the blood of bulls mixed with red dye to stain their shields red, bright shiny red? Why? For two reasons-- number one, it looks cool. That's to intimidate, just this big, red, flashing thing coming at you, number one.

Number two, to conceal their own blood-- so their enemies, if they were bleeding while holding it, it wouldn't get on the shield. Because when an enemy combatant sees blood on his enemy, it invigorates him. It incentivizes him to finish him off.

So to hide one's own blood is one of the reasons that the shields were often painted. Both the Babylonians and the Medes did this.

Verse 9, "Take spoil of silver! Take spoil of gold! There is no end of treasure, or wealth of every desirable prize."

Verse 10, "She is empty, desolate, and waste! The heart melts. The knees shake. Much pain is in every side. All their faces are drained of color." Very descriptive of the fall of the city of Nineveh.

But there's three words-- did you notice them in verse 10? Empty, desolate, waste-- in Hebrew, those three words sound very similar because the words are a onomatopoetic words. Remember that word, onomatopoeia? Remember your English class, onomatopoetic? That is the word sounds like the description of the activity.

So the Hebrew words are [HEBREW]. Once again, [HEBREW], onomatopoetic words. The words sound like the breaking of pottery. It was meant to be a very descriptive form of communicating.

Chapter 3, verse 1, "Woe to the bloody city. It's all full of lies and robbery. Its victim never departs. The noise of a whip and the noise of rattling wheels, of galloping horses, of clattering chariots."

"Horsemen charge with bright sword and glittering spear. There's a multitude of slain, a great number of bodies, countless corpses. They stumble over the corpses."

The Ninevites were known for their brutality. Even back during the time of Jonah, 150 years earlier, God said, "Go to Nineveh and cry out because it's wickedness has come up before Me." It's reached a point where I must act.

There is an inscription that is written by one of the Assyrian kings named Ashurbanipal II that describes how brutal their practices were. I'll just read it to you.

"Great is the number of them in the land of Kirhee that I slew. 260 of their fighting men, I cut down with the sword. I cut off their heads. I formed them into pillars. I flayed," that is roasted, "all the chief men of the city who revolted, and I covered the pillar with their skin."

"From some, I cut off their hands and their fingers. From others, I cut off their noses, ears. Of many, I put out their eyes. I bound their heads to posts," that is, tree trunks, "round about the city," end quote.

That's the kind of stuff they were known for. The Ninevites even became adept at skinning the victims and covering their furniture with the skin, the human skin, of their victims.

So God just said, their wickedness has come up before me. There's corpses everywhere. And he pronounces their judgment.

Verse 12, "All your strongholds are fig trees with ripened figs. If they are shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater." Very descriptive of the walls of this city that were there for strength, would become so weak they would topple just like ripe figs. It would fall off of a tree, and you just open your mouth, and you get to pick the fruit, eat the fruit.

Verse 13 is another kind of a chop. No, it is a chop, indeed, a cut. "Surely, your people in your midst are women." Now, soldiers would not like to hear those words. You're all a bunch of women, when it comes to being able to fight off-- no offense to any women who are in the military, because I know you can be rough, tough, and tumble.

But you get the point. "Your people in your midst are women." Sarcasm would go a long way. "The gates of your land are wide open for your enemies. Fire shall devour the bars of your gates."

We have four minutes to cover the last book-- no problem. Habakkuk-- actually, the Hebrew pronunciation Hav-ah-cook, Hav-ah-cook. Every family have a cook, if that helps. Sometimes those things help.

He is the puzzled prophet. Habakkuk struggles with what everyone struggles with. How can a good God allow evil to exist? A Gallup poll asked Americans a few years ago if you could have a meeting with God and ask Him one question and were confident that he would answer you, what would that question be?

The most frequently asked question people would ask God is why do you allow evil to exist? That's a big one. If only villains got broken limbs, hooray. If only rapists got cancer, hallelujah. There'd be some sort of celestial justice.

But when good people, when children, when God's own people suffer, that's tough. And that's an issue he faces.

Chapter 1, verse 1, the burden, or the Oracle, or judgment, or prophecy. The burden, which the prophet Habakkuk saw-- "Oh, Lord, how long shall I cry, and You will not hear, even cry to You, violence, and You will not save?"

In other words, God, why don't You answer my prayer? "Why do You show me iniquity," verse 3, "and cause me to see trouble, for plundering and violence are before me? There is strife, and contention arises. Therefore, the law is powerless, justice never goes forth, for the wicked surround the righteous. Therefore, perverse judgment precedes."

What he is referring to is sin among his own people, the people of Judah, and principally the city of Jerusalem. The people around me, God's people, are sinning. And God, You're not acting.

It was a time of spiritual degradation, backsliding. There had been a king, a good king by the name of Josiah. You remember him. He became a king when he was eight years old.

At age 16, he enacted spiritual reform. But he's dead, followed by several bad kings, Jehoahaz, Eliakim, who became Jehoiakim, followed by Jehoiachin, followed by Zedekiah, all bad dudes. The nation went downhill. Godly people suffered, while bad people prospered.

So here's a profit sort of like tapping his fingers, going, OK, God. I'm waiting. I'm praying. When are you going to act? When are you going to do something?

So God says, verse 5, "Look among the nations and watch. Be utterly astounded, for I will work a work in your days, which you would not believe, though it were told you. For I am, indeed, raising up the Chaldeans, a bitter and hasty nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to possess dwelling places that are not theirs."

Oh, Habakkuk, I am moving. I am acting. I am going to do something about the ungodliness in Jacob, in Judah, in Jerusalem. I am going to bring an enemy army to take them captive, destroy their city, and give them one big celestial spanking.

Well, that is not what have Habakkuk expected. He thought, I am praying. God will be intervening. And he will be sending revival, like in Josiah's time. Says no, I'm gonna actually send not revival, but retribution. I'm going to punish you guys by 70 years of captivity.

Verse 12, the prophet says, "Are You not from everlasting, O Lord my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O Lord, You have appointed them for judgment. O Rock, You have marked them for correction."

You get the drift. Hey, we're your covenant people. We're bad. Granted, I know I complain. But those guys, the Babylonians, way worse. You're using them to punish us?

Verse 13, "You are of purer eyes than to behold evil. You cannot look on wickedness. Why do you look on those who deal treacherously and hold your tongue when the wicked devours a person more righteous than he?"

Here's an equivalent, perhaps. The United States of America, the churches in America, carnal, obsessed with worldliness-- we could pray. We could complain. And what if God says, OK, I'm going to answer you. I'm sending ISIS to wake you up.

No, whoa, wait. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Surely You wouldn't do that, God. You get the prophet's dilemma.

Chapter 2, verse 1, "I will stand my watch, set myself at the rampart. Watch to see what He will say. I will answer when I am corrected." It's good to do when you don't understand, just hold that thought. Just stop and think about it.

Do it in the presence of God. Remind yourself of what you know about God, like the prophet did in verse 12. And commit the problem in faith.

"Then the Lord answered and said, 'Write the vision. Make it plain on the tablets that he may run who reads it.'" In other words, take notes. Take large notes. Write big letters. Make a large print edition.

"For the vision is yet for an appointed time. But at the end, it will speak. It will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it, because it will surely come. It will not tarry. Behold the proud. His soul is not upright in him. But the just shall live by his faith."

This is one of the most important verses in all of the Bible, so much so that Paul the Apostle refers to it three times in his writings. Here's the context. God is saying, I'm going to judge evil eventually, versus 5 through 19, by sending Babylon. But then I'm going to punish Babylon.

Verse 14, "The future is going to be glorious. The earth will be filled with the knowledge of God, like waters cover the sea." In the meantime, while you're waiting for that ultimate glory-- in the meantime, when it gets really bad, as the pain gets ratcheted up, live by faith.

The just shall live by his faith. Deliverance will come. But it won't come immediately. It will come eventually.

Chapter 3, verse 2, "O Lord, I've heard Your speech and I was afraid. O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years. In the midst of the years, make it known. In wrath, remember mercy." I'm surrendered to it. It's inevitable. The Babylonians are coming. But in your wrath, remember mercy.

Verse 16, "When I heard," that is, I heard God's revelation, what he told me, "My body trembled. My lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness entered my bones. I trembled in myself that I might rest in the day of trouble. When he comes to the people, he will invade them with his troops."

When I found out what God was up to, using the Babylonians against us, I lost all my strength. I freaked out-- loosely paraphrased.

But look at verse 17 and 18. "Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, though the labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food, though the flock may be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord."

The word means "exalt." I will spin around and dance for joy in the Lord. "I will joy in the God of my salvation."

He looks ahead to the Babylonian invasions, the destruction of the orchards, the crops, the vineyards. The people are carried away. The flocks are carried away. And he says, OK, I don't know what you're up to. But I resign to live by faith.

And I rejoice not in the invasion, but I rejoice in the Lord. Listen, faith doesn't always understand God's means. But it always trusts God's motives.

So when you suffer, instead of saying, like we always do, how can I get out of this? Say, what, Lord, can I get out of this? What are you trying to show me? What are you trying to build within me?

That's faith. And by faith, I went 4 minutes and 50 seconds overtime. Let's pray.

Father, thank you for our gathering in faith. Thank you father that those who are just, those who are righteous, though they don't understand what's going on around them, that may there be peace inside of them because you are ultimately super intending all things that are going on around them.

May we have confidence in your character, even though we don't understand your ways. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Let's all stand.

We hope you enjoyed this message from Skip Heitzig sick of Calvary Church. For more resources, visit calvarynm.church. Thank you for joining us for this teaching from the Bible from 30,000 Feet.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Additional Messages in this Series

Show expand

 
Date Title   Watch Listen Notes Share Save Buy
8/8/2018
completed
resume  
Flight GEN01
Genesis 1-11
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
We're going back to the beginning in this first flight. Written by Moses and inspired by God Himself, Genesis means origin. From the formation of all created things and the fall of man to the flood and the fallout of man's rebellion, Genesis 1-11 chronicles the beginning of everything. It all starts here.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
8/15/2018
completed
resume  
Flight GEN02
Genesis 12-50
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
This flight takes us through the biographical part of Genesis and God's response to man's rebellion. Four men are prominent in the formation of the nation of Israel: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. Through this lineage, God would fulfill His promise of salvation for humanity.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
8/22/2018
completed
resume  
Flight EXO01
Exodus 1-18
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
The central event in this flight through Exodus is the redemption of God's people, the Israelites, from their bondage in Egypt. We fly over Egypt and the wilderness where Israel wandered for forty years. The plight of the Israelites, their disobedience, and God's deliverance all foreshadow Jesus Christ.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
9/5/2018
completed
resume  
Flight EXO02
Exodus 19-40
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
The Sinai Peninsula is the backdrop for this flight to Exodus, where God gave Moses the Ten Commandments along with detailed instructions for how He was to be worshiped. Miraculous signs of God's absolute power abound, along with the revelation from God that would define Israel's national identity.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
9/12/2018
completed
resume  
Flight LEV01
Leviticus 1-27
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
Leviticus describes the worship life of the nation of Israel. We discover how the Israelites were instructed to make atonement for their sin through sacrifice. The overarching theme of this book can be summed up in one word: holiness. After centuries of captivity in Egypt, the Israelites needed a reminder of who God is, His absolute holiness, and how they were to live set apart for Him.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
10/10/2018
completed
resume  
Flight NUM01
Numbers 1-36
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
Numbers contains two censuses of the Hebrew people. The first is of the generation that left Egypt, including how they were organized, their journey in the wilderness, and their refusal to enter the Promised Land. Due to their disobedience, the first generation of Israelites failed to enter the land God had promised; however, God remained faithful by leading a new generation into the Promised Land.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
10/17/2018
completed
resume  
Flight DEU01
Deuteronomy 1-34
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
After forty years of wandering, the Israelites were finally ready to enter the Promised Land. The book of Deuteronomy can be organized around three messages Moses gave while the Israelites waited to enter the land. With the key word of this book being covenant, Deuteronomy speaks of the special relationship God established with His people.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
10/24/2018
completed
resume  
Flight JOS01
Joshua 1-24
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
In this flight over the book of Joshua, we get to know its namesake, who shared in all the events since Exodus and held the place of military commander under Moses' leadership. We'll also get a tour of the Promised Land and follow Israel's conquest of Canaan, after which Joshua divided the land among the twelve tribes.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
11/7/2018
completed
resume  
Flight JUD01
Judges 1-21
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
The Israelites experienced a period of victorious conquests in Canaan after Joshua's death. But as their obedience to God's laws and their faith in God's promises diminished, Israel became entrenched in the sin cycle. God divinely appointed Judges to provide leadership and deliverance during this chaotic time. Sadly, God's people repeatedly did what was right in their own eyes.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
11/28/2018
completed
resume  
Flight RUT01
Ruth 1-4
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
In this flight, we'll see the godly love and courage of two very different women from very different backgrounds. And we'll meet Boaz, who became Ruth's kinsman-redeemer, a type of Christ. Although the book of Ruth is short, it is prophetically important in terms of the genealogy of Jesus Christ. Ruth's story of romantic grace places love at the center of each of its four chapters.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
12/5/2018
completed
resume  
Flight 1SAM1
1 Samuel 1-31
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
In this flight, we find the nation of Israel in desperate need of direction and leadership. We will meet the man whose good looks, physical stature, and success in war made him an obvious choice from a human perspective, but Israel's first king had a tragic flaw: pride. From the ashes of King Saul's calamitous reign, God raised up an unlikely man who would become Israel's next king, a man after His own heart.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
1/16/2019
completed
resume  
Flight 2SAM1
2 Samuel 1-24
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
David went from shepherding livestock to serving as God's sovereign king in Israel. His faith and obedience assured him military and political victory as one by one he defeated Israel's enemies. In this flight, we both celebrate David's successes and identify with his failures as we get to know this man whom God called, "a man after My own heart."
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Detailed Notes
Transcript
Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
1/23/2019
completed
resume  
Flight 1KIN1
1 Kings 1-22
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
After years of being a powerful unified nation under King David, Israel, because of their disobedience, became a divided nation under many different kings. This book reveals a story of good kings and bad kings, true prophets and false prophets, and faithfulness and disobedience to God.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Detailed Notes
Transcript
Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
2/6/2019
completed
resume  
Flight 2KIN1
2 Kings 1-25
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
Despite the many kings who took control of Israel, the nation still lacked true leadership. Second Kings continues the history of a divided Israel, and we see what happens when a nation passes from affluence and influence to poverty and paralysis.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Detailed Notes
Transcript
Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Buy CD
2/13/2019
completed
resume  
Flight 1CHR1
1 Chronicles 1-29
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
The book of 1 Chronicles recounts the lineage of King David as well as God's promise that He would establish His reign on earth through this man after His own heart. As we see how God fulfilled His promises to David, we discover how that presents a witness of His faithfulness to us today.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Detailed Notes
Transcript
Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
3/6/2019
completed
resume  
Flight 2CHR1
2 Chronicles 1-36
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
After King Solomon's reign and death, the nation of Israel went on a spiritual roller coaster ride that ended with the division of the kingdom and the people's exile. From the temple's building to its decline and destruction, we see a parallel to 1 and 2 Kings from a spiritual viewpoint.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
3/27/2019
completed
resume  
Flight EZR01
Ezra 1-10
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
The book of Ezra begins with King Cyrus' decree for the children of Israel to rebuild the temple at Jerusalem. Ezra tells of two different returns: the first led by Zerubbabel to rebuild the temple, and the second by Ezra to bring reformation to the people. In this flight, we see God's faithfulness in keeping His promise to return His people to their homeland.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
4/3/2019
completed
resume  
Flight NEH01
Nehemiah 1-13
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
At the end of Ezra, the temple in Jerusalem had been rebuilt and dedicated, but the city walls were still in ruins. After gaining permission from the king of Persia, Nehemiah led a group to repair and rebuild the walls. Though he was met with hostility and conflict, we see how Nehemiah gathered his spiritual strength from God during trialing times.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
4/10/2019
completed
resume  
Flight EST01
Esther 1-10
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
Esther reads almost like a fairy tale: A Jewish maiden becomes queen of Persia. The villain launches an attack to destroy the Jews. In the end, his plot is thwarted by the hero and the brave maiden, who risks her life to save her people. Though the name of God isn't mentioned once in this short book, we clearly see God's providence and faithfulness in dealing with His people.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
4/24/2019
completed
resume  
Flight JOB01
Job 1-42
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
The book of Job opens in the throne room of heaven with a conversation between God and Satan regarding the faithfulness of a man named Job. God allowed Satan to test Job, and Satan caused Job to lose his health, wealth, and even his beloved family. But in the midst of Job's tragic circumstances, God revealed His sovereignty and faithfulness, and Job's steadfast faith prevailed.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
5/1/2019
completed
resume  
Flight PSA01
Psalms 1-150
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
The book of Psalms is a collection of songs, prayers, and poetry that express the deepest of human emotions. These artistic masterpieces were compiled over a period of roughly 1,000 years from the time of Moses to the time of Ezra and the return from the Babylonian exile. As we fly over the Psalms, we'll see beautiful writings of gladness and grief, pleading and prayers, and reverence and worship—all with one overarching theme: a complete dependence on the love and power of God.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
5/8/2019
completed
resume  
Flight PRO01
Proverbs 1-31
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
Known for the wisdom it contains, the book of Proverbs reveals how to deal with everyday situations. But more than just good advice, it is God's words of wisdom, which we need in order to live righteously. These proverbs are universal principles that apply to all people for all times, because they speak of the character of God and the nature of man—both of which remain constant.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
5/15/2019
completed
resume  
Flight ECC01
Ecclesiastes 1- 12
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
The book of Ecclesiastes records King Solomon's intense search to find meaning and fulfillment in life. In this flight, we discover some significant truths—namely, that all worldly things are empty and that life's pursuits only lead to frustration. After tasting all that this world has to offer, Solomon ultimately concluded that life without God is meaningless.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
5/22/2019
completed
resume  
Flight SON01
Song of Solomon 1-8
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
The Song of Solomon portrays a moving love story between King Solomon and a shepherdess. The story reveals the intimacy, love, and passion that a bridegroom and his bride share in a marriage relationship. Even more than the fulfillment found in the love between a husband and wife, we'll discover that the spiritual life finds its greatest joy in the love God has for His people and Christ has for His church.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
5/29/2019
completed
resume  
Flight ISA01
Isaiah 1-27
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
The prophet Isaiah's ministry lasted around fifty years and spanned the reigns of four kings in Judah. His prophecies are quoted in the New Testament more often than any other prophet's. In this first flight over Isaiah, we focus on his prophecies of condemnation that pulled no punches and pointed out Israel's need for God.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
6/26/2019
completed
resume  
Flight ISA02
Isaiah 28-66
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
Of all the Old Testament prophets, Isaiah is thought by many to be the greatest, in part because of his clear prophecies about the Messiah. In this second flight over his book, we see his continued work and how God used his prophecies of both condemnation and comfort to generate change in the individuals he encountered.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
7/3/2019
completed
resume  
Flight JER01
Jeremiah 1-20
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
The book of Jeremiah is a series of oracles written in the southern kingdom of Judah over a period of fifty-plus years. It speaks of judgment, the promise of restoration, and the protective hand of God over those He loves. In this flight, we catch a glimpse of the man behind the prophecies as he allowed God to speak through him in unusual ways to open the eyes of the people of Israel.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
7/10/2019
completed
resume  
Flight JLA01
Jeremiah 21-52; Lamentations 1-5
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
The prophet Jeremiah allowed God to speak through him in unusual ways to open the eyes of the people of Israel. As we complete our flight over his book, we find the prophet reinvigorated by God's promises as he continued to prophesy Babylon's impending invasions and, ultimately, Judah's captivity. Then our flight continues over the poetic book of Lamentations, which Jeremiah wrote as he wept and grieved over Jerusalem's destruction, ending the book with a prayer for Israel's restoration from captivity.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
7/17/2019
completed
resume  
Flight EZE01
Ezekiel 1-48
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
Written by Ezekiel the priest, this book takes place during the second Babylonian captivity and documents the fulfillment of several prophecies from previous Old Testament books. In this flight, we see God continue to offer promises of restoration through Ezekiel, bringing the nation hope despite their tribulations.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
7/24/2019
completed
resume  
Flight DAN01
Daniel 1-8
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
Chronologically, the book of Daniel links the time of the kings in 2 Chronicles to the restoration of Jerusalem in the book of Ezra. It begins with the first Babylonian captivity and ends with Daniel's vision of seventy weeks. In it, we witness both prophetic history and the four prophetic visions of Daniel, as well as powerful stories that reveal a faithful man of God who was unwilling to compromise his beliefs.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
7/31/2019
completed
resume  
Flight DAN02
Daniel 9-12
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
Midway through the book of Daniel, the focus shifts from the historic to the prophetic. Daniel's four prophetic visions reveal the stunning accuracy of biblical prophecy, as well as Daniel's uncompromising faith in God's fulfillment. From the rise and fall of human kingdoms to the Messiah and the day of judgment, Daniel's visions drove him to his knees in fervent prayer for the people of Israel.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
8/7/2019
completed
resume  
Flight HOS01
Hosea 1-14
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
Hosea prophesied to the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Jeroboam II, and he had a clear message to deliver: Israel had rejected God, so they would be sent into exile and become wanderers in other nations. On this flight, we see a clear parallel between Hosea's adulterous wife—whom God had instructed Hosea to marry—and Israel's unfaithfulness. But even as Hosea endured a rocky marriage, he continued to share God's plan that He would bring His people back to Himself.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
8/14/2019
completed
resume  
Flight JAO01
Joel 1-3; Amos 1-9; Obadiah
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
Through three ordinary men—Joel, Amos, and Obadiah—God delivered extraordinary messages to His people, warning them against greed, injustice, false worship, and self-righteousness. On this flight, we witness God's patience and love for Israel, and we see how He stands ready to forgive and restore all who turn away from their sin.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
8/21/2019
completed
resume  
Flight JON01
Jonah 1-4
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
Rather than focusing on prophecy, the book of Jonah narrates a prophet's story. Jonah was blatantly disobedient to God's call, but despite his defiance, God redirected his path through a unique situation. The resulting revival in Nineveh shows us that God's grace reaches beyond the boundaries of Israel to embrace all nations.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
9/4/2019
completed
resume  
Flight ZHA01
Zephaniah 1-3; Haggai 1-2
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
The prophet Zephaniah addressed the social injustice and moral decay of Judah and her neighbors, proclaiming the coming day of the Lord and His wrath upon the nations—both an immediate judgment and a future end-times judgment. God sent Haggai the prophet to preach to the restored community of Jews in Jerusalem after their return from exile in Babylonia. Haggai encouraged the nation to set aside their selfishness and finish rebuilding the temple, an act of obedience that would align their desire with God's desire.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
9/18/2019
completed
resume  
Flight ZMA01
Zechariah 1-14; Malachi 1-4
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
As we fly over the last books of the Old Testament, we first look at the expanded message of rebuilding the temple when Zechariah encouraged Israel to anticipate their ultimate deliverance and the Messiah's future reign. One hundred years after the temple was rebuilt, the book of Malachi revealed that God's chosen people had once again slid back into their sinful practices. Malachi declared God's promise of a coming messenger, John the Baptist, and a coming Messiah.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
10/2/2019
completed
resume  
Flight INT01
Intertestamental Period
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
In between the Old and New Testaments lies 400 years of history. During this intertestamental period, God chose not to speak to His people through prophets as He orchestrated people, politics, and events in preparation of the coming Messiah. Scholars have come to call these four centuries the silent years. Remarkably, the silence would be broken by a newborn baby's cry in Bethlehem.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
10/9/2019
completed
resume  
Flight MML01
Matthew 1-28; Mark 1-16; Luke 1-24
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
These three Synoptic Gospels give us our first glimpses of Jesus' life and death here on earth. Matthew, Mark, and Luke present Jesus Christ as the promised Messiah, the Servant of the Lord, and the Son of Man, respectively. On this flight, we'll see the service, sermons, sacrifices, and sovereignty of Jesus as we witness the fulfillment of many Old Testament prophecies.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
10/16/2019
completed
resume  
Flight JOH01
John 1-21
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
The spiritual depth of John sets it apart from the other Gospels, with one-third of its content dedicated to the last week of Jesus' life. Rather than focusing on what Jesus did, John focused on who Jesus is, presenting Him as God incarnate and highlighting His deity. On this flight, we'll see seven miraculous signs of Jesus, as well as seven statements that He used to identify Himself as God.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
10/23/2019
completed
resume  
Flight ACT01
Acts 1-28
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
The book of Acts presents the history of a dynamic, growing community of believers that started in Jerusalem and went on to spread the gospel throughout the known world. In this book, the gospel writer Luke also recorded how the early church received the Holy Spirit, who enabled them to witness, love, and serve with boldness and courage, even when faced with persecution.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
10/30/2019
completed
resume  
Flight ROM01
Romans 1-16
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
The book of Romans is the apostle Paul's letter to the church in Rome, and it focuses on God's plan of salvation for all humankind. Romans is the most systematic of Paul's letters, reading more like an elaborate theological essay rather than a letter. On this flight, we look at Paul's strong emphasis on Christian doctrine as well as his concern for Israel.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
11/13/2019
completed
resume  
Flight 1COR1
1 Corinthians 1-16
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
In 1 Corinthians, Paul confronted the problems that had infiltrated the influential church at Corinth and defended his position as an apostle of Christ. He later rejoiced over their repentance and acceptance of his God-given authority. On this flight, we discover the power of a new life in Jesus as we see how Paul shared the heart of the gospel with his fellow believers.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
11/20/2019
completed
resume  
Flight 2COR1
2 Corinthians 1-13
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
After Paul wrote 1 Corinthians, false teachers began spreading opposition to him in the Corinthian church. Paul sent Titus as his representative to deal with them, and most of the church repented. Paul wrote this epistle to express his joy at the turnaround and to appeal to them to accept his authority, which was confirmed by the many hardships he suffered for the gospel. On this flight, we find beautiful truths to carry with us through our own times of suffering.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
12/4/2019
completed
resume  
Flight GAL01
Galatians 1-6
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
Galatians is a firm statement of the doctrine of justification by grace through faith. When Paul wrote this letter, the false doctrine of legalism and faith by works had infiltrated the church throughout Galatia. As a result, believers had traded their freedom in Christ for bondage to the old Jewish law that had been fulfilled by Jesus. On this flight, we discover the differences between law and grace as well as the practical application and results of the proper doctrine of grace.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
1/8/2020
completed
resume  
Flight EPH01
Ephesians 1-6
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
Who are we in Christ? In Paul's letter to the church in Ephesus, he answered that very question as he addressed a group of believers who were ignorant of their spiritual wealth in Jesus. He explained how the Christian is the bride of Christ, a temple in the Lord, and a soldier for the gospel. On this flight, we see how Paul also emphasized unity among believers, describing the church as a body that works together for a common goal.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
1/15/2020
completed
resume  
Flight PHI01
Philippians 1-4
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
Referred to as the epistle of joy, Philippians contains the message that joy is possible in all of life's circumstances, including suffering. Paul wrote this very personal letter while in prison, and despite his trials, he rejoiced over the caring and generous church in Philippi and encouraged them in unity, humility, and prayer.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
1/22/2020
completed
resume  
Flight COL01
Colossians 1-4
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
On this flight, we see how the young church in Colossae became the target of a heretical attack that included angel worship, the depreciation of Christ, and reliance on human wisdom. In Paul's letter to this church, he refuted the heresy by exalting Christ as the very image of God, the preexistent sustainer of all things, the head of the church, and the first to be resurrected.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
2/12/2020
completed
resume  
Flight THE01
1 Thessalonians 1-5; 2 Thessalonians 1-3
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
The apostle Paul wrote 1 and 2 Thessalonians in response to a report that some errors and misunderstandings about his teaching had crept into the church at Thessalonica. But Paul also used the opportunity to encourage the believers there, exhorting them in the Word, warning them against pagan immorality, and urging them to remain steadfast in God's truth in the face of persecution.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
6/10/2020
completed
resume  
Flight TIM01
1 Timothy 1-6; 2 Timothy 1-4
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
These loving letters to Timothy, a young pastor in Ephesus, reveal Paul's true love for his brother in Christ. Timothy was facing a heavy burden of responsibility, so Paul not only instructed him about the conduct of the church and its ministers but also encouraged him to stand strong for the faith against false teachings, to endure hardship, and to preach the Word.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
6/17/2020
completed
resume  
Flight TPH01
Titus 1-3; Philemon
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
Paul's brief letter to Titus focuses on Titus' role and responsibility in the organization and supervision of the churches in Crete. Throughout the letter, Paul also stressed the importance of sound doctrine and church order. In Philemon, on the other hand, the apostle took a more personal approach and spoke on the application of the great principles of Christian brotherhood to social life.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
6/24/2020
completed
resume  
Flight HEB01
Hebrews 1-13
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
Although this well-written book's author is unknown, it reveals a man with a great desire to encourage Jewish believers to live in the grace of Jesus, especially since many of them were slipping back into the rites and rituals of Judaism to escape persecution. The letter centers on the person and work of Christ, inspiring believers through all the ages to pursue Jesus in every area of life.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
7/1/2020
completed
resume  
Flight JAM01
James 1-5
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
While it's vital for Christians to understand that salvation comes by faith, the book of James emphasizes an active faith, characterized by good deeds that flow from salvation. In this unmistakably Jewish epistle, the author encourages believers to live out and grow in their faith by embracing trials, carefully controlling their speech, and letting God's love flow through them to others.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
7/15/2020
completed
resume  
Flight PET01
1 Peter 1-5; 2 Peter 1-3
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
The apostle Peter wrote these letters to encourage persecuted Christians and to defend the authenticity of God's Word against false teaching that had infiltrated the church. He called on believers to grow in their faith so they might detect and combat the spreading apostasy. On this flight, we see how these letters uniquely encourage us as we live in conflict with our culture, giving us incentive for holy living as we look forward to Jesus' second coming.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
7/22/2020
completed
resume  
Flight 1JOH1
1 John 1-5
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
In this letter, John lived up to his nickname—the apostle of love—as he urged the church to continue living a life of faith in Christ. He defended the nature of Jesus against heretical teachings and warned his readers about those who taught such things. John not only addressed the preeminence of God's love for us but also emphasized our duty to love others in return. This flight shows you how God can transform your life when you follow Him wholeheartedly.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
7/29/2020
completed
resume  
Flight JJU01
2 John, 3 John; Jude
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
These three epistles were written to encourage the church to keep a strong biblical foundation. The authors exhorted believers to walk in love but to be discerning in their expression of love, to have and enjoy fellowship with other Christians, and to stay strong in the faith. On this flight, you'll discover why it's so vital to balance love and truth to reach a lost world with the gospel of Jesus.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
8/5/2020
completed
resume  
Flight REV01
Revelation 1-11
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
Considered to be one of the most powerful books in Scripture, Revelation is a direct vision from God to the apostle John. It's both a warning to the world of a coming tribulation and a source of hope for believers as we anticipate Jesus' return. The book is filled with prophecies of future judgment, but in it, we find a glimpse of heaven and the glories awaiting Jesus' bride, the church.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
8/12/2020
completed
resume  
Flight REV02
Revelation 12-22
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
In the second half of Revelation, we read some of the most thrilling text in the entire Bible, getting a preview of a future judgment, Jesus' thousand-year reign on earth, the eventual fate of unbelievers, and the church's eternal destination in the new heaven and earth. As we conclude our journey at 30,000 feet over the Scriptures, we discover how the history of the world culminates as we look to Jesus in all His splendid glory.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
8/19/2020
completed
resume  
Visit to the Cockpit Q&A with Pastor Skip
Skip Heitzig
Info
Message Summary
Our midweek series The Bible from 30,000 Feet came to a close with a final Visit to the Cockpit Q & A session. In the last message of our series, Pastor Skip answers questions from the congregation on topics throughout the Bible, from creation to the end times.
Message Trailer
Watch
Watch and take notes
Listen - Mini Player
Listen and Take Notes
Listen in Spanish
Transcript Facebook
Twitter
Email
Video (MP4)
Audio (MP3)
Spanish (MP3)
Buy CD
There are 58 additional messages in this series.
© Copyright 2024 Connection Communications | 1-800-922-1888