Saturday, November 23, 2013

23 November 2013 - God in the Old Testament

In the Bible, God reveals Himself in every book
At biblestudytools.com, I did thus take a look
 
Genesis: as the Creator, Redeemer, I AM
Exodus: after the plagues, the Passover Lamb
Leviticus: the High Priest we now know
Numbers: as water in the desert He did show
Deuteronomy: for us, He became the curse
Joshua: commanding the army that does not reverse
Judges: from injustice, He did us deliver
Ruth: kinsman-redeemer and blessing giver
1 Samuel: the Prophet, Priest, and King from above
2 Samuel: appearing as the King of grace and love
 
1 Kings: the Ruler greater than Solomon
2 Kings: a powerful prophet bested by none
1 Chronicles: the Son of David coming to rule the earth
2 Chronicles: the King reigning eternally with immense worth
Ezra: a priest proclaiming freedom for His people
Nehemiah: restoring the broken down steeple
Esther: the Protector of his People all around
Job: the Mediator, even when people frowned
Psalms: our song in the morning and at night
Proverbs: our wisdom telling us what is right
 
Ecclesiastes: our constant and true meaning for life
Song of Solomon: Author of faithfulness like a wife
Isaiah: a long-suffering servant was He
Jeremiah: the weeping Messiah we see
Lamentations: assuming for us God's wrath
Ezekiel: the Son of Man as a righteous path
Daniel: the stranger in the famous oven of fire
Hosea: the faithful husband who will never tire
Joel: sending His Spirit to those He blessed
Amos: delivering justice to the oppressed
 
Obadiah: judging those who do evil seen and unseen
Jonah: the greatest missionary there has even been
Micah: casting our sin into the forgetfulness sea
Nahum: proclaiming world peace that there will be
Habakkuk: crushing injustice with every step he does take
Zephaniah: the Warrior who saves those that He did make
Haggai: restoring our worship about which we can rave
Zechariah: prophecies a Messiah who will the world save
Malachi: the Son of righteousness who brings healing
And throughout, He appears with passion and feeling

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