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The Story. A Journey through the Bible, Cover-to-Cover. THIS is “Hungry”. “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord God, “when I will send a famine on the land — not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord.”. Amos 8:11. A Neo-Dark Ages?.
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The Story A Journey through the Bible, Cover-to-Cover
“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord God, “when I will send a famine on the land — not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord.” Amos 8:11
A Neo-Dark Ages? Where is the Bible?
A Little History Israel Taken Captive 722 BC People hungry for theWord People weep as Word is preached Famine to Come People say, “what a bore!” … Neh. 8:1-12 440 BC Mal. 1:2, 13 425 BC Jesus 30 BC Amos 8:11 750 BC
Is America Starving? Bible “terrorists” are out to destroy our sustenance Tower 1 Creation Psalm 19:1 Hebrews 11:3 Tower 2 God’s Word Psalm 19:7-8 Luke 1:53 Result: Malachi 2:17 (Isaiah 5:20)
What would the world look like without the Bible’s influence? Sodom & Gomorrah? Genesis 19 Luxury gone to seed? Amos 6:4-6 Shallow, superficial religion? Malachi 1:6-8
What would YOU be like without God’s word in your life? Logical basis for a moral standard to teach my children & grandchildren? Wisdom? Direction in good times? Hope in difficult times? Worldview re: the end of times?