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Malachi: Returning to True Worship

Author(s): Gregory Brown
Price: FREE (Jul 28 – Aug 1)

Written around 430 BC, Malachi is the last book of the Old Testament. In it, Malachi addressed the post-exilic Jews who had returned from exile in Babylon. They had returned to the land of their fathers but not the God of their fathers. Though they worshiped God, they did so half-heartedly. The priests were no longer faithfully teaching and modeling the Word (2:1-4, 8-9), and consequently, the people were in rebellion. Malachi, who was probably a contemporary of Nehemiah and Ezra, confronted the Jews’ sins throughout the book. The priests were offering blind and lame sacrifices instead of their best (1:6-10). The men were divorcing their wives and marrying pagans (2:10-16). The nation was robbing God by neglecting their tithes (3:6-12). As mentioned, the priests provoked these actions by shirking their responsibilities (2:8). Both the priests and people had turned away from God’s Word and true worship. If they did not repent, the messiah would come to judge instead of reward (3:1-5, 4:1-6).

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on July 29, 2025

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2 Samuel For You

Author(s): Tim Chester
Publisher: The Good Book Company
Price: $2.99

2 Samuel is a story of triumph and disaster, both personal and national. It is the account of the rise and fall and rise of a great king, David of Israel. But it is also the story of the God who rules his people, who forgives his people, and who promises to send the King whose greatest fall will bring our eternal rise.

This accessible, absorbing expository guide opens up this book for new and mature Christians alike. It is less academic than a commentary, making it a great resource for personal devotion, as well as useful for leading small group studies or sermon preparation.

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on March 27, 2024

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The Gospel According to Isaiah: A Devotional Commentary on Isaiah 53

Author(s): Timothy J.E. Cross
Publisher: Ambassador International
Price: $1.19

Martin Luther once said that Isaiah 53 ‘ought to be written on parchment of gold and lettered in diamonds.’ If you read this book you will see why!

Isaiah 53 is one of the most amazing chapters in the whole Bible. Although written some 800 years BC, it actually contains one of the clearest views of the Person and Work of Christ in all of the Scriptures. This ancient Old Testament prophecy gives a distilled New Testament theology.

Isaiah 53 directs us to the Cross of Christ and the Christ of the Cross. Its central theme is the sacrificial, substitutionary and saving death of the Lord Jesus Christ at Calvary, and the infinite blessings and benefits which accrue to the believer from this.

Isaiah is justly known as ‘the evangelical prophet’, and Isaiah 53 encapsulates his ‘evangel’. Isaiah 53 is THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ISAIAH. Grasp the message of this book and you will be blessed indeed, and eternally rich with ‘the unsearchable riches of Christ’ – Great Riches At Christ’s Expense.

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on May 26, 2018

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The Gospel of Isaiah: A Devotional Commentary

Author(s): Derek Stringer
Publisher: Ambassador International
Price: $1.99

Derek Stringer provides a devotional commentary covering the whole book. Its sixty-six chapters make it a miniature Bible in itself. Isaiah’s name means ‘The Lord Saves’ and the primary theme of the book is salvation.
Isaiah is widely recognised as the greatest of the prophetic books of the Bible.

This greatness lies in the:
*depth of its teaching,
*importance of its message,
*breadth of its subject matter.

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