Chad Bird

  1. December 15 - Hurled into Watery Exile

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    12/15/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    טול - [Jonah] said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you, for I know it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.” JONAH 1:12
    December 15 - Hurled into Watery Exile

  2. December 14 - Jonah the Downer

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    12/14/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    ירד - Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord. JONAH 1:3
    December 14 - Jonah the Downer

  3. December 13 - Casting Lots

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    12/13/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    גורל - On the day that you stood aloof, on the day that strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gates and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were like one of them. OBADIAH 11
    December 13 - Casting Lots

  4. December 12 - A Fruity Pun

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    12/12/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    קץ - This is what the Lord God showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit. And he said, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the Lord said to me, “The end has come upon my people Israel; I will never again pass by them." AMOS 8:1–2
    December 12 - A Fruity Pun

  5. December 11 - The Lion Has Roared

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    12/11/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    שׁאג - The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken; who can but prophesy? AMOS 3:8
    December 11 - The Lion Has Roared

  6. December 10 - Kibbutz of Judgment

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    12/10/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    קבץ - “I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And I will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel." JOEL 3:2
    December 10 - Kibbutz of Judgment

  7. December 9 - Blood Moon

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    12/09/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    ירח - “And I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved." JOEL 2:30–32
    December 9 - Blood Moon

  8. December 8 - Out of Egypt I Call My Son

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    12/08/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    בן - When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. The more they were called, the more they went away; they kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols. HOSEA 11:1–2
    December 8 - Out of Egypt I Call My Son

  9. December 7 - Hosea and Flannery O’Connor

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    12/07/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    פתה - “Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her." HOSEA 2:14
    December 7 - Hosea and Flannery O’Connor

  10. 1 Kings 3:4-28 (Episode 295)

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    12/07/21
    1 min
    By Chad Bird | Daniel Emery Price
    Two prostitutes and the wisdom of Solomon.
    1 Kings 3:4-28 (Episode 295)

  11. December 6 - The Holy Christian Jezreel

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    12/06/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    יזרעאל - And the Lord said to [Hosea,] “Call his name Jezreel, for in just a little while I will punish the house of Jehu for the blood of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel." HOSEA 1:4
    December 6 - The Holy Christian Jezreel

  12. December 5 - Ancient of Days

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    12/05/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    עתיק - “As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames; its wheels were burning fire." DANIEL 7:9
    December 5 - Ancient of Days