Category Archives: prophets

By Their Fruits

Posted on November 15, 2025 by Bryan Hodge

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do me gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good … Continue reading →

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God Prepared a Plant

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Bryan Hodge

“And the LORD God prepared a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be shade for his head to deliver him from his misery… But as morning dawned the next day God prepared a worm, … Continue reading →

Posted in God, plants, Prophecy, prophets | Tagged 4 things God prepared for Jonah, book of jonah, castor oil plant, despising God's mercy, God prepared a plant, God's grace, God's mercy, gourd, jonah, Jonah 4, kikayon, nineveh, priorities, selfishness | Leave a comment

Fattened Cows

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Bryan Hodge

Well-fed bovine cattle can be very large. The tallest and largest breed is the Chianina. In this breed, a cow (female) can be 5 feet tall, and more than 2,000 pounds and a bull can be 5 ½ feet tall … Continue reading →

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Soaring Like Eagles

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Bryan Hodge

“Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fail, But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be … Continue reading →

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Lion, Bear, Serpent – There is no Escape!

Posted on October 2, 2024 by Bryan Hodge

“Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD! For what good is the day of the LORD to you? It will be darkness and not light. It will be as though a man fled from a lion, and … Continue reading →

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Running With Horses

Posted on September 20, 2024 by Bryan Hodge

“If you have run with footman, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? And if in the land of peace, in which you trusted, then how will you do in the floodplain of the Jordan?” … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Endurance, prophets | Tagged american quarter horse, animals, arizona, dwain chambers, Endurance, flood of jordan, Hebrews 10:36, Hebrews 12:1-3, hicham el guerrouj, horses, jeremiah, Jeremiah12:5, man v. horse, prophets, throroughbred, usain bolt, wales, wayde von niekerk | 2 Comments

The Ox and the Donkey

Posted on June 20, 2024 by Bryan Hodge

“Hear, O heavens and give ear, O earth! For the LORD has spoken! ‘I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against Me” (Isaiah 1:2). A relationship is described. The LORD is the parent. The people of … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, prophets, Thanksgiving | Tagged animals, be thankful, children of God, consider what the Lord has done, gratitude, heavens and earth called as witnesses, Isaiah 1:2-3, Isaiah 66:24, israel seen as God's children, rebellion, rebellion in Isaiah, thanks, the donkey, the ox, the ox and the donkey | Leave a comment

The Linen Sash

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Bryan Hodge

“Go and get yourself a linen sash, and put it around your waist, but do not wash it in water” (Jeremiah 13:1). These instructions were given by the LORD to Jeremiah. Jeremiah went and did according to the word of … Continue reading →

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Three Roles to Consider

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Bryan Hodge

I want to highlight three roles which are mentioned in the book of Ezekiel. These roles are: the watchman, the hearers, and the shepherds. 1. The Watchman (Ezekiel 3, 33). The prophet or preacher is compared to a watchman. It … Continue reading →

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Stand In the Gap

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Bryan Hodge

The city of Constantinople (modern Istanbul) was well protected. It was positioned on a horn or peninsula that was surrounded by water. It could be reached from the Black Sea, in the north, by the Bosporus strait. It could be … Continue reading →

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