by Stuart | 21 Jan 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
Amos, it appears, ministered at a time when Israel was at the peak of its political and military power. Jeroboam, son of Joash (1:1) (known to historians as Jeroboam II), was one of Israel’s most capable military and political leaders. According to the biblical...
by Stuart | 20 Jan 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
Judgement is a consistent theme in the Minor Prophets, as, indeed, it in the rest of Scripture. More often than not, judgement in the prophetic books (both Major and Minor) is focused on Israel and Judah. Every now and again, God turns his focus to the nations....
by Stuart | 19 Jan 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
What comes to your mind when you think of a prophet? You may be tempted to think of an extraordinary individual with perhaps unusual gifting and training. Prophets are quite unlike us ordinary Christians, we think. A prophet might be of priestly heritage, like...
by Stuart | 18 Jan 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
Joel 3 offers Yahweh’s people wonderful promises of restoration and warns those who oppress his people of severe judgement. Verse 16 perhaps captures these two elements best: “The LORD roars from Zion, and utters his voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth...
by Stuart | 17 Jan 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
Joel 2 contains some of the most beautiful descriptions of divine comfort in the Minor Prophets. Yahweh’s people are assured of the “pity” he felt for them (v. 18) and are promised “grain, wine, and oil” so that they will be “satisfied” (v. 19). Thy are told to “fear...
