Category: Pastoral Ministry
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Reflections on Reading: The Book of Jonah
The short book of Jonah is probably the most commonly read of the Minor Prophets. Rather than a series of poetic prophecies, it is primarily a narrative. The story follows Jonah, a prophet called by Yahweh to prophesy destruction on an enemy of Israel unless they repent. Jonah’s hatred of Assyria causes him to choose…
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Reflections on Reading: The Book of Amos
The prophet Amos was a shepherd by trade. He is from the kingdom of Judah, but God called him to prophesy in the Northern Kingdom of Israel. He prophesied during the reign of Jeroboam II in the Northern Kingdom and King Uzziah in the Southern Kingdom. His prophecy begins with…
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Reflections on Reading: The Book of Joel
The prophet Joel begins his book by warning of the coming judgment of the Lord. He begins by drawing on the image of a plague of locusts. In Exodus, Yahweh had sent such a plague on the Egyptians; now He turns them on His own people. Yet these locusts are actually…
Joel McReynolds 