Biblical Reading and Reflections: August 17th (Joel 1 & John 15:1-17)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Prophet Joel in the Book of the 12 - The Theme of the Day of the Lord
In the canon, the writings of the prophet joel are drawn into a body of literature that is partly abstracted from its own historical context. The words of this prophecy speak beyond the immediacy of its historical occasion to discern something of the shape of god's work character and the manner of the great day his coming. We hardly know anything about the prophet joe but he seems to have been a judean,. Nothing is said about kings and other national leaders are more noticeable by their absence. In joo, the theme of the day of the lord first becomes prominent in the book of the 12.
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