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The Power of the Songs of Scripture

TGC Podcast

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God's Faithfulness to Vindicate His People

James is using this agricultural metaphor that they would have been very familiar with. He's actually reminding them of the words sung by old testament prophets such as moses, who used imagery of early and late reigns to speak of god's faithfulness. So when joel's writing about the early rain, he's using it as a metaphor for god's faithful to vindicate his people by bringing judgment on their enemies. That's what this first audience would have heard, and what we need to hear.

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