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Jonah INTRODUCTIONJonah is the narrative report of a prophet from Israel and his mission to Nineveh, capital of Assyria. Fearing that his nation’s enemy might repent if warned of impending judgment, Jonah tried to flee. God dealt with His reluctant prophet, and Nineveh humbled itself and was saved, teaching Jonah and us a lesson aboutContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

VISIONS OF JUDGMENTAmos 7–9 “Then the Lord said, ’Look, I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel: I will spare them no longer’ ” (Amos 7:8). Amos looked ahead, and he foresaw the certain judgment of a people who had refused for decades to heed God’s call to repent. OverviewThree visions of certainContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

A JUST, MORAL SOCIETYAmos 3–6 “You trample on the poor and force him to give you grain. Therefore, though you have built stone mansions, you will not live in them; though you have planted lush vineyards, you will not drink their wine” (Amos 5:11). The Old Testament’s vision of a just, moral society was warpedContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

Amos INTRODUCTIONAmos was a sheep rancher in Judah whom God sent to neighboring Israel, where he denounced the sins of that kingdom. His indictment of Israel charged the people with turning from God, exploiting the poor, and committing gross immorality. The preaching of Amos was characterized by striking visions of coming judgment, and by aContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

Joel INTRODUCTIONJoel’s vivid and passionate prophecy was stimulated by a terrible infestation of locusts that destroyed Judah’s crops. Joel saw the disaster not only as a contemporary judgment, but as an event prefiguring a coming “Day of the LORD” at history’s end. In powerful words and images Joel portrayed the Sovereign God who will surelyContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”