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Joel JUNE 26 Reading 177 DAY OF THE LOCUST Joel 1–3 “What the locust swarm has left the great locusts have eaten; what the great locusts have left the young locusts have eaten; what the young locusts have left other locusts have eaten” (Joel 1:4).Natural disasters in Israel and Judah were typically viewed in theContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Joel INTRODUCTION Joel’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 willContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

JUNE 25 Reading 176 ISRAEL TO BE RESTORED Hosea 11–14 “I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for My anger has turned away from them. I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily” (Hosea 14:4–5).There are few passages of Scripture that approach Hosea 11–14’s emotional expressions ofContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

JUNE 24 Reading 175 ISRAEL’S PUNISHMENT Hosea 7–10 “My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; they will be wanderers among the nations” (Hosea 9:17).Punishment must fit the crime. Here the various crimes that led to Israel’s exile are described, along with predictions of that fast-approaching judgment. Background Exile. When Moses gaveContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

JUNE 23 Reading 174 ISRAEL INDICTED Hosea 4–6 “The Lord has a charge to bring against you who live in the land” (Hosea 4:1).The Old Testament mirrors the heart of God. In the charges brought by Hosea, we can see those issues of justice and righteousness which we must deal with in our society today.Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”