The consequences of Israel’s disobedience in Joel’s day were hitting hard- for both man and animal. A combination of locusts and drought had destroyed the crops. Everyone was suffering. Additionally, the shortage of food had affected the cycle of temple sacrifices and festivals (Joel 1:16). The hungry cattle lowed pitifully, and the starving sheep bleated [...]
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Would God’s people be as wise as the animals they tended?
Posted: December 6, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JoelTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, December 6 Joel 1, Panting After God, Scripture, theology of suffering, Would God's people be as wise as the animals they tended?
Whosoever means me!
Posted: December 7, 2010 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JoelTags: “And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered., Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, C.H.Spurgeon, daily Bible, Joel, Scripture, Whosoever means me!
“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered.”—Joel 2:32 C. H. Spurgeon: WHY do I not call on His name? Why do I run to this neighbor and that, when God is so near and will hear my faintest call? Why do I sit [...]
December 7 Joel 2-3
Posted: December 7, 2010 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, December Bible Readings, JoelTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, December 7 Joel 2-3, December Bible Readings, Joel, Scripture
December 7 Joel 2-3 (ESV) The Day of the Lord 2:1 Blow a trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming; it is near, 2 a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! Like [...]
Panting After God
Posted: December 6, 2010 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JoelTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Joel, Panting After God, purpose of suffering, Scripture, sin and suffering, suffering, theology of suffering
The consequences of Israel’s disobedience in Joel’s day were hitting hard- for both man and animal. A combination of locusts and drought had destroyed the crops. Everyone was suffering. Additonally, the shortage of food had affected the cycle of temple sacrifices and festivals (Joel 1:16). The hungry cattle lowed pitifully, and the starving sheep bleated [...]
December 6 Joel 1
Posted: December 6, 2010 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, December Bible Readings, JoelTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, December 6 Joel 1, December Bible Readings, Joel, Scripture
December 6 Joel 1 (ESV) 1:1 The word of the Lord that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel: An Invasion of Locusts 2 Hear this, you elders; give ear, all inhabitants of the land! Has such a thing happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers? 3 Tell your children of it, and let [...]
Spurgeon: Here I have His royal shall to make it sure.
Posted: December 7, 2011 by Pam Larson in December, Devotionals/Commentaries, JoelTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Charles Spurgeon, God's faithfulness, God's Promises, Joel, prayer, Scripture
“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered.”—Joel 2:32 C. H. Spurgeon: WHY do I not call on His name? Why do I run to this neighbor and that, when God is so near and will hear my faintest call? Why do I sit [...]