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Amos 3:6 “Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a city unless the LORD has done it?” The trumpet, like our sirens, was a sign of danger. It was used to warn the citizens of an possible attack. We have…

Amos 3:4 “Does a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out from his den, if he has taken nothing?” Here is the second of a series of questions designed to prove a point. God is not speaking against Israel for no…

Amos 3:3 “Do two walk together, unless they have agreed to meet?” This verse is also translated ‘unless they agree.’ Either way we understand the question. Harmony and agreement have a lot to do with each other. God wants to walk with us but He can’t and won’t unless we…

Amos Amos 1:1 “The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.” No special requirements needed by…

Joel 3:16 “The LORD roars from Zion, and utters his voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth quake, But the LORD is a refuge to the people of Israel.” In the midst of the day of the Lord comes solace. Calamites of major disaster are coming on the…

Joel 2:32 “And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the LORD has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the LORD calls.”…

Joel 2:28 “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.” Here is a vision of the future Israel’s beginning. This outpouring…

Joel 2:13 ”…Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.” Considering all the dire things predicted against the people we might wonder why they would want to rend their hearts and return. Joel…

Joel Joel 2:12 “’Yet even now,’ declares the LORD, ‘return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments…’” Up to this point, Joel has been forecasting disaster for the people of God. Consuming locust, drought, starvation, fire,…

Hosea 13:11 “I gave you a king in my anger, and I took him away in my wrath.” Remember how Israel clamored for a king like the nations around them had? God foresaw the folly of such a decision but the people did not want to listen to God. He…