Joel, Obadiah, Malachi (NIV Application Commentary) w3-pastoral-resources On one hand are messages

On one hand are messages of impending judgment—for all peoples on the Day of the Lord

Paul had no equal as a Pharisee in his dedication to the law and his persecution of the early church--but God called Paul to be an Apostle

Matthew Barrett

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Joel, Obadiah, Malachi (NIV Application Commentary) w3-pastoral-resources On one hand are messagesThese three short prophetic books of the Old Testament each contain a dual message. On one hand are messages of impending judgmentfor all peoples on the Day of the Lord, for an enemy of Israel, and for Israel herself. On the other hand are messages of great hopeof the pouring out of Gods Spirit, of restoration and renewal, and of a coming Messiah. Placing judgment and hope together in such a manner may seem paradoxical to a contemporary mindset. But