Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Amos+002   Amos 2 (ESV) 9 “Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars and who was as strong as the oaks; I destroyed his fruit above and his roots beneath. 10 Also it was I who brought you up out of the land […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Amos+001   AMOS INTRODUCTION The northern kingdom of Israel reached its greatest heights in the first half of the 8th century BC (2 Kings 14:23-25), during the forty-one-year reign of the powerful Jeroboam II. Confident in their nation’s victories, their worship, and their heritage, the people adopted the motto, “God is […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Joel+003   Joel 3 (ESV) 18 “And in that day the mountains shall drip sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the streambeds of Judah shall flow with water; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of the Lord and water the Valley of Shittim. 19 […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Joel+002   Joel 2 (ESV) 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. 29 Even on the male and female servants in those days I will […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Joel+001   JOEL INTRODUCTION The exact date of the book of Joel is difficult to know, since it does not refer to the reign of any particular king. The specific occasion of the book, however, is very clear and Joel uses this occasion to deliver a powerful spiritual message. The book […]