Stories tagged “Prophet”
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Two different opinions on what work is worth
“I asked for ‘Cherry Coke’, not grenade, or grenadine, or whatever you called it. Is there a manager I could talk to?” Her eyes were vapid, without intelligence and (one would assume) indicative of a woman who wouldn’t hav...
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Hosea in 10 Words
Hosea’s rocky marriage equals metaphor for Israel’s relationship with God.
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Joel in 10 Words
Repent, O destroyed Israel, because the Lord’s Day is coming!
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Amos in 10 Words
God declares Israel’s punishment will happen through a foreign nation.
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Obadiah in 10 Words
Enemies will crumble; regardless, Israel’s actions will definitely have consequences.
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Jonah in 10 Words
You can’t escape God. He’ll employ aquatic organisms if necessary.
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Micah in 10 Words
Doom and redemption. (The paronomasia is lost in the translation.)
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Nahum in 10 Words
Nineveh, “bloody city. . .full of lies and robbery”, will fall.
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Habakkuk in 10 Words
Habakkuk, genuinely grieved, ain’t afraid to ask the tough questions.
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Zephaniah in 10 Words
All nations subject to God. Themes from Genesis are reversed.
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Haggai in 10 Words
Quit dragging feet! Rebuild the Temple! Zerubbabel, I choose you!
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Zechariah in 10 Words
Although you screwed up, God still loves you. Glory’s coming.
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Malachi in 10 Words
You just got delievered, and you—priests especially—sin? STOP!
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Gazing into Dark Tomorrows
The earth yawned. Pavement cracked and buckled. Asphalt rippled under strange pressures. Trees hung by their roots like bunches of mistletoe. Houses and and stores with flickering lights slid into the widening maw that opened in the middle of Main St. ...