The Book of the Twelve for Lent - Joel (4)
The Book of the Twelve for Lent 2016 The Lord “Relents” - Joel (4) Lent 9 The nature of God’s relation to his people as their divine Parent who sometimes has to exercise “tough love,” the Day of the Lord as moments of judgment and restoration throughout rather than just at the end of history, God’s penchant for “relenting” from his determination to judge – these are key themes we have explored thus far in Joel. In today’s post, the last one on Joel in this series, we’ll look at a couple of other matters in the book that emphasize God’s role as the Lord and Ruler of history. First of all, God declares his intent to be “known” by his people and the watching world as faithful God willing and able to do what he promises his people (2:27; 3:17). In 2:27 God specifies that knowledge to be of him “in the midst of Israel and that he is God alone. He is the great God Almi...