Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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Little is known about the prophet Joel, and it is not clear just when he
lived. But it seems likely that the book comes from the fifth or fourth century
B.C., during the time of the Persian Empire. Joel describes a terrible
invasion of locusts and a devastating drought in Palestine. In these events he
sees a sign of the coming Day of the Lord, a time when the Lord will punish
those who oppose his righteous will. The prophet conveys the Lord's call to
the people to repent, and his promise of restoration and blessing for his
people. Noteworthy is the promise that God will send his spirit upon all the
people, men and women, young and old alike.
Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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