{"id":1491,"asset_id":"1799","title":"\u00a0Word Power: New Prophets with a Different Approach","alias":"word-power-new-prophets-with-a-different-approach","introtext":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&nbsp;Word Power: New Prophets with a Different Approach<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With a few exceptions, such as Elijah and Elisha, God\u2019s prophets rely less on displays of the supernatural and more on the power of God\u2019s word. The prophet Joel typifies such \u201cprophets of the word.\u201d No one knows for sure when Joel delivered his messages. No one is even sure whether Joel lived in Israel (in the north) or in Judah (in the south). In gripping prose, this mystery man warns his people of a terrible disaster to come.<\/p>\r\n","fulltext":"\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three-Part Message<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.biblegateway.com\/click\/30777150.3979\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmlibGVnYXRld2F5LmNvbS9wYXNzYWdlLz9zZWFyY2g9Sm9lbC4yLjEtSm9lbC4yLjMy\/5ef5087d3f8d747b4f7c2923Bf3bc0ee6\" class=\"bibleref\" data-bibleref=\"Joel.2.1-Joel.2.32\">Joel 2<\/a> offers a fine capsule summary of the essential message of every Old Testament prophet: <i>A day of judgment.<\/i> Nearly every prophet begins with words meant to inspire fear and dread. Some warn of invading armies, and some of natural disasters. For example, Joel paints vivid pictures of an army of locusts, which may symbolically represent human armies. People who have lived through a locust invasion never forget the experience. <i>A call to repentance.<\/i> The prophets raise the alarm with good reason, for they see such disasters as a consequence of their nation\u2019s unfaithfulness to God. They urgently call on their people to turn from their evil ways. <a href=\"https:\/\/link.biblegateway.com\/click\/30777150.3979\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmlibGVnYXRld2F5LmNvbS9wYXNzYWdlLz9zZWFyY2g9Sm9lbC4yLjEz\/5ef5087d3f8d747b4f7c2923Ca352f2eb\" class=\"bibleref\" data-bibleref=\"Joel.2.13\">Joel 2:13<\/a> could stand as a single, eloquent summary of the heart of every prophet\u2019s message. <i>A future of hope.<\/i> Every Biblical prophet, no matter how dour, gets around to a word of hope. Taken together, these messages tell of a time when God will make right everything wrong with the earth, a time when the world as it is will finally match the world as God wants it.<\/p>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Life Questions<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When have you repented of something you\u2019ve done? What was the result? Taken from <i><a href=\"https:\/\/link.biblegateway.com\/click\/30777150.3979\/aHR0cHM6Ly9zdG9yZS5mYWl0aGdhdGV3YXkuY29tL3Byb2R1Y3RzL25pdi1zdHVkZW50LWJpYmxlP3ZhcmlhbnQ9MzQzNTE4MDE5MjU3NjgmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1iZyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsX2Rldm90aW9uYWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPW5pdjM2NQ\/5ef5087d3f8d747b4f7c2923B2e7c7dab\">NIV Student Bible<\/a><\/i><\/p>","state":1,"catid":"8","created":"2023-03-09 17:58:43","created_by":"873","created_by_alias":"","modified":"2023-03-09 18:01:09","modified_by":"873","checked_out":"873","checked_out_time":"2023-03-09 17:58:43","publish_up":"2023-03-09 17:58:43","publish_down":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","images":"{\"image_intro\":\"\",\"float_intro\":\"\",\"image_intro_alt\":\"\",\"image_intro_caption\":\"\",\"image_fulltext\":\"\",\"float_fulltext\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_alt\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_caption\":\"\"}","urls":"{\"urla\":false,\"urlatext\":\"\",\"targeta\":\"\",\"urlb\":false,\"urlbtext\":\"\",\"targetb\":\"\",\"urlc\":false,\"urlctext\":\"\",\"targetc\":\"\"}","attribs":"{\"article_layout\":\"\",\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_tags\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"info_block_position\":\"\",\"info_block_show_title\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_associations\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"urls_position\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_page_title\":\"\",\"show_publishing_options\":\"\",\"show_article_options\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_backend\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_frontend\":\"\"}","version":2,"ordering":"0","metakey":"","metadesc":"","access":"1","hits":"0","metadata":"{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}","featured":"1","language":"*","xreference":"","note":""}