The Twelve Prophets (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Old Testament, Volume XIV)

...ANCIENT CHRISTIAN COMMENTARY ON SCR I PTURE

OLD TESTAMENT

XIV

THE TWELVE PROPHETS

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CONTENTS

GENERAL INTRODUCT I ON

ABBREV I ATIONS

• • • •• •

COMMENTARY ON HOSEA

COMMENTARY ON AMOS

·xiii

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••••••

••••••

COMMENTARY ON OBADIAH

• • • ••

XII

INTRODUCTION TO THE TWELVE PROPHETS

COMMENTARY ON JO EL

xi

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A GUIDE TO USING T H IS COMMENTARY

I

57

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83

117

COMMENTARY ON JONAH

• • • • ••

128

COMMENTARY ON M I CA H

••••••

149

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COMMENTARY ON NAHUM

• • ••• • 178

COMMENTARY ON HAflAKKUK

••••••

COMMENTARY ON ZE P HAN I AH

•• •• ••

COMMENTARY ON HAGGAI

••••••

COMMENTARY ON ZECHARIAH

COMMENTARY ON MALACHI

186

207

219

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230

283

Ap P ENDIX: EARLY CHRISTIAN WRITERS AND THE DOCUMENTS CITED •••• •• 314

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES· · · · · ·

312

TIMELlNE OF WRITERS OF THE PATRISTIC PE RI OD • • • • • • 332

BIBLIOGRA P HY OF WORKS IN ORIGINAL LANGUAGES·· · · · · 336

BIB LI OGRAPHY OF WORKS IN ENGL I SH TRANSLATION •••• • • 345

AUTHORS/WRITINGS INDEX

SUBJECT INDEX

SCRIPTURE I NDEX

• •• • • • 354

• • • • • • 355

•• •• • • 362

G E NERAL INTRODU C T IO N

The Anciem Christian

bised on d=ical

Comm~ntary on Scriprurt h~.:u i,s

goal ,he rtvit.Ji",,,ion of Christian

,~aching

Chrinian exegesis. the intensified study of Scriprurt by lay P<'r$Ons who wish to think

with the earlychur<:h abou, thecanonic:al ,ex', and ,hcstimut.tionofChrisrian hi smtic:al.biblic:al.,h...,log. ical andpasmral scholars toward furthe, inquiry into scripru,.,1 intcrpretation by ar>eient Ch ri"ianwrirers. The ,ime frome of ,he" documentS span> "ven c~nruri.sof cx~.
to

h..·• dauic Chris,i.n observa,ion on rhe

...' readily av>.ilmle m ,hem. Th. ",ies i. targeted rO anyone who wantS

to

rdlu • and m.di"",. wi,h the

~arly church abou, ,he plain sense. ,heologic:al wisdom and moral meaning of p>nicubr Scriprure

A comment~ry dedicated ro :allowing anci.n, Christian

<"est,.. to
'""1$.

,hemsdves will Main

from ,he ,empu';on.o fix.at. endlessly upon contemporory cri,icism. Ro,hu. it will stand d mill.nnium has ",.. rsed rha, p...em.lt has so forgott.n most of ,hest dassic COmmentS ,hat ,hey are vexing.o find .nywhere. and even whtn lorated 'hcy are often.v.ilableonly in ar,h>.ic edirions and inadcquate,ransL.,ioru.Thcprc ached word in our rime h .. remained loWly bereft of previously influen ... l patrinic inspiration. Ruen, scholarship has sofonued .... ntion upon post-Enligh .. nm.n, hisrorical and li .. rarym .. hods.h .. i,h.. left this longing Largclyuruutendcdandun"rviced. This "rie. provides the pastor. cxcg.... sruden' at>rticular <ext for preach ing. ror study .nd for medit .. ion. There is an nnerging aw ..encs< among Catholic.

Pro,.. tant .nd

Orthodox laity that vital biblicalpreaching.t><'rgroundingbeyond.hc scopcofthehisroric:al""riricalori.nt~tiO!Uthat h'.egovornedbiblicaJ.tudi.. inourday.

H'r>ee ,his work is directed mward a mu
noIthep"umoun,in'treslSofrhisiltrits. Thi. work i•• Chri.. ian Talmud. The Talmud i.< a jcwi$h ,001«,ion of ",bbink 'rgum<:ntS .nd COm ments en me Mi.h.n.h. which epitomi::ed the!.>w. of rhe Torah.. The T.lmud origin.. ed in .pproxim.td) the ... me pcrW
from me !arc p.,ri.. ic age ,hrQUgh ,he medieval pcriod had document •• ru.logou. to rhejcwi.rified and interp""ed by

me claMic commcn""o,..

The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scriprure h .. venerable antc<:edt",. in medieval extgesi. 05

bO! lime ir thisccnrury the earli.. t Chri .. i.n commen... nd rdkaions on the Old .nd New Test"""n .. to a moJc .. audience. IntrilUicaUy an c<:um.,,;".] ptojtcr. rhi.< serits is designed to SCrve Protts"nt, C.tholic.ne O"hodo"l'y.p:astou].nd",holarly'ud.icnccs. In cases where G,«k. utin. Syri'" and Copti< tu .. have rcnuined untr.ns.!.ted into Engli.h. wc pro videnewlfaru!.>,iolU.lA!herc""r,urrc"tEngli.ht.. ns.!ation •• realre.dywdlrtndcrcd,thcywiUbcu,i lized.bu,ifnecc.sary their!.>ngu.o.g<:willbcbrouglttup to d.te.Wc.
""tS which

historically h.ve been regarded . . .uthoritativ.

model.ofbiblicalimerprctarion. These foundarional SOUrces.rc finding the;r w.y into many public libraries and into me co,", book col l«,ion. of many p"",ors aM l.y PC,.."IU. h i.< ou, intent and the publi.her·. cornmitmcn, to keep the who!. iltricsinprintform.nyyc.rstocomc. Tho~C.Odcn

GcneralEditor

A

GUIDE TO USIN G

T ill s

C O MM E NTA R Y

Scvm.I ~atum ha~ bun inco.por:ued in", the design of Ihil commentary. The following commc:ms are l.......,drdro:wtstre.,dcninmmngfull"..,ofthis"""'mt. Pericopuof Scripture ThtICTip
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poge.1beSuiprurepauagti'providcdfOr,heconvtnienceofreade..,bUfi,i.:a.lsoin kttpingwilhmtdi .

el'o.I palrillic: commcnlariu, in which the citations of the Falherl_re arranged around ,he tnt of Scrip·

F.JIIowmguchpericop
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Idenl ifyin& lh e Pauiuic Tuu

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An English tnruhtion of the Fll:-'.sriccommml is mm provtckd. This is

ofd>eparristic:worI
The Fool nolcl

Rnd.e,.., who .... ish 10 pu,..,,,,,adeepc.;n~ligarionof d>e p>lrinicworks C;led in this rommen'a'Y ....;U find the foo.no, ....pttially valuabk. A footnote

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INTROD U CTION TO THE TWIILVII PROPHIITS

In wmf»rison ro ""'flY other books of ,he .... ~ Scriptures, the Minor ProphetS d.o not re€~i"e much ."en,ion in our .ime in eidter homiliC$ Or at«heS<$. The ,hunch rathers,

ho~ve"

recognized. .he impor·

,.neeof the twelve prophe ... Th" view w... alrtady signaltd by ,he New T<'.S13ment .urhors in their sufCh

for prophetic orad<'.S rtgUdiflg the Musi:lh. For Chris,ians, p\1$ ChriSt w ... the direcr subjecr of .he prophecies. Although ,h. Ntw Testamen, writers refer to ... Ieer f»".s of rhe Old Te.",mem ... proph.. ic rtvel>tion.boutJcsusChrist.which,heybelicvtd hcfulflUtd.thechunchf.thers,ookthi.sO:X
the rood to Emnu\1$ when he expounded to them. beginning with Moses through ,he Ptophtu and the PWms.all manner of things concerning him ... lf(Lk 24:27.44). A.srhepoSl:l.posrolicchunchforgtditsidenrity.thequestionofi.. ",lationshipto m.oldcovenantw... of p"r,tmount impor"'nce. The que.«ion OVer me r.levance of ,he Old Testamenr SCriplU .... regarding ,he n.wcov.nan, b«am •• n incre ... ingly p",.. ing i.. u .... discussions over ,h. c.non ofScriprn.. unfoldtd. Since a consen'\1$ wo< quickly es,obIi.shtd mar the Old Testam.nt SCriptu .... ~re a f»trimony of rhe chunch_a view rh.! w ... al ..ady .. toblishtd in tht apostolicchunch proper-m. main goal of ,heex~is of ,h= Scriptures focused on finding ,he hidden Chri.s, wi,hin them. The p ..... rva'ion of the new cove' rum' in wri".n form in the Gospels.nd in the .... ' of th. rorpu. of m~ New T""'men( b«.me (he most 'angible way of .xp..... ing ,he connenion betwttn the two Coven.nls in the Old and New Testament SCriptu.... A good number of ,he ,welve prophers wert given prominence in key pi"".. of ,he New T~$ta. ment. but among rhe church famers ,her wert ..rordtd an even mOre significant rol. in scnprural excgc.sis ofproph«;..pointingfojuu.Christa.th.promi.tdM.... iah [ti.no'n",ess.o'Yh''''to
f""Phe<s

(Stt rhe introduclions for each book in the com""'n=y). One i, di""'N to the abundan,


fund:uncntal importance for \1$ i, that the twd,,, prophcu ~'" for }«\1$. the :apos,1e$, trn: chur<:h fothersand

Jew. the "T)' won! of God. Numerous Chri'fion$-uuhoIic. Orthodox. Prottsun,-andjews still believe th" ~y. reg.trdJes$of rhe radical cWms in cmainquartttSof th~ modcmac.ademic community. T J,e Majoe lnterp...,te .. Almightbee~pectN.thef»f
• ~ ref""$Cnt>.tion of both Gruk and utin fathers with a few from other tradi,ions.• uch as Srri",. Also, [ have given attention 10 many . ",hors of complete commen.. r;" on th. twelve prop/ltt.s: Jcrome. eyeil of Alex.ndria. Thcodorc of Mop.u .. ti •. Theodo ... , of Crr and [""''dad of Mew. Jcrome .nd Crnl

Jerome wrole m.1ny. although not all. of hIS commcnl
...t......ud age. For iJu,unc:c. he wro
H,.

p..... i notspakofChrist at aiL Nonethcksa,Cyra6nd.s Christ aIItg<>
Thtodori. corn..... n!ary epitomizes me An,io<;tI(nc form of ucgnis.. [, is onc of me ~w Gm:k wotIu of hisdutha~~lnmeir""tirtty.H~excgnisislargdyhisrorical~ticaLor;'n,edt(lW;lrdaLt_

cralundcn
The commentary ofThcodom of Crr cxhibiu ucguu which demonsmus rypoIogKaIand ehrisco<:m· tne ,nterpmation at nuny poinu. lRc rv.-e/ve prophet'lfe also quoted utcr apprccW:lOfIofme.-lwpmpbeuandtbcircm.raIrolc",ChrilnancxcgcsisolmeOldT._=,,""" primary goallw a1wl)'l been to proc\.aJm m..tjd. hi. people either to ,o"",le Or to reprimand. These oracl.. w.:r. ,ommunic... ed m ,he prop/Iefl by way of duanu. visions. coruics and concRt. ownll. which lhey in rum ddivercd in ,he form of KrmOIU. writings or ,ymboii, actionl. All of me cvi
_ol""_ . . . "'....1>o""""""""'_"" .... ...oI_ol"" .... M04_.,.,..,.,. .. _ _ _ t..t-.. _fouod.""'' ' ' '*' ' • a......t'''''.-ol ..

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~rolhcprophctiroffia~.dis"nnl1mca.mdindistinc,placn.rtgatdlcssofsocWrank.(Asimib,


When .ges in vitw of ,he Mouir law ID ir.lnc pri=rr concern w:u m heal a ruprure of the COV(:nan, wi,h God

.,.d ~'I fiddity or infiddi.y

and his pcopk. 1'herearealso fnqumr refermca IOthc promisfd Ma"iah who would"""", ro$Uhdue all !he narions.cmbW.hjusrice.bringallpcopksUJ\lkrthc_=andjOOgtm....dccd.. Thcjudg:mmland mn· dudsol~aretsptcWlyhardonmeHcbrewsprc
narions-Thuschqcouklnol'd"nmignoml«ofthtir.-.btionmthconc,NCGod. Mo~r,prophetirrevd.rionsdol1O(rou<)Wany.tricr.hismricalchronologjcal<>r.1C prophecy also Krved.u 'ypes and figum offuture evtnu so m..1 I lingk prophecy had porcntialapplic>tionfor.conrcntpo"'rysinu,ion in ,he prophet., lik· rimt and !he distant future. Mosl 01 !he roum. fathcn. with thea«prion oflhost who /"oIJo-.w.d llv· ocIort: of ~1opwelIia, ...+>o limited rhmud_ 10 the prophccits SIngled. oul by !he New Tos,arncnt,_ convinced ,h.. :all of !he propheOa. (VCI' .he PulltI', spoU of Chri.. ';,hcr In expIici. or veiIcd "'")'1. Tnepmphc<'s main minimy WI, mall me Hebrews Nck ro rhtir God (•. g., Zed. 1,4).A •• i""" ,h. prophelf did nOr appear to h.ve full knowledgf of th. meaning and purpost of wh., God £alIN ,hem <0 proclaim. For "".mplt.jona/t .:.lIy <..fusIng m coopc:..... wilh God. Among the Hebnws, M.-. would alWJ)'I be reg.>rdcd .. ,he archetyp>l prophet, even lhough EJijah 100 would reach grat prominenc•. Th:.1 il why the prophnir boob ~ alWllYS placM in rhe Old Ta ... • mm. wr the Torah. uuwise lhe Gosptt.. which conUUl me words and deeds of the n<'W Mooa. ha.,.., prominen«'ntheNcwli_~lonkr.JntheH~QnonthebooludesignatN"prophetic_

mort btNdly "'lnceivtd ~nd thus sp;Imlfd f'rom,lo4hua m Malach~ ududing Danid. In ,he Grttk £anoIt. howc.,.., •. lhe pmphf'ic books wcre m,rk'N m Isaiah through Malxhi. including D.nifi. In gf"" ...1 't,ms. ,h. nttfrging dmrch and ,h. £ommuniry a, Qum... n ,.ad prophcq in one of two w.ys: .. poin.ing.othcdi"~mfu,urt,whcnalll«rouwouldbtre.,..,alcd.or:upoin.inglp«ir,,aIIY10th.i, contmunirlcsu t:hcdirt<'l obj«u of pr<>phtric fulIiU"",nL &rh groups considered many in ,M La~rcom· .... niry oljt.o... 10 ha.,.., falkn ~ ....~y from God's dcsigru. The New Tdl~t iudf ..,ablishai the fi:lunW. rionlOrtl"'''I'f"'O"''h.ttheouuctlOrtheposr'''l'''"oIicchurch.Thusi.udea.,ha.thiswurlOlsomcth'ng rbr church f.,hfrs inl't'l'llN or '.,..,n forud upon the ,at$. Howcvtr. ,h.... is no douIx t/u, they.ooIr.boo: prupnnic reX., m gfeal" l.ngtlll of in'trpretalion 10 cxlIXI from them. =inly mrough allCSOry and typology. 'boo:ir£hriuological mcaning. Ch"slil'" adopted th. belief from Mi&h .... K and Talmudic Judaism that ,h. age of fomL>! prophecy n><W wi,h ,boo: dcsrruoion of the first .emple or during .he .ime of HaWi. Zcdurioh and MiliI:hi. Tne en ... booIu. ...... even the w:eodtd.,..,..;on ofDanid of , he Scprwgin •• did 1\01 in ,hcrnscJ_ upw. ,his ~ Moles toowasgivocn the primacy in rdalion m the propiIeuamong:allJcws.ln Chris
TH. Tw",v. PkOPH£T$

the I~w of MOS<'S and the prophets and had established a new Israel, the church. E.orly medieval Jewish en· ~""vig<XOusly"'jeaedthi.ideainthei,apologeticsasa"",ytorounter,here~hingmatlsraelh.dbecn

r.pIacedbyrhechurch This 'r.>n$ition from [.,,,,,1

to

the church as the new chosen people, which included Jew and Gentile,

n:vcived~round,hechurchf"thers·intttprt'tO.rionofmesigni6"mceofthedestNCtionofthetemplebyme

Romans in A.D. 70.1he churrn fomers rq>Uudlyoommm,ed.11 IOu, Gosp
(-J. A. T. Robinson.

long time, New T..
i..ucs Nse
from God upon unbelievingJews for their rtj«.

lion of pus as the Messiah. lasdy. i, demons,ra,ed rna, me old ~<)Ve .... n' priQthood, sacrifices. rin.oal, ~nd ,ymbolsludbemabolishedforgoodandhadbeenrtpbcedbyrhepriesmoodandsacramentsofthenewrov.

eN"'. mos, esp.1"'>.1 one .nd h>
"'F,jon ofCh,;st. For this reason Paul prophHied ,h.,.o, some ,ime in thefutu .. Israel would come to full beliefinpus as me Me .. iah. This ,[uem"", by Paul about me rorwer&ion cl the Jews proved ro be a "",raining hand ag.i"'t ami· Semirism. which would mve been ronMer.lbly worse wimOUI it. This explains why me forced con,,,rsion of jews,or anyonc: for ma, m.m.r. wasoonsisrendy con&mned and was never an officia.I taching of the church Throughou' the hisIQry of the churrn. m. jews have alwa)"s been considered. cen!ral p;trt cl God 's overall pUn cl oalv.rion. even in mis age. The .. rung langu;
Jews' rejection of)esus strik.. us as ..riden,. if no, shocking. in mis moreecumenical time in which we li,..... We mun bear several ,hings in mindaboul this h.rd langu;ry and o,he, li'eury devices was the normal way

of expression. inrended IQ drive. major p<>int home through mikingmrmsof communiation.ln the era of

the churdl (ad>en, ont findJ ,irniL>rly shocking remarks made by p..,. agairw pw md Christians. Evm jduJ. who ~ himsdf in "u".. o",ident waY", mani£u,1S th .. j(wish _y rA <eaching. """- was a

normal way rA expre..ion (hen. parlic:uL>rly in .o.poIognics-j(wish or Gentile-would now be coruidcm:l unacceptable, and rightly $0. W. mw(. however, let the texIS IPCU as rhey were wrinen wimou( imposing ouragendasinanachlruaguu) as prophecy about Christ, as type

poinring ",ChM md >ntitypeag>;rut rhcJews for rojccringChrist. The pcrioopa choom for thU woIumc O!'ftWhdminglydtmoruo:r.l.tedwforrhccburdlfahcrs..JIrArhcctmnenirsmdsarnGasrArhcrnnpkpf"· 6gurcdChrist,rhcchurchmdrhcummallSrArhcn£W_~.Morawcr,thefxtdwwchtypclc:ould

bcdwlydisccmtd was proof for rhcchurdl fad>en dw rhcChriJrian faim was the only

'NC f"ulfiUmmtrA

thcproph«ies."TheywtrCconvin«drAthis.o.bobyrhcdear~m>lmesacwncnuofmtold~~nt

were never intended ro be pcrpmully .-aIid. The chu",h f:llhe .. repnttdly ""'" du, the old Israel had b«n twaform~ into the new Israel. Prophecy and il$ fujfiUmtn, by Ch';", was also a sign that he was rhc anoiruN onto On n_~ <>lsm. In me hc.tl~ exchange bctwccnj(WI and Chrisrion$ regosding the m.wanic (exts. both UKid the foundation !"or me proph.tric turth /Or pw in me Old TQ.(;J .... nt with thcgo.alofdctnons.ratingthat he had fujfilltd. all.he ~requi';'''rAthc: Mes.siah. ThHc references to the Old T..,amen, 31"<: found in the Gosptls. Aea of me Apost\cs, Paul', epistles, I ~er. I John and ~.ela(ioo. The church ("hers-u i, evidem from (he ""!um", of .he ACCS SCri6, which conta,n rtpre· Imlaltve and conscruo.ul .exts-used various eugc:(i,o..e about discernmen. rA the reachinp rA sdf.prodaimtd. prophcu and rhcir mesugea. n.pt<>phcc1OS art discina from those: du, poon'td. to me NfUre MtWah In ci.he. of me TWO ad .... nts bcausc: they wen: alleged ....... rnaugt:f reg.ard.mgpw and his church. Thil dioaw.ion _dandtha(me ..mpk ..... rifica.......,fulfilledintho&cofthen£WCOVCIWlI.md~by \,pri<srhoodludbcm~by


still J I«OOd

ad~m to

fake pL1a in the: fUrur(. Thi, adven. wauId bring abou, the: last judgmeru and

rm

m.;Ibji$h.....ent of 1 un~rs;>I,.eu:nul kingdom.. For thc: mun:h f:.thc:n, Old Tesumtn, proph«y ~ a put, prtUltt {thtlrtunc)andlUru... dirntnSion.whichcoU«ttvdypointcdcojesusO"isranclhUchurch. Wha, IO/low$ art ...JlN'ltd,

t
qtMXa,ions of dle church famers in which dwy IOcu$ upon

Chmt'. IUIlillment of Hebrew prop/tccia.. Thm: a't, of eauOS<', many orhtt "PPianions to ,heK JpCciIic lexts, :and rudm willlind lhese ilio within thc: cown oflhi. volume. In kttping wim tradillOn, I Iu~ en... $m ro pru<:ru tile prophm in thc:ord", in which Ihey art found in tile common Old T(Stame:m mared by COIholia,Orlhodox,l'ror(S,anrs and~W$ who. a'

le~'

on ,hi, poin., uphold annonic:oJ COnSCnsuS.

Hose. iaon(of,h(mouex'(n.iv"nar .... iVtlof,h(Mioor Prophel •• and,herefOre,hcnu mcrou sc hri,. ,oIogical m<:SS;iga tile church fa.hers found .he.... hoold 001 come U a surprise. H<»ea 1:1·3 was typicaUy viewed as a p~nc dcKriprion of}csus and thc: pro&lirul(:as r«onltd Matthew 26:()'l3. In Ho&u 2:19· 23.Ihe: prediclion of rile ulvarion of dle: Genril.. 11 prodlimed. Hosa 3:4·5 conuins referenc .. ro Chn£1 co,mng from Ihe oIfspnng of D.vid and to the: nunntt in the Euclurisl. Chrisl', puIoion, dcKml ro Ihe


o,risI, in Hosa 6:6-9,lhc prorrWc of thc: Holy Spirn ia .nl\Ol.U\Ctd in Hose.. 7. lhc falling away and ~m>Cnl of Judu was propOcriaJly anoop.ated in Hosa 8. M.o.inly sccuhropposirion to thc: o,ml by Herod, Pomius Pilll.. and the: RornanSU'e il .Uuded to in Hosa 10:1·11.ln :addition, me flighl ofme holy (amily to Egypt and ,he: d""igna.ion ofpm as ,he MW Son of Egypt i, represen,ed in H.-.. 11. ThegiITs

of,heHoIySpirilrnanil'csledinlhencwcovcn.marPcruecmlwcreanf\OUn,edprophelicallyinHoscal2. Th .. deslruction of cin,h Ihrough Chril" s puch;t! mysrery was an,icip:o.td in Hosca13:13·IS. How. 14

.ro
Cl'OIIofO",I(", thc: new rr""oflik:and the fig."", ... the: new vinc, which iso,m.,whogt\'C$lhe new wine of elenul lifc.)od 2:2S-32 promises the: amd'ng of the Holy Spiril, o,risI', ascension and thc: day of Pm'<'OOf(, which compln(S mkmprion.)od 2:11·}21w adoubl( In($$ag<' reg=lingm.arcyrdom andulva· lion.)od }: 1·21 speak. of .he judgmm. of .he na.ion., .... mnam of lrue bc:lievers and ,he incarna.ion. Accord'nglolhe:Falhers,lheproph.. Amotprcdicltdlhe:n:ndingofthevcilofthc:temp/eandlhe .arthqu.ake ll,lesus' crucifi~ion.·The bc:u.ryai of Judas i. f~se<:n by ,h( prophet in Amm 2:6. Amol 4:11 warn. ,ha, ,he dt"ruction ofSodom and Gomorrah .. vc.1I ,hal Chril( i, ;t!lOa judge. In Am", 8, (he passionofChriat,me .. ndingof,hcumplcvcil.me.arlhqlUk•• ndrhedarkened,"narefOutoldinwiking
bread of ... nul lifc.A."... 9containsa prophcric ~n« to rhe ascension and to Chml as the new rabc:r_ nadcrhl,lwrtpUccdthe:oIdlmlpk.which was dcsuoyfd by the

~

ThcbndCarolallthe:prophcaisObadIah. Thcf.dloll.ucifermakalCOflllixJriontoNcwT~ dUboIogyandi"u:d~rotheprOOkmolt:Vtl:ando:htodq.ThcCl.usrrop/'ti(~ofrhe

dcsuuctionofthe<m>plc. ... prtdictr
u;;

ryp
l.ord"lIanmccfpuniohmen.,butltis~arimclOrdM""JU'I1C"'and

(mncM.Some mu.m f.uhenapplxd tht"Day"totht punishment cfurhdievttsar dw=

Lutjudgment. The

cupolwr.l.hd»tthtA$$yrimsandOWdca""drutk~du.whid.thc)ews~(dwimtht

Rom"'" in .... 0. 7O.jcrusakm. Moun. Zion and Mount Euu .~all usroas types cl thtmurch.

The prophtr joruh emergN .. one of the cemral mino.- propl1n' in ~La.ion to .he!\I'W cove""n •. This i, SO m.>inly bec.use Jesus ~kcMd himself 10,Jonah. ThLII .he ptophn jopOkc:cltht IUUrrectionclChriK.,..,w. 1:4-17contam•• vantrycfLaI..,..discl<mdmunings:puscalm. ing tht IoU and .he winds. Manhw rtpbong tht .>p<>=le)ud.u by Iot•• nd tht whole tpiI'Xk rdlecring Joouh at. 'YP"of tht 1UUn«.ion.Jocuh 2:1·2cuuJonoh as!>ting in liM ""m the hnoiaofElijah and me JtVmMaccab«'.No,onIyi.lhe whale •• La'edtojonah.bulalso.hebc:Uyof .hebcaslis .... nata 'YP"of M.ryi womb and ofChri..·• tomb. Th. book of)onah abo fimM. COJlncclljonah', repen.ance wilh Ihal <:ip.,er.jonah·"hrced>.ysinthcwh.lcwata'YP"oflhehatTOwingofh.UbyChrisl.asprofcssedin,he ,o.po.t1....·Crccd.Furthc:nnorc,evcnatJocuhsurviftdthtwh.alc.ndElijah ... rviftdthe6crym.rioI:.so OtristsurvMCflr;oncc:at~totheuntq>Cfl·

lmcuagcs.Micah Was • fnrl.'lhadowing clpLII. whilt lhe Ih.« men who .ppeartd 10 Abrah.m wtr. a 'YP" of tht triune: KY' cl.anon. Momwcr. tht ~ving w••"" cl ~ist= robe foond In thllChaplU. Micah 2.......u thl! "''Ioun. 'lion as.
wbid.watforcroldbythtuod ..... TIw: Egypo:iaruwttt.
For the church f... h.... Habillmk 2;1·3 =uJtd.a prop/1
who would carry lhe Ml$$Uh in her womb. Hbkkuk 3:I·2.hows how Ch,;" is Ihe one who links the two coven:",,.. rq>reSenlea by the two :minuk. llw: miracle of the wine at Ca"" ~ve.J$ God '. p"rt«1 timing and provision and Kccmu.o.les divint providence. Lasdy. the ,nrufigur.ltion ~vea4 how the old covrnanl has been

replaced by the new COVCIWlI. Hobilimk 3:)'{; speaks of )enwJem. lhe Mount of Olives, the a=nsion of Judeo aoo IkthJehem. llw: Son of the uniconu (Ps 2&6 LXX) is a type of Christ aoo the CTOM.

Christ.

Hbkkuk 3:7·19 cont:O.ins a variety of prophetic im.:>ges about Chri., aoo priests: rhe sun and moon ar. the a=nmn and theprie.,.. Ernmanud ref= ",God'sown rnmingas high priw. The book of Z.phani.:oh was con.i.,.ntly interp~ted by the church f...thers as r""e.Jing the p;lssage from an e"dmivdy Jewish. oId·covenam relationship with God 10 a universal. Genrile·inclusive new cov.nant Zephani.:oh 1-2 revu\s th., the isL>nds are th. G.ntiles. to whom the m=age of ..un,ion is being pro· cL.imea. The dtsrruction of ,he """pie was God's dramatic way of doing .WlIy wi,h ,he old coven.n, and judgingth. )ews fur resistingChrisr as Messiah. Zephani2h 3 comprts .nd contr.lSt5 the sacrifices of both coveru.nl$, the new being the great" bee..... it includes ,he Gen,ilts. The new coven:>m has repi",ea the old, and the new city of God h •• ~pl",ea )enwJem. The ann.OO shoulder in this union typify the un;· versaliryof ,he new Covenam in Christ. who alonec.n truly wash away sins. H.ggai I shows ,h., ,he new temple of ,he Holy Spiri' is no longer a fi~ea building like ,he old temple bur mher,he

body of be!;evers.Haggai2:1·7 typologically speaksofChris, 'sstrondoulventgarmen"in

the person ofjehozadak. Z.rubb.bel has a doub!e typological muningin ,har he poin.. '0 ChriSl aOO ,he chu"h, and anricipa'ts ,he movemen, in reveL.'ion from idol.try to I:.ow, from law to gospel. The twO ad,..,n" of Christ were foretold by the prophC't. H~i 2:8·23. when speal
,h~

new COV.nant. 'The comparison of D.vid .nd Zerubb.abel mil'TQl'l the same

be""een Elijah aOOJohn the Bapn.d'h.~ ... ,h .... ill,th.rop«..n.de...,'Y' ,hingclu,th.cyd,.w.hc"h.n.d,backto.h.cmH!vel.n.dr .. ocd,hcm,oh..ven.nd.n'''' ....d God. Ho"'~. u 0" R~PB"TA"C. " .. 0 A~"5G'v· I ..

,,).a.'

Tu " SA IL"'" AC" "OWUD" I T". Jun l u" '" M. .. '" OP GOO. JUOM': Th....ilor •• nd ,h. pa •. .. ng<'U in ,h. bookofjoon.h .... y. "W"bcse«h you. 0 LonI. do not d."",y UI on accoun, ofthil man.nd I.y not upon w in.-.n' bloood. I'or you, LonI. have don... i, plUHd you:Thcy do no, kno ... tl"".,.",n.why.hcptophc •. afug"'ve .... vant.d... rvcd,obcpuni.hcd.Andye"h.yju"ifyGodand"kn"wl.dge.hc blooodofhlm who .. d",d •• htydono,know,obcinnoccn,.Andin conclu.. on •• h.ysay. ·You.OLo.d.h.vedon.ao tlpluscdyo":Thcydono'qu.",on,heju,,ic .. of,heJudgm .. n,ofGodbulacktKIW~,hcvc· .."'yofth.Ju.. Judgc.A""".n.,.H.V .....,,'.

o

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,u.

TH. Su I. C" LM . D.J UOMI:Th. do.. no, uy ,hey ."i~cd hIm 0< .h~1 .h.y ,hrew hIm ,no bu"h.. ,hey,ooIthim.car'Y,ngh,m .. o... [d.· .... ,ng] rupoet and honor. Th.y du(ha
134

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~JO'CI'l,o ha~

n. and

from,ha')CIfi'r~,urn.,o''''n'luIIl''y.lf_woJl gj~

'0

'on".urallon th~ ,im~ bcfo~ ,h. pus"", of Ch"". [_ will . u \lm~uon~d,,,urbeJ. by) .h• .. to .. of,h~ worldand,h~ hc.dw",d.of v"'"uloplnio"s,Th•• n"r.lx>a,ofhum.ni,y. ,hat i• •• h.crtalio" "flh. L"rd ...... in poril Bu, ,h.n.af,.rhisp." 'on.w..... .....,rldwh.r. .hc.. i.tI",ulmoff.i.h,.WOt'ld"po",•• nd ... cur. for ••• ryo .... W..... ,urnlng .ow..d God. In,hl.... ywcm.yundc .. undhow•• f,.rJ<>nah go.. ,n'o'h.c.u.'h.c ... i••ll •••• ,cdof".... r. moil.Co ....."TAuoNjoiL •.•S."

.ha,

.,.,o ...

T H. Du.,. , O,AOMON • AI'OHOltC Co.. · STlTuTIO"S: h ,s.l", you, du,y. 0 b,u,op. to fo!. low th. ""amples of .ho...h.. h.ve gone before and ,o.pply.h""JudgmcnUlkillful1y to thecu· cs of ,h.... whow.n, word. ofsc.''''yo.ofcon· soJ.,ion.Ik"d .... i,i . ... wn.bl.,h •• iny""r admlntl""ionofju"ic'you,houldfollowthe will of God. AI God d••I, with lin ne ... nd ""Ih thos.",ho rclUrn. you should ac,ac(ord,ngly In your judgIng. Now did noc God by N.,h.n ad· monIsh D,vld fo,htloffensc! And ye. as ""'" as h..... ,dh.~~n«d,Goddcl, .....dh,mftom du,h.say'"g. "Ik ofgood chccr: you sh.!I no' d,.:"So.lln.",hcnGodhad""scdjon.h,obc , w.llow.dupby,hcscaandlhcwh.leuponhtl rtfunl,op ...,h""heN;n •• itcl.wh.ny.,h. pr.yed,oGodou,of,hcbclly"f,h.wh.l •. h.,.· "'.....,dhtlltfeftomcorrup'ion.C".. nl.,.UTIO ..S Of Till HO~T Al'Osnu 1.).U."

]O .. AH V. .. UHI... CH ••• .,.. T..... uLu" .. :Did Jon.h.,h.n.on.htlKcoun'.,hlnk,h.... ~n· unu",uunncce ..aryfo.,h'p'g.nN, ncv".I. wh.nh.,.i.d.o.v<>idhi,du,yofp1'CJChi ng!Or wU " no,. , .. her.lhal he fo .. uw ,h.t ,h. mercy of God would bc pou1'Cd 010' on ,he h."hen al",.

."d ... f... I'flIH would pto .... him. f.lst:proph· .r."Ac.u.Jlr"wU~C.UHOf.p.g.nci.y.

""'..... dod

.,.......ncc.

Y'" know God .nd whorh .,nnd In ,h.. ,M ptophe. was .Imos. 10Sl. And

,'le>!

hr ..,ouJdh.""~enlol.'.~r."no,for,hef"'.

,n..wh.. hecndurdw....ypoof,hcLord·, ,ulf..,n,.bywhich ",g.n poni,.nu.l.., "",uld b<,.dc<mcd.ONPu.unro."

~~::, ~~:;:r~;e~:~:~~:Dd.~~:~::::.:~;r dtdby'heLolonny IU: while~lul by God'. will was sltcp,n,.,heICaw..."".dup.for,ru:purpolC oirnan,f.."ng,h«uft.. rh.powc:.ofhimwho sItpI:.They ..,drojon.h. -Wh .. .... youdo'ng IIkcp:'RrICup.c.Uuponyou.God.th.,God ""'y .... w:but,h •• postleo .. y. -Lord ..... ru!-"lnthefi ..,'nlra"".th.yuid.C.nupon ro«tGod •• ndin,h....,ond..... u•. ln.h.fi .., .fr>n.h .. ,d.o,hcm. "Pickmeup.ndrhrowm.

in'o ,he ..". ,h., "m'yqui.. down fo. you': ,n liwOIherChnllh'm$<:lf •.. bukdrhew;nd.nd 'MH" •• ndth ... c.m."''''".calm:.. jon.ah ..... c.. "nrorM~nyof., ••• rfi.h,bu,Ch""ofhll ownw.lld • ..,cndd.o.hc.bo.kof,h.>nv ..,bl. filh of d• .,h. H. wen, down of hi. OWn w,n '0 m.l:.de.,hd"go'ge,hos.i,h.d ...... nowdup. .ccordLngrorh.s.:"pruro: ·I,h.nd.hve.,hem irom,h'po .... er"f,h.nerhcrworld . • ndl .h.ll ..d«m ,hem f.om durh:"C~TlCHn'c~ .. LIC'

TU."."''" D o NOT FI~ . CTN IC, S.. ABOVT M, u,cu •. AUGun"":lMlu'que'C1on,,.bou,jon.h. .nd ,,'.notpu.uifi.w.....J:.nfrom Porphyry bu, .. ,f" "'.... I.u,hin",ock of.h. "'Vn•. lr "up.....d,hw: ·PluH .. llm.wh.,~ ..e,o ,h,nl:.bou.jon.h. who ,.uld '0 h ... becn ,h.« d.".,n,h.btllyof.wh.l •. lr'$.mp.ohbl •• nd unbth.v.bI. ,h.. he.houldh.v.becn.w.lIowd

upw"hhildo,hmg."d lhouldh.v.~cn'ntid.

,h.fi.h.li"i.fi,u ... ivc!yuid.pl...... pl.,n". ... 1 have no,ic
2:'·10 JONAH 'S PRAYER FR OM THE HEART OF T H E SEA

'~t tIlt rootl oft"t mo~ntainl. I "'tntdo",ntct/'tI"nd ",bcltb~rldoltd upon mrfor tvrr: Jtl tbcudidll bring up my lif,from

'T".nJonab p'''ycd lo I". LORD bi,Cod from tht bdlyof,bcfil",'s"y,ng, '1 ,,,rr,d/or"t LORD,oulofmydlllrm. .ndb'''"IWtrtdmt; cWlcflb,htlIJofSbtollwcd, .ndlhoudidslb."rmyvolrt. 'Forlhoudid, trasrmtinrOlhtdup, inIOlbth.artofrh'ltas. udrhtfloodwasrowndaboUlmt: "1I1"y",u(I,,ndlhybillows p.HtdovtTrnt. 'Thtlll,aid,"l"mea
,",Pi" OLoRomJGod. 'Wbr n my lowlfaimtd ""tbin rn" I rtmrmburdI"t LORJ); And my praytr camt 10 Ih .., inlOlhyholyltmplt. 'Tbolt ...bcpaJT,gard 10 v~in idoll fo r,aktlbtir/ntloy"IIy. 'Bul 1 ... 111, 11,. ""iCt0f,b"nvglv,ng willl"crifi'tto Ibtt: wballbav,vow,dlwillp"y. Dtli~tran" btlong' 10 I", LORD!" IGA lld Ih. LORD 'poh 10 Ih. fill,. and

il

vomil,dcwlJcn"hw~nl~dryl,,"d.

Ovnv ,. wl Rtxhlng rI•• w".rmOlf !omn of ...il ,n.h. bt!!yof,hefish,jon.h ,.",dou' to God fo. h.lp (S"5'L). Hi •• nduron,."nd prayn'n ,h. wh.I ... bellybe<:.m'''pa".,nfo,Ch,i"i.nu, ce" ~uu"us). Th. belly of .h. fish typ,fi •• MafY·' womb, from .oh,,,,,. Ch"" would com. (A....osa). Abo .• h. belly of ,he fish,. call«l',h..b.lIyofh,W"nd"hi:cned,orhe

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,h,..,d"y.of",".·d.",h(TH_~).A •• u! Ehjahwucon.um.dby .... nylngchuooth.vt allO.h..eumpkofjonah,who ... ,v.vedun·

.... h
B... ,lTHBGUAT.OUT'ON41·14."

~.EU5).

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holy God hu pro.JUgd thot< wh" ~ in h,m. .,un."f"<>pef,omev.ry.miCllon.w•.• v.nlf ... h• .-.,b.en "u' off in ,he mid .. of.h ••.,.. of ..,I•• nd."' ..ckedby.h.migh.yw • ...,•• mr.d op'"'""nJlu.by.h•• por".ofwick.dnus .... ve •. d>olc".ndu,",nCh.mwho Ifreng.hen.u •• W. b.... no,.I ... k.nMlhelnlen.,lyofou
GUlloRY 0. NAZ ..... :zU5 : Do you pU,K.h.: f.... Itun... ofEhJ.h,n'pe.k,ngro'yran ...ndhi. truul,"on,nfi"' .nd,h.n,,bl.h
,h.

Jl7

Jo """ R~~~N n 1"H.OU" " V. .. n. p.o .. TIIB O . nlls ,C"s" ooollus:Thcwo,df",d.o:p.h(f'"!' fo..J· .. )· .. ·nd.fOr~"'follh"'.,hef.. bo..om. who.. Ioweall"'d, ... wholly .ubrmrgcd. From hc«.heprophc.cn«lto.h.:lordlOthath.could bt more ...ily hurd.lt w» from ,h" d.o:p,h .hat Pe'.. pou.«lfo"hh'.glo.i.,u. ,~a ...nd rtomh~re .h... h.,""coll«.o •. whoh.df.lI(n.od«plyin,o . in,h.. he could nOl e""n .. iKh"~YC'lOh~.""n . bt., hll bI.meworthy bu.... Finally from ,hese dtpth.Jonah ....ho ...uset in {he wh..lc·1 belly.nd hadm •."Mh.ll.I ..... poklnrest:.n.dby .. wond.rouo.nd """"lprcceys .nd th .... n,ghu;.t>tI the
..net..

h,gheJ.Rcd«mcr.Ex,..,sITIONONTH I PUU<S

"9.'," 'KA1U'H l ..." H ':za.....l:'l 'f.. ).l . .1. ' 0..1<5-17. ~1~::;2.':z M.co: U ..1. 'FC 2Nl.9.1. 'Po UIU .........

JO<'~H .:HO

Cn: · t c".d 011.: he uy ......
F ... . .O .. P .......... UTO .,... ' N.D ' NFLlGHT. PAULlHUS 0' No ..... , Now ,h~, t h~.~ m.d< ment10n ofrhegrn'prophe<.wholyp,fiufhe holy "'yltcry.fou$h.dow.d,h.d"fhwhlCht.u.cd fh, •• d.y•• nd,h •• a1 ... ionif'c..o,.d.t.hould h~e,o •• 'ue.,h.foo..,.p.of"'ypoe"'.nd b"cAyh.".nt..ck,o)on.h,Wond,ou'''TC,h. Lo ...f$at .. t'V", •. Though plunVd in ,h...... h. ,cued on ,h. WaY •• unh ••",.d. Though d~. ,""u •• d.heit •• don .• nd,hebeas"h., ..... lIowcd h,m um."..d unkrhc~ppcGoxI by .....ohi
T .. . 8 ' U T .. ' ~ Tu. nF Wo .... A....o ..: l,kej<m.h ... h.nhcw.. 'n.h.bcUyofrh.fi.... l pr.ycd '0 you on bchalfol.h.pcopl •. S,milarly. Ch"" wu wuh God from hi. mo,h.r', womb accord'ng'nwh .... wri".". "B.fo.. fh.child kn ..... goodo,ovil.h.cho •• ,h.good:"TH.

'nmyamlC.ion.andh.h.a.dm~.o..,of.h.bcl.

lyofhdl he hcard my crr: ·1:u)'llJon~h. ·w.... proy,ou.ty,hnughf.h ... Godappca"'oproph~ .. only'n)~.u .. l.m.foundhimp,.. cn' ••~n'n {h. wh.le', b.lly. And hl.ing p'ay~d '0 him.! wu d. I,v.r.d by h,. lnve of hUm:;\ni,y." H. Clll, ,h. wh.le·,belly "th.bcllyofhdl"bc(auu'h~bca .. i.d.t.dly.In f.. ct.Jnnah"'. ... tu.dyp.«..... th.t,f.ofJonah wu beyond hiJ con,roI.wh,t.,n.h.c~nf.h.Lordbofhh"

d..,h.ndh" ... urt..,.ion ...·... ""lun •• ry.Th .. i. why,h.GolpclcaU.rh.plac.ofh.lI.ndd... h ".h.h .. "oi •• "h:whileh,rc.hebcllyofwh.l. ;,call.d ·,h"bcllyofh.lI: "H. h.. rd my voic. ," ny,jon.h."ncc(>,h.rw, ... h.wouldno.bc.h •• .o .. y,h".CO .... INT...TONJON .. " •• j."

2:6 Brug&lfrotol I&t Dtpl&1 JON~ " TYP,.,BoC H"uT. CU'Lor JUUSH''': )on.hfullill.d"·Yp"nfours",.,o,wh.nh. pr'Y"dfrom,h.bcllyof,h.r..h.nd .. id. -I ni.dfo.hflpfrnmrhemidstofth.n.. h.rwortd: H.wu,nf"".,n,h.r.sh.Y",h" "Y',h .. h.i.in .h.... ,h.no'1).ld.Jn.t... r ...... h.m.n,r•• tly proph..... 'n'hep".sonofCh"." "Myhtad wcn, down ,n,o.he "hums of ,h~ moun,"",,: y•• hcwu,uU,nrh.bcllyof.h.r..h.Wh., moun,.,n •• ncamp ... you! Bu, [know. I." "'Y" tha.[.m'fYP<'°fh,mwhoi.robcl..din,h. "'pul"h.rh.wnoll,of r"" k.Wh,I"h.wu,nth. •... jonah"'y,. · ) w.n,downin,o,h ..."h:rn,

PUYuo'JO'~''ODAV,06.1S." "M;W4Ikl)6.l1". "'P(;IU1l9.

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"M'L~

tit typificd C~ri". ",ho Wcn' down in'o ,hc h~ .., "th•• ~"h. C ..... CHBTlCAL LECTUR. t4 . ~0. "

2,7-8 Pr"y.r. to God , Not '0 Idols

)0 ....... R. M.M .. "UTH.

LO"D. Sn'~"NTHE

NEWTHEOLOnhasc<>mplct<.

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: On.i.fill.dwi,hunu«... bl.f.. randind~snib. .bl
mddtliv... himfrom,htaby.. ofignorance.nd Iov
PuCTICH AND THOOLOG'CAt CHAPT1!k$ ,.,6." 2,9 Dd;v.,,,~
to tht Lord

Is A THB 0 . Tll B RUU It. 'UC T 'ON. TUTUU'AN: Jon.h was .wallow.d by ,he mon.ter of ,h. d•• p. in whose belly whol •• hip' wer. devoured .• nd.fter,h .."d'y. hewasvomi"d ou'.g.in,af•• ndsound.Enoch.ndElij.h,who ev.n now.w;,hout.~ptri.ncing.r .. u"tc'ion (h«.ule,heyh.veno'ev.nencoumer.dd."h). .reI • .,ning'o,he full wh .. i,i.fo"h.n.. h'0 beu.mp"dfrom.llhumili"ion.and aUlo$l • • nd.1I injury . ndall di'gr~ce. Th.y have be.n rr.nsl".dfrom,hi.wo,ld.ndfromrhisvery caule ..e .l re.dycandid .... for tvtrl ..,inglife." Towh~tf.i,hdo,h ... no"bl •••• n"btarwi, n.... ifno, to that which ough"o in.pire in u.

JONA H

,h.belief,h",h·y"·proofs~nddocumen"of

our own fu,ure.ndourcompleted re,urr.nionl Toborrow!h •• po.tl.·.ph ..... ,h... "'tre "fig ures of ou"elve,:"They.re wri".n ,h" w. m.y btliev. ,hat ,h. Lordi'more p"werful ,h.n.1I n.,urall.ws .bou, ,h. body. 0 .. T". Rasu~~I<;' T'"NO'THS hUH sS!' SWALLOW S D nuT NOT DaSTRouD. GU
PUTT 'NGTRUST I NC" ~ '8TALON •• PAUL'NUS o,NoLA:Hopingforsalv.rionbyhum.nre· sou,c•• isnonlva,ion.focmorf.lme.n.willno, 1'O\I,d... h.So,hokWholiv.in.,imeof.nxi"y .oould be.nxiou. '0 P"Y '0 ,he Lord ofh.. ven, whoJi.ptns....dn ... orgladn .... ndwho.lon. by hi.tunscend.n,.way<:>n.n.ure,h",roubl" .re "mov~d .nd h.ppy ,im<1 t<Stored .... Th. powerofp"y.r<.nd th. h"ling.mc:acy of ,ea .. In ,h. prcknc.ofGod Our F"h~r i. ,h~ Ie •• on we mu .. I... nfromNin.v.h ....dbyiugrief.... SO ,h.f.i,h,h"rtliuonGodshouIJ,,,.ng,h.n I"nicking h...... and irstruSt in God should in rimt.,{.orrow.n,icip".untroublcdd.y •. F<>r l.. rofGod.n.uruf,..domfromf.... wh .....

o.NAZ'ANZlIS:Hencehei...mpt .... oss"d .• nd f.II,.sleep, .ndi.wrecked,.nd arousedfrom .Ieep. • nd "ken by lo, .• ndconf....s hi. nigh', .ndi.ras'in'o'h...... nd.w.llow.dbu'no,d. .. roy.J by ,h. wh.le. IN D ..... sao.H ,s hIC .. T TO PONTUS.ORATlON 1.'09." WO R KO . GO D , NoTO P STA RS . AM.ROSti, !r

w .. not,h.influ.n"ofhi.n".I"~rbu"h.of.

f.nse of h.ving n.glected ,h.divin. prophecy ,h .. c... jon.h inro ,h.... , A ",hal. "ce;v.d him .nd.f,,,, h,,.d.ys vomited him fonh.aoa.ym bolof. fu,uremY"''Y•• ndpre.er"ed him for ,h. .... iceofprophecy.SrxDAVsO.CkeAH"S 4 ,4.'),"

'heon.whodoe.no,f<'1rGod~lon.i.righ'to

feucvery,hing.Thosewhoh,,·.noconfid.ncein Chri .... beartrofsa!vationmusrpu"h.irlru.. 'nltgion •. PO.M,6. D 2:IOJo~~" PI/t Oul ~"t~ Dry L~nd

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"FC6~ 1(6~lUO< )_ "0",6,]8. "O.n 3-.24. "lCh"",l~'2 "csnw_ u.. CWotO.:/SJ". "Gm ~ :N ~~.2:". ",c...,~ -"NFH'J'·, ''NPN'l702l1;·. ~FC

oneim"gine.iti.impo.. ible,h"'pcople.hould ourvi •• for,!"chaleng,hoftirne,.nd,h",Elij.h w.. no,c.ugh,up in ,he f1 .. h bu, ,ha, A'$h wa$
and swallowed down in'o ,he whale's belly. Was by,hecommandofGodag.in,hrownou'nfe upon the land. A<;A,,,sT H .... ".s s.s.,."

3: 1-4 jONAH'S PREACH I NG OF REPENTANCE

'Then thc wora of Ihe LORD (am< to jonah rh< lC(ond lime, l~ying. '"Ariu, go to Nin
A.J<>nah wen, from ohip ro wh.I •. so Christ f,om tre. '0 ,he tomb. AsJon.h·s prophecyw •• no,fulfilledun,il.ftc,hi.ordcal. so ,h. m....g. '0 the G.ntil .. did no, ",k•• until.f,cr ,h. re.urr.ction (AVGVST'NS). \V•• re called '0 repcm whil. w. have time (CA"SA.'uS). God'.d.crccr.gording ..lv.,ionorpunishm.n, li",in,h.re'pon .. of,hehear... ".towh",God will do or no, do (O. 'G ""). Gox! allow. time for ,he Nin.vitc. '0 repcn' (CH.YSOSTO.,). OVE ... I BW,

w.n,

ff."

,hipin,o,h.b.llyofthewh.I•. 'soCh,istw.n, f,om,hctre.into,he,omb.orin,o,h •• by.. of d... h.And •• Jon.hw ....crificcdfor,ho... n· dangcredby ,h. storm, SO Chri"wuojf«ed for tnos. who ... dtowning in ,h. stOrm of ,hi. world. And •• Jonah w•• first commanded '0 prcach ,o,h. Nine.i,u'bu,hi$prophccydidno,
3:4 Ti"'t 10 R. pt nt P .. OPH BC .... O GB NT I US l'K S PROPH .C "TO

N' NB v..... Aum'sT".a:\Vhy,th.n .... w••• ked wh.,w •• pr.figur
,h.

R ..... TW"' U IT Is P0 S81BL5.CA"SA"WSOF Au"s:W•• hould no,de.pair of ,ho.. who ... "ill unwilling '0 co,,<i,w ••• bl.,o be conv....d.pray,bewail.nd meri,mercy from

; I h,

Ih
:;~'~~~"~:n~~~::':~:n~~~:O'~ :O·:~~~. .J.""'.ndm.n•. S ..... o .. 'JJ.J.·

"".. IT,,'II; Got> D ~c. ' ''n. O.'GIiN' Doe. God I••• iondc", •••• ndUY'
for"", ..

·Y.,

,h.,

city: " H .... on,«I.o put }onal! To .h.me by Knd· ,nghim.o,heg",.. cuyofNm ••• h,b«,ul.h • fo,...... ,h. prophcf••SC'p<.Howe.cr. 1« u•• I,o It ... nro,hep,uchtng' "Ye' rh ... d'y.,.ndNin· neh ,hall be over,hrown: Why do you. God . fo""ell ,h.suff."ngs rh .. you w,lI ,nn,c, upon Nin.~hl"So,h.,I .. illnotdowh .. l.n· nounud:Th"" why God .hruren«l woth h.lI-so h. would no. lead .nyone a.... y '0 hd!. H ...y" "F... rh.r which i• •poken toyou,.nd do no, be ..d
GoD ALLOWS T , .. . 1'011; R ..... TA .. C •• CH.Y·

HO.IlU.sOHR,p,HnNCIA".,Au'$(l.V'N"

ooS!"o", If you w.n,.I
s....'

3,5·10 T HE N1NEV 1TES REPENT

A~d lb. p.oplt of N'lftv,b ".ri.vrd God; Ibq p"K/aim,d a fall. and pWI on l~ckrlOlb, from tb. t"aWI of Ib.m 10 lb. lUll of Ibtm 'Tb.1f lidilfgl rta,b.d Ibt king of Nintvtb, ~lfd b. arOI. from bil rtmovtd hil rob •• and IO .... d bimltlf will, Jarkdolb. ond lal in Dlbn. 'II nd b. mad. P'Odamalion ~nd p.blilbtd tbro~lb Nin.veb, "SJ Ib, .It"" of lb. k,nt Dnd bil nobl", Ltl If.i,b", man no, bUll. brrd nor ~k. IDllt oIfJI"ing; Ib.m "01 fwl, or d""k ...Olt" '''~I mon and btDII bt cov.rtll ,.,ilb latkdolb. and I Ib.m tr] migblilJ 10 God; J'4. lrt tVtry on. lu,n from bil nil ...a] and from lb. "ol'nf. ,.,hi,h il in bil bandl. 'Who knowl. God maJ J.I .. ptnl and lurn from bilfitru alfla,lO Ib.IWtptrilhnol!"

,".ont,

't

,.1

1.,

" Wbtn God laW wbal Ih'J did, how lb.] I.r".d from Ib.ir tvil ...aJ' God "p."ltd of lb •• vil .hj,bb.bodIDidb,,.,olllddololb.m;4 If db.d,d noldoil. 14/

MIC A H

Ov •• " .. w, Mk.h (H.b '",k.... n.bb •• v;.tion of mun'ng ·who " hkt Yahwth·)" pvcnthc .. x.h placcamong.he.welvc. Mo .. ocho!... divitk.h.bookin.o.h",.m.JnuCI;on,. InM'fu.I:I-):I2,rh.f""u. "onth.,mp"nd· ,nSJ"dgmcn, of God coupled with a .. ".",c.n..... ofjud.h .. kad"... AtMicah4:I-S:IS •• h. IOfICch.ng.. ro.po."' •• m....g.of.h .....o.a. llOIIofZion.M,cah5:1 i'quo.lOdbyM ... h.w,n M.... he ... 2.'6 u fulfill.d in Ch",,'. birth ,n Bcth· Ichem.E •• n.o.,nM,c.h6:1_7:2{l.thccas.i. .....t••g;un.. lsr..lbrGodfo.th."infid.lityto thcco«n.n •. hcnd.,ho ...~ ...,w"h.pnr.. fo. thtt. , • .,o .."on.nd. prodama,ion of God'. _U·l~~ii.

-
n.ewo.kild.,ed,nther.ign.of)otham. Ahu and Hucki.h (7SO-687 B.C.). Th •• botnce ..... y ... ttr.nce'n.h... ignofJoth.ml..dllOm. 'n.. rpr ......oqu..tionth.rcgalchmnologir.1 Iorogc."y of .he pmphK .... Some "hol.., ngu. dIa,.h.ci.ymenfloncd,nMoc.h6:9.16i •• i.hcr jc'tlS.lcmo.s"m •• i•. F.... hcrmo ... themili •• ty
M".h .he pruphC! ... ms to h."e
OVBllv ' Bw, Grego'yofN.. ionzu. pleod. for Ch,i.,ion •• ? imiu.e .h~ '.pentane< of Nineveh .ndavoid ,he obduracy of Sod om (GREGORYOF N"Z'''N'Ws).T, uefaor;ngisenjointh of God . Nin · evehfreedit>elffromdea.h,hroughptni«n, f ... ing(AMakOiSl).Theefficacyoffaoring.nd repenunce i. remukable in pUlling owoy even innumerablesin,(CHllrsosroM).Thef.",har the Ninevil<' quickly.cceptedJonah·. p«oching .ndhi.in"cuClionhighlighu,he.eriou.nessof ,h.ir repenunce (TH.o1)()U). The king of the Ninevir.. i.heldupas.nenmpleof«ptn. ,ance,which ... ulred in ,he salv.,ion of,he whole
inul.wereincludedin.hc.otal f.$,.God.ptaks awarning.hrough c...dysmiceven., (CNRY sosro .. }. ThesparingofNinevehwao'«fI.in mercy (AUGUSTlN.),bu, ,h. ultim •• eoufCome i. uncerr.in (J"IlOM.). The Ninevite. had no pr.viou.e~ptrienc.ofGod·.m"cy(CHRYsos,

roM). Due '0 ,heirpr.y« of rept'Har"e , hey are .n e.ampleof'he eff«.ivene., of pr.y.r (Cl.,.'ENToFRo... ). lnju.. ,hreed.y•• llof.he m.nysin.ofNinev.hw«eleftb.hind. God 'p.red.heNinevi.uno,bec.uscoff."ing only. l.w •• ,hcirfa"ingalongwirh.b... ining from evi l th" ,urned God '. wra,h back (CHRY_ sosroM).Th. forgi,·en • ., of God ,he Father toward.heNinevi ... impli,itlyinclud.dChri... sinceh. h.. been wi,h ,he Fathcr in all "erni.y (TRRTULlIAN). }:5Th.N'd.V;le,Believe N' NHVH " A.. " 5000.. CONTIlASTOD. Gk~"o.Y O,NAZ, .. NZU5,Let u. sow in «.rS .•o,h., w. m.y,eapinjoy.'Letu.showou .. elvcsptopleof Ninevrh. no. ofSodom.' L.. ~s amend our wick· edne.,. lest",eb-econ.um.dwithir.Le,u.lisren .0 ,he preachingofJon.h. le.. wcb-e Over· ",helm.d by fire and brim.,on<. And if we h.ve dep.,,
rise •. Le.u.nOl.uyin.lI.hcplain.Leru.no. look around us. leSl we b-e fro2
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TH. EH'CACY OP FASY'N". CHRYSOSTO .. , Do you see howv.xed God i. when furingi. rreated de.pilCfully' Learn howdclightcd he i. when fu,· ingi.honored.\Vh.nEvew.. m.l"....d.· h.'n_ n,clCdde.. h ... ~n.hyupon.hein.ol.nr individu. l.Hercvokeddeathwhen.hcw.. hon· or<donee ' gain.' De.iring ro ,how you.he power of,h's ,hingofimpo... nce.hegaveh.rauthori.y over,he .. ntence .•flC,rhe ...e... . o.n.,eh.he pri.on.rsfrom,hemiddleof,h.jou,neyand change.heircou,.. ,ow.rd life. And hedid ,hi, no,onlyfor,woor.h ..eorrwen'yptoplebu,.!'o for.wholepopulation.in.hecoseofth.gre ... nd marveiou.ci'yof,heNin
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ing rcligious. did no,l ... e hi. empire bu, eh.ng.d it. Before h. h~ld. pnnudom of miliury disci. pline.No... h.ob,ained.pr;ncedom;nhuv.nly disciplin ... CO .... ~"TUYONjoNA' .. "

LilT M~N AND BUST RU SN.... CH.noSTo..,· Rec.ll ,hat D.ni.l.p .... ionatem.n ,hough he w •••• p"ntm.nyd.y. f..,ing.H.rec.;v.d .. ,ec· ompenk . n . we.ome vi.ion.o that he umed the fury of,hc lion •• nd ,,,,ned ,h.m in'o ,h. mild." of.hcep.no,bych.nging,h.irn.mrebu,bydi· ver,ing,h.irpurpo •• wi,houtlossof,h.irferoci· 'y. Th. Ninevi,.. '00 m.d. u.e of the remedy of f• .,ingand won from ,hc Lord. rtprir ••. Ani. mals as w.ll as hum.n being. wer. induded in ,h. fu,. $
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AN Q u O..... " .. 'TV TO R.p.N .... C"~YSOSTO .. Con,ider.ifGodh.dcho.en,odemoli,hevery. ,hing[in.tccen' ...,hqu.k.j.wharw.... ould hove.ufl'...d.l .. ythi •.• o,hatthef• .,of,he•• ..·.nrsm.y rtmain.harpin you and m.y k.ep cv· tryone'sttsolu,ionftrm.H •• hooku •. bu,hedid no,d."royw. [f h.h.dwi,h.d,od."royu •• h. would no, h.v•• hak.n u•. Bu,.in« he did no, wi.h,od."royu •• ,h••• "hqu.k.cam.in.d· v. ncelike . h.rald.forew. rninge.eryoneof,he .ngerofGod.inorder tharwemigh,beimpl'oyed byf.... ndprev.ntth •• Clu.lretrib u,;on H.h •• done,h i,lJ04.lO. ''NPNFl ._,''PMPC''I16.''fC7U~15·.''Jonl'''LXX.

I ..... et my ,mpcnd,ngJudgm.n •• I•• my _rd go 'nad •• ncc.ndprtqn.myacung:rc , .hrud..>, •• .ndN, ... v.h.h.n~ov •• rhrown.Thcn.h. p"'ph... poJr •. Tod'y,h.scw.n"pc.k.l",y ,hi ••• ndtdono,u'$<:uy,nait.bo,h.o,hepDO< . nd '0 ,h. rich,consider how g'''' i.God·•• n· g... Conlldcrhowsimpl.hi ...quirem.nr:I •• u. .b.... nf.om •• ill !n .b.i.fmom.n.of.im.h. oh.II...d themmd.nd rcsoIuuon of ca<:h one of us.H •• h.ooIt.h.found...,on."fourh ...... Ho... LluoHLAz.uusANoTHaR,c"MAHII."

1:10 Cod Sail' N;"ucb 'l Rc,.".anrcand S,ar.dTJ.n, T Ha Nu".lT u RU ."T.A UGUSTI"': In un· ce".,n'y,h'yrepcn,td:rndobuincdcett.,nm.:i. '1u... ,onlng with"Z.nc•. Thu. [,h. ou,com. of) ,h.,.,.pcnt.ncei'l.ftunc....in.,h.,bc ,ng doub,fulof,h.ir .. Zv.,ion .• h.ym.yrcpcn.morc .eh.menrly.ndknow.h.m.rcy.p.,i.",.and comp.nion of God ••• n more. Co .......... u 0 .. JO" AH 4.'.TH . TH •• n o. D. ATH Wu THa PA ..... TO. L, ••. CHUSOSTO": Th.y do no. know rh. ,nue. • ndy" 'hq do no, n.gl."
..ad.h.proph ... orh...d,h.p.""n:h •• or~n· efi,cdbycounscl.orpanmnofonlrrucnon.no, .... d, ... ypcrlu.dcd.h.m..lqlth.. ,h.y lhould at'ogcrh .. propifl"e God by rtpcnunco. Forth • ,hrtatdidno,conuinthi•. Butth.ydoub,ed.nd h..i, ...d.bou"hi •.• ndY
~ of good ,hu< a••o Go,,", Ioq for human,'Y, and ha..., many "me. rue,ved pledgu ofh .. <are, .ndh .... h.ud,h'propl!etJandapo"k •• • nd h... ~.n'nllru(,.dbyth ..... n.. ,h.m.. I..... and)T,)'Oudono,."i ... ,o>t,.,nth.Jam.m.. . sur. of virtu ••• ,h'y!Gre."h.n w." ,he vi"u, ,ooof,h."pcopl.,bu.muchg",.,uwat,h.lo•. ingk ,ndn.lIofGod .... Th •• f..,w•• ,h.p..u, "fJaI•• uon: , ....hru' ",mo•• d t"'pc"I:.h...n. of o•• "hrow ,u)Td ,h. ov."hr(lw. Now .h.yh.qanew.nd ........ marqlou .... ue!Thc .. n.. nc•• h...... n'ngd ...hw...h.p.rcntofl,f•. . . Wat Nin.v.h d• .,royc-d!Qui •• ,hccont.. ry. 1•• rosc.ndb«.m.mo.eglo.iou •.• nd.JI,his,n· tc,v.ning dm. h•• not.ff.ccd iuglory.And_ .11 Y""Ieb,u.i •• nd ........ I .. i•. th.,.ub.. · qutndyi,hub«om.amo •• uuharbo.toln who .. n...... allow'ng.h.m'o.'nk,n.od.. p.aor bu.caU,ng.Ulo"'pcnuncc.bo.hbywh •• "dod .ndb,wh""gaintdfromth'prov,d.nc.of God.pc .. uadinau .... vtr.odelp.aorofou. "'l•• · tion. HO .. ,UIICONCUN'''''THaSTATuu s.s·

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L ...... ' .... ..oMN, ... v.HA.oUTP.A .... . CL...... T O . Ro ..., Th... rhina". dearly b.olo..d. w.... wming. ..... onZy'o .... rnyoubu •• llOto .. mlndour.. I"""forw.... ,n'M "'m.... n•• • ndth.nm.con .... li•• bcforcu •. For,hll ...· IO n l.. tulabandonemp.y.ndSlllyconccrn •• nd com •• o,h.glorious.nd holy rule ofour "adi • ,;on.Lctu.... wh"'.good.ndpl...ing anda<· upublcin.hc.iah,ofourM.k ••. LCfulfixou r gaze on th. blood of Ch.,., and ruh:. how p'" Clou.u,".ohi.F.. he<..... ingth.t"w.. p"""d ou.foroursal.aflonandbrotlgh"h'graccof con...,,,,on 'o ....... hol.world. Lc,u.looltback over.lI,hegcntr..ion •• ndkarn,hatfroml"n· ... "on'ogcn.... ion.h.Lordh •• g... n.nop· portunityof"pcn,ancc" to.lIwho would,ctu,n '0 him. Noah p".ch.dpcn.ncc.... nd.ho.<: who

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"'" ha« alr.ady happen.d. \VI,.. cauld ~ mol'<' Ihan th.< Nintyuul Wh.t rnOK d• ..."d 01 _",.ndlng!y."n •• ~rthel",.,hCleb.rha". .... foo/,sh peopl •. wha had nalytrhurd.nyon. ,tachlng ,hem wiodam. whahad nev., ,ece,«d I.,hp,ecopl$froma,h.... whentheyhu,dlht

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T .. " N, ,."" ,TU AUT"'N FIlO .. EVIL.CHU_ sosTo .. ,Th.y.ppI"dfullng,olh."woundJ. y"•. ,h.y ••enapph.d.x.rem.fas"ng_lying proltr... on.h.g.ound.puftingonsackdo,h"nd ..hu, "nd larnonu,ionJ. More impo"antly. they ChOH a ch.ng< ofhf•. Le, u. ,h.n I « which of ,h... ,hings mad. tbtm whok.And how shall .... know?lfwecoIM,o.hcphy.>CIan.lfw....k.f_ terhim .. rnndy. he will n'H h,d. "frorn u.but wiUeve n eag.rlydi.do •• i. , R"h.., In ordu ,h .. noon. may beignor.n , o.h... no.d 'o .. k.hc hueven ..,downinwri.ing.h.m.dlcinctha, r..,orCl"nno... ''''n .. ,h"f "God:h. ,,"d, -..... ,h ... hcy,urn.de«ryonefrornh .. .v,lway,andh."pemedol,h•• vil,h.th.said h< would do un.o.htm:H.did no, •• y.imply th .. h.oa... ,h.irfalli ngandoa,kclo,hand .. ht" bU' lh..,beh •• ,o •. Jsay, hi.no'I0'l"""onf.., . Ing{Godforbld!)buc .ouhor.you.hat ...."h f...ingyoudo.h.. "'hlChi.bcttc.,hanf.... ing, ,h. ab.,.,n,ng from .ll .... ~. Ho."uu ON .. COR' I,.TH'AN'4.6.""

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4:1·11 THE AMBIVALENCE OF JONAH

' B~I il dJlprtaltd)o,,~b t"fudillg'J' ""cl bt w~, ,,~,rJ.'A~d b. pT.J.d 10 I~ LORD alld la,d, ' / praJ tbu, Lo~o, i, "ot ,hi, wba, Ilaicl wb." I w., Jt' i" mJ fOW"tTJ! TbM ;, wby , madt ba"t to flu 10 T .. r,bi,b; for I kntw Ib", tbou 0 g'M;O~' God ,,"d mtreiful, dow to .. ",tT, a~d .bounding in J1Udf"'1 lovt, And Ttp'llltJr of tvil. 'Tbtrtfort now, 0 LORD, t"it my lift from mt. I bt,tub Ibft. fo r il i. bmtT fOT 10 d,t rhAn '0 livt:'A"d ,bt LORD ,aid, ' Do JOw do wdl 10 &. ""gry!' ' Tbtnjo,,~b wt"t OUI oflht "IJ and ,"1'0 ,h. ull oftb. citJ' .. nd mad. ~ bootb for hi", · ,tiffbut. Ht, .. , .. "dt.;,in ,b.,j,.. d•. tiUbt,bouldlttwborwowldbtcomtoffb.c;ly . • And lb. LOAD God "ppoi"ltd " pJ.M,' ""d m"dt ;, COmt wp ova jo""b, ,b .. , " migbl H. ,b.d. OVtr bi, bud. 10 ,.vt bim fTom hi, d;"omfo". So jo"ab w", Uft,di"g'J gl"d bU"w,t of lb. plant.' ' Bul wb.n d"wn ,amt "p Ibt IIt"l d"y, God .. ppo;nud" wo.m wbi,b "t/ .. ,k.d lb. pl""I,1 ,olbAlir""r~.td.·Wbtn,Itt'Nnro. t,Godoppoillr.d.,urIT] •• st ... ind.alld,btIKn · bu,upon rhth.odofJon .. b.orh.lh .....,f.. i"'; .. "db .... k.dlh,,lbtmigbtdit ,,,"d •• id, "/ri.btlltrfo.mt 10 di. Ibo" 10 livt. ·'Swl God ,,,id lojo".b, "Do yow do WtU 10 bt ."gryfor lb. pl."I?" And b. ,,,id."' do ,.0.11 It> b.""g'J.AngTJtllougb 10 dit: ,oAnd rb. LORD ,,,id, 'You pil] Ibt plul.lfo. wbl
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f~~~~~,::~t~:~~:;::::~.,B:~U;o~a~~:~~;: kiIlgdom.topluckup. and,royit;,fthun ....,n.concern,ngwhatI h.ve

~:', t~:~:~~t :~e~hnf.lsely; l>ut hi. sorrow was pro".d to hf: ill found.d. sin.::e ",would u,her speak tru,h and havea.::oundeu ",ulti,ud'peri.h,h.n'pe.kf.I..,lyandh.ve th<m u •• d.AGAtNSTTHEPElAGIANS). ' 4:;·7Jon~hSiuO"lSjJrth.City JONAHE~p ~c·"'''T I< . D as'''',uC''''ONQ ..

NIN' ,n K. Cn.," OF AlOXANOIUA: The d.y. hf:ing 0001 pan. afte, which i, was ,ime ,hu ,he ,h ing. IO",oldshouldbe >
TR. SAUAT'ON OF THB G RNT 'U8 GBUT • • TUN ]O NA II 'S SIt ADB. AUGUST'''"' Bu, wh.n Jon.hmadehim ..lf.booth.nd .. tdownoppo' ~t< ,h~ city o( Ninev.b, w.. iting to ,u wbat .,.,lIdhf:f.lli,.,h.prophtlpl.ytpl.cfl.ud.fl>rh.w....dover,he p.... 'v•• ''''nof,h. Ninevi,e.! He wa. fru.".... d ov .. ,h.

.. d.mprlonand .. lv.tionof,h.Gentil.. !Thi. is whyChrist
Tit . l USON OF D, vtNB M~."y. TH£OOOUT o. Cn: Wben h. admi".d ,a feding ,hi s w. y.o Iheut.nt ofpref.rringdeath '0 lif. on ,hi , ,,.
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foc us MORII ON Rall aMPT lo N TH .. N) Il DG . MBN T. AMuosa:Tht next d.y ,ht book ofJon.h w•• re.daccordingrocu .. om.andwhenitw.s fini.hed lbtg.nthi•• tstntenctwosmournful.hegrewsadwhm the vine withered.God •• id to the propher. "Are you •• dovc<,h •• ine'"Jon.h.n,w.red. "I.m ud ."Th. Lord uid th .. ifh.waogrievingbe·
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And.liulel.ter. "Should Inot.p..e Ninevch. ,hegrt.. ci,y.inwhich.here ..emo.. th.n 120.000ptrsnn•. whnknow nn. their left h.nd from their right hnd," He ,he.. by dedar.. d th.t btcauscofth
CAR ... G H'1l Tll ou U...nu TO Dt SC.RN GOO D FROM EVJL. JuoMa:W.,e.dofElithe prie" ,h., he bec.me disple •• ing '0 God on.c· coun,of,h... in, of hi. children." And w•• re told th .. a man m.y no,b< m"de "bishop if his sons ..e looseanddi.ordtrly."J,iswri".n of the wom.nth .. "sh.shaUbtu.edinchildbt"ring.if shecon,inuesinf.ith .:lndcharity.ndho!in••• wi,hch.sti,y:"lf,hcnparnno'y., di"ingui ,h good (ram.vil!lnTu.a7.6."

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]6 PROPHECY OF WEEPING AND MOURNING

'Thr w~rd ~j Ihr LORD Ih~1 (amr 10 },iieab oj Morrshrrh in Ihr .lap oj)olham. Abat. ana Hrukiah. king' oj)~aah. wbirb br ,aWeD,,· errni"gSamariaand)rr".alun. 'Hur. JD~ proplr •. all Dj JQ~:

hruhn.Orarrh.udaUlbaliJi"il; and It I IhrLord GOD' ~t 4 wilntJJ againJI JOu. IhrLDraj,omhiJh~IJlrmplr.

IForbchold.lbrLOIlOiJ(omingjo.rbouloj bilplart. and wi/1 romr down anJ rrudup01l Ihr bigh plaw ojlbrtarlh. '11 ".1 Ibc mo~nl~i"J will mcll una" him a"dlbe vallrJJwillbrdrfl. I,hwubtjorrtbcfirr. lihwaler.pouwIJow"aJlftpplau. 'Ali Ibi,i.jo, lb. ""n.grrJj'01lDj)",ob ""djor Ihr Ji"J ojllnhouu ojiJ,ael. Wllari,lbc lra"Jgrwio"oj)",ob' " itnorSamaria!

AnJwhatiJlbrJinOflhthou"'oj)udab? IJ il nOI)eruJalcm? ' Tbtrtjorr I will makrSamacia a hr"p in rbcopuco""I'J. "plaujorp!a"'i"g~i"qQrd,:

ud I wi/l pon down hr.JlonrJ inlalht valltJ. and unravrr hrrjcundalion,. ' lIf1htrirnagtJJhaUbrbraltnlopirru. a!lbrrhirnlhallbrburntd",ilhfirr. uJ all IIerido" I willlaJ ",asrt; jorjromlhthirrojah"r1oIJlltgolhtrrd

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'Fo'lbi,lw,III"",rnl"nd",ai/: [wil/goJlripptJudnaktd: IwillmahlamtnrotionliktlhtjarkaIJ. and mourning lih IhroJlrirhtl. ' Forbtrwound1i,in,urablt: andilhalcomrlojudab.

IIb",rrorhtdIOlhtgalrojmJptoplt. lojt,u,o!tm. '"Ttll il not in Ga/h. w"pnotataU; in Brtb.ltapb.ah roUJour,,'vtJ in rbrauJl. " POJl 0" Jour wOJ. inj,obilonllojSbapbi,. i"""JmlntJ,udlhamt: Ibt;"babi/anlJojZoa"a" donolromtjo,tb; thtwaili"gojBtth.tul ,halllaktowoJjromJouilJJlondingplort "For lb. inbabilon"ojMa,olh wailanxio"'/Jjorgood. brr""It.vilbal,o""JownjromrhtLollp IOlb'g"ltojjrru,olrm. UH,,'IItJllbtslt.dJlothtchariolJ. i"h"bil~nll ojLa(bilh: JOW ",Ht' I~t btginning Dj li" 10 Ih. d~wg~ltr ojZion. jorinJo" ", ... jound Ibt Ira",grtJlio~, ojl"a.1. "T"trtjortJo .. shollg,vtpll","ggifll

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IN /xI..s(1 of Albtib .&~II br ~ durilfwl,bi~g 10 Ibfki~gl ofilr~d. UI ",il/ ~ga,~ bring a (onqutro, wpon 'ow.

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()....v. ~w. M,c.h mun. ·one who il (rom GocI:Thllin.",n"'pref1guredJelu.,heSonof Gc.d . ... ho recei v.d all thing. from God the Fa· th«(A,,~O;OSI).J .. u.· .. a' .m.n/Jabou'pr...:n· '""'" from God wrr< fore,old by Minh ... h.n he wkod.bou, ,hecomingofth. MeJli.h(OIll· ler ·"""ingdown:Th..... t.. i.f,om th. " ... of !"r..!i"'(PACHO>
1: 1 God', Wo," Comu to Milah r .. a Nu .. M, c ..... A",,,o$.: Mi ... h mun. ·on. who '. from God: or. u w. find eI"'wh .... -........ ho ... h. JQn or.he Mor.,hue:,. other __d."",of.heherr.\VhoLl.hchcrrbUllhc SonofGod.whouy •. ·A.ll,h,ng.hav"oonde· 1nv•• dromebythcF•• he':'who.bo,ng.h.h .... • ioh,dulloboco·h." •. I'Llwell,ouk, '\Vho i.h,,! · Her.nolon.o( .hepeoplebulon.choscn 'orec.ive ,h. graccofGod .• hrough whom the HoI)"Sprrir ,~.kJ.Hebeg.ntoprophny'nth"

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forthtrhi!d,rnof]ou,driighr: makt]aw'lt!vtlalba!dalthrtaglt. fa'lht],hallgof,am]a" inlot."'i!t.

HOW C HR ' .T P lloeUD'No.RO"'TlI . F~TIIR.

IS P ... F' GUR .. Il. OIl.G.",:Nowle'ulallocon· .id.. J•• u'· ...' em.nl.·lh.. vepr...:ud.d.nd come from God:' It ..,.,m. u",ful '0 me 10 JUx,,· pM<: .hesc words ,he follo"",ng wordl from MlCm:-Hcarmy ... ord •• you!"'""pI .... ndk"he .... lh .. nd.llwho.r<'n;.p.y.llcntLon;.nd,h • Lo,d.hallbo.mongyoufo,.wilneu.• h.Lord rrom h,.holy hou",. Ther.ror. bohold •• h. lord procecd.fro,."hi'pl.ce.nd ... illcomcdo ... n.nd tr<.d upon ,h. high place. of,he"",,h .• nd.hc moun,a,n.willb..h.kenund.. h;m,.ndth.v.l_ lcysw,lIbod,JJO!vcdlike ......... bofor.f1r< .. ndhke ........ tumbhngdown in. walerfall: Now cons,d· erwhr.her,h."....... n•• ·lhaveprocudedfrom God:,,«]u,v.lenl.o.he ..... men •• ·T1w:Lord proc.ed.fromhi'pl"e:l;nce.when,heSon .. In the Father,bcing in thefurm of God bcf" .. h. .mp.ie,him.clf.·Godi.hi$pt"., .. it w ...... Unl ... )'Ou unde .... nd Ih".he Son .. in ,h. F•• .herin .. d,ff... n,w'y,hanhewuboforehepro· cuded from God. 11 wm",.m contrad,ctory .h.. hehubo.hp,oc:e«ledfromGod •• nd,aflerhe hu pnx.td.d from God ... nill.n God. Co .. -

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btfor. h,m." w. upl .. ntdahon. ·Threern.n:

you thtnk it muru!' While he Wat lull pun!.ng

,hc,u...yl.·"oodbtfo.-ehirn .... 8u.nowbt.

O>'uit.trylng.oundtrS.~ruI •• helnvl.ru_r.d.

C>u.. lln ........ 'nvo!v.d.GodiJ ... idrodc ... nd.

·~ou.whrdoyouno, pe.ce''''''U munlngl 11" ..... obvi ...... th •• i,iJ.hew•• trol.h • cOI'IIlngdown from p.lnd...rAlooonu ,h. an. Vi had .... id.hi •. hecu... d '0 .... h,m. L'fIO' p.. (;Ho .. lus(80H"'.'<;)'.'H."

Ikw... le" you think of u.c.ruling and de· ",.nd,ng.paUIUy.Forrhe... meuphorlar.f... qu.ndyfound'n,h...c,td li ....l.lu..... in,hc prophctMicah.·lkhold:Scrip,urc .. ys.·,hc Lord dcp."cd from his holy plac,"ndc"mc down and will trnd upon th. high placcsofthc nrlh.-Th.,.for. God i•• aid to d«and when h. dcigns,oh.vcconccrn(o,humlnfraihy.Thi. . houldbt dIKc.n«l npeci.llyofou. Lord and S'Ylor.who·thoughli.""trobbery.obtt<jUII wl1hGodhut.mpti«lh ....... lf.tuingth.for m ol I oervlnt." Th ... for. h"d.",.. ndcd. f.or ·""o,h • .. h.. u.c.n.dcdin,oh •• v.n.bu,hc.h.,d.",ond· td(romhuycn.,heSonolmanwhoisin hcann."ForthcLorddcKendednotonIYlonrc foruobut.botobt.rwh~t,hings.reou ... 'For hc.ookthcfo.mol ...."'.n.:.nd.lthoughh. him ... lfi.invlJ,bl.innllur•. ,naomuchuhci. 'qualto,hcF.thcr,n •• c"hcl ... hc,ook.vi.iblc appu.anc. ·.ndwu found in.p!"'u.. nc..... m.n." HO"'L'fiION GBNU'S ... j.'O

RI. ' . "' O. P"uo, u Fo Rno u>.P"CHO'''US: On ano.h., ouu,on whcn he" wu si"ing by h,msclflOmcplaccreading,hcbookof,he,wcl.c prophct •• hc fame to the prophet Micah. An an· g,dof,hcLord'ppe...d.oh,manduk«lh,m .bou•• h" verse from Micah: 'Like w..er coming down from ," lOll"'.: H. "".1'0 him. ·Wh.t do

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N~TI O"'. S HA.lL B.<:o... B.n o. GnGOu THI Gn.. T: 11u, h.ppened whICh _ know.o h... bt"nfore,oldofJuduby,h'l'roph.t,·cnl.'I" you.b.ldnuslike,h'.'gl,,:Fo.b.ldnu,btf.U. m.ninth.heodonly.butthcc.gI.ini"whol. body.Forwh.ni'i.vnyold.iuf... th .... ndpin· ;on.f.llf.om.llitsbody.Shtlosrh.rf.. ,h... who loot hcr pe0l'le. Her pinion. toof.1I out. with which ,h. WaJlC£U$.om«l to Oy to the P"" fo.all ,h. migh,ymen-,hrough which oh.plun· de ..d o,h''' _peri,h.d. Ho .. ,uu 0 .. EzulII.. HO .. 'Ly,'{•. 6).'·

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Ovu "",.",,, n.e how< ofJocob provoktd God·s ""!nan.d,sJ<>lntdrolhe.wffningofChristinrht flesh (H I.POUTUS). Fluing from Ihe wo.ld ", .h. illOU" ..,ns. a symbol of ",h
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fOr u~. n.e church IS now me MW Moun, Zoon an.d .... ne ... .!-.u.. km '0 ,.,h.ch belt<~"' mu"n.. (A....O:t.). I... in.h.,moun'.'n,h., Ch,i"i.", ... ",r.nd.efuge in ,h. ,imcof",bul.· lions {Juo .... ).M,c.hislik.?ul.ndMOI.s-.1l '.'o,,Jd ... ""g,.~,hmli~l intI
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h"bro,h~"•• ,n:,h~o''''rfo'i''..."h,'''orl.h''n . Th. <>tI .... u ,h... ...,l."on 01. c"m.: ,h. othu cov.m:lac........cording,owh., "w,,,,en. ·Bl.OMd ... ,h.ywhoKlinl .... co •• r.d ... F L1G II T •• O~TH B WOUDS·JI.·

c,,~, s ...·• SU~ I' U ' "'' IH nu FLU '" HIPPOLY' Tus:·H'Wllclo,h.din •• OIlu .. d,pptdin blood. And hi. name i. coll.d Ih~ Word of God:' Sn,h.n.mybro.h...... how 'h....llur•• p"nklc:d ..."hbloodd....... dinlymbol,h.fl.lh.through ... h,ch Ih. 'mp..... bk Word of God n' l ..ffe"ng."'heproph ... ,•• ufr·For'hw~.ks ,hebl.OMdMic.h:·Should,hllbeu,d.Ohousc ofJ.cob!II,h.Sp;ri,of,h.Lordimpui.n'iA rc ,h ••• hi. dOIng.! 00 nOI my word. do wdllo him who walkluprighrlyl But you ,isc.g.tinll my ptopl.uan.n.my:y<>u lI,ip,he rob.t from ,h. ptac.ful:Th" ..f..... ,oCh".. ·•• uff..ingin , ... fl.oh.AcAI ..n NOHTUS 'S.'

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MOuN ...... .. uRRFtloB.j ERo ...,·ln.h.l.tord l take ..fug<:: how can you oay to m•• ·FIe. '0 ,h. moun'.in.l,k •• 'P •• rowi··· Sh... wdad ..... ..,.: ... ,""'p.ed .... I.onlSavlO<'n .... d<$Crt ••nd_ htw.nll,hc(."hful .... ryoncol,h.m.todcp.art from, ... I.ndoljud.aand,od_ll,nl"",ldcmc.. bar.. nof.",u ••. ,hatth• ..,hcm'gh'(rUlh .... m mo...uily.E.. nthe",unscl,!sclfilcraf'y.h,s no, an .. ho.ta,ion,oallum •• hewingoof.dov•. a gentle.limpl•• nd dom.,,;. bird-on •• ,h.y uy. .n" ..lylac:k,ng,ng.U- .... hich ...... olkrcd,n,h< t.mpl~'nbeh.lfol''''Lord.[Jn".adi".anu.

hort.non'o ..·.ktlth.wingool.-'P""o...... cha,· •• nng, rov.ng b,ni. onc th ......"aHg<:, '0 ,1£

2:9-10 No PI"u,o R.. , Mou ........ ...... SYMIJOU o. Goo·. R.puo •• A....OS1' l •• himwhoc.nno.fly l,k•• n ..gl. fly I,k".p.rrow. Le,him whocanno, fly to h•••• n fly '0 ,h. mountain •• Let him fl.. befOK th ••• lI~lha"K'lu,clr.lrd"l~dby .... ,.,. u, hIm pall 0 ...' ,h. moun,.. nl. Abrah.m·. n.phcw puu.! 0 . . . ,h. mount.,n of Stgor.nd "'lfu ••d.'Bu. lo,·. w,fc could nO' cl,mb i,. for .hclook.db.ck,nwom.nlyf.ohion.ndl.,.,hcr ..1•• don.' · O .. wn .. r,h .....lallingmoun . rl,n';lhelorduy.rhrough,hcprophc.Mi •• h• ...... from h.... for ,hi. i.no, ...., for you by ••• lOn of undun""loI. You hlY~ be.n corrup,ed wnhcor,up<;on.youh....uff.Kdpu .. u,,: An.dth. Lorduys.·Thcnle"hoscwhoar em judca fln 10 rhe moon'.'n .... Mount Z,on i. .her•.• nd10 .. ,hecityofptaco.Jerulll.m.buih no,ofur,hIY"on •• buroflo.,ngllonn. w i.h •• n .ho~oand . ngcl •• nd church of,h. r. ...born .nd,h•• p.. ".of,ho.. madcpt.f....ndth.God oflhcjulI.whoopokcbe.. cr .... "hhllb/oodth.n Abel.' Fo,th.<>tI. «;.d out f.".v
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TH . S .. ...... D ATTH . G AT•• Jno ...:Wh... .... h...n•• r.d,nm""no ... om'n,n.hc ... ,. wh.re,nh •• ntcttdbu.mu"gofor,h,n,o.he p".. uttlO,h ... n,e"ng In should be.h. begIn· ning. ·goingforfh.ndfind,ngp.Slur.:" .hcpcr. fccfingofgracc •. Thconc who en"" in i• con •• i ...d ... "h,n,h.boundsof.hewo,ld.Th. oncwh.og<>Hfonhgocs.ui.wctt.beyond.JI created ,hmp.nd,coun,ingunochlng'U 'hlngl se.n,.h.lI·findp..,u..·.bcw•• hchc ••• na •• r>d sh.Ufcedupon.h.WordofGodanduy. ·Th. Lordi.mr·h.pherd(.ndf«dsmc):lc.nl.u:k no.hing: " Bu •• h' ,goi ngfonhcanbeonly .hroughChrill, .. i.follow •. ·.nd.h.Lord ... h. h..dof.h.m:Co .... fi .. T .. UO .. MIC .... 1.•. ,).-

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3:1·12 REBUKE OF PROPHETS AND LEADERS OF ISRAEl

'And I laId, Htor,youhtodlofjacob nd rwlm of Ihe hOUI. of "ru/! IlilnoffoTyollfoknowjlll/irt!'YOM wbo b,,1t Ibe good "lid lo~t fbt tvil,

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' TbNJJQYSfbeLoTdconctrnillgfbr propbfll ..,bo Ir.J "'ypropreo1lr"y,

wbor,y·P.ouwh," fbeyh"ve.omtfbingloNf, b~tded" .. w"r~g"in'l him

whopwfSnolbillginlothdrmoufhs.

'Thcrtfort.IJb"llb. "ighr fOYOw . .."lhoWI

Tbt JUn Jhallgo down "pOnrbtpTOphw , ondrbtdayshallbtblackovtrthtm; ' :ht JtcrJ Jhall bt diJgraud, GnatbrdivintrspulrOJbamc;

rh,y shall all cov,r thtir lips, jorthert isnoanswajrom God IButasjormt,lamfilltdwithpowtr, wirbrhtSpiTirojthtLORD,

GndwirhjuJli
Ovn.VIBW' God i. no"O bl.m. for ,h. d"'TUC· ,iv~ con.equ~ncu of disobeying hi. word (CH~Y· SOSTOM). On ,he COnlu
g•..,d (THEODO~IIT). Tho •• who follow fab. proph." will walk in darkn ... (EPHRi"). Th. in· .pirtdp",ph.u ...... filledwi,h.h.HolySpirit (C'RtLOfjEIlUSAL... ).Cyril ofAl... ndri. quote. Micahin rer. .. ncelo.forg.dl.".. th .. w..... nt und" hi. nam. to A.h.n.J;u, by h...,i... Th. forg.. n",only,wi ... ,h.word.ofCyrilbu,.I", pl.... Y'ng, -Hur. you Tul ... ofSodom: .. nd -Yourprincu ... fai,hl ...: ' And.gainMicah: "I.i.no,foryou

whoabhoTJUSliu GMdpcrVtrl all tquily, J·who build Zion wirhblood GMdjrruJal,m wirhwrong. "lIS h,adsgivtj~dgmtnrjor a bribt. ;rsprims rrachjoThir!, iuprophtfSdivintjoTmOnty; ytfrhtyltanupoMrhtLoRDandsay. "iJ notrh,LoIIDinthrmid
,oknowju.. k~!·lnf.c' .• v!rip Ih~m of allth~irpo ..e.. ion.(.ugg."ing ,hi.byuying"robbingpeopleofth.ir,kin•• nd Ih~ n•• h from Ih~;r bon~"). Co .... n.. Tur 0>< MtCAHJ.t·4.'

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OUt .11·SI....,"'" f.,her. A.h.nn,u •• '0 ,h. bluKd Ep'''''u" , I..... wh>ch " i...lf .... ' hodo.. ,1O 'h~t m.any ... don.harmfromi'.,hinking,h .. fo r,hi ... uon 'tw.. uldb .... m.,hingu ..ful.nd nec..... ryforou,bro,hnJ ..... hav ••• n"oyour hoJ;n.ucop,uof"m.ad.from,hean"~n'copy

whoch •• ",,,hu•• nd"genui,,,,.LBTTUJ9.""

.... ,h,.'1u".by ....u ... [Th.Lo'li ),..,nd.r~ "'''Judg"",n.",,,hreg.>rd,old'.people],·ThuJ .;D"MIOr,h"gen.ra'ion."Tha" •• ,n,"'daYJ " .... proph.tlrh•• vil,piri.h.dgon.ou,from thtm.ldm Jp"ir) ,h .. was ,in i' .. lf.Co .... ~ .. • "kYo.T.. T ..... ·SO... TtSS .. ko .. OI.a .'

},8 fm.d wi,&,&. Lor.l ·,Spiri, TMl l'.oPH aT. K... wT " , SP •• •TO.TH. Lou,. Cn.. o. J"'U$Aluo: If. fu"h ••. 0"" _b,hrough,h ...... lv.min .... proph.... m.ny .... 'mon'u.o ,h. Holy Spiri, ... ro M fOllnd . ThuIMicahlp.. luuGod'lmou,hpi.ceand

YY" ·Trulyl.mfullofpo.... rby,h.Spir;.of obe Lord: Jod n,u. " And i, . hall come ' .. pasl

ir.......ds:uysGod.·,ha.l ...·illpou ...... my Spom upon all n.""··and wha, follows! HIgg" ....I:·ForI.m ... "h,..,..;uy.,h.Lo'liofhosu .:mySp"" r.m.",.damongyou:"And ",hke ..nnerZ.ch.".h"y •• ·Rec.,v.mywo'li.and -r.u ,u,..... h"hlc .. mm.nd.dmy .uv. nu,h. proph...: "CATHCHBT,cALL.<;Tun,s"9, "

1:9 n. .. u M o Abbo. J~srict T... P •• v . ... o .. o. Ho ... T ..'T. CO"T' ... . .... C ... 'LOFALU .... O., ..:Bu.... h.noom.ol IhowlCcunom.d·top"rv." ... ha.i."gh,·ru ... -r .....rd ....d.'n'owh" ... mlbc .. ,o,h.m.l.. 1"·.,,holinulno, ... onde, a,.h, •. (Knowj,h .. tho •• involv.din.v.ryh.... ycoll ..,ftom,h.di. nne!y; nJpi r.d Srrip.ur. as pre,u," of ,h.i,own dr..n.c,onwh ... v.. w ... pok.ntruIYfhl"(lugh doe Holy Sp"". (O<. uptlng •• by tM" own ~~.I . . . and pou .. ngu"'lu~n,habl~fi ... upon ,he .. '"'Yown head •. Bu... nee w. hlv.lurn~d ,h~.

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'Tbuthfumn""/ojJ",oblb,,Ubt in Ihr mrdll oj m",,] pt"pltl ',k. d.wf.om t~e LORD,

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OV".v'lIw,s"maroa IIa meupho. for ,ho..., who are pu, to shame and di.hon.,.. (ClRJLOFAUXA"" o~, .. ). The m.gi. the If . . . nd B.. hlehem in Mk.h·'prophecy ...e",.lIfocu,edup,m.hebinh

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ofj«u.(Au()l/STr""). .Je>u.fulfill•• llofthe promisa mad. to Abnham""" 0.00 ( I SHO·O .. !). Chri,,', temporal birth at B.. hlehem wu nOf ,h. beginning of 'he uillen<. ofth. Son of God.

M".hindi".trigin i. f'""',h.~g' nning ( IsHo·DAo) . Ou,ofBc,hle.

h<11l will corn . the Christ. wh<> will.h.pherd b,itl(C>lR,SOS",oMj.ChriStw.soornavi.ibl. "unof •• irginmo,her (Aucus.,., ... ).Th'p.in. ,nd.ffl in.ofjeru •• I.m . .. I.borp. inJ by ... hi,hsh .... i!lgivebirth'0 u lvati<>n([SHO'DA<». n< Magi. Ih< sur .nd Ih. pi.", <>fCh risr '. b",h w"••lIfO,.,O[dhyMicah (AucuS.,.'Nti).Unbc· l...ingje ... s m.de.fund.m.ntalmi" ake • .,did H
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;:) B•• i.g.dlD .. ' ..,SOh...y.th .. S.mari. willbc •urrounded.nd.nnly ",ill.hey mik. her cheek wi ,h the"h.nd.which i. morebc ... ble.bu.theywill <",.hherw;th,od ..... hilT'M~ 0'"' M'CA " 5.'.'

Tl>1.: By Jesign •• ing B•• h[.h.m . ,h.y [th.j.w.J ",."[ik.,he build,,.ofNo.h', .. k.prov,dong oth" •• hcm •• nsofc"'pe.y",hem.. lv" per· ishinginlh.nood.Likem,[c"on ••. th.y.how.d the w.ybu, Were incap.b[. ofw. lking . long i,. Th.y wcr. ",ked whe.. the Chri.. wa. 10 b< born.Th.y an.wer.d.-[n(kthleh.mofjud.h For,h~.ilw .. wri".nbylh.prophet"_ th.y wer. tep<.,ing from mem<>ry. you .e., wh •• had bccnw';"enabou•• hi , byMic.h: ·Andyou,Oe· th[.h.m.l.ndofjud.h .• renot . h.I.,St.mong th.l ..d... <>fjud.h;forfromyou.hallcom. f<>rth ,h. king who i. go 'ng to b< th •• h'ph.rd of myph;)·et.,hanh,o lh . help ,h .. lgiveyou.th'powerfu[ru[erwillb • • bl.I<> m. k,w"'g.instth.m. Fo,l h.v. d.. tin.d him tothatfromlh.blT ....yONM'cAt•. ' ET.M ... LBUTDOR>l IN.T."PO 'lSLPLACB. CU1 LOFJU USALtiM: h is.nough for piety for you to know, as h.v... id. ,h .. God huon. on[y Son. On' n1turally b
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.h~~'nn'ng.from.h~d.>,.of •• ~ ..",y."'llktt. fOf~ do no! fUl your ."~n"on on h,m u coming from 8clhl~h.m SImply bur wouh,p him u be· g''''.n''~rn.JJyoflh.F•• h... Adm''noon.who .pe.k.oof.bogin ningof.h .. Sonin"m •. bu.u. knowl.d~hi.fim
T.

Tit . h.c ....... \Vo.o BD... , .. BU HU H. ... T .. EoDOUT OF Cn: Now .h,. p.... ndy r.
B.T"L." . ... CItRY:KISTO..

I.w:u.nolh.rproph....g.in.whopoin .. dou, ,h. plsc. wh ... h. would be bo.n, For Mic.h .,id, 'And you. 8c.hl.h.m .• he land ofJudah.... by no ...... n.rh.k... 'among,h.p"I!>C.. of .... d.>h.Fo. O,.of ... rnny.. H ...v.aled h........ ncobefor... U.g< •. Wh.nh • ."d·,h... .... ,11 rnm. ,h. I..d.. whowill .h.ph.rd my peopl., b .. oI .. h.... v•• l.dCh"' ... bir,hin Ih.n.. h. O ... o .. STIlATlo.. AGA' ..STTIt.PAO ..... j.J." C " • •• T'. H u .... " B, ..T"O ..... " . o . AUGus-

"'''I: Accord,ng'o prophecy. ChnSf "'u born in

o...hkhemofJud.h, .. rh. " .....,:u l .. ,d.when H.rod "'U lu"g mJud.a.A. Rom •• IM ... pubhc h.dg, ... n ...·rro.M.n'i...rnp'f<',.ndtl,... mp«.ChriJlwuoornavi"bl.m.nof.virg,n mo,hor. bur h. w'" hidden God boc.u.. GO. Of ,h~.., mind.. ,h. very fi ... wu ,h. marvelOIll ..... nn .. olhi.I:"'.h.C'no.Goo'a.g6."

5,) Wbtn Sh. Hu Giv,,, Birth T .. I TllAv", ~o. C ..... , ,,, .. , \V,u eNO . H A B, . .. " . ISHO'DAD O. Muv: ·H.. man g'.' upun,(I,h."m.whcn.h.whoi.inl.oorh .. brough,forlh:Th .. i .... h.. ,h.prnph.. c.n• J.. u•• I~m. Thi. mun. h~ w,lIab.ndDn ,h.m.o Ih •• m,clion.ofcap'ivi.yun'il.h.,im.of,h...., 'urn. Thi. mun •• hat Ihtu prodicnon. will not como ..... b
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T ... M .. G. , T... ST...... " oB... HL ...... Fou.. oLo.AuGUST, .. ,; Butnow.• h..."",If.rwhtc:h led ,h. m'g' 10 ,h. pl.co wh ..... h.;nf.nl God wu.obofoundwuhhi.vorg,nmo,hcrcouldof cou ••• h••• lod.hcmrigh"o,h.vrrycny.Bu,i'

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"Syr.o<-....(4."OJwho_._Iooo_ "cnJJOl('a).1OJ.

""bdrtw,anJdidn',.ppeua,.II,orhemagain. "",il'h~J.w.th.m..,lvC$h.db •• nqu'S1ion.d ,boil' ,h. €i,y whore Christ to be born. Thi, .... ,ooblig.,h.m ,,,n.,,,.;!th.,,,..,I.... . on ,h • ..,id
not wi,h '0'"relgn in Judu rcign.cverywhcr. You)'Our ..lfwould ceign more happily if)'Ou wouldsubmi"ohi.rule.Whyno"u.nin,ohon· u. sc,vice,ha, which you resolve ,odoin f.lse· hood.ndguil.!Gowi,hrhew;.. m.nand worship ,he "uexing in humbl •• doruion. Bu, more indin.daoyou ... ,ow.n;I ,h.Jewi.h blind· n..s.)'Oudono,imitatc,her.i,hof,hescG.n. ,il... You,urnyou'perveruh •• ",ocru.lwil.s Yet)'Ou ..e no'going '0 kill ,hcone you f.ar, nor will you harm ,hose whom)'Ou dimina .. : " Suo

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,,4 Li~;lIgSt<~u Huo oF uRB " " NE" RTHLyR' VAL.lBOTH 8

G.... T:Evid.ndy [,h. H.br.w lud.rsj under· 1IOddid,andrcckoncdthatCh,i,,·.kingdom """Id k like ,he power. in ,hi. world. They hopedfo, ... mpo ..ll..der.whil.H.rodf....d ,n •• nhlyrival."Herod,you ..e'.. pp.din.uu· bsk... ln.aindoyou1tump"o"ge'g.i nsr ",.,hildyoususpec,.Yourrc.lmdo«no,en. wcr.Hewt.omyoudo

5,5 When rb • .Auyri~ n s l"vAde S~V ~H S H U H BRD5 "N O EIG IIT PRlNCU.

"W.will raiuag.in5t,hem uv.n.h.pherwand.ightprirK••:Bymun.d th.ev.n" 'hat h.ppencdin ,hcd'ysofH..eki.h. a"he.imeof,h. ru inof,h.A"y,i.ns,Micahpro. videsinfo,m.. ion.oou"ho.e ,hings,h., will hap· [SHO'O"O OF M BRV'

pcn,hrough,he.gcncyofZ
dUM by hi. "'n' and.t.. ",h~ ... w~.., n.ermin •• · N by .hei. &>lIow ''''nn •.... From ,h. 'p;,;,u.1 poin' of vi .... ,h. ver..,.pplie.'oS .... n.• h... boI. isher of ,he la ... and .he ppel .... ho wu def.... ed

by rhe prophen •• he ap<»deo and ,h~ .ngelo. CO .... BNTU.• ON M,CA ..." "CSCOXB (llII) lOJ.

6:1·16 TH E LORD'S TR I AL OVER ISRAEL

' l-/tdr wh~, ,ht LOIlD lay': Arijt.plud]ou.cGjt~rjo.rrhrmounroilll.

udlrtrluhilllhtG'you,voiu. ·Ht~ •. you mounr.in,. rhrconr,ovt"yoj rhtLollD. ondyoutnduringjoundo'ionlojrhrro.rh: jo, rht LOllo h"l " ronrrlwmy wirh hil ptoplt. udhrwillronrrndwirhlr,.,1. ' ·Ornyptoplt ....hor h"vr Idon,royou! In ... har h~vt I ...tori,d you! Anl ... ",d 'Fo, I b,oughr you upJro", rln !""doj

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EVp'· "nd rt~rtmrd you jrom rht how.r oj bondagr: "".I I .. ". In:jo,tyou MOlu. Aoron ... ndMiriam. 10 my p
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wirhulvt. oyror old? ' WilIrh,LoIlObtpltoltdwirbthoul""dl

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wilhunlhowlondloj.ivtrsojoi/? Sho/l/gin"'yfi ... ·bornjormy """ltttHio" . •btjruIloj"'ybodJjor.hrllnoj",y lowl?· 'Ht bOllhowrd you, 0 man. wha. il good: andwba.dotllhtLolloftiuirtojyou bu.,odojul,iu.ond.%wkindnm! ond.o wolk bumbly wirhyour God! ' Thtvoiuojl&tLollocr;tl.o.hreiryond ir il lound wildom 10 jror rh] n~mt: ·Hta,. 0 Iri~t and alltmbly oj.hr 'iIY!' leCon / jO'lt. Iht' .rt"Iu.tI ~j ""chdnt.. in rhthoultojlhr ... iekrd. ~nd .ht "a~r mrosu" .&0. il a"u.ltd! "Sbolll ae~uil rht man wilh wirlrtd I
JO~ Ib~1I p~1 GW~J.

hI nOIIGVt. Gndwba' J oulavtlwillgivtfofht Iword "YoMlbaU,ow. hI nOI rtap; JOM Iballtrudo/ivn. hI not anoint Jowndvtlwifboi/; Jow,h~lIlrtadgf4pt" hI no/drink

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inbahllo"tI" "i"'"g; ,0Jow,bo"h.orlrn,,,ornoflbt~op/tI.-

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"'..VI.... ' '0 my peopl~. wha. have I donr.o ,...,1' i. Ch"••• charge and vndin ag.in.. hi. p"rf<'U'oro (A".lOSB). Thoy mluod the oppor· N""r '0 .«.'V~ J~.u. a. M... ,ak (C"""'ODORVS) M!(.h·, woni, • ••• ppli.d.g.in.. ,h. A,i.n •. ..be> ,ofule'o be
.... God .. d.J,v ... nC<.God"not.p~.udby """A,... ndri,u.I.:u,h ... th. Loni.e'lui ... J"snc•• ",e"yandlov.of,hoMWhoprofe.. to toIlowh,m(A .. uosa).Hu .... nbeing.ar.called IOptocrea... ndfill ,h••• "h(ClhOENTOfAlU· """tu"j. God i. ",.",iful.nd 'ompa..ion..... nd ....xpo, .. ,h.... me of thou who follow htm (T..Tlltu" .. j.B.li.v...... no"oddayindoing good (AM.IlO$I).n."u,h i.b.. , .. ugh,wh.nit .. embod,ed In :K,ion' (B~ol). Th~ love of God >ndofone'. nC1ghbot. ,...nnounced by Mo..u, " iUf"'rlOf,o~rifi," •• ndoffe"ngl(THEOOO"). No I.". how.ver. dot. God ,ha! w. gi"" hIm ourulvu(AIlGOSTI .. Ii),

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6,1 "OltfJ Ptoplt"

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. Gs,.v~_~

......... oo.s,.V.Tr_

1-I ...

whenh'''Judged.'[nd«d.heh~'Judgm~n'

ftom,h.unJuJlm.n .• ndin,o"Chn .. ~n,ered willingly... you find it wri ... n. '0 my peopk wh .. hav. l done,oyou' Orwh..einhav~ 1 gri.ved youl" lI u, .. n,e the Fa,h .. hugi •• n all Judg .... n' '0 h,m.' ..... Inckednif.oon. ,h.,wu we.k bu,u ,fto a Son. wtt.. judgm.n. can he un· drrg",lf.h.y,hmltth .. ,h.SonmuJlund.rgo ,h.F.. her'ljudgmen'.I .. rtly·,h.F.,h .. dot • no' judg•• nym.n.but.lljudgm.n,hube.n givr"h.Son .• nddoyouno,pu'him.ojudgm~n.1 W. h• ...,upruud ,hi. ,houg+" h.... oo ,h .. no on.would,h,nk,h.. weJub.",u,.d .h.figurtof thepulmllt In ,he Lord'. placeou, of f.ar of in· qui,y.HolyD •• idforesee.inspiritthat.h.J.w. will riMup.gain .. ,h. Lord in hll pa"ion. Sin« he .. n<xgreadyar.. idofthej~dgmen.uponhi. own fai.h. he beUKhe •• h•• h.. own CaM be di.· tlngui.hed.looftom.na,ionofpon«u,oro. El.e. the"ocltof,h •• n,ireje",i.h rac.,ouldbe impJica"dwi,h,hoMWi,k.dhe".ofhi.own r"'•• ndpo.t ..ity.TltfiP ..... V.. O.Jo." .. oD...vln •. 8·~9·'

CM . ..T'. JO ....... ..,.o. H .. PKOPl • • A....on' Th..... ~loo. ,hml.n"u.y. for .1. tboughD •• ,dw.. ut,n.h.mldsrofpoopl.do. Ing,vildud,.h"'grrlydt",.. ,ha,hl,c... be It to fur Judgmen •. u ,he on. who """fCOInel

J tl "O:: ..... T " .. " CO ... O.T. CU510DQ.tl5:·For

,h. LordwdlJudgo hll peopl •• and he wIll [giv.] romfon.mongh ..... van ..... Th.....onforrh. p... iou. pr.i", i......d: ·Forth. Lord wiJljudg~ ,.,4H(41)1UO<).'''!I'''(_''''''~'Jo''l2.,.~1l'FC

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h"poopl.;.h., .... h.Jew"h pcopk to whom he .uul.d g.u. m,"'cles and au'S""d h,. p.opIIe.. so ,h., ,he pcopk would nO' I;n. H. .lso $On, '0 'Mm h .. own Son. so ,h •• 'Mor x· ~urwd hard""" could finally be .... It.d. But be· £OUH ,hey pcutf,d wllh u,uned ob,,,nuy. h. w,U Chc ... ,lljudg•• h.m.Bu,h.. ,wh •• f"t1ow.ui, .0nc.,n. the{.i,h{ul:·H.w,ll'gainhavecom. pau,on upon u.... H. munl when h...ill Kndc. ,h." p.om, ... d Kwa.d •• o .ho... on uflh .fflicted w"hharsh.on,emp,onac.oun,ofh~n.me.

Sc,ip,urcuy.of.h.m."B1ClKdar.,hcy,h.. mou'n.fo"h.yd,..lIbecomfo,.d .... nd,n.n. o.h.. plac. are 'M wonU ·H. beli."", ,n me ,"no'judgdbu.willp",,{romdc.,h.olif•. Bu, he,h.,docl no.belo .... i•• J, ..dyjudgcd; ..

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ga'n.But"ncew.~ ..

in.uch.condn,on.nd ••g. .. l••• ou.f."hby.he.im... l.tu.comp... .... "m.1",nhon•• no,h.r;youyou •• mp" ....... . ndI my _.""gn.; you Ah.b .nd I .lNiah. AGA'''ST THa A.' ....... HO 0 .. H'''SUF. O ....TOO .. n .•. "

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Go .. •• M . . . BNtl BU. A . . . .ou: y"u.cc ,h. lordi.T •• ,hingy"u.I..."n.,halleng,ngy"u,o gnodnt" by hi' "wn uampl •••• aching you t~n wh.nhef<:p
T ..... (l'c a.O,U ..... M... GU(louo, N .. zlA ...·

zUI:Wouldyoulik.m.t"u""'"you.hewo,d. ofGod.ol".tl ...i/f.ncckdandhardend! "O my pcopl ..... h•• h.v. I dtm•• oyou.o,in wh .. w.yh."" I ,nju,d you. o,wh.... n h."" I wear ..d you1"ThIlJangu.ge,n.,'unu' ••• g.'n.....:hoth...ndh.ving des,ro)'<'dou,f.Uow,h,pof'p"i.bydive ..illelof opin,onh.vcbecomealmotlmoreinhum.n.nd Java""ooneano.M"hanev.n,hebarba,i.n. who.renoweng.g.dinwar.g.instu •. band.d ,0geth •• ag.,nltu.by,h.T,initywhomw.have "p"ratcd.We.,.n",r"reigne"m.king{ony' .ndraidluponf",etgn... ",n.ti".... "fadiffcren, I.ngu.ge.wh,ch "",m.litd.,on..,I."on ,n,h. cal.mi'y.Bu, ....... m.k,ngw.ruponon •• no.h· .... nd.lmoltuponth" ... of,h... m.hou .. hold. Or if you will. w••h.: membe,. of ,h...m. body ...."n,um,ng.ndbe,ngcon,umdbyone.n. "thc,. No,tJ ,htl. bad .. "i •. ,he """,n. of"", calamny.fo,we"""n'eg.udou.diminullon ...

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pr.".e,b. Lord!

S,,,, NOT Rao ....... aT Ou . S "'''T 0 ..... · .... " •• A .....on: For wha ... ..J<.d of you. manl Only Th .. you fca, God: _k fo, h,m. w.lk after h,m.foIl""" ,n h .. w')'J." 'With .. h.. >hall I w,nov.,.h.l".d!Shalll .. inh,rn .... erwnh bo,n,off..;ngol" TheLordilno, .. concdd.nor ... I,n. red.,.mtd.w,th ten . "fthouJand.of youngg"",tlo"houoand."fram.",wtth.h. f,uiuofunh"line ... bu.thtg..,.of.htl"rd,. w"n with. gnod life. FUGHT no .. TIU WO"'""

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You C.NNOT W , ... G ..... c •. CC . ... NT o. Acu· .... o.'.:tJev.. yonewh"i •• u'n'ngf,"m.'n." r.i.h.,u,n,ngfromJ",fuJp.u"",.(.. ,{,hcy wcrehtlmD.h.r).oliftlI sh.llcall,nnid.nc•

o""of,h"wtiocprophcts.who .. y. , "Am],o ... k<.nofTtringofmyfin,bo,n.onfo,myim' p",yIShouldlofT.. ,h,fmi,ofmywombfo, ,...inofmy.ou]>"C.n,hcmo,herbuyherw.y wGod by gioing up hcr fimbornl Thi. mu" "o,l>c,.kcn .... n.".ckonth.word.·incru~ Lnnumbc .... " Mic.. hi . n.ming.byu.ing,h. o,ord,'"p;,tJ. ,hcfi,ltimpuJ.... ftcrbirth. .. ki
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.ningdisciplinc.n.....ingGod.ndpand.. ing'0 ,h.ms
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T.. C"'''''TH.T.. tJT '' .... OI)O'NGGOOO WORJL:s.Bm",H."i'''pri.stwhos<no.....v. try hour wi,h grcat fcar while w.. lking humbly wi,h ,h. Lord hi. God in.rcord.nce wi,h ,h. wordofth.prophct.Mcanwhil.anotherpri."i • hardlycapabl.ofh.ving,h .. tmuchfcarcv.nwhcn hei ••bou"odie.ndentc.in,o,hclastjudgmtn, ~forchi.Lord.Bu'fh.fullcxprc .. ionof,h. pri.sthoodi.compristdofth<,combina,ionof,h. ,caching of tru,h wi,h good worh. Thi. i. in ac· cordwi,h blt.. cd Lukc·"omm.n, ,hat in wri,ing hi,Go.p
Wh~tIJGood

00<8 WHO K "o w~ Go". T.HULL'A'" "Bu, God:(adult...... ndfo'nicato" ... y.j"i.good .. nd rt'IOS,kind:H.i. "m.rciful.compusion.... nd nminmcrcy:" which"hep,cfc"to.v.ryucri. fi<.:" ·H.d•• ircsno,somuch,h.d..,h.sth.rr· ptntanceof,h • • inner:" Hei.·,h.S.viorof .. ll ptop!c,andcspui.llyof,h.f.i,hful:" Th.rcforc th.childrenofGodmustaJ,obc"merciful"" .. nd ·pt".m.. ~.r$:n ·forgiving ..cho,her .. Ch,i" ollOforg.v.u':" ·no'judging,I.. 'w.~ Judgrd'-" For,o·hi.m..,,,r .. m.. n ... nd.orf.ll.; who,reyou,ojudg.,hts
Lov a ofGoD ANDN. ,GHBOR. THWDOUOF M o.suun~,Forg.. abou,bu,ntoffering., coun,l... ucrificcs.ndoblation.offirstborn.h. you are concern.d to.ppe ... ,he di· vinify.practi«wh .. t Godordtr.dyouin,h.~. ginning,h,oughMo .... Whatinf.. cti.tha'ITo dcliverf.irjudgmen,.nddoei.ionin.llca... whercyouh.vetoch"".. be"erfromwo"e.,o con,in"cgiv;ngcvidtnceof .. llpo.. ibl.lov... nd rellow·feeling,oyourncighbor.• ndbcrc.dyr"

i ...ying, If

pu'in,opra"i<"whati.pl
w.,.. He mun., in .hort, ·You wiU love God with .U your he.rt, aU your mind and aU you r.oul. .. ndyouwiUI(}veyourneighbor.syour",lf:"as wa. s.id of old through Mo.",. Do ,hi •• he i. uy' ing. as some,hing prefeuble to sacrificeo in God's qu. CO .. .. S"YHY ON MtC~H 6.6-8.'"

Forwh.t d •• douth. Lord ",.k of you but you! Be
TH B LOllo R BQU 'Il BS "'H. S. ~"' AUGUSTtNE YOli ask wh., you ,hould off.r, ofT
7:1-13 THE SIN AND MISERY OF !SRA EL

' Woeilme!Forfhavehuome M when rh. l~mmU fr~il · b"l httn

garhtred. Dl whtn rbtvimagtbalbtt ngltDntd: .htnilllOc/ulltrtOtM, nofim-riptfigwbich mYlouldelirtl. lTbtgodlymD n ha,ptri,htdfrom rht eorth.

and !but i, nOnt upright among mtn; tbey all lit in woitforblood. andtMhhUnllhishrotbtrwitbantl. 'Thtir handl aTe UpOn what il tvif, to do il diligtntly: tbtp rin ctandtht)wdgtalltforobriht. andthtgrt,,! man ulUTI the tvil delirt of billowl; !bWl thtywtavtittogtlhu. 'Th.b .. tof!bem is like a hriu, the mOll uprigb.ofthtma rbornbtdgt. Tbt day of thtir' watchmtn. of thtir' punilhmtnt, ba, eomt; nowtheir,onfusion is ar hand. 'pu! nO trull in a neighbor, havt nO confidtnu in afritnd;

gUDrdthtdOOrlofyourmou .b from htr who/i.s in your bo,om; 'fo r tht IOn trtats the fMhu with ,onltmp', rhtdaugb.trrim upagainllhtrmothtr. tbtdaughrtr-in.lawagaimthtrmothr-in law; a man 's entmits art tht mtn of his OWn house.

' But alfor mt, I will look totbt LOJlD. I will wai, for tht God of,.,y la/valion; my God wi11 ~.ar mt. 'Rtjoict notovtTmt,Ornytntmy; w~tn Ifall.11hallri
m.

M,c.o.,,;r.,'" '1111 tblJl dlJl tbq ",ill come 11J10U, f,omA,Il,i a lglEVPI, andfTom Eopt to Ihc Rivrr. from Ita 10 If" "lid from mount"in to

'W"trcrJl"cLoIID1IJu,GlJd~'

M,tJc, ""I/glo," 0",' ba, ~o ... Iht ... ,/1 be trodden do ... " fikr the mirc of the lIrfW, HA d~l for the hilding of llJ~r ",al"! In thotda,the bcullda'lIhllll bcfllr (.ttclldcd.

"Swlrhcurlb ... ,II".dflo/QIf bctUIfIJ/'ill inh"biluII,

fO.fbff·NIlOffbci.dlJingl.

()y. . v.. w,~li.ve ... reth.nngofme$lubblein,'" /wn ..... ..,n,"" '" rh. w,nnow,ng of Ihe "n' JU" or ch.ff.nlh,n,h. hUfO'}'0fulv."on.fromC.,n.ndAbcl,o,he unf."hf.. lnn.a in MM'" .ime (Cn'L o. Jnu"". wo),lkan.n,iverOlh...condaryunintend.d """"quencc,of,clling,he/ru,h{jo".. ..... ).Ifoneh .. bc.n .. g.n.rared'n'o.childof God.>lm""bcfefl.".din.hen .... r.f.{GIlIIG· "'OI'N..ss.;,).Both u •• nd.wo,d.r"ymbol. ofrhcworlcof,heHoIySpirir .... ho .. p...,n goodfrom.vil(Guoouo.N ..:t,.... z ..s).God m, ... ,ho..... hoha ... f.llenininfirmi'yCAM· ...... ). Th. con..qu.nc .. of.in .• venr.ptn .. d ol,mu"bc born. wi.h humili.y. Repentance 11 the .... y'oper .. v... inh.roicp.. i.nc.... hil •• h. Lordjo,n. ,n.hebatll. again .. ,he dcv,l (fMs'L).

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$ince,h... ",.m.nyf.uh • • mongth.p.gann.· ,ion.bu,.ltoamong,h()$.wh"ar.'uppoud."bc from ,h. chutch .• h.prophc.I.mcn".ndmourn l forour .. n....... nhe .. y•. ·\\/oe .. m•• for 1 h•• c b«orne ........... hoga,he .. ""'''':Lc••...t.of ... ocru.im:< himself. Is he an ••• of corn! Will , ... SonoiGoddJ.l,c"",."""".hing.nh,m"'J"Cknr h.J'VUf,Do .... find ,h",.,,,,,,,of .... .., ,,,,," ,w'p,by.hc w ind!E •• n 2l_h.v... iIlah,d.,n ou".lv••. 'wo or ,h"", kernd •. Our "n. a.., m.ny ag.inllll •. !iftingth.,th.chllrch.. ,or.h.... to. caJled,.r
WHO la Ruo'r FO" H""un/ 0.,,, ... , Who "'f"ak,ngwhenth'prophet··ro,·Woei.m •. lOul.forlh •• eh«nmcolW:a'g.,hc"ngll" ... in n.~ ..!"Fo.did'h.ptopht'h,uaJJy·g"h... o< .... n .... n"n·ga,h ...!Ooo,.th.prophe.h."". fmn! Anyw.y, ,he only ..... who rrghdy gathe.. frnm ...h....... bttnplan..dlO.harnM .. ...,.'... f"t'Ph
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on.d"".norf.ilwhni.lik.,h."".d,h .. f.lI.nd sp .. ngup, .• ugm.nt.d.ndin .....edbyvcry m.ny fmi".' And . n ,h. proph. r •• y•. ·\V"" i. me!F<.rl"mbtcnm.".nn.whog•• h."the "ubbl.in,h.harv.,,:Thu.wick.dn... i.cnm· paredwirh ,h. "ubbl •. whi.h i.qui.klyburn.d. .ndwi,hthedUSl.Andoo,Job .. id.ub..qu.ntly. ·Th'ywillb.like,h.ffdriv.n by ,h. wind:' and .,,,,,ceh •• dded,,bridlin •• nd$.1id, ·orlike du",h., rh. wind huc>r,i.doff:lndeed .• o ,h",youm"yknow,h.rrh.wick.dper
7,2 Tbe Godly P.,i,b TUB U .. . BM .... T
JBIlUS~LBM:C.in.ndAbtlfoUowedinth.gene .. ·

'ion of hum.nkind .• nd C.in wu ,h. firs, murder cr. Af.. rw.rd$ . de!uge.ngulf.d ,h.carrh b«.u.., of.xce.dingwicktdne.. ofhum.ni'Y.Fire
wi,hcords andhungv.il.nexr,o,h •• J.. r: " C~T ECHET'CAL L~CTUIlB ".6. "

7,5Glla rd YDllrSp.«b UN'NTBN OBOCO NSBQU ..." u opTIlUTH T nLlNG. JOHN C~Sst~N' [In.piritu. ldi KiplineJ. rhcdi.po.i,ionof,h.doeri'giv.nmo.. wcight ,h.ntherhing,ha
'1,"0.,0""" 7;6En'miesi"Onr',HQ"1< 'K~J64. "Eo:1Il 14. "P>1"'] ''I\l(l6;11(los.]1LXX~ '"AmoolollJ<X.

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''l'C6hl30-11. ·'Sornll1'" "I Sorn22:9-1o. "'PoS2>S(Sl,1 LXX~ "ACWsum.j"

.\I~ U CLU"" W HO YO UR f~T H BR Is. GUGORY A man. Ihen. who ,emain. ,he ume ,ndyetp,.,de•• ohim.elfaboullhechang.for th,bc"uld •• rtndlowh.IPauluy,,"lf.nyon. th,nhh.i.,omelhingwh.nh.;sno,hing,h.d.·
0' NYSSA:

D,V'''.JUDGM . .. TSHPA RAT RS GOOO PRO'' h 'L.GUGOR' Q.NAZ'ANZUS;JuS!wh.,i.,he .....,kofth•• xe!Th.uci.ionof,h,soulthati.in. cur.blyfruid.... like Ih. ,...,.v.n . f,.r ,h. dung has been.pplied.'" And wh.t does ,h. sword do! n.,wordof'he Word cu's ,hrough d.f.nscs.h does ,he worl< ofscp...,ing,hcworscfrom th. bct,,,.>t h.ctu. l1ycre ..... division be,ween ,h. f.ilhfuland rh. unbeliev
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n.w Elijah." you who are morc than a proph«. in· .. much.s you saw him of whom you did prophuy. you ,h. m. di .. orof the Old .nd N.w T.... m.nu. Wh.,i.,hi.l",ch..!hi.pr«i •• lylh.m....g.of Ih •• d,'.n,.,h. incarnation. No on. c"n m.ke i, h"ppen-n.itherrho,,)·«carn. l.ndhabe.in Chri.. nor'ho .. who .... kintoJohninspiri'. ONTHZHol" L'GHT5.0 .... T'O .. J9"I'"

7:8 I Sb,,/l Arilt THB W'U TO R, n. AMnos., The f.ll of infir· mi,y is no'gra •• iffree from ,he d«i ... of,he will. H.v. Ih. wiU ro ri •• _H. i,., h.nd who will c.u.. you ,o,i... E~ POS ITIO" ON "HE PSALMS 37"1."

B "' ~J" G D,VI .. ~ J UDG .. B.. TOFOURS'N S. BA.,lTHBGu AT:W•• om.rim •• bearill n....s. punishmen, for sin intended fo, O~r com·ngyou. • nd ..,m.ha•• di.d.Bulifw.wouldjudg.ourselvrs. w•• hould notbejudged.w.... ch •• ti ..d by ,he Lord tha< wc be no,con.umn.dwi,h ,h,world ."JO Con'<"<Juently. when w. who belong'" rhi. dus h••• r..ogniud Our
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",rtan,s. THE loNG Ruu.$ SS ...

h,mu,fMw"Ulmlghtya.!.,,t MWIC p",,,,naolhlS

7:14-20 SALVATION OF ISRAEL

"S btpbuJ IbJ p,opl, wilb Ib] lI~fJ. Ibt flock of IhJ inbtfil~nCt, ",bo d"'tll ~/ont in ~fOrtSI inlbtmidllofofardtnlud; Itrlhtmfmlll'lBolh"n an dCiltad 4Is'''lhtdDJsofold. "Asrn Ibtd4lJl ",bt,,]owramtOlllof1b, '4Indof EllPI 1 ",iIIshowtbtm'morvtlollslbingl.

",o"gbo/ds, rbtJ,baUtllrn in JruJto thc LORD 011.

God, andlbt]sballftarhuaIlSloftbtt. "!Nbois"GoJliltt ,btt,paNolI'"grn'<jIlI/] andp4llSingoVC"rrralls,![Ttssioll forlbtWllnantof"ili"btritanct! Htdotlnor rtlainbilangnfortvtr buallltbtdtligbtlinsludfalllovt. " Htwi1!againbav,mmpollionupcnuJ. bcwilllr.adollriniqllititlllnJtffool. T"ow willC"11 all 011"" sim intDlbtdtPlbIOfl",I,a. M-rbo ll wihlbowfailhflllntsllojacoh a"dluadfalllovtlOAhrabam,

" Tbtnationllballsttandb,asbamtd "faUtbti,migbl; IbtJsbaUlo]lbtirhandI9llIb,irmolllbs;

IbtirtarllbaUbtdtoJ "lbt]lboUlitk,htdlllrlik.4Istrptnl, /ik"hcra",linglhing,ofIIJttarrb, Ibt] sball comt Iwnblingolll oftbtir

"I 1"41" "OSII",Grn IDGllrf4llb"l

from IhcdaJl oJold.

Ova.V ' KW' Th~ nodu. f,nm Egyp •• nd .he promi.e ofboing shown m.rve!nus rhing. il r~' vul~d in ,h~ Mw Covenant. The Egyptians w~,~ a .ypcnf.,n.ha.lnp.i. md,owned .• hple by implor· ingupon.hem'mpolS,bI.rul~sandr~ula.ion •. Ch"Jf·.abilrtr'o,~kcawayunrigh",ou .... lSwao for .. nldby,hep,nph~I(CH.YSO$TOM). In lufferrng ..... 11 nn,.odt'pairan.d,h,nk thatGodh .. alnn.donedrh~luffeur.hilth. dt",lwhnll'ry,ng,odue,v<.hebohev
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pl.n"n&gru~

dnuln (A ... "",,_). The .un,c of ",I.

".'ionmullbogiv
,h •• i.,h",.whodnMtlov
T ... E"o Du. P... ,GD ... B... T,. ... Auau'· T'''l.:

Hur what i •• v~n moI"e W<>I1d~rful, thallh.

h,dd~n.nd.",I.dmysl
",,~"'lIKd~g,eerevul.dby'h.a""'.ntproph­

.... Fo,Moc:.h,lKproplK,"poIt.,hu•. ·A•• o,d. ,ogro,h.d'l"0(l"'urconl,ngou,o(Egyp, .. iUI ,/IQ.. un,ohinlnlarve!Qul(hingl: ... Ou,"nl .... ""u .. helnl.d. ndcxll ngui'hedlnb.pmm. J.., .. ,h.Egyp,i.ntwcr
7:18 Tb. SIt~df~JI, Loving God

G.," A~ON . H .u

AIITHO.U... Y TO fOll"' VI

S"... CHRY50STO'"forwh .. w""J.,ul·d.· u.."o .... ,dl·Norrunc.nforg, ••• 'nl,bu(God aIonc:'ln.. much.h.cn .. th.cy.h.nlWlvnb,d down,hlldcfinlUon.,h.y,h.crnocl .... ,n,roduud thc ru1 •• ,h.yth.mICI ... dcd ...d.h.law.H. thcnpr« •• ded.o.n,.ngl.,h.mbymunlof kcl"'u~·.nd Ih.cn Ind,c'''''Ihllopur Godl"' \Vh.n w•• ufJ".. scv'''p"n w' mu" ,h.:nbcw... ofhi. ,.mpu,iono. for h. iJ "y,ng lud aslC"Y ,he w ... y sou!. S<:eing ,he wondcrful wo,k.ofGod. ,h. ",ul .. ill behold iu.lfal,udy .. ,fin huv.n.w"h ,he d.v,l crup,ng.round hk.aln~kcon'hc""h.Thu.'h.p,ophCl ..id. ·\VI>o,".Godhkcyou.p.ardonms,n'qulty .."d p>II'ngo....... nJg ....ion for ,h. rcmn.n, ofh"

'0

,~hcttl.nc.!"l.TTU+S.·

A. GOD fOR .. ' ''U, So \ VB FO RUI" •• O.,GI .. : \V•• houldgiv•• ,u nie'oon.whohasnon.... 1I Whoi l, h.pctlonwhod"".no,h ..... 'uniclh il On' who u" ..ly iack. God.Th...for.... .houldd,..... ou .... tv...ndg,y. '00". who '" n.· ked. On. has God; ano,hcr do.. IlOl han God at all.Wes,vt,o,h.oncwhoOOcsno,h.v.God. n.p"'ph •• 'nSC.ip'u ..... Y'.·W.ahouldc... ou'"n.in'o,h.d.p,h.of,h....:.!ohncon"n· uco, ·H. who ha. food .h.,uld do likew".... Whoev.. hu food .hould give .om. '0 on. who h.. non •. H •• houldgcn
h. ,,11. ,h.

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'NPNFlt65I).S'. 'Mltl=]. 'r--.'I'N"'tJ,r. 'MI<'"o.M.oI 1::11 ' R ; _ 'U).I1. 'K-. 'l\ltIO(:f"OUOl~ ·CU"l~(lI,wUOl~'"fC46
NAHUM

O "n"' MW, Nahum (Heb na~~",) i. very likely a ,horler version of the name N.humi.h, whi~h mean. ·Yahweh comfo,,,: AU we know .bout N.humi.hi.n.me.Hei.cal!edtheElkoohitein ,eference to. town not mentioned anywhett elk in the S"ipturc•• ndwhose loc.,ionto,hisdayis unknown. Thelx>ok i. numbered ,eventh .mong •h.MinorProphe".N.huml:Z·lOis anincom_ plete"",o.. i~p$almd ..c,ibinga,hcophanyand judgmentof Yahweh. Jn/':Jah um 1:11. 13·]4 one find. numcrous ,h,ea" made again" A.. yria fol. lowed in ~onrrao' to promi,.. '0 Judah. N.hum 2:1,1·13dese.ib<s,h e l>ckingofNin.vehand ,h.ok refers '0 ,hecap'u"and d..truction of Nineveh by ,he Babylonian.anJ Med •• in 612 B.c..culmina,ing • camp.ign tha, began in62, to overthrow the A.. yrian Empire. The book k.m ••o be la.. , ,han663B.C.,thed.,eof,hed.... uctionof ThebcsbytheAnyrian •. bu,nol ..ee,han609 B.c..markingthtd.athofJo.iah Although Nahumi.amongthe.hortestof,he

l78

Minor Prophets. thi. f.ct did no,inhibi,.he church fa,hcrs from cxploi'ing ifS rich conlCnt, as did ,he New Te"amen, w,ite ... There i. a dit
'pa.d... D' V'N. Rn.," uTJON Tow.. ..,,, N' N.". H. THiooollUoFM"psu.sTtA:Whil.,hep,oph« jon.h t
N~HU ... 1NT~ODUCTION.'

1:1 IS GOD'S PUNISHMENT OF NINEVEH

'An oNd. con"r"i"g Ni"!v!h. Tb! book of ,Ilt vilion of N~hwm of Ellto,h 'Tb. LORD il ~ jt~low, God ~"d u'"g'"g. ,b. LORD iJ A~."gillg ~lId ",rGlhf"l; LOUI 1~1t" ~'lg'''"c(OIl bil "dVtrlllritl Alldltupl ",rMhfo,hil.ntmitJ. ' Tb. Lo~o illlow/04I1g" and ofgrta, migbt. And ,b. LOlO will by 110 m."nl dur Ibt gw,bJ.

,&.

darkntH. ' Wba,doyowploragAlnJrrhrLollo! Ht will malt. afwll.nd; br w,llnol ,altr v.ngtancl On I", fMI.' ,eLitr.n,,,ngltd,bornllbty,,,,roIlJ,,m.d.'

,w".

Iik.drJllubbl •. " Did on. not' comt ow,from JOw. ",ho ploll.d .vil agAinlt ,h. Lo~o.

AlldroWllltl.dviI/AinJ!

UTh"1 I"JI lb. LORD. -Tbowgh,b<]btllrongAndmonJ!

Hilw"1iJin wbirlwindalldllorm. And ,b. doudl art ,b. dWII of~il fw.

,btJ ",i1/b.cut 0fJAndP"JI "wA1. Tbowgh I haVtAffiiCltdy"u. Iwil/"ffiiClyow nomorr " And "0'" I will bruk hil J0ltr from ofJ JOW alldwillhTIIJourbolldlaJulldrr.' "Th. LOllo bal glvtll command",.n, ~bowr

'H. r.bwlttl ,bt itA Alld mah, U dry. btdri" up alllht riVtrl; BOlh,," A"dC"rmt/",ilhtr. rbtblo"mofLtba"ollfadts. JTb.mown,,, inl 'lwalttbtfartb,,".

,&tbillsmtlr,

JO'" 'Nomorrlh"IIJowrno",tbtpt'pt,uAI.d; jromtb.howltojyow'godJ/wil/,.,ofJ ,b'grav,n imag
rb ••arrb il laid ",ambtf0rt b,m. rb. ",orld""dalltb,,,dwtll ,bmin.

' Who can lta"dbtfor!hil illd'gIlA/ion~ Who cAII'lldwr.lb.b.at ofhil ""grr! HilwrA,hilpow"dowrlilttfirr.

a"dtbtrodrJ"rrbrotr""JundrrbJhi",. ' Th. LOllo ilgood. A mOllgbold ill Ibtday of,rowblt; h.howltholtwbo,aittr
A"d ",iIIpurJw.biJ.II.mitJ inlO

179

'''B.bold. on ,IK mo",,'ailll ,In ftn ofb,m ",b.lbringl goodlidingl. wboprod,,;mJpta,,! Kttpyow,'raJlI.OjwJah. j"lfilyowrvowl. jornrvrrag .. in !han ,Ilt wicktd '~mt agA,nJ/yOW. b.i! ulltr'Jcw, ofJ·

Ov ..v, .... , Nahum', 'ond•• gain" Nint.th'i, through thegrac. of the Holy Spirit. whostiud the mind of rhe proph... re •• alingh,ddtn thIngs (THt;OOO~.). Go.h forg,.en ... i, unmeri",d; ,h ... fo", ,h..ei. no room forptni .. n".op.ide ,"'mJeI.u(ju o.t.}. Ou.ofhi'p"';encc.ndlov· ,ng!r;indne" •• heLordd.I'Y'punoshmen.of.in· n""in.n.".mp ••ob"ng.hem.oreptn,ance. Howtv",.if.htydono ... ptn ••• l>c:puni.hmtm i.ccrt.in ( TH_~). Th. proph ... of ,h. Old T." ..... ntfo ..... w.h •• bili,yofJ.." • •ow.lkon w...... hereby dtmon" ... ing hi, lortbhip OWe • 11 ,,,,.don. Hi. w.lking on wa.e. wu N.hum·1 ,.buk.of.h.st•• ndmaltingi.dty.oo.o.ptu, '0 w.lk on (TIUl1.UAN). God i. no. unm .. rciful. (On.rHY'O wh.t .he h.... i" ..IU' (O~Ic.dmon"'on ofN.humtok"p.h.r..... i•• loo.caJl.o Chti .. iont "I.bra'" .h. pu
,0

Oa.o.cu. ANO V' "0'" •• 0 .. TH' HOLT S .'JUT. T"~ODO.1 of MO~SU UTIA: Som.thing ofthi. kindi • •h. muning of th. word orult: in hIS wish rogivt.h. proph.toan illSlghtoh.n pro· dutli •• ofrap.un.Godcaustda.uddtntran,Kw. m •• ionoftheirmind.o.h •• whil.in.hi. condttion.h.y might r«.i ••• h. knowlcdge of .l>c:fu,u •• w"hdttptrfta..H.eal!si,·oracl • ..htn. Slnc<,hegrac.oftheSpiri.,uthough.udd.nly .. kingholdof.h.proph.t'lmind ...anl· fo.m~ i. w"h •• i.w.., .h. ", •• b ....... of wh., was '0 bo modt de ... H.,. ... ying.'" ... me .hmg h.... <00: ',n orad. of Nine. eh,. bookof.he.i· ,ionofN.hum.h.ElkOlhi,c.- •• if.ouy.• h.. proph.. ·• mInd w.. , ,,dd.n[y stl:t«l by.h.gr..:. of .h. Sp"" and "an.fo.... cdooas.oronttm. pl .... ho •• thing. through which h.l.arnedof ,h.r.«ofNin •• th.ndwhichh.providtd.ohi, ['..en..... ,n... uCllon'nwh •• w.. IIh_n.o h'm. CO"'U"T.. U 0 .. N .... " .. I.,. '

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1:3 Th. LOtd Will Not

EXGII~rat.

th. Guilt]

Do NOT BOAIT E •• N ' N fO .." ' UN .... Juo .. ., And ag .. n: - I will ...... bli. h my co...,. n.n.wi.hyou, .ndyou.h.llknow tha,l.m Lo.d.,h •• youm.y .. mtmN.andbotonfounded .nd m.y no mo .. opt'n yo'" mo".h 1>«0 .... of yo".confu.ion,wh.nl.h.llboplCifi.dto ...... rd yo"for.Jl.h .. yo"h ••• don ....ys.h.lo,d God:' Thu< i. il durly indicated by .h... .1,.",,: word. wh .. was mean, in ono.h,. ploee by ,he ..... m~n. -And .hough d •• n.ing you h~.h.1l no, ..... luyoui nnoun': ' E•• n.h.ju ... being ... .. 01t
WAU '" '' 010 \VAT ..., P Il.O' CT~D. TUTU l ' ., .... : lfi'i.(M ..eion·.JCh"... h.. i,m .. n•• h~ wlllno.bol1rong...han.h.".~.n,"of.h. C ... ,o •.' lwouldh ••• boen conten, ..... nh.heu·

.dlpltllhav.,hownyoU .. lfhou ... dding.ny' ,hmg(ue,h.e.Bu,h ..... prcdiClionof[Chrilll .,.,Jxlngon,hcw.,erprecede.hi,.dven,ao ...1I.Theword,of,h.p.. lma.e,inf.. «.JCcom. ph'hed by Ch,i,,', cfOI01ng ov •• ,h. Wt •. ·Th. L..d:U.Y' ,h. p... lm .... "11 upon nuny w.· ....." When h. ocottcflIUW'VU, HaNHu~·. .."rdl ... fulfilledwhu.h."ys,·'€I".,inglhe .......... h.w .. lkJ ... Wh.n .. hi.,.buke,h •••• lIu!m.d.N .. humi.allo ...ifi.d: 'H••• buk.. tht ... ·ndm.ke.i'dry: ...cr.ning'o.h. .,,,d.,h.. h,ddisturbcd,h..... A""'NST /oboe,o .....o."

1:9 God PWllidm Only Dlitt GOD', M...cy O"nNo l oAc"'NST H u-

0.,.., ... :

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1:14. I SCuUillgOff l4ol,udK"pirlg Fu.ES

you'g, ..v•. 6choldupon,h.mounuin'th.f.~. ofhim.h .. ,b"ng'p"""e.Ojud.. h.k.'pyourf.. · "val~.nd~yyou.""w,.fo.it.haUno[ong.. be .h .. t .hey may ~ ... ,n.o du u... [t 11 compl •• ed,,, IIcon.sumcd ... ,...ken"w'y.HeIJcomeup,h .. , bre .. ,h •• ,n'o you. f.cc and reKUCl you from trib· ul ..,ion: Anyone who know. ,h. GO' p.l. will .. cogni%cwhoi,w.. ,ba,eomeupfromh.lI .. nd brca,h.d ,he Holy Spi.if intD.h. f"".ofjudah. Ih" i., Into flu {;KC ofh",Fwlm dlKlpln. Th • words.boutth.f.... val ....,ofeDU.SC....fcr· .nc~ '0 .h. N ... T..... m.nt. In whl,h (.."v.I' ... • o.piri'u.lly .. n..... d,h .. ,h.yc.. nn .... ·p... in'odi.u •• :Th.,... of,h.p.ophccy,oow.... ....!izedinth"th.go.pclbroughl.boul.h.d.· "ructionof·g,••• n.ndmolten.h,np,'lh •• 11. .It.cidol.of.h.f.. b.god.s.coR.'g... dnow,o.h~ oblivionof,h'g"vc, C'TY OF Goo t'.),. " E .. STH.. CBLU .... T' o .. Fo .. nOLo. AT"A .. A· slus:Once'gain,d.. ,f.i.nd •. Godh .. brough, u•• o.n.,E....... uoR.Byh .. lo..,ngk"'dn ... w• arc onc. ml'pone It oeloob.uv, " , ••• I...ly. W• • hDUldCDm.to ""s..lyandzulously.so .h..,wi.h.joyfulbcginningh,,,w,wIU .xperi· .nu .. fo .., ..... of ,h.h... v.nlyfuJI.h.'i.'o come. FUT... L.TTus6."

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2:1-3:19 WOE TO THE CITY OF BLOOD

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ifsbaktn ,b'Jf,,1/ iltrOlbtmowrbofrb.uttr. " Bthola.you,rroop' ""Womtn ,nJou,miast. Tb'gatt.ofJow.I""a a•• wia,optlt IOJowrfo •• : jr .. ba,dtvou"aJou.bars. "Draw waltffar tlusi.gt . • rrenglhtnyaurforu, go in/o rb,doJ. Irtaatbtmorra •. taktholaofrlu-b,ickmo/J! "Tbtrt ...iIl""jrrra,vou,you. rb,JwarJ ... iU,wlyowofj. Ilwillarvow'Joulikt,btlouu. MulriplJJowrstlvtJlih,btlocUJI. mulripIJlikttlugraubopptrl " You '''Cfla"dJ ... ,m"cb"",, mortth .. ntbt,I""ofrbtbt .. vuJ.

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OVJl.Vlfi"" CyTllofJeru.. Jemrc~rstoJelulril· 'ng from ,h. d•• d or hell u limbo (CUlL OF JEMU' SALfi .. ).N.humh.tdfo'c'old,h.brc~.hingofthe 'pirlfo" ,h.Twciv•• nd ,h•• u,hori,yto •• mh II nl . "One blowing in your f"."i •• deKriplion of the Holy Spi",. who wao ope .... iw on vi .. ,fying Adam.h,"MI,owalol,h.Sp;.i,uponth.apol' rie,th"perlffw:lCh,,"·oy,c''''Yow,dudt. wh,ehllpufigu ..dby,h ...,croryov.. dt.A .. y•• iank,ngdom(THIOOO ...T).Nahum·.rcf••• nccto .ublta"". bo,nl u~aled 11 not WoUt money. The rru>unu,", .. movcd.rcdt'ngo,h •• ~.th.m. ..Iv.. abow God (AMIROIlfi).Cht)·......om ..unly condemn. ,h. m'''rly .ich whom N.hum lihned •otho.. who build ,h.i. hou .. on injustic. (C" ~Y$OSTOM).

IJ RUT Il O.T". H ouS. , • •TFo RMTOLO.

Cn.L Of JUU"'LI .. : H. ,mp.. ted the feUow.hip of.h"HoIySp"",o,heopu ..,",,n now.but,h ......... lca nno."".hoIdi'.Acc.. p'fQr thc nme the gr:aa of which you.rc c1lNble, but l_kforwat
cur"ofJcru..l.m "until you arcclo,hed with powerfromonhigh:'Receivei.inp",now: ,hen you will b.edod in it$fulln.... For he who rcccivCloft.nh .. th.gif,oniyinp. ... bu.h. who il d".hed i,entirclrcovcr.d by h .. garm.n •. Fca' no,. he"YI • •hewe"pon,.nddartlof the d... iJ.for you wiJl pou"s ,he poW<'rofthe Holy Spi.i •. s..ubcmindful"f"u...,.nt.dmoninon, ,h.. ,h.. Holy Spi.i. i. no,dlYided. bu, only ,he gncehebcJlows.c..nCHBT1CAL LKCTU.. '7.11.' TH . T ... PI OF BUTow... L O. TH . H o .... 5.,., .... THIODO ..T o. Cn.: "On< h.. COme up blow.ng ,n your f:aa •• eKuingyou from ,tibui.o......."God ilth.uu.. .,f,hi.foryoubyhi. dec i.;on .. ,hough h)' ",me kind .,fblowing, dem<>ying them bu.f..eingyoufrom.hei.pow... )u .... byblow· inglbruth.,flifeintoAdlmh.m.d.him.living boing..·",hep.ovid.dyouwi.h ..lv."on by the bIow'ng ofhf... Thi. i. ilia wha< Ch.;.. ,h. lord pv.,hepcudapootl.. . ftcrthernurrecnon. S,nce Adam loo, wh .. he had n'Cclnd by way of "".gclhrougt.thedivincbiowing..ltwunp".h.t Ch,,".h .. l.,rd,hould~ncwth.'magc.nd..,­ " ore" '0 ,he pcrco:Iopoodu and dtrough them ro all thebolievers,blowingon.hemanc:luying,"R.· cciv. ,he Holy Spin':' Sincc rormcr things arc 0 ,yp
~1"""'TA,," MnA."O. OF TM ' .. O. AO"'''ST .. ,h .. ,h""nlypl."'w,, rt.dor·,ub,unce·'Hui,no"I.obc"nuidin ...o,herpas.ug","Th"g>
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1:1·17 HOW LONG, 0 LORD?

'Tbt oradt ~f God wbirb H~baHuk rbt prophtrMw. '0 LO~D, bow long ,b~ll/ rtJ for htlp. udrbo~wiltnotbur?

OrrrJ rOlbtt "Vio/uct!" udrboMwiltnot,avt? IWhJ dOlr thou m~kr mt wrangl ndlookuponrroubl.? Dtlrrurtion and viol.nctM. b'for. m.;

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rDrudandttrribleofttht]; thtirjWJliuonddig"irJprocudfrom rhemu/vts. ' ThtirbofltlOftSwifttrthalt/topordl, mortfitrctlbanlb.tVlningwolvtI; tbtlfhorumnp"uproudl] on. Y.a, rbtir bOflt"'t" co""fro", afa .. tht]flylikrantogl'lwifttodtvowr. ' Tht} allcomtfOf viol.nu; "rror' oftb.m gOt! btfar.tb.m. Tht]gothtrcaplivt,lihJllnd.

'O)'rking,rb']l<"ff· ond~fr.ltflthtJmahlport.

ThtJlaugh lit tVH]fOrITtU, fortbt}Iltopuptarl"anJr~hlf.

" rhtn tbt}Iwttpb]liktthtw,ltdoltdgo guilr]m.n,wbostownmigbri,lh.irgoJI 'I),rtthounolfromtvtrlalting. LOAI) m] God. mJ HolJ Ont? W.lhallnoldit. OLo.D,lbou hall ordain.d rhtm 01 11 Judgmtnl; oltd tbou, 0 ROfk,halltslab/isb.d tbtm for (h",liu"'tnt " Thou whoarl0fpurtrt]tilhuIObtbold tvil ,,"dramtnot/ook,," wrong, wbJdolllhouIOllkonfairbltU"'u.

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.p tb.m"nmortrigbttoullb"nbt! "Fa, t~ou m~km mtn /ikt tht fil~ of lb. It~.

likt (,"wling tQingl tb~r bQvt nO rwl ... " Ht bri~gl all oflhtm up with" boo.lt. btdragl thtm our witbbiJntt, btgotbtrltlnm,nb,IJtint; 10 In rtjoiusllndt:culu. '· rhtrrf~r.b.,a"ifiultobilntl

andburnlin"nltIObiIUint; Jorb]tbtmbtlivtl in (U.:cu'J,1 ondbilfoodilfi,b " Ilhtlhtlttokupontmpt]iltgbillttl, anJ ",treiltulJ ,1~J'ng n~tiollJ for t~t,?

OVHIt.V'BW: Habakkuk i. indignant not.gainst Go-d but again.t tho •• who c.u •• injuotic. to ,h. poor (TH£oOQRB).Christ". humbl<.sI .... dik.... · d.tion i•• my.tery '0 behold. The Jew. "'cre pro· ph.,icaIlYfOldina
H .......' ''u,,· , IN O,,, N"""ON Is NOT AG ... NST GOD. THEOOQU O. MOP.U UT'A: h i. not •• though bringingacen.ur•• gain«God thal rh. proph", ... y.,hi •. R.,h",.h,speak.,hiswayui, i. ,h. custom wi,h ptople who.,.., in ""m. SOrfo( troublcorwho.r.righ,.ou.lyindign.n,wirh ,ho....<pon.ibl.,op ....,n'thcinju
.. No~, .. :H.r.m. in.dLordofallrhing•• ven wh.n he came,fo< ,he divin<
i :13 Too Pwrc III LOllk 0" Evi! GOt)PROT~C TS THBPURBIN H BA.RT. CHRY·

SOsTQ.. :·Fo" proph., .. id: "Youwho ..eofpurereyc.,hanto behold.vil.nd cannor look on wrong.-You .... wharprovidencc.wh"protection.wh .. com· p«h
Go"'S PURITY Dou NOT Loo" ON EV'L. CH ..SOSTO.. :YoU ......... nifiri.,h.wick.d who peri.h,ne .... rthel ... ,h. so ubofgoodpeople arc likdy ,o.howcomp.... ion wh.n they ... peo pie bcing puni.hed. And you will finde.ch ofth. good peoplcand rh. in.pircd. w
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tt.d«I'So.i"". wid,ou, ev.n ,hi. ,he good m.n .... "oubl.dinmind.nd.kk.,h ••" •• h.Lord ,",n.,he.igh,of,h • .."hing.should€u,No.h ,nWd""perd'pr...ion.lock.dhimin,h."k.s ,bough in. prison. lu,he h»· ••• igh,of,h • .., ,,,,n,,.nd be ttrror.,truck. In hi.€ ... for him. ,htr.fo... ,he loving God does no,.lIow him '0 .i.wth ••orr.n,ofw.t.r or ••• ,h. di ..... r oc,"rring,harinvol •• dth.d."mctionof.h. world. HOM'L1ES ON G.N"stS 2S.t1 .'

1: 16 Living in Lllxllry CAESARlUS OF AUES: Th. ,nti •• life of ,he ..ints i•• ng.ged in ,hi. war. fo, " ... happe"' tn .h.m wha, i. writ,en: "Th. f1.sh lu"s'g.in .. the.pirit •• ndth ••piri ••g.inst ,he A,sh:'O They.inde.d, figh,.bu"h.yar.no,ove •. (Om<.Wh."h . llI say.bou,wick.d.c •• n.l.nd dissip ...d soul$ who do not.trugglebu,a«€u . ri.d.longin subjr«ionISruu.e,hry follow will· ingly•• ndof,h.irownacco,d[,h'y]d •• o," m.m
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WARN'N GABOUTP R'OH,MART,,.O.SItAGA Ahhough. i~ g.ne ral .• hi. i~f1 ..ion ofprid... .. ck. m.ny p.opl •• ,hc who h.v. reach.d ,h. perf."ionofv;rtu.. of,he'piri,orcopiou. riche. and highu, office s in.he f1uh.lt becomu.llth.gre .... in t heirc"su.bcc.u.eth. on.who.how. p.id.i.gr.... r.l,i.no'con .. n' ,od... roylowly.ndu.s
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2:1 3 THE REVELATION AWAITS AN APPOINTED TIME

' I will takt myltand to waub. and Jtalian myulfontb,towtT. and look fortb to Jt< wbM ~, will J4y to rn •• andwbat I wi1/amwtT conctrning my complaint. ' And Ib, LoRD anJw,r,d m,: · Writ'lb.~iJion:

mak. itplain upon tablw. Job. rnoy ,un wbo rtodJ it. l ForJtil! th . ~iJion awaitJ ilJ lim.; ilbaJl(nJIOlbt tnd-ilwillnOllit

If il Jttm Jlow. wait for il;' it wiUJuTtlyeom(. it will nor dtlay.

OVlIRV I1!W: The (ai,hful do no, cxpcn '" he .. from God wh .. ,hey de.ire. but to desire wh.t ,hey he.. (AUGUST''''H).A,,,ctics ofthed... ,. up.rience,he .. naci'y,ha,i,n«ded,ohur God'sVQi,.(jO"",CAssrA"').Th •• dventof Chrill i.,h .. far which H.bakkuk was caUing ,apcapl. 'ab. p.,i.n, (AuGuST,,,,.j.S.li.vers ar. ,n"aur' g,d '0 p.... v... in ,heir tri.ls be· cau.eGodwiJ[came(SASllj.S.natdoubl.· mmded but always .udr (a. God's earning (Cl.M.,..,.o.RoII
2, 1 WbatWiIIGodSoy' ~ht"R I "G

,hen. did I find you in ord.. ro learn . bou, you! For you w«e not.lre.dy in my memory bcfore I lurn.d of you. Wh .... then. did I find you inor d«role.,n.bou, you . unl ..s in you ..elf . bove m.IYet ,here is no plac•. W.gobackw.rd.ndwe gafarw.n:l. ' y«.he",is no pbce.O tru,h. you da p..sid.over.U,hings.• v. n,ho.. ,h .. uhcoun· selwi.hyou •• ndyoudo.n.werinth... m. tim. . llwhoconsultyau.how.v.. divcrse,h.irqu.. · ,ion •. Youdo.nswercl...ly.bu,.lldano,hur d.arly. All se~k ~oun$.l conc.ming wh .. ,h.y wi,h.bu, ,hey do no,.lw.y' hear wh .. they wi.h.H...rvcoyoubcstwhod"". no,.omuch upect.ohear,h.,hingfromyou,h.th.himlClf d.. i.... bu,.arh .. rod ..i .. wharh.h .... f"'m you. CONfIlSS,ONS 10.,6.' l' ST. "" "G TO GOO.jOH'" CASS'''''': lfsom.· M< pe ... ver.. "antinu.lIy in thi s warchfuln .... ,he.. (ore.hcwill.ffec,iyelyb.ing,op. lSwh •• is quire pl. inly expre .... d by ,he p.opher H.·

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",kkllk: '1 will.lund On mywal.h.nd go upon OIyl«k.andlwil!lookoutrostewh'lhew,ll

1'1 ,0 mt and "'harl Ihould uply.o him who rt· I"""'h<:tme:n..labor,oUl""O$lndd,ffocuhy.,{ rII'l lS""ry dtarly p""'.d by ,he u~,,<:n( ... of ,ho>< who dw.1I in ,h. du"" of Callmul or Por·

phynon. CONfao ...el ~4.4.1.'

Tou R. o ...... W,LL Su ... u Co .... Au<;us· 1I.I,Ofwh. lolulh.n,h •• dvtn,ofCh,isr. "",wUf<>(<>me. I1 Hab:.kkuk und.,I.jfhou ... hofe .. him.andk,ndly"nd krnngly M 001<>"', h.. f• ...,tI upon
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"W'clorddull .uddcnlycomc foh .. ,emple.~.~n .hc holy onc. for ... h<>myou look:' , C•••U .. T'J!

TH . V'SION AWol,T. lu T , .... Eus.. ,us OP Colnul .. ; Ht i. blessed who is namcd. by ano.h. trprophtr."Htfh •• comes;,n,hepauagc. "Y~, .1,,,1. wh,lc. and M .ha. come' WIll COme .nd w,ll no, ""y.... who.l.ocam. in ,he n. m.of,h" l.o,d God hi. Fll h",. And h. i. ,he lo,d God ,h .. appt"edforuI.For h•. ins'lufhlfhth .. come ,n.he name of hIS F•• her wh"n M "'YI'o IhtJew•. ' 1 haw: corn. in my FilM'" name. and you ruei.c me no •. If .no,her ,<>mU ,n hi. own n.m •. you will receive him:'· He. ,hen. who .p. f.,.. U'-'M Lord God. ,h. bl.lHd. who co'""' ,n.he n.m" of Ihe Lord-was .110 fh~ ..one.h" ,hou.,{old buil. up on ,h. f<>und.."o" of,htM<>.ai'luch,ng.which.heYM,aside.nd ... hich .• houghM, .. ,dcby ,h.m.h ... bccomc ,h~ hudoffhtcornerof,hechurcho(,heGcn,ilu. Tl>conclcJlYll\ilwondtrful.nof ,0.U,hll lookoni.bu,only
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P~OOfOFTH.Gospa ' 9.,S."

TH Blo .. oK .... F.. 'TH. J..O...: "(1b.:Lord] whok<:.p,'ht"u'hfo..,~r:lJ]("" • ..,cru.h.d 'ACWS7~ "NPNFI l.m. 'NP~FlU80. 'Hobl"')7. ·MalH.·.. NF,..2.16·.'HoblQ,Jl.",S"J."KIC:z.ll9'.

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byral",hoodandd""~it,l~.",

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Tt.. Lon:l .. ,h~gu.>rdi.anof'TU.h I'orall ••• rnity. Someon.huh.dagainSl ..... and.h.loul'gl ... n mo •• cr«l.ne.th.nw.whoa .. ,.lhngth•• m.h . \V.m,... no.d"p.".Th.lordk«p,r."hforev· ••. Aptlyuid. ·k«ps:H.k"p'lfu.h.ndke.p' it;nhi.o .... nlf ... u.y,h.p.ylbacktou ..... h.th. hu Slor.d ...... y 1'0. us. "Whoke.p.truth fore .. • ••:Chm.lltruth;le. ul 'pe.k,,"th,.ndtru.h w,U ... ~rd .ru.h for Ill. "[The Lord] OKU...

juSlic.for,h.opp..... d:"E~nLfju.,,«d.l.y. ,u com.ng. do nOI g'veup hope: "" w,llsurcJy com.:.ndb"ngWva.ion, ..,u"ngjulucofo. .h~opp.eu«l..M.you.,on"'l
•h., ........ no'suff.ringonaccoun'ofou."ns andlhlt",•• r.nolgu;llyof,h. ch ..g.brough • ag.;nfful.Ho .. 'lIUONTUaPuLMsss."

2:4 LIVE BY FAITH

'8thold, ht ... ho ••• au/;$ nOI uprighl in hi'" lh~uf"ir,' "ul Iht r;ghltOullhQU ,,~t hJ hil fllilh,"

OVBav,.w,Pridei"on"ary.oGod·.just;cebe· ,.u.. ilpl .... trll";non ....... ork •• ndno,g."' •. Th'j .. ofg.aubywhi,hlh'j".. thouldlw. byfa"hw.. proct.jm«lbY"'~proph·I(Auct1S· nN.). Th. m.""go of Ih. com,ng ofJ"'u... fOr<' told It on. ha.onon"'u, ..... mony. Th. juSl peopl.of.h.OJdT..
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n....for<.nyon'.J.wo.G.nl,I •• c.nbejusti r..d byfai'h ",children ofAbuham (C"aJ"N). Godly works are inrimltdy uni.~d.o fa"h. IS r.· f1ec.ord,nTob".Ca"ngforlh~poo.g,Y .. Jif.to .h~(a"h,hlt''''''j'''llln,by(l&<)).fa"h.unuol

in d,v, ... prom,.... is .......... (TNIlOI)OO.').

nc. of"gh,eo"' .....

P. ,,,.CO,IT ..... ... TO GoO·' J " ,T.<:"AUGU.· T'"'' Th ...(or. pride i. contrary 10 ,h"ju,,,c~ of God,becI""'.p" .. i.... u•• ,n '"' own WOrks. Thul th( pulm 'onltnU
OLD TuT .... . NT SA ' NT. A ... SAV.D Too. AUGUsT'N~,ThD""ju .. peopl •• bow.r... v.d lrr,h.....lu .. ryf.irhinh,ma'man.ndGod .-hD,beforeh••• m.inrh.n.sh ....h••• d,h .. ~''''''Io.om.'n ,he Ae.h.' Our f."h i.lhe ....... ,h.iu•• in.erh.ybeli.v.d,h...hi. _Id be. ",h,l...... belt.ve ,h •• " ha. COm• • O

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re..

be IOm. pi.", in which ,hi. wU (oou,h.ir.!fYOllh.v.morc,han.nough. gi",,,,,h'pour •• ndyouh..cw'ped,h.lorJ', fu,.Fo.h.i .....m'obc.h.body•• uperflu,'Y. Fo,you.heyarcouperfluou •• bu,for,h.lord·. fcc,'h.y.rcn ...... ry.Pcrh"plon ...,h,h. Lord'. f.CI.rc in n.cd. Forabou. whom ucop. abou, hi' membe .. ",,11 he "'y ,n ,he ~nd. ·Wh.n you did " for onc of,h.I.""ofmin •. you d,d " form"l lI YOU'pcn,your . upernu;'y.buI you g......,-v".. '0 my ftt •. T"'CTAT,S ON T H I Gos· PUO.jOHN SO.6."

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T ' KDTO TH . F.. 'T H O.A .... H.. M. CYr.' ....: 'And ,fyou will no,lKhev ..... i,herw,lIyou un· d<",.nd:- Also .h. Lord ,n ,h. Go.pd: '1'0< ,f youbc:li.vcno.,h" lamh •• you.halld,einyour 11n1 ,·" Mor~vc"righf
f.i.h . lni.w.. lif.... p,.dic,.dinH.b.kkuk: 'Now ,h.ju••• h.ll]iv.by f.i,h in m.:H.nc. Abr.h.m •• h.f. ,h •• of,h ...... ions.bc:li.vcd.ln G.nui, "Abrn.am bel'CVN ,n God. ,nd" "'U cGUn •• d ",him fo,tlgh,.ou.n ...::Jlnlike .....n. n.. Vaulwro •• ,o.heGal.rian,,·Ab.. ham·bc:· h.vcdGod,.ndi,waa , •• koncdt<,himu ,;gh,.ou.n.... ·Soyou ..... ,ho ... of fai.h are ,h. duccndantOofAbraham.And.h.s.c, ipru, •. for ..«,ng ,h •• God would Jtu.ify m. G.nul" by f,i.h.p.cachNmcgo.pcllKfo .. hand,oAbr.· h.m.nying'[nyouoh.!laU.h.nation.bt bl....d:SO.h"n.,ho•• who ••• pcopl.off.i,h ... blc.. cd wi.hAbraham who h:uf f. i,h:" T" ... BooUOf TI5T'IoIO .. ,uAG.., .. ,T TI. .

your f..:c from any poor m.n. SOoh.U ircomcro p... ,ha"hc f""'eofGod.h:aJl ...., bc:.u.ncdfrom you: .. Thi.vlt ......... kesallv"' .... profiub]c.for by iu p.eccpr. i'givcl life '0 ,har vcryf.i.h by which ·.h.ju .. hv ••·.ndwhichi...,d,obt ·d.adwi,hou.wo.k.t:AA. ,h •••"onfo,wo,k. con.i ... infai,h .... ,h..... ng,hoff.i,hcon.i ... ;nwork •. SuMo.. ,o ...." TH . R"lH T'OU' T ....TGOD·. Plo." n •• T .. tiODOU O,MorsUUT1A:·S.. "hc,igh,W
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2:5·20 WOES TO T H E WIC KED

' MOTtOVtr.

·Wo, to him who htap. up Whal is nor hi.

win,ilITt~rhtTou.;

rht~rToganr

man .ballnor abidt.'

Hi.grudi.a.widt~.Shtol;

/,hd,,,,"h,b,,sntvtttnoNgh. H,tarhtr·foThimsr/f"lIna,ian•. and roll",. '" h" own ~lIptopltJ.·

·Sbal1 nor aU rh,.trak,uplh,i. ,aunlagainsr him,in.rojfingd,ri.ion of him, and Jay,' 194

/orhowlong'4ndloadshim1t!fwllhpltJg"r ' Will 1101 your d,bror•• udd,"'y "iJt. "ndrboJtawak,,.,bowillmak,you ",mblt? Thtnyow will btboolyforlhtm 'BuawJtyou),ovcp!undrr,dm""yna/ioll,.

,lIlberem/lQ/llaflhepeap!c•• b,!I plunder Jail,

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JQrl~~IQtldofmen,"d"iolu(eIOlbe

torlb,

glor]. Drink'JowTlelf, and J"ggtr!' Thee"p in Iht LO~D" righl band willromt around 10]OW, alld.ha""willra"""ponJowrglory! "The v;olrllrrdollt 10 Lebanon will ovtrwhtl", JOII; d"dmfwrrionofrbrhuJlJwil/lerrifJ

la (ilit. and all wba dwdl Ibtrtin. ' Woe 10 him who gm ,vi! gain for bi. hou.t, 101rIhi.nmonhigb. 10 ~t

.afe from Ih, rearb of harm!

" You b,vrdrviud,bame IOJowrbowJf .JcwlI;ngoffmaIlJprople.; Joub,vtforfmedJaurlift. "Forrbt,rOllrw;UcrJolltfrom Ibrwall, ."d Ibt ht,m from Ibe woodwork

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~!lHIdofmtll alld "ioltn" 10 Ibt earrh, ICt(ilitJalld.l/whodwdllbtrefll.

fortbe

rtlpolld.

lIWOt to bim wbo bw;ld. a lown w;lb &100,1, Qndfo.md. a rilJ 011 iniquil]! U8tbold, i. il narfrom rht LORD ofhom tbalpeop/r.laboronIJforfirt, ."d nariMS wtor] tbemu/vt. for

"Wha tprafil is an idol whrll ;IJ ",alt" ~al lhapl~ il, a "'ttal imagt, a ltachcr 0fIItJ~ Forlbtwo,kmanlrwslSinbiJownertarion

wbtnhtmahsdwmbido/.! "Wotlobi", ",b"J'JJ roa woodrnrbint,

lIowgbl~

"Forrlnt.rr&willbtfilltd

Aw.h,

wrlbthtknowlrdgtofrhrg!orJofrhe LoaD,

C.ntbiJgivrrtvtIMiM! iri,o~,t,l.idwilhgo/dudJ.lvtr,

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tht ch..ge '0 malusurt ,har IKlineu do nO. IK· """.prowdbypl.ci/lgf:a.l.., r
..1"".rnJluda(wpongra<e (CYnJAN). W. "'ould na, bream. oMnsed wi,h ,he desire (ar ..... tldlynches.Widow •. arph.n."ndn.ighbor, 'r
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"WOt /0 him who moh. h;. nt;gHan drink °flht(upOfbi.wralh/and",aktllh,m •110_<1 _ _ .... _ rc... _ _ _,.._

w.y ,a bu,ld ••",y..f f."h ( ........on). H ••• "co ,.~ag< .h" flock ..fCh"tI J.k~ wol""o, p.llaglllg, bl ... "ng.ndgorging.h.rnstl...,(Cn'LOI' .... t.filC· A .. O ... A). Those wha .. e~a...,.ou •• "",.rd .h." n•• ghbor.nd.p<.ki!!af.hem.r
wlfh. K.c.b (A....os.j. R•• urnlng'o ,he old ~w,.hw.y.s , ... k.
f.om foul w..... ln., •• d. btl,.~... arc <0 immcrst ,h.mulvesin,he .. >ch,ngandenmpleo(P.ul (O~,(f~"). The bir.h of M .. y wu fore.oId in ,h. Old T...amcn •. Ann." r.r.r«d '0 as ,h, holy ,.mpl•• ha.carriedMary (MIITHQD,us).

build youcmywclll 'BcnuII a I",lewuh <M fe.cof'heLon:l.hang~ ..."'uur" ... ,.hou. fe ..... The rich •• of a puson ough, '0 wor~ for ,h.redcmp,"onofhi • ..,ul.no"oi.. d."ruction W•• hhi. rcdcmp.ionifone UJu i.w.II;""ooi. i. a .n ... if onc does no, ~now how.o uU i•.' Fo, wha.,"aper""'·"mon.y,fno,p ....... 'onfu,.h. JOurnry:'LITT .. 'S.'

2,S G,w.W,d. aI Sh. ... P. ' O.A FfRC TSTH . fLoC •• Cn.' .... 'Since. ,horefor•.• h.Lon:l.hu.,h ..... n••",h.h.p' h..d • •hr .. ugh whom ,h •• h•• pof,he Lorda« n.gl ....d.nd p..i.h,wh,,"Jtough,we '0 do. tkarlybtIOYedbro,hcr.bU'fO.howfulldilig.nc< ,ncollecling.ndc<••onng.hclhocpofCh.i" • nd.o.pply,hcmcdic'ncor~.ernalpiety'o , ... f........ ....,undooflh.Lapud!ThcLon:laloo ,n ,h. Go.pel warn. and uY'. "t,i • .-.hc huhhywlmnocdaphy.ician.bu,.h.ywho ... liek:'for.hhoughw • • h.phcn:l.... m.ny.ye. Wc r.ed onc flock. All of ,h. , heel' whom Chri.. loughtbyhi.blood .ndp...ionw.ough •• o.mbuuand,och",i,h •• ndnOlto.UowourJuppli . • n.andg".vingbroth....obtcrucUytk.piscd .ndlobt,roddcnundc·fog,br·... pf1>lldpre, ump ..onofccrlainones.Jlnce,."wfI,«n.-Th. m.n. how.ver. who" . "If.neck.d. bo,a"ful of h,mnlf.w,llaccompli.hnoth",g.,.II.Hi ' gr..,d .... wid... Sh.ol:L.TT•• 6 •. • .' 2:6 Wo. to Th .... Wh .. AtU mNlalt Wh~t "

~h • • TIC. CoN" . " NB " . Cn' t OF Acu .. ,,· DBtA:A.forlhein""n.oroo(impltuheu.i... ,honprof.n ... a"d'p<>J,.,..... hoh ••• OpeMd ,h.i,mou,h,wid"g.inst,hcdivin.g1ory.",holt whoh..cu" ... dp"r~.rt.d'hingo:' w.couldac. .uu ,hem of h•• ing.lipped ,n.he" madne$l U 10wuthefooli.hp.gan•. [Th.yh,velhppedJ perhaps ..... nlowcr.fur,._ldh.""btrnbe.... n•• cr.o h••• known" ,h.n.o h•• e ,u.Md aw.y from ,he ucred comm.ndm.n, which w.. h.nd rdonto.h.m.\Vh...hebooltofProvern.1O ,ightlY ' p".k , ofha.ind..dcomr.bou" ",h ... h. dogh .. , .. urned,oi .... omi' .• ndno l ooncrh •• it wuhedth.nth.pigretu,n.to w.llo w ,n,h. sl,m.... Th.y .... ~. circulat.d among ,h...... I.... bla.ph.mous accusa,ionl'glln" Ch"" and likc wild. fe«XIOW WO/"".....ge Ih. flock foe which Ch"" d.. d. They p,U,V whll "h,. very own. "bl...llng.hemu!vClon wha, " no. ,h.irs; .. i, IIwti... n.• nd-.. uffing.h.itgorge.oth.fuU: How.ptlydoe.,h ....ying.pply,o,h.m .• h .. ·,h.y •• m.outfromu.bu,w ... no'p.rto(u . ... O"TH , U.. 'TYOFCH.JST."

N~ITr,.i"

2,9 \V".N'N" A"" ' ''ST W ... LTH . A ....o .., u. your people no< des,re m.ny.h,ng•• fo, .... ,ea' .0n,h .. f• ..,'hing.... m.nytoth.m.Po""rty .ndrich..... n.m • • ,h~,'mpJyw.n •• nd ...i.. y. H. 11 not rich who w.nu.ny.hing.norpoocwho doe. no. w.n •. le,,,oon. Jpum.widoworch ... .norph.nortkfraudh .. n.ighbo •. Woe.ohim who h'$' fOrlun •• mu..d br d.cc"and build. ,n blood. ci'y.in othcrwonft. h'$JOuL For it .. ,h".h.... buil.likc'Clly!G .<e
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WO. TO H,.. \ Vuo G n. EV JL G ... N. A.osslt.lI nOt ' pe.k • .,~; furh. saYI. -lo~. no, fO .peakc.,l, I... you bt ,.k.naw'y: Yo u.h.ll notbem,ndfulofinju r i••• (o,·,h.w.ylof,hou,h .. ,.m.mbt'injuri..... un,od..th: " You.hallno,btdoubl.-mind.do, TO~'C CO"ST'TlIT'ON S' YOU

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TIMBBaS""LL

S,au:. AM.R05E; Helen.".dorf.b." "iedo",.o hi. F.. her.o forgive the ,in. ofhi.pe .... u',,'•. '· Thew"m.n ..serlyh ..... n.d ""ouch 'he remedy of i,nm"".li,y. but sh. feared.,,,,,.mpleunder.h.fc><>,,hemy.... yof ...J.. 'ion.Joyful .. h.. ",y.. wi'h.nxiou .... p. ""eknew nolwh.t,h•• houlddo.Shepr",.,ded, howtver. ,o,her... ingpl.ceoftrulh.Thewood ,h o ne, .ndgrac.l1 .. hcdfo"h.And .•• beforc. Ch.i"h.dvi.i •• duwom.nMary•• o.h"piri. VI,ited. wom.n in Hdena. He uugh' her wh .. ... wom.n,h.did no' know and led h,. upon a w.y ,h.. n<> m"rul could know. ON T}(B DBATH O,THEOOOSIU'46. '"

2:15 Wo. Dn",1t

10

0" , Who M"k .. N.igbblJrS

,u,h in".union.abou, in ... pr...,ion from P.ul. a , •• ,herofth. ,hurchl Doe. it no,se.m 'igh' ,h>l w... pply ,hi. kind "f rul. Ih.rw., d.liver.d '" u. in a .imil .. way in o,her p....gu! 0, u ",mewi.h.f<>r",kinglh.",hing•• hot,uch. g,u"postl.uugh, .• houldw.,urn'g.into ·J.wish f.bl,'-IIL h ... '0 m. ,h>l if I differ f",m P.ul in ,h ... matl ... r.id ,h.en.mi.. of ChriSl .• nd,hi.i.wh.,lh.proph.... y•• ·Wo<; ,ohimwho cause.hi,n.ighbor,oJrinkfo,foul .ubv."ion!"L.t u.cul.iva .... h.re(ore.,h....d. ofspiri,u.1 underSl.ndingrtaived from the bl".."d.postl.P.ul.in"'f..... ,h.LorJ$h.. l1se. fi"o il1umin..e u' by you, pray.... HOMltI.SOH

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2:20 Tb, Lord I1 ilf Hi, Holy Templ. MAay's 8'''YH FO UTO lO. MBTHOD'US: ·\Vh.nlhe,imei.com •• you.h.nbe,hown f""h:" Wh>luposi,iond"".,hi.require.ifa p..",ndilig.nt!yJiren.h.eye of,h.mind,o,h. festi, .. lwhichwe .."nowcelebr..ingl·f<)rlh.n .hallyoub<.hownfo"h; he .. y•. •.. upon. kinglych.rg... byyourpure.ndcha... mo,her. in ,h. "mpl"... nd,h .. , in thegrue.nd b•• uty of ,hel1 .. h ... um.dbyyou -" AII,h ... ,hing.,h. proph
,er

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3:1-2 PRAYER OF REPENTANCE AND DOXOLOGY

'A pra]rTPfHab",:,hk rbrpTopbrl. arrording 10 Sbig'OIIorb."

lOwI.D.lbGvtbtard!btrtpor!of 1btt• and !bl work. 0 LoI.D. do Iftar. Inrbtmidl!ofrbtltarsrtMwi!; in I~t midi! of rbt ]tarl makt i! bow"; in wralbrtmrmbt,mrT<].t

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O .... ..v,Bw Ilgnonncei • •• ininneedofrepcn. '.n'''.a$e~prc''cdbyrhcpr.ycrofH.b.kkukrc.

garding,hen"dforcon<Ti,ion( J. """,.).Thc

'wo animals (LJ<JI) .fe ,he Old and New Tuta· menr •• bu"he"moddle" .. no"obc,n,en.dcdlo mcan,h.,Chmtd,dnolbclongfullyroc'lh", onc. ChriOf w.... in ,he m,ddlcof.hc 'wo ,n"pi,· lIu.l.en.eof,he,wocoven.n .. (CAuAK,us). Th" lord'. ",w..dClnn<" bcfullygrupcd .... Wfll uh .. vengt'.nce.h .. fo"hi.rc.son.hat Habilluk up", .... d great fear for 'hc l.oN when he pondered h,. mc",yand wrllh (Cus'()O()aus). The mir.de a, Can•• nd o,h.t puugel reveal Ih., God'l purpo... hIve I vC
\VA ..... " "r Ialtkuk""'.fh'.II.I.'ohi.nn"clc:""


p"r··ofH~kk"k,h.proph.,forisnor...

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Forh. had lpok"n in a bold m.nner '0 rhe Lord . ndh.d ..id. "Howlong..Olord .• h.Ulcry•• nd youwillnolhear'Sh.UJcrytoyou·.ufferinsvio. lence:.ndyouwiUnol .. v~WhylL.veyou ohown",,,,niquJtyandg"tvan(t.lo,,,,"'l"nc .nd ,nJul"",bcfo.. m.!Judgm.n, il done agllnll me .nd oppo.ition i. more powerful. Ther.fore rhcl.wi.,orn.opie'CI.andjudgment,omclno, .o.h•• nd.bccaUJe,h • ..,i(kedprevail··sainll .hejulI; the ..fo ... w,;mgJ"dgmen,goo:s forth."' A""p"",f.ohnn",lfforh.v,ngopokcn,h".. word. 'hroughignotanct.h.... rne.,h.C.nllc!e of Pcn.n(c. Ifignorancc we.. no lin. it w... fu. ,il.... fforronhllp.",ocompo •• • bookofpcn· .nc••• ndhilde.irerouprcllsorrowov.. anact ,h •• WU no ••• inwlI.n.mp'YS"lture. A
Two T..TA ..... TS Fo. nOll>. CUSU.• !). of Allu:Vlhen,h.oacredlusonw....adjw.now. wch.. rd,h., ... he';mt: w Mnthetwclve'l'l6 wc .... nlroy ...... h.landofp"""', ... !WOoi,hc:m b"",gh,backon a lev.. '0 .... child .. n ofllnd. bun.ch of gr1PC' of wond.,.fulll~". Tho.. 'wo men (an bcundcmood in m.nyway•. dur1ybrlovcd. fottheyarenolunfirtinglybclievdroha ....igni· fld both Ih,,!WO T.... mcn.und ,h. twopuctp"

,..h... byG<>gni ..d in ,h. middl.of,h. ,woT.... m.n ... A«ordingtowhati.wri,,
::';:~~~~::$ ::~~~::~, :~:~~, o.:~.Thi. is ·Inth. middl.of,h. ,wo.nim.l. you will be known: w. mu .. 'c.li"" that hc i. in ,ht mid .. of thtOld.ndNcwT." .. m.ntS.,ha,i •• .,i,hi"in .. n II1t,.io,.nd'pi,i,u .. l .. n... Thi.i.no,according 'om.I."...... bu,.«ording'o,h•• piritthat.i.· iIi.... UChri"i.n.whoh"·•• piritualund.,,t.nd. ing.Th",.fo.. ·in,h.middJoof,hc,wo.nimal. you will beknown·m •• n. in th.inn ....n.. ofth. New or Old T<sum.nts. SUMON 107.'.' R.. u" .Q. ANliuth,tallth.,h .. ng<$wrough, byG<>dinth.f.i,hful".ultfrom,hc.pplicuion ofd ... ot
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Ob ...... inbo'hin.tanc.. ,h ..,hi.boundl ... pow.. i. procl.imed. forju" .. ,h. Lord'... · ward.c.nno'bcund.."oodinth.irfulln .... liktwis.,hemoa.ur.ofhi ...cng ... nccc.. nno,bc graspcd.H.didw.II,o .. dd ·forf.... ;" ••• noth .. prophet .. marks:"l h,v'pond ..cdyourwo,Joo .nd w••• fraid: ExpoSITrON of 1',,' PS~l"S

89·".' Go,,'s TtM I NG . IRfiN~.US: With him no,hing i. inc"mplClc "routofdu••• u"n.ju>t a. wi.h ,h • F.ther,h.rei. no,hingincongruous.Forall,hc.e thingsw ... fo"known by 'hc Fachcr.bu, ,h. Son worJoo,htmou,., ,h.proptr ,im"n ptrf.."or· d... nd •• qu. n«. Thi. wo> ,h. re.son why. whcn urging on '0 perform th. wondrrful Mary mirad.of,h.wine .. ndw •• d.. i,ousbcforr,h. ,imo '0 partakt of ,h. cup of.mbl.m .. ,ic.ignifi· .. n.. "h.Lord.~heckingh .. un'im.lyh." •. •• id. ·Wom.n. wh" h.. ,·< I '0 do wi,h youl My hour i. no,~,com"·- w.;'ingfo"h .. hou, foreknown by th. Father. Thi, i••1$0 which th. r.... On why. when men ...... often d..irou. '0 "kchim.-for,h.hourofhi.bcinguktn was no, yet,ocom.:· north.tim.ofhi.pa..ion. which h.d becn f""known by ,h. F.thcr: as .. lso say. ,h.prophetH.bakkuk:·By,hi.you.h.llbc known wh.n the yurS ha ... drawn dos.; )'Ou sh. llbc • .,for,hwh.n,he,imccom.. :be.:.u.e my soul i. disturbed by.ng ... you.h.1I tem.m· beryour merry." AGAtNST HHkU'U ).,6.7."

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CH .. UT .... " 1' 01 . H o LY S PIU T L,,,,, . o, Okl. GHN,Andwc,hinkth><,h.expr...ion.Joowhich occurs in ,h. hymn of H.b,kkuk. "In th. mid .. .itheroftht,w"li.ing,hing•• or"fthc,woli •• s. you wiU bc known: ought '0 be und .."ood of Christ.ndth. Holy Spiri,. For .1I knowlcdg.of ,h. Foth.. i.obuined by rtv.la,ion "f,heSon 'hrough'heHolySpirif,oo'hubo'hof'ht.. bc· ing.which .• ccordingtolh.prophet .... cal:. d

.nh.,·h.'ng,h,nv·o,·livu·u,..... ,ho ground,of,h. kl'lOwI~dgeofGod'h. F~,h~ •. Fo, "i.... .dor,h. Son ,ha, ·noon~kl'\OW•• h< Fa. .h.,bu,.h.Son.andh•• owhom.hcSonw,II",· ... al him:" Th... me 1100 i ....id by ,h. lpo"l. or .h.HolySpirn.wh.nh.d""lu«.·Godhu .... ••• lcd.h.m.ou.byhi.HolySpi",:fo,.h.Spi,. " ....
T ...o T ..T ....... TS L ' "O:~O,CO''T''' M .... c.o ... T .. TULu ....,Th.F.. h"gav •• o.h.Son nc:Wd'''''pl.,afrc.Moocl.ndEIl)lhhad be.nn. hib"cd.longwi.hhimin,h.hOM1"ofh"glory .ndhad . hcnbundismll..duh •• ingfulIyd,. . ch..g.d ,h.i.du'y.nd offic" .... Bu,w. h••• entire .. ,uClureof,hi, .. m•• i.ioninH.b.kkuk .J.o.wh .... h•• pi,i,inth.pc..onoflom.of,h. .po.d.... y•• ·OLord.lh••• h...dyou •• pc""h .nd .......r..id:Wh ... pc«hw ... ,hll.o,h • • •han.hcwordtof.h.vo;.;.fromh",·cn.·Th,... mybelovcdSon,h..,him·I>1·lron"d ••• dyou, worksandwuu.onish.d:\Vhc:ncouldrllllha... bc"cr h'ppcned.h.n when Ptrc •. on o«,ngl". glory,knc:wno. wh~, h....... ... y,"~ ·In dw: m,d"of,h<.woyou.haJlbe known·-e •• n Mou •• ndElij.h.A" .. ' ..STMARClo.... 'a."

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3:3·6 D I VINE ADVENT

IGod camf from Tfman,

Qnd ,/'r Holy Onr from Moun, P~r~n.· Hil glory ,ovrrrd ,/'r /'r~v'nl. ond Ihr to"/' Will full of~il pr~iJ(. Stlob 'Hil hrigbllltll w~llih I/', lig~r, r~]If1,sbtdfrom

/'is band; ,"dl.IHtt/'.v,i'rdbispowrr.

'Brfort/,im wrn'p'J/iI,nct. ondplogutfOllowtddoltht/,ind. ' HtJloodandmralwrrd,hrrarl/': /'rlooktdandl~ookl/'rnMionl:

,br" '''rrtunalmoun,ailll wrrt"alltrtd, IbrrvrrloJl'ngMlllonltlow.

Hi/wa]l wtrt 41 of old.

0 ••••, . ... , Don""'''.r.",bukedformll,n'''· pre"ng H.bakkuk .nd thus d~im'ng Iha. ChnOl Cam. from Africa. h" common knowledge re·

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ga.dlnglh.,ruce.nhlyoflgiruofChnOl .. ndh" .. oc.n.. on from Ih. Moun,ofOli..... ,,,,,ordcd ,n Ih~ Go.pel, {AUGUST' ...}. Th" prophe, .Iong

H..... uUltJ:l-
... ,.hadd",onaltn.im""yprocL"m.d.ha
,h.

(hn"·' " ..

Rnu lt . opA .a OC.N T.,,; OO "AT ' STI .

AIIu ....... "rng)'Oll " .... going ,o ..11 u'. ·Theproph•• : ..yoh •• ·uysGod·willcom.from .... fric:'.nd nowofco .. rH wh .... ,h. Af'ic i •• ,h... ,..... f,ic.: w.n. ,h...·,. fin .....'muny for)">u! God will COm' from .h. Afric. and f",m Africa Gud .... ill co"",.Th.h... ,ics .... nnouncing.no,h" C1,,,.. whui.bo.n inAfric•• ndgo... hrough rho world. I"m .. king wh .. " munl. God will .....,. f,om Af,ica. [fyou ... id. ·GodhuonLy ...... 'ned'n .... fria.:youwould ..... JnLybe ... yIngJom.. hJngoh.m.fuL.nough.Bu,nowyou .1$0 uy. ·H. will com. from .... f,i": W. know .. h... Ch".. wu born. wh.r. h.... fT...d.wh ... M.sc.nd.din",h.. "n.wh.r.h...n,hi.di"i. pi.. from. wh ... h. fill.d ,hom wieh .h. HoLy Sp"i•. wh... h.in."uc,.d.h.m,o.v.ng.hu ,h. whol. worLd •• <>
,h. Moun' ofOIo .... h.. Ch,.....ccnd.d in'o h..v.n.Con.inu •. Andwh .. co .. Ldb.d.... ,! youh ... ·from'h ..... f,ic·,yuuha.,..hurd·from .h•• hadymounrain:W.rcc".,h.L,w.w.... citr.h.Go.p"L;),,>uhavchurd·bcgl"nlngfrom jcruul.m·:nDwh.a, ·,hroughou,;tll,"'n.· ,ion':[n,hesam'prophtfcon"nu.wnh,ho.. wu,d. ,h .. you Ig ....,cd.,hoH word. you l.f. ou, .... -God will Corn. from .h..... fric. and .h • Holy On. from ,h. sh.dy mou"",": ,h.. il. from.h.Moun,ofOLi •••• wh ... h."...nd.d into h.. ".n. wh ... h. son, hi. di ldpln f,om . wh ... h•• Ll-Ouiduh.wasabouI,ollcond. · h IIno,foryou.oknow,h •• im ..... hich,h.F.· ,her hu pL.cod In hil own pow.. ; but you w,U ,ccc,.cm"h.fromonh'gh •• ndyo .. w.Ubew,,· n.. inJcruul.m.and ,njud... nd in S.m'"•.• nd .. f.... ,h. whol... "h:' Su·

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MO .. 46.)8'40.' PUCI O. CH. ,n·s COM ' N" Fo . no~ D. l u­ " .. "IS: .... nd,h ... , ...lso .om.of,h.mwho ..y. ·,h.Lordh•• • po!
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,hou wor"" of healing wh..:h w ... accompli.h..d. by h,rn.A""""'STHtllUHIiS4.jJ.Il."

AG",,,,n S"U LU"", H ..... r. NOVATMN: H.· b.Uuk,h.p roph.,aay",·GoJ,hll l ",rnefrorn ,hC:lOu,h .• nd,hcholyonerrom,heduklnd d.n ... moun,.in."'Nhom would 'My h.v. come from ,he_,h! [f'MYUY ,hat GoJ ,h. Fathcr • lm'gllly c.me. ,h.n God ,ho Fath •• um. from a pi...., «tnuqu.ndy, h. i •• IIO.ndowdby sp...c: .ndconu,n.dw;,hin.h.hm,uoflOm•• bod • . Thu •• h.ucril.gioulh.reoyofSm.,lliu..... w. 11id.l1l<e.con
'QS."

Sonofunl(om.:"OurbelovcdLord.ods",.."". ".h.Sonof,heun;coml.,h.Sonof,h.cro... of whom H.b.kkuk ling •. -R.Y" oh",. rorth f,om bc,id. him,wh ... hi. power i,conculed.-Af'e, ,h,. bcloved Son w""'uc,fi.d •• hen,wll fulfill.d ,h.prophecyof,hp•• lm:·Th •• oicoofth. Lon!ltrik •• fi .. ylhmu.- .. Fo.... h.. nChr, .. h..d bo.n b'pt'ud.nd.h•• n"n: un'vc ..... had bc.n punr...d.,nh"cle.nSlng.,h.fi .. ofh.ll wIlU"D • gUllhcd.O"TH~E.'PH"NY"NnI>Ul")S,

HO .. ,"Y89."

H ..... ""all'·.P.OPH . C.. Fuu , .uo.Y C " Il ' S". THIODOUT 0' Cn: In.1l of wh .. h• ..;dh.conv.. y.d,ou,'M'n.ff~bI.po"'erof God: ... "on follows his w,ll, and by m... ly ... i,h,ng,,{,he ... n... of·h.,ooIrhi'po.i,ion .ndlO(tk.ddown·Jh.movCI.h.... "h.undnu hum.n n.'u,~,spli"0f'<'n.hemoun ..inl.nd melu.hc hills like wu. In f.c,.h.h.sno, cc.uddoing.uchthing.forp.ople".bon.fil (by -pusing"rcf.. rring.ohisdo,ng.).Now,nwh., '.n,d h. ,mpli...llO,he "0". whICh ",h. lOu.«of ... lv.,ionfor.llpcople.OnttCb"St ,h.Lotd-,O(tkhi.pos't>on:.hO(tk,h...... h. mo •• d and 'pltt opcn ,h. mounta,n., Iftuck wi,hf.. r,h.hord .. ofd~mons .• ndd ... troy.d ,heir.h.inCl on mounll'nl.nd hill •. Whil. i, ..... from.h.bcginning.ndb.fo ... h.fo.m.· .ionof,h"world,hllh•• od.c,d.d."wasin 'h.lalfd.y.,h.. h.accomplilh.d".Co..... ,,· T ..... o .. H .......'KUK).6."

1:4 Bri!&f"c.. Lih ,&.Lig&f PO ..... O.T HBCIlOU.J UO ...:'Nh •• dcx •• h. p..lmh ••• ,o .. yof.h.S •• ,or!-A.,h.... lo •• d

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·3:7

]9 JOY IN THE GOD OF SALVATION

' 1 law rhr ,,"11 ojCulh"n ' inaff/iCliOl1;

rh,currar,uojrht["ndojMidi"ndid /rtmb/t. ·Wa"bJwrar"ag4,n"lh'rlVC'TI,OLoJ.D!

WOJrhyallgtragaill"rhr,ivtrJ. or rhyindignalion"gainstIhrJ
"Ihte,. a"d"""od".t",bltl.

'TboudiJslllrlprhtlhurb,romrhybow, anJputrhtarrowJ /olbcllring: Tb"ud,dstrluvt,btt4T,hwiil, rivtrJ.

'*Tb, mown,aill • • a", rhu. ud wrilhrd: ,ht raginl WMtTS JWtpt on; rbrdupg.. vtforrhilj voict.

itlijltJillha"J,,,nbigh. 'U" "lid mooll 1I00dllill

'" Ihrir

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allhtlitb/a!,h,,,.,,.,o,,,,,,, tbtyJptJ, al,hrfia,bojrh]g/imrinllp,a •. "TbouJid,lbtJlridt,hturrhinfur,. ,b".did" rrampltrhtlla'iOllJ'lIallgrT. "Thou wtnrm forrh fOT rht ,~I~~r'on of rhJ ptopk for ,h. ,~Iv~rion of rhJ ~no'"r.d.' Thoudidurrulh,hrhradof1h.",id:rd. 1 laJ'nghimbgrtfromlhighr"ntd•. 1 Stlah

J---,_............ . ._". . ....0._, __ ,c. ... _

htadofhilworrio,I.·· ",b.!camtli.ta ",birl",mdrolC
Mp"n tb] ,ba.iol of virl"rJ~

" Tht

"Thow didltpitrct with rh," Ihafll rhr

. c.._~,...

Yopooo

"'Jliplquivualthtlow"d: rollrnn tSltmtTlin romJbontl, m,lItplrofltr'btntatb",t. I ",m quittlJ ",aiffo.rhtdoJoftroublc 10 comcupollproplr ",1.0 illvodt UI.

')Thoughlhtflgrrttdonorblollcm. lIo'f·uiritonrhtvilltl. Ihtprodwuofrhtolivtfa,1 ondrhtfl·I,IIJitldnofOlld. rhtfloc."tcul ..fffrom rhtfold IIndrhtTtbtnohtrdinlhtlllll1i.

",.r '",mrtjoi"i" r"tLoao. 1 ",iII)"J'" 'h.GcdofmJlal~~rion.

" GOD. ,htLord. il mJlrTtnglh: ht moh, m,fmli•• hi"dl'fw, htmd:rlmtlftlldupOllmJhighplauI. To rhtchoir"'''Irt':wirhlfTingt' 'nlrrum,nll.'

..w 1/0..0_ ...... 'Vlc-o.s,.. ... _ .c..c:-. 1
OVUV,"w.Thr barb..ian a.b.an.nl

[E.hiopi.nsJ anddw.Uing wi,h ,h. Midi.:lns(A M·

••on),WhentheA"y. ia""th,,,.ttncdEliah •• th. Lord .. n.an.rmyofch.nots.ndho ........,........ m'nupon ................ Th., ... ,h.y....,"'.muhi·

,ud.olangtls,and,... dunole .....u,hclord. HalWduk h.wl procla'med ...... chHloOU" OUr w.....on.n.c,,"al... anexhona.ionfor~l......n .0becorne.t.on.forth.lordroridcon{JlO<) . . . ). Th ... ar.hor$eoand"d.flofd"uilonc ar.d ......... thosc who belong ro , ... company of ul ...,;on (OalG£"). Th ••un and moon. which H.b.kkuk proclaims, ..fer to ,h. uc.noion of Ch".t .. nd.hc«cl.I'.stic.lomI.. (bi.hops).Eac:h m.m~rof,h.fa"his ... un'«r.c.,h .. ,r«.i .... i"lightfrom th.lunaboY. (Chr;Of). I, il for thil ,.., .... n ,ha, R.h.bh;d,h.sp;uinhuI'''acc wh .... helish·d""'IIo(FuLG~NT1I1$).Pri .... ar.d lungsar.boo:h·chruu·uflguresofth.Lord.nd Sa"M>rofwh,eh.heY·"epn ..... 5cnptu .. te>!mClto othen who ... anoin.ed for God·I ... '· ."•• luchu lhcproph.".ndtho ... whomH.· balr.kukcalll.h... noin,edone.{Cn'Lof ALIIXA .."K'A).Ambro •• highligh" ,h. hor ..... whkh.h.lordmounu .• nd.h.piou ...... lo, which Ch.". "d...o proclaim w..... ion (A ... tIO.o5l). Th. ";.,,I•• nd "ibul.tion of ... hich thc p«>pIl."p.. ~pal.in'ompa,i"", ... ilh,heet..· n.l .... of,hc.f, ...l,fcw"h .... companyof .... in .. and Ch".. Ono... ). H.bakkuk·.,ty /0, W ••,,"" po,n.. '0 Chn.. U Sa""" (BmB).

B A... A. , .. ... FO .. . TOLD. A . . . .05K: How ••c•. we who.,. uposcd '0 ,he ou,bu. l
th .. obocu .. ,h...alityofdw,futurel"'rfu"on. andh.",ng.lre.wly.ndured.uchhea"Yoo,rowl . • mlno,.nclmp'ng,ntheten.. olth.Eth,op"'" .nddw.lltng""lth,heinh.b"antlniM,dlln!

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Thty.owmg 10 .h.ir knowledgt of.he woth 01 d....k ....... fc...obeJudgt
}:8 Go" " H o~ u

Cb~riQI

of Vielor,

.... 0 C"A"'OTS EJt: PLA'N aD.Juo.,l:

·C h..io.' .. nd ....,d.l.yllill.d:'L.. u.u.min. .hi'.Cfocinitl,ropologiral , ignifocanc•. A,I ... Ph ...ohmountcdhi.".w ... nk,n,o .lrepand p<"floh.d.Th. Egyp,i.n. too h.d"udl. bu"b., pertoh.d.Thati.,h.r..... nfor.h.pr.OCflp.ion {oundin.h.l.w·,h.. noH.b .. wlhouldpo ...... .hor.... SoIomon.you .... all,h.dnohoroc,from jcr.... lcmorJudc.bu.booJgh, ........ f...... Egrpr.' H......... II .... Y' for u l. in Egyp •• ·Som.... .. rong,nch'flotl:so"", mho.OCI; but ""' ... llrong,n.h.n.m.of,htLord,ourGod."Th.y, inltu.h,whomoun'edho, .... olumhe..cl.nd per;Ih.d.Ourlordbaoho, .... ,oo.• ndh.h .. •hin;ngmountain.huidu,wh... uth.d ...;l". mount.in.... full o(darkn.... Nowju" .. ,h... art brigh,rnountainl and dark mountainl. ,h ... ... goodhorsc:•• nd.ag,inb.dhorSCI.W.h.Y< m.dc.fcwrcma,kl.bou,b.dho, ..."I.,u.uy ..."",.h,ngabooJ,goodhoncl.Wh.nhofICrn.n cam •• oElioh.',o ...."h,mand ............ n.boy ... n'ou.and ..... an.rmyofA .. yrt.nlround .booJ"h.city.Elilh...,d.-F... no.:for,h.... re more with w ,h.n with .hem: A llld. further on ,nK,ng.i.uy" ·lord,open,h •• y.. olyouru,· •• n.,h.,h.m'yoc. : Andwh.nhi l.yu had ~nop
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to tld. u.! But.ho•• o,h
:;~:!:~:~;~~:ior.ers wi,h .hem. HOM'lIES )-lO.. U8 OP G O l>, Ho~ns l>P

O~'GIN:

TH OD av . L. ·H.c..,fu"hho".and rid.r inw rh •

uppe'par"b<
•u; h. t>eeam. my helper and pro tenor in .alv.·

tion." n.cm.nwhopursueusarchorS" .• nd.$o tolpc.k .• 1I who hav. b.en born in rh. fI.sh ar. figu"tively hors ... Bu,the.. havc ,h.ir Own rid· .".n.ereareho,.... hat,helordmoun",.nd •h.y go around all ,h ••• .,h.ofwhom it i.said. 'Andyou, cavalry i$ $.lv.rion.'Th ...... hors ••. ho....'v.r.whoh.vt,h.d.vilandhi • • ng.I, •• rid· .... Jud •• w... hors •. bur •• longuh.h.d.h. !A,Juhi,rid.. hewaspar,of.hee.v.lryofsal· .. uon . Huingb<.n .. n,wi.h.h.o,h"'postl.. inde.d.h'gaveh •• I.h,o,ht.ick.ndwholen." lo,htw.. k. lO Bu,wh.nh•• urrcnd ...dhimself,o,hed.vil _fo, ·.f.. r,h.mors.I.S ... ncn""dhim·"_ S".nb
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J:ll For Ih t SAlvAlion ofGod'J Propl. Cttun's P .... s .... yO •• ' C.FOIlKTOlD. B.Ofi: Concr,n;ng[hi.]companion,;n,h•• noin,ing . ,h.'po... I••• ys. ·Torachofu.gr.«i.givenac· co,ding'o,h.m... u.. o(Chri..·.b<.'ow.].''' Bo'h'hep,i..... ndking •• recallcd·chri",·in th. I.w. undoubtedly " f,gure. of rhi. king.nd high p,i.... ou, Lo,d.nd S.vior,.nd ••• 'ype of him.h.yw.... I.oanoin'ed.wi'h'heearthlyoil Not only thoy. bu •• lso.h. f.i,h(ul ofout Own tim •••• ,h.yar.caU.d·Chri .. i.n.. fromCh,i .. , so.!Jo ... ,h'y,ighdycall.d·,hri"._from,h. anoin.ingwith,h •••• rcdehri.m.f,omth.gr.« of the 'pi,i, wi,h which ,h.y arecon.cented. Th. p,oph...... ir..d,o,hi.wh.nh .... id.·Youw.nr forth for ,he ..lvation ofyou'peoplc.• o,hat you migh,uv,yourchri...:" Hodid indeed go forth (o,rh ...I.,r;onofhi.people.•o,h.,homigh, .... hi.ch,i .... ·Onaaountofu.hum.nb
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3: 11 SIIn and Moon StandStill CH" ST'8Asc~NS ' ON. FULGBNTtU'O' RUSPB:

PIl'BSTS "Nn C " ... SY D' ST '''Gu, s H. " .C n,"

And,h'prophrtHab.kkukprodaim •• h••".n. •ionofChri... nd,h •• tr,ng,hof,h.enl •• iasri_ calnrd.. undcr,h~ tirlesof,h. sun and ,he mOQn:-n, •• unraisrdhigh its hand.; th.moon stood still in i...xaltcd plac.:So thch.. rt of '>chof'he faithful " no,improperlycall.da.ptr i,u.l .unt.rr.cc.b<~.u •• it i. illumin.d fur its .. I""ionby ,h...y.of,h.t.un.bov •. Therefore R.h.b ,he harlo, hid ,h""•• pi«ofJo.hu. on ,h. ""'«ofhcrhou.c.Th.,i ••• h.k.pr,h.minthe

OF AlU .... " .. ' .. : And y" • •omoon. m.y say. w • .h.11 find rh. n.m. Chri"'pplied not to Emm.n· ue! alon<. bu'alooappli.d'oo'h.... Fo,G<>
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Andlh ... for.th.pfOphe t H.bakkukh .. fo~· ,old ,he my ... ryofChri.t and .al• .,ion through him,"y,"g. 'You wen, fo .. h for ,h... I.I,ion of yourpeopl •. forth.ul • .,ionofyou•• noin«d on ...:Conuqu.ndy ,he nl me Chri.. would no, be Ippllcable UclllSlWly Ind pfO]>(rly.O Emm.n· ...1, .. 1 ..,d.bu,.Joo,olll ,h. ,e., who m.y h.ve been'l'IOln!ed with.h.grac.ofdte Holy Spim. For ............d "d• .,vN.from.h.a.:tlon.nd Ih. name.no,n.edfrom.hefac. ofhavingbeen .no,n.N.LITT.. ,.,6·L7."

W. A ... C II''' &1"'. H OIlSB5.AM UO • • : For ,he 10ul.,]>(acelwif,ly," rn• andco,,,clIi •..,lf. e.en,hough,,"innedbefo..,.andC hriltmoun.. LI.r.ther•• ndconSlde .. it . ppropria..,ogllideit. Toh,ml,i...
Juo ...: H~ who i. Cau'"",' and wary Can a""od ..n. for a whik. bu, he who I.... CU •• In hi.OWl\ Jumc:coppo..,.God.an.dd.pnvNofh" .... tp.hc ',.ubj«"o,h•• na~.of,h •• ""my. ·le, ...., ..... n...:uy.Habakkuk.·cn,u1ft,omyt.on..and .warm under me .• ha. I may re.. in ,h. day of mbul . tion.,hl< l m.ygoup.omy]>(opl.,h., ••• g..d.d: He pr.y. earneody for Iribul.tion. . ndtriall.nd . ffi ic,ion ofoou l 10 ,h ... in ,h. nn, world. h. m.y join ,h. «Impany of thou who ... . I...dy •• igningwi,hCh ..... r. .. cl •• r from.lI,hi.,ha,h.... inlh,lli~.,h ..elll.. if. .nci con,en,ion •• nd. in ,he nUl wo.ld. lh.re .. vk,ory. AC"'Nn TH. P.....CI .. NS 1....."

C .....T ... "S .. VIO. FO. . ... .... , ....

TH . O~O

T ..T........ T.Bfio.: ·And()o.. ph)ull~dhi, nam.jesu,.·'" ' jesus' in Hebrew munl •.. v;ng" o,·S.vior·i nlat in.lr i.ci • ." h>l.heproph." mo" ce rt .inly call upon hi. nam•. H.n" thue ,h;ngl'''''lIngin g..atd •• ;~for •• ",onofhim· ·MYIOIII ...ill u uJ. in ,he lord.ndtakcdellgh' ,nhllu]vl .ion:"'·Myooulpi"".foryou...Jv•. IIon:"·I.howov.r,willglory,n , .... Lord; J w,ll rcjOK"e in God mrJ ......:·Andesp«i.llylh.. (Yo< ...!:·Godinyo"rnam...ve"",!·u,((.he prophc., would uy. 'YOII who are caUed Sa,,_: m.kcbrigh.,hcgloryof)'Oll.n.m.," ..... by ..v. ing:Ho .. 'L'UONT.. fiG05P.U'.S." ~1s...16011.

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ZEPHANIAH

On.",,.w: Z~ph.ni.h is th~ ninth of ,he Minor P"'ph
er.nc"oftheremn.n,(Zeph3:8.13);.ndfin.lIy th.ddiv... n,,,.nd glory oflsr.,,1 {Zeph 3:142O).MoSfof,h.b""ki••",iburedroZ.phaniah, .nditisbolicved,ohav.b«nwritt.ninrhefir,t p1rtofrh" "ignofJo.i.. h (640·609S.C.). little i. known .hour ,h~ life .nd per",n ofrhe proph~r. rven rhough ,he book h.. a four-generarion gen.'Iogy.'rhebeginning.

207

Alr<.dyin rh.pre·Chri .. i.n .... thebook of Z.ph.ni.hwasinftrprered ...n.pocalyp,;cmessagewithSfrongme.. i.nicovertonts.hw •• ne v. .rthel ... no"v.'Ypopuh,bool.:ineithcrJewi$h orChristi.ncirde.in,h.apnto. new co,·enar" . which indudedJe,,·su.d Gen,it... Th. most dram.,ic. visible proof of rhis tr.nsirion w.. ,he de,lruc,i"n "fthe «mple in .... ().10.1'.I.opro •• drhed«i.i •• n... of,h.n.w co.. n.n,,,in'''pr
1:1- 1 8 T H E JUDGMENT OF THE DAY OF T H E L ORD

'Tbt word of Ibt LO.D wbicb cam~ 10 Ztpb ..n,ab Ibt Ion of CUlb,. so~ of Gtd
aUlTt.

'011 rbllldo] I WillpUIliJ/l

ofJoli"btbtlDIIOfAmon •• ingof)udllb.

"1 wifl wlUrl] lwap IIWII] tvtr]tbing from Ibtfaa oflbttarlb:lll]l Ibt LORD. )'/wil/lwctpawa]ma"""dbtalt; 1 willlwttp/8,,,,/ <1".1 tbt na"lt0fthtido/llrroulpritm:' ' rbOltwbobowdowlIDIIlbtroofl IOlht host ofththt"vtnl: Iholt who bow down and Iwur to Ibt Lou~ IIndyr/,w.llrbyMilcom; · Iboltwbobavrtwrlltdb",·fromfollowing ,btLo.o. ",b.ldon'l/lttJ: Iht LORD or inqw;rtof bim.' ' 8tliltnrbtfort rbtLordGoo! For tbt day oflht LO.D il or band;

tvtryolltwbo/t"plovtrlhtth",bo/d. andlboltwhofiHrbtir m
"ndlwil/pullilblbt""n w&""rtlbirhnillgwpolllbtirlttl. 1b.I..... bos ..] ill Ibtirbt.. ru.

TbtLOIl.Owi!/noldogood. no, wi1Jbt do ill: "Tbtirgoodl l~oll btplundtrtd. ""dlbt;rboult!/aid "'
Ibt Lo.o bal prtpartd " Jalfifiu
208

, dayojruinanddrvasralion. a day ofdarknm and gloom. adayofdoud,andrhi,kdarknm. " a day ofrrumper blaJI and banle rry againJrrheforrifiedririeJ anJagainJrlhtlofrybaldemenlJ. " /wil/bringdiJlrmon m
Ovuv,sw, A. Zephani.h ... rch,dlwnbyZ
IoftycornerSuein.incerchearrs,h ... h"n,h< truth.Thed.yof,h.Lo,dd."ray.hum.nhearrs ,h.t ... da •• dto,h.tr"th(GREGORrTH~ G".KJA).

1,12 S.ar,hillgjerwulrm with La"'pl CHRI ST TUB L.... P.J~RO .. E'Thc LordJ..". ... ntintaJcrusal.m.in,o,hetrmpl •. Andwhen h.h.dlook.d.rounduPOM.II,hing•. ,h.n ... i, w... lrr.dy I.... h. w'n' aut ta Bcrh.nywith ,h.

rhdrblooJJhallbtpourtdour1ihdusr. and rh
Tw.lv., ' Th. Lord W'M' in'o Jerusalem .nd in'a th
1;13·14 Th. D"J "f,h. Lord Dr"",s Nea r

Mo .. n . No T II' N... TO B. Sllu ..... O.Cyp· R'M<,Ther.u .. o{polS"..ion •• ndmonq .renOl 'o bcoough,for. In Soromon, in Ecd•• i...e,,·He ,h., !ov...ir,..".hall no,bc ..,isfi.dwi,h"r,..,r'" Also In Pro,..,rbs: ·He who holds bxk the corn If cul"Kd.mong,h.ptopl.;bu,b!cuing i.on'hc h• ..tofhim,h.. commun"..... i' ..·Also'n l.,,,.h ·Wrxtoth.mwhoJO,n hou .. hou.., and lay r..ld.ofi.ld"ha.,h·Y""lytake away .om.,hing from ,h~ir n.ighbor. Will roo dwdlalollC upon .he ur.hl"' Abo, In Z.phaniah: ·Th.". shall buIld howa. and sh.Jl no. dwdlln m.rn; and d",y sh.11 appoin.villCy.rds.• ndoh.JJnOfdnl\k,hcwoneof .h.m.bec.u...h.O.yof,h.Lordi.n..... Alsoin .h.Go'pcl.ccor
'0

AI.W.. Tf Roo .. TO R. ••• ,OT. CASS10DOJJJI: Wi.hrcfc,cnc •• otha.doy.h.proph«Amo. "y.,·Woe,o,hcmth.,dc.ire,heD'yo{,hc Lord.Towha •• ndi.thl.DayoftheLordfOf ,.....IThcd.yi... lf"darkn.lS.ndnOfhgh, .... Th. proph.. Z.ph.n .. h •• y. m..... m. thIng: ·The WHU of .he D.y of the Lord U g"m.nd bit· ,er.. Thari.why,hepcnllcn.nowln,roducedbc· fo •• u• • arn..dy l upplkatuin,h.order.d divi.ionlofhi. prayer.h .. he may no,bcconY,c,' cd for hi.
'0

C".'.T IsL,G,lT o.T" .G • • n •• Su ... O.,· ..... :Bu'.ince.h ....... t.ghtupc,"",l'C
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210

rn.y..,e 'U prop'" vi.ion •. Now r mun h~ i. ,h. righ,of,ho •• ra,ion.r.our.wh,ch'r
1,IS. 16TbtDayo!Wr4Ib F....... H ....T. R." ... ~.oo .. TH. D.. T o.

JUO" .....T.GU
""O. "BO WOMB .. . C~eM.NT 0_ AL.UNOR'A

l.mwuryand.exed .. enumera,ing,hemulti ",deofornamen" .• nd I am compelled ,owond.r lIo... ,ho..... hob.t.r.uch.bu rden ... no'wor· rit
U'.

Apcllc."hepain,cr . ..,eingoneofhispupils p.ain,ing.figv.eloadedwi,hgoldcolortorepre. • entHelen,said,ohim, -Boy,bcing incapable ot p. in.ing her brau'iful. you have made her rich : Such Helen. ar.,h. I.dies of ,he p.... n, day. not "ulybcautifulbutrichlygotup.To,h••• ,h. Spiri'prophe.ieobyZephaniah; "And,heit silver . nd,heirgold.h.llno,beabl"od.li.er,hemi" the D.yotthe Lord's.nger: Bu, for ,ho •• wom, en who h,,·.,been"ainedund.,Chri",i,is.uit· able ,oa
2:1-15 PUNISHMENT OF T H E PROUD

'Comtlogelhtrandholda'
2ll

you nalionoflbeCht rtlhiW! Th r wo rd 4,b,LoRDi,againJlYou, o Canann, land of Ih. PhiliHin«, and I wiHd.moyyou liIl nO inhnbilanl islefl. ' And you, OJtacoaSl,Jha!1brpaJlurt,. m,adow'for,bepberdJ andfoldsforflo(kJ. ' TheJtnconsl,haUbtcomelheposJrs,ioM of,b,rrmnanI4rbehouJtofJudah, on whi(b,h'y,haHpaJlurt. andiM Ih.~awstSofAsHr1on rhq,hnJ[li.dowMalevening FOT Ih. LORD Ih'ir God wi!lbemindfulof Ihem nnd TtSlOTt IbtirfoTlun . ,, ' '° 1 bnv. bra,d ,b. tauMl, ofMoab

Z ......,.' ... H""'S "Yo w al!o.OE'~iopianl.

andlbtruilinglofrbtAmmo n'rrl. tht] hay. I~ "nl rd my proplr and mGdr bOGlll ~g.:linl! Ihrirltrrilory. 'Tbrrtfo'r.~l l !ivr:,al' rbr LOIlD of bClsIJ. rhr God ofhrar!. ·Moabsb,,!/bttomrlihSodom. and rhr Ammonil
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a/alldpOlSWtdbJnw/rl'andl"hpiu. "nd .. W""tfClrt ....r. TbrWlluntof,"Jprop/tlboUp/""dt. thtm. ondtbtlurvivorlof myna rionlholl POlltll r~tm. · '·T~il,b"lIbrlbtir/olillrtr"rllforrbti'

pridt. btcaultrhqlt0JJtdondbo",ltd "goillltrhtptop/tOfthtLolloofholll. "Tbt LO RDwiUbrrtr ribltag"illllrht m; Jta.htwillf.. mi,h"Urhtgodlofrbr t"'lb. ,,".1 10 bim Ibal/bCl",do", n• ... chiniIJp/
....... ,........,.

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br "~in by my!wo rd.

UAlldbtwil/,trtICboWlbilbudagai,," IbtIlClTlh. ""d dmroy Auyri..; a"dht willma ktNintv.b 0 dn%rion. "d'lwom/ikttbtdtJtrl. "Htrd"b"U/itdo",,,,,, rbtm,dJt"f btr. "UlbtbtaIllOflhrfitld/ rbtvw/tNrf'"ndrhtbtdgthog Jb"Ulodgt i" b" '''pila/J; rbtowr',b"lIboo r in rbtwi"dow. Ibtrovt"t,roai:onrbtrbmbold; for btr"d", ",o,i: ",ill bt/oid bort. "TbiliJlhttxwtlonltilY rbardwt/lltcu,t. rborl,,;drobtrlrlj. · ' o"'a"drbtrrilnollrtllt.· .. Wj,arad'Jo/aliondH'ba,b.tomt. o t
....... "...00I ..... 00I . . . .

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OV ..... t £"" The prophet', word •• bout being rr_ united to God b
.TIo_ .... __ ._ ..,... ... __

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tion).thcydono, "in k•• intotheyhaveChm.u ,hci. round.,'on (J..o ... ).Thc curing Out o( .hegodlo(theGcn,ilesbyChri.. andth.i, <"mtng to the truefa;th wu kcp' uc,e, by (.1.. ...... n.;l. d,y,,, ... {......... uSTt ... )..... hhough ,he Jew ••ebu,lt the templeaf... ,he Sabyloni.ncap· . ,Ylly.th.newcov.nantm.dcilnc'.... ryfor'l lobeduttoyedonceandror.II'norder.oi n• "odu(c Ihc wo r. hipofthe new covenant (C"JY' sosmM). Worldly h.bi ... nd brluy,o, orr compared wtfh ac,;ngliko crow •• nd ""I.uru (Hooutuo).

2,1·2A Ju mbltTogttho, p,v, ... ,T VoFCHR,nDsnN D BD .CY 'ULOF ALJ~AND~'A' Oneofrhe prophets rightly ,poke of,hi.rclation,o,ho..,whohadf.llcnin,onegli. s
~: ~:~~~:~~~~~~::i::~~f~r~i:~~::::I~ke bt .. id,o-aruch-him,elf,oa,.ach.rint
wu.... , ... "'s A.OllT LAC"' 0. AsC . T'C's ... PAcHoM,us,S,ruggl.,mybeloved.for,h.r;m.i. nt... nd,hed.y.havebeen.h<>rtened.Therti, ""father who in",uc" hi. child,en. ,h ... is no (hild who obey. hi. f.. her;good virgin.... no longer; ,h. holyf.,h."h.v. diwon.1I sid.. : ,h. moth.... nd,h.widow •• renolong.... nd w• h••ebecom.likeorph.ns;,h.humblt ue
,h.. will you beli.v. ,h., it wa,fort,old ,ha, ,h • .., n..ion. would corn. fO .am, pl.ce of God,., i, h•• t>c.n .. id.-Toyou,h.G.n,il...h.1I com. from ,h•• nd.of,hce.rth: ' Und .."and,ifyou can • ,h., i,i.to,heGodof,h.Chri"i.n •. whoi •• u. p.. mc.nd,he"u.God.,ha"h'pcopl.of,h • .., nation.com •• norbywalkingbu,bybclicving.Fo, ,hi•• am •• nnouncemen, h., been mad. in ,h • .., wotd.by.,.."h .. prophCl ; -Th.lo,d.h.llbe,., ribleupon ,h.m . ndsh. llcon.umeallrhegod.of ,h.urrh .• nd,h.y.h. llado.. himeverym. nfrom hi'placc .• ll,h.i.l.nd.of,h.Gcn,ile.:On...y" · Toyou rh. G.n,il...h.ll come from ,h. cnd. of rh ....th ·;,h.oth... · Th.y,h.lI.do.. him .... y m.n from hi. OWn plact:Thcrefore ,h.y will not t>c"quirod,ow;,hdrawfrom,h.irawnpl.c.i n coming '0 him,bec.u .. th.y will find him in whom they beli.v. In ,h.ir own h.arts. ON F~!TH ,NTH'N
A

Tn"Ofl'H . G.NT' LBi .

J..o ... :L"'u•. ho .... vc,.• p".k . l.oof,he church.... i.l. nd •. Moreove,. Scripturt .. y. in .norh"placc,·Mmyisl.nd•• reconverr.d,o m.:' Wa uld you kn<>w ,h.. church., ace c.ll.d i.l.nd.ITh'pr<>phClls.i.hsay.in,henam.of ,h.Lord. ·Sp.. k,o,h.inh.bil.n'.ofthi.i.I .... -l.. ,hem.nyi.I •• b.gl.d:Evcna.i,l.nd,h ••c be.n.."in ,he mid"ofrh...., church .. h••• be.n."abli,hedin,hemid"of,hi,world .• nd ,h.y".bc.tcn.ndbuffClcdbydifferentw,vClof p"rsecu,;on.Truly,h.,ei,land.a<elash.dby w.v...vtryday.bu"h.y"eno,.ubmerg.d. Thcy",e in rh. mid" of,he ..a, '0 be.Urt. bu, ,h.yhav. Chri .... their foundation.Ch';sr who canno,bemovw. HO .. ,lI.S ON TH" PS.HMS14 ! D BMoNS D BfU T BD BY TIlUT H. AUCUSTlNfi'

I'tJr. long'im •... ,h. d.mon.kep,.il.n, m ,heir own templ•• concc,"mg ,h. rhing. ,har would c<>m.'ap.....1thoughbor.u.eof,heuu.ranc.. af ,hcp
2,11 All tht LAIIJ. ISLANOS A".GBNT'LBS. AuGIIST'NE,Andnci.

213

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e>f th~m. When. I".... he even" Mg.n tt, duw n.., •• hfo ...dl.h.m.fO .h."hcym'gI.. ne>.bedc.mcdignor.n'.nd~.n. '1ulSh.d.N.""nhf.h.Gcn.iludidno, bc. liuldocclI,ro.h.m.nd coMt'lu<.nd.h" h.woulddo,h ..... hing•.•""n.houghhowOIIld no'com.unulaftcrth.capuv"y.O...o .. n .... ·

TION, A" .. , .. nT H. P""AN' '7.~.·

2, 15 WJ.,II' Dcsol.t;o"Sb.H'Jlkco",c Evu.yo ... WHO P...... IY H n cH, su •. HOU'fiSl: Some from ,h. drel. of your fri.nd . • hipgoou.w"hamad.·upfacc;.h.ywu.ab.n. dcauaroundlMirfac:.;Ihcypt.. lhi.black.h,ng ~"""1f.)'<'."nd<rpretc~tofilln''';IMyh>""

nllmbc.I ... "ngs."ached.o.h.i,h.nJkel'(hid. andonthei,Mlt .fringnth .. n.pbch,nd.hc m. like c.I"". frisking.boll' in.n cndo.u.c.Oftcn .h'yN,h''1ui .. naU.:!wi,hou.ncc...i.y;'o.,. wca,,,,f.ohocson.hCl.t'u.-"w_n'OII t .d_ ingp"d.inlhod •• i... ofh.. oouJ-" -.heym,,,, • along ,n the u .. mbly;.hcyaccQ$,th.irfri.nd with. boi.... laugh. lilu.hc noi.. of tho.ny ow;gocrack1ngun.dc•• cooIr.ingpo •. Th~ybllild rh."""I ..... kovcs;.hcyadop.cll .. omsof.h. crow. and vllh"re.ofth. world. making.h.m· ... Iv.. ""mp•• abl~.o.hem,n.h~i.food:d..d m.><.nd.o"ed.en;son.I ..STRlJeTlo"s7.'O."

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};1-20 GOD'S PUNISHMENT FOLLOWED BY M E RCY

' W""obtrlb~l;jrc&cll,oMj·a"dd·fi'·d. t~t

opprm;ng ,;1]1

lSh. lilttns 10 nO

VO;ct.

,~catUpllu,,,,,rcCl;O".

Sb.dofJnoltrust;ntb.LoItD,

,bcdocsnOld,a"'ntarloh"God IHtr°fficiaIJwilh;nh., a't !"CI
t~.";ng wolvcs thalltaw nOlhingtillthtmo,ning.

h... judgts art

'Htrp,ophtts are wanton. j~lIhltum.'"

Inrpri.lIJp,ojantwhatiJlacrcd. Ih.] do ~iol.ncc 10 ,h. law. 'Th. LORDW;!hi" hcris,ighltoUJ. h.dotlnowrong; tVtr] ",orningb.,bo""jo.,b biJJ''''iu.

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ijlHTIII,J.T"(wildhu,u", ,".wildpeopl. •• p•• ..,n•• d by ,h( G(n,ilu who would com •• o wonhlp ... ~ "". God. Th. new worship would no,booconfined.o~ ...... kmbut'ow"'.(ve,on<: IIV.d (CH~~). Wo ...",p und ... boo New Tuum.n. un now plac. anywh.re. no. jll" ,nJ
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OOOUOF MOOSUUT''': [j(ruul.rn] waolik.,h .. r.... .. fllllngroth.cnd ,ohu, ,h. word of ,h. proph.,..,nt.oi<.ndno.accep"ng,n.nyw.y

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ALL N"T'ONI TO \Vo . ... , • • CHlYSOSTO":

SCh""•• h.lI.dorch,mf.... mh"o .. nplac .... No lOIlg.,.h ... ,d.willPl'opl.wo.. h'phim,nje,uu, I.m b", .... ywh ... ,h."ughou, ,h. world. N" long..... P<"'pl. bidd.n '0 go up ,0J.,u..l.m. but uoh on.,hllrem.,. in hll own horn. and o/f•• ,hi.wo.. hip.D ...o .. ST .... T'O .. Ao .. ' .. ST

.hc holy p<"opk. of ,he chu..ch uni ...oaI and ,h •• •h.cy should Krvc God in concord. "')'S. 'And ,hey shallKrvch,mw"h""" should .... MO .... LSO .. THB 800~ O. JOI ",".B."

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• ;I<:h.dor. him in hi. own pl .... nd .. rv. him und.ron.yok .... Andag.in.noth.rproph
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by ,hrJP,rn ofJudgmen,.ndm.. sp;rnofbu.n· ing. .. He w ,lIpou.uponyouc!canwat...... ndyou "'.. lIbedean~from.llyourlin •."Cho"mg .. n. gtlssh.II."",n:kyou.ch.n,ing.. -\Vho .. ",h., comeo up.1J ",h,...nd l•• ning upon her bo:lovedl-"F01'thesoulth.t w llfo.m.rly ••b v.h.. now Kcou n,«! i"Lord . ,i.. kin.m.n,.nd he,ac' knowl.dging It • • incu. pucpou, will,,,,w'r, 'Ah, you ... be.u.jful.mybelov.:d,.h,you ... be.unful ... you r ,«th .... I,k•• I1"'kof"w.. tobe ....... n·-... nc ••• conf...ion u"piri,wJ oh...• ,ng.Andfu"her:·"'of,h"mbigwuh,wi"';"·'In,fy,ng ,he twofold grac~. ",m..r tha, p"tf.."..d by "'lIcr.nd rhc$por" orlh.. :announcedlnth.Okl .nd In Ih. Ne ... TU,""",n', God gcant mal.1I 0( you.YOU.'1"""'ol Ally";· ..... ndnutk"",d,h.s.:hcrmso( ..... demOlU. CO....... T,. .ro .. Z.PH .. N' .. H .. )."

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TH I PIOPH.Cr Allo ur RIO IMPT'OW. THI. ODOUT OP Cn: I .m ........ th .. ."mtcom.... n... tonurKkrtroodth .. !tc.n ... 2f>Ply ... J ..... rff\1m from S.bylonand,h<"'...,..~nonof,lt"' ..k .... ancI I dono,conu.dic"h"itwordo:,h<proph«Y"P' phual." to "·hathappened ... h.. "",,,. 6utyou (.nfind.mo,..,,,uctoufcom"."~rfh,,t""",na.

,ion of ou. Savio.: ,h"n it w .. ,h.. h~ h~.l~d,~ oppruud in h" .., in ,h~ w.. hingof ""g~n~ ... non. ,h~n i, WII ,h.. h~ r~n~w«l hum.n nat" ..., low'ng ",."m"ch .. rogiv~hi.lofeforu •. Af,"r.lI . ·gr~ .. ~r I""" ,h.n this noo"" can.1>ow ,h~n for OM ,o"'y down OM'S lif" for f• ..,nod;.nod .g.a>n,·God ... loYed ..... world .. ,og'nh .. only. bo:gonenSon.",ha,eoeryotw:bel..,.,ng,nh,m m'gh,,,,,,bt lost bu, ha'",e,emal lifc:" Co .. • ..... TAuo .. Z~PH .... ' .. H I :06 .'a.''

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-r". raop " . c y ABO IlT Rnu ... F~ O.. R"n· LOW . T " BOPOUT O. Cn, Th...Iv.don of hu · m.n~ing.r .. uwithdivinelovingkind".1I .Ione:wedono...rni, .. ,hcw.guofrigh •• COW"''''; rather, it .. ogifl of d,.in~ good"~II. H.""•• h.Lo.d .. ys.·onyou.beh.lfl ....U"'•• .nd ... ~Icom~· and mak. my own what has he· «>m •• noth..·I • ..,rKkrir«>nop'cu~m.ke't mo« f.mo.... h.n ..101h.... (r .... "fro"" .. fonnc.lh.m",.nd from be,ngcap"n•• nd .... v.. 1 ,hall make thtm f •..., people ana my own. No .... ulh.we •• jd.,hish.bo,h m.d~.g,f,of,o,ho" .. rurningfromB.bylon .. ,h.. "m~.nd.l .o g.. n'.d,o.lIpcopl~lat ••. W.whow.r.once'" th •• 1I 'orh.d.vilbu,ar~nowfr.ed from,h .. h~r.h cap"."yand unmindful of,h~ error of poly.h~ .. m have become God'. own, be,ng fa· mou.beyondpag.n.andba.bart.ns.accord,ngro .hcprop/l,cr·andw~who""",eo""e(.roffh ••• b«om. ne .., accoroing '0 Ih. diy,tw: .pos.I~. CO ....... T ....VON Z.P>I ....MH)."-10..•

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H~gg.i (H~b-""gg,,}') m~r mun -fen,: d'nv,d from hag. The book i.lined a.s ,~",h in ,h~ Mino, Proph.". Linl. i.known~bo", ,he pwph ... al· 'hough hi. n~me ~nd p'<>ph~tic office.rc m.n'i<>nedinE%r~5:!.H.gg.i \ : \ .\3
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rem.in as a .ignet 'ing. The m...i.ni, dyn.sty will cem~in in':Kt through Ze",bb.abe]. Th. five pro· pheti,oracl... ceda«d from Augu .. ,oD«ember '20S.C. H.gg. i i.oneof,h. book.s.rnong,h" Minor Proph.",h.... presen'.,hepo.. exilicpe,iod. Som. "f,h. chureh f.,h.rs foc"sed on ,he 'ypologiralmeaningof'p"'ific~llrn.m.dindlvidu~l.

in H.gg.i who represen,ed ,he new,ov.nant Th~personofJeho%.d.k repre •• n"Ch,iu·•• ec· ondadven"whiltZe rubb.abelpoin.. toChri" .ndthechurch.D.. "id.ndZe",bb~bc:1 prefigure ,,,spec,ivdyElij.h.ndJohn,heB'p,i ... The.ig. net ,;ngofZerubb.b.1 rcflec" ,h. power of Christ ,he King.

1:1-15 REBUILD THE HOUSE OF THE LORD

' Ill tht ufolld ]t'H of D~riwI tht killg, ill tht liXlh ",olllh, 011 tht fim d~] of tht mOllth, tbt 1V0ra of tht LOlo ("mt ~] . H'll,i Ibt prOpbtl 10 Ztrubh~hd tbt 1011 of Shullld, gHtrllor of jwdah, ~lId ro jOlb"" rht 1011 of jthOl"d"k, Int bigb prim, j"ThNI I"]' Iht Lolto of hom, Tbi, ptoplt "] I"t I;",. h", 1101 ].r ro"" ro "hila rht ho"lt of Iht LORD," ' Thtll Iht 1V0.d of Ibt Lolto '''lilt h] Hou,,; Iht prophtl, '"Il .1 " I;IIIt for ]ON ]OWNr/vtl 10 dlVdl III ]01lr J>4l1dtd "owm, ... hilrtbi, hO"It fin." ,"illll 'No'" IhtrtfOrt Ih"1 I
QVIltV .E ... ' n . Word of God "Ioke a aword that "'p••a, •• "uth f.om fal..,.",dition (j •..,...). n".wo.-d ofChri" 11 double~dvd be~a .... " contatn.bothT...am.nu.I''''pau ... jt.... lnd Gentlluwh'I.,talsocuflChri,,'anlofffromth. world .• n.dunowru,du,nth.handoof lhe ... ,nro(c..ss.ODO&Us).Chn.. o....com... h.dcvil by.he good wo.ksof.ho.e who follow him and no! by mere WOl'do of mouth. Th. p"udy m,nll-

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(JE_I). Lap..,d p"uu. ho"'ever. follow th." own hou ..... h.n ,h.yv,ol.... h."du"e.from wo.ldlin .... ne w .... and win •• hey minglt" and cold (MuII.usOI' Tho.. wi.h mon ...'1'abund.nc.....njOOn.dto kup.ratk no. JUst how much .h.y g'v, b•• 01.0 how much th.ytakeinandho.... Tonegl.crth,.i • •opu.

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hi Tilt Lo rd ', Wo,J bJ Haggai CU TTI .... TH.OUGIIFuu T ..... ' TtO ... Jlao...:Th.:lwordofGod.wh«h ... hcln'lng WordofGod.Jtrikel.hroughtMlhtng,.h.t J>"IPl.Oflh.i.o .... noccord ....."ho.. trh~ ....h.... iry • ndlC .. ;moni•• ofSc.iptu.~.in.en •• n.d.hinkup. p",t
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Ch,,", htm.scLf JaY' in ,h. Goopd, "I h.... Corn. no.to",nd~.cc.oth ..... hbu ••• word:'t, .. . ,wo •• dg.d 'word bero" •• 11 cOn",n •• wo Te... · m~n!f. Fi." i. l.pa,... dJ~w. from G.n"les: . ub· sequ.ntlYllugreg •• «l.ndcu.offChr ..".n. from ,h~ ~nuctm.n" of ,h...hole wo.ld. The.e i. on~ IwOrd bu •• wo "'.y. of rumng .h~t he gunlllo Ih. cho.. n pwpIe. .. ¥.nous ukc.«l mom.nllof"me. So.h. proph""Y'.h.. ,he.. ."'o.d...~tn .hc;rh.nd •. tno,h •• wo.d'.1D .h. pow.. of ,he " mu ... Scripture hu it: "Th. wo.dof'h.Lordrom.,o'h.h . ndofH.gg.i(h~

proph .. :SO.h.bl ....don .. w,ll .... um •• h,. power.nd p... judgmcnr in comp.ny wllh th~ Lord.A. Sc.ip.u .. "y" ·you.h.U.non ..... dv.: ..•• s.Judg,ng ,h~ twelv.: tribes of b ••d." Fo. no,~ wh., follows: "To exuu .. v.:ng..n<:e upon th.n."onl.chasli.. m.n".mong.h.~e:· Thi, truly take. plac~ when ,h~y .haUJudg. ID comp.nywi,h tl,~Lo,d. Expos'no"oPTHB PS..cM ' t40.0·7.· GOOI) Wo." . M .. " . C H...T P.~""T. Juo ...:Whileyou ... rdl«"ngupon.h," .hough •• mMu,,~ upon rhe my.. ~ry .h.. IS h,d· d.nwllhtni •. lf·,...lif.upou.h • ...u.}t.us .. i· umph •. Jfw.tiflupourhandl,ngood .. o.b . ,hroughou.goodworks.ChrlIlOwere"mCl.hc d.v,l. Hand •. more
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G ..... o .. T.. E ..cou ....".O.G ..OO.TTH. G ....T:Andl"',.forthemoltp..... uchpropl. ur<:fully weigh wh., 's .... amount .h .. I... ygi"'" but n~glec. 10 consider how much ,hey ..,i;:e. Th.ycoun.i.... lOrtof .. qulI.lbu,rcfu .. ro consid.. ,h.ir sins. le, ,h.m,.h ... for~.h ... ... h.,;1 wri ... n: ·He th .. hUC1.n~d wog•• PUI •hemin.o.bagwithhole.:Wh.n.b.gh .. hok •• th.moneyisind.ed...,nwh.nui'pu,in. bu.;, is u"n..tocnl,,,bc,ngkn •. Th"r.• h.n. .. ho k«p an el'" on how mu~h ,her glv•• but no. onhowmuch.hey .. u1.puI,,,,,,w'g«inloa b.g .... i,h hol.sb«auu. while piltng up Iriches]. ,h.ylook '0 ,hem in ,h. hopc ,h .. ,h.y .... ill bc..,curebu, lo...hcmwh.n,h.y ... no. looking. P..STO_ALCAU3.21."

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o.uly. rhey ",,11 nuu .n •• , .h. kIngdom ofh.ay. en. " bceau.. Ihey ue I.",ng .hem.. lv.. bcco_ conum,na,.dbylh.,hingsof,hllworldand.u living .ho••• h.m.dv .. in •• If.indulgence. Th_ concern.d for .hci ...Iv •• ion .hould take this u th.i,romp.incipl •• th .... lthoughth.wholeof (fUIIon i. OUr •• O U"'. the unl~'" 11 mad. for the sake of «If.• ufficicncr. whoch anron. can ... · qul .. by.f.w.hing •. Thn< he b«Omcl wo • .., off. CHllIST TUI EDUCATO. ).j."

1:8 B.. iI4illg Go" ·. H...... A N.w T, .. PL. fO'U TOLO . AU"UST"": I bc· lic .... bro,her•• ,ha,yourem.,ktd.ndcommn"d '0 memory ,h. tille of ,hi. pulm." · The con"Or' 'iDn.·h.... id.·ofH.g,g.i.ndZech.. i.h:'· Th ... proph..lw ••• no'uye"nu;lIen.. wh.n ....... ...,...u ...er.,ung.... But boch.th.on.... i.hin'hc Tf'ar.f••• t1w:o.h ••• bcgan tOpropn"'ylh., ..hich...,m.d.opcrtain.o.h•• eSloullonof,h< I.mpl •• II"". . for..oldJOlongbclOr<:." ... ·Ro. .h. templ. of God i. holy. which ,empl. you ... :" Whoever ,herefor<: eonvIolt.l). '''L.k 1l::.L'-2 ' . "l'C2UlI. ''Po.IIl (mvt~ "'r.... "" .......... "1San1~ZodoU6. ·,c.."17. '"PolIHO(U(kIOIJOl~

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A.U HO .. N<:.0 . G o o's BUSS ' N". T".ODOUT orCn;[wasinflicringvariou.fo,msofcorre,· tion on you- .... ility.wind,blight. h.il-but in your onscnsi,ivi.y you were unaw' " of.h.cor"mon.B~mindfulof,h i •. ,hen .• nd .. kenoteof ,h. gre"'prosperi'r you will.njoy.ftcr th.com· mencem.n.of.h
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TN.SYRIAN: ·ThcJ~w . .. nttoJohnandsaid.o him.·\Vhou. yout Heconfe...d.nd •• id.·Jam no, .h. Mes.i.h: Th.y said.o him. 'Are you Eli· j.htH... id.·No,'""6utourLordcaU.dhim

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ring. for I h••echo.. n you." For. when our.oul becom.. sope ••• fulth.ti'i ••• idtoh ... ·R•. 'urn. return. 0 Su[.mi,...:" which muno "p'aceful: orroyourownn.mc, '[renic: ,hen .he will rec.i •• Chri .. hke. signet ring upon her, for i. the im.g. of God. Th.n ohe will be .c· cording,o.h., imag •• because heavenly i. ,h. huvenlyman!' Andw. necd to bear th.im.gcof th.h .... nlyon •. ,h .. i,. P'''''' And ,h .. w. m.y know.harthi.i.true,youh ••• inth.Cantid., to ,h. ,oul. nOw full pttf.c •. wh., I wish ,he Lord J.. u.m.y .. y.oyou. · PUtm . ... ...lup<>nyou r •• m."" M.y pe.ce glow in yo ur he.n. Christ in your worh. and m.y ,h... M form.d in you wiodom.ndj""ice.nd .. demp.ion.L IT TB~ 80.·

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ZECHARIAH

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ofwh"h.h.fi"'i.belt.v.d'ohav.be.nw,i".n byZ«h.. ah.ndrh.o.hcrund"'p'cudonym. Schol.nma,n,.in.ha.Z«haruh9_14d••• , f...,m.h. G...,.kp<.iod.f•• r.h.con'lu .... ofAI. • und •• ,h. G ... ,. Th.ufore refe .. n« fO Egyp. ""'.M.hcPtol.m.ic ••••• ndA .. y,I.1 ..... ns.h. l"ngdomof , h.~I.ucid •. D•• ing.h.bookf. 1I1 be.w •• n520.ndSI86.C .. du,i •. • f... ,hc,c.urn ofth.,lcw •• o,lcruul.mfrom&bylon.ndj .... bef'ore,hcdcd,ca.ionof.h.,cmplctn5 15.Z«h. .... hi,id."tifi.d •• ,h.lOnofB•• cchi. h in Z«hariah 1:1 . 7,.hclOn of Id do men.ion"! in EznS:I.n.dEz.. 6:14.Molt..,hohnbeli••• that ,hl, ... h••• m.Z.~h .. i.hofth.p.i... ly f.milyof lddom.n.ionedin Nehcm"h 12:16. Ther.,. ... rong cu.un. of m"""n"m In .h. book.mo""p"ci.llyin Z.chari.h9-14.wh"h inco'po •• ,.. apoc.Jyp.icmo.if. Z«h.".h .. oncof.h.J.ng.h.... b004 .mong.hcMlno,P,oph.uandu,uchprov,dcd .h.churchf.. h... anabund .ncc ofmatcrial.o

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of Btuch,,," . •011 of 101010, ,h. proplm. 14Ji",. l· rh. Lo.o "'", ~rrJ ug., wilb Jour fa/bus.

'Tbe.4or, Jlly /0 th,m, Th,,! Jayl rh. LORD a/bow:' Rtr"," to rn •. 'dJ' ,b. lou) ofbom.· 4".1 I ",il/ ",,,,11/0 you. J"11 rh. LORD a/hom.· 'Bt lIoll;~t Jour fMhtrl. 10 whom ,h. forma proph. tu "itd OUI, 'Th"l la]! rh, LoIlD of homo Rt,,,,,, from JOII, t~iI "'''JI IIlId f,om Jour ,vii duds' 8~II""J dulllor'mlfor bud "'t. 'a]1 d,t LO.D. ' Your jathuI. whtrt Ort IhtJ~ And Ih. prophrIJ, do tbtJ liv. for tVt.! +Bur my wordl and my ,ral"W, ",hi,h I rommlllld.d my ltrvantJ th. prop'" tU, diJ tbfJ 1101 OVtr!ak. Jour farb,.,' So ,h,] rtptllltd IIlId laid, Al th. LOAD of bom pwrpoud ID dt~llVllb wJ for awr "'~JJ and dudJ • •0 b~J bt "tall ",;Ib WJ.·

(NU VI . ... ' Augun;ne re}Ccto rhe Pcl.gi:on bcl;ef duo, God', gra« i. ginn h«.U2 of mcm. He uY',h., ",hd. ,he proph., i. ,a1king aoom coop· • ..,ionbcrwtenf..e",m.ndgr.ce,;r;.Godwl'lo ...n•• ,hemo.e,ow.nlhumans(Au(lUITINlj.lf ..'.c....,rofln.Godr.move.,hed,.,... puni.h· :mn, ,... SO du.n·" 110 .... wh., ,he mU'\l.1 ftlurn .. . bou,btlw<j.Nme'''yonen'€ti... ,he •• mcmeuu.eof spi.i.""JiUum'n.. ionbcau.. no,a11]>fllpl.... re>dy '0. Ho","" •. God d.."u ,n Ch,i" to tal. bcl,
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p"uibly.• I<.(Pcl'g;'ns,h,nk.h'yha.cJUJ"flc•. ,ionfor,heirop,n,on,wh1Ch.h,ysoprom,n.nn,on which wU 00 diw:rs. from C •• holic dOClrint and 00 honile ,o,h. grace ofCh.in ,hat unl ... h. had.nafh.m'z.d", .. l.id.ohis charg~,hehim· ...lfmu.. h• ...,becn.n.,h.m'%~don" ••uoun •. H.pronounc.d"nd •• d.,h.required.n.,h.mo upon th~ dogm: a, bu t how ,n.inardy hi.lat~r boolu plainly ,how: fo. in ,hem he m.ln ... n•• b· s.oIu«lynoolheroponionrh.nrharrM,rac.of Godi'g,ven.u"nllngloourm.riu.Suchpa'· ug.. do,h.ycollec,ou,of,h.s.:,ip,ur• • -lik. Ih. on. wh;ch Iju.t nowquo •• d. 'Turn ro m•• .nd I w,II,u.n '0 you"-u ,f i, _ .. ow,ng '0 ,h. m•• i.. ofour,urn,ngfO God ,h., his guce were g,v.nus,wh ... inhchim ...,fevenfurns,ous. Nowrhe~
ob.. rvc,h.,unlnsout,urn,ng,oGodw •• e"..,lf God's S,f,." would no, be ..od 10 him In p•• ~.,

'Tucn U"g.in. o God ofho.t.:'.nd, 'You,O God .... illtlun.n.d'luickenou:'.nd.p'n,·Tucn u•• OGodofou ..... lv."on·'-... i.ho.h.,pu...S· n of .,mll., Imporl •• oo numerou • •o m.n.ion h.c•. Focw"hc"'p"clloouccomingloChclOt. ... h•• dsedo.. i.mun,hanoucbo,ng.urn.d.o hIm by bcl",vinr. And~,'" ... ys. 'No m.n can com.tom.,.xc.p." .... rcgl.en.oh,mofmy F.· ,h.,:' 0 .. GUCI ANI) hu W,n 10.' Goo'. ~hac~ ALWU' TH 8a •• C..UARIUS Of A.. LU:lf ........ nllrclydt"" •• d.oGodxnd humbIYlmplo.. h .. m.rcy.,hcough,h.mtrcyof Godw.m.yd.se.v •• obchul.dolallourinfir· mi.i .....ocu.d f",m.llou,.in •• se,f... f,om ,h. &"Iu.ntflood,ngof ...... n.W.oup.ttobcli .... forcen.,n.duc."b"'lh,c, .• h.tifouc,m' ce.se.,h.divin.m
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1:7,21 THE V I SIONS CONCERNING JERUSALEM

'011 11" Iw~mJ1P~Tlh daJ 11/ 11" t1'~~lIlh mPlIln wh,rl, il 11,. mPII,n Pj Sn.bal, in t~, ucond ]t'r oj D~Ti~I, ,h~ wIITd Pj ,I" LoaD cam~ '11 Z"bar,ah ch. IOn 0/ Bnrch,ab, ,on oj [ddo, lb. pfllphrt; and Zrchariah la,d,"[lawln ,ht nighl,alldb.hold,a man riding~ponaT.dhoTl'!Ht ...., llandlng among tb. mJr/ltlr..,· ill /b'gl,n; and htblnd hIm wrr, ..d, IlIr,.1. ud ...hitt hr,'" ' Th.n [ .aid. 'What art chtlt. mJ IlIrd!" Tb. anft! who lall.td ... icb mt laId 10 m, •. / will ,bow JOu what Ihf] art." 1·50 Ih. man who wal Itand,ng amollg 11,. myrll. truI unlwtrtd. "Th." arl thf] wbllm Ih, LORD hal unt III patrol Ih. tarth.· 1'lI nd th ry omwrr,d th. angt! ojlh. LORD wbowa'Slandingamongth.myrtl.lr"I,·W.bavtpatrolltdthe,arth.andb.hllld,allth•• arth rtlnalnl al rm.' "Th,n Iht allgtl II/Ibe LORD laid, '0 LO.D 11/1,0$11. how lo"g wilt Ihow h~vt no rn.rCJonjrru!lIltmandlbtCllltsojjwdllb.againll whlrhlh
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The .ign. "'own 10 the proph"t art ofprofound.ignifiunce(THBOOOuj.The.piri, lual bdng' thal."ve ,he Lo,d h."". v..i"yof .h.~. ana ap~ .. r.. ncu. a.7cordong .o ,hd, mis lion and (unc.ion. (THF.OOOI< IT). The angd. who Ipulu '0 the hu ... is the Lord,who •• vull the .... iUofGod the F..,her (jEIIOI..). Ang
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2:1-13 SYMBOLIC MEASUR I NG OF JERUSALEM

'And I lift,d my 'yel ~"d 14W. 4nd bebold. a man with a mealuring lin' in ~il b4ndl 'Then [laid. "Wh. n an ,you going!" And ~'laid 10 mr. "To mralUTt }"ulal,m. ro su whM il ill brradr~ and what is it, Irngrh." j And behold. rhe angel who ralked wirb m, (am, forward. and anOlher angd rame forward ro mUI bim. 'and laid 10 him. "Run. lay 10 Ihar young man. "j,rulalem shall &r inbabiled al villagrl wirhout walll. buau" of r~( multirud. of mr" and ralll. in il. ' For I will br to hrr a wall of firt round aboul. saJl the LORD. andI will br tb,glory witbin b..: " ' Ho! ho! F/rr from lb. land of rhe norlb. laJl the LORO; for I hav( sprrad you abroad al Ibe four wind. of tb. heavenl. layl rb. LORD. ' Ho! E.eap, to Zion. you who dwdl with th, daughttr of Baby Ion. ' For Ibullaid rhe LORD ofhom. afler hil glory ltnt me" 10 tb, nalion, wbo plund.red you.for b. who rouch" you 10U,brllb, apple ofbil .ye: ' "Bebold. I willlbak, my hand ov" Ihem. and Ib. y lball btcom, plundrr for rbolt whe Irrv.d rhem. Tb.n you will know rhar tbe LORD of hom hal ltnl mr. '''Sing and rtJoict. 0 daughter of Zion: for 10. I
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213 TI>. Angd.A.pp,o",b How A....... Wo ..: TO ...T... . . GUGOU THIGlIu:W.havt]u,n.dfromn"ainp!ac.. ,n Sc"plurc.h., some ,h,ngo.,.doM bychcru· b,m.ndsom.by..,r.phim.Sceau..,I h.v..... cle.. p,oof. I am unwill'''g'o affir m wh •• h...hq do,h ... ,hing•• h.nuel ... o,.ccomplish,hcm ,hroughband.of.ngd.und... h. "au,hori.y. ,h(" n.me •. which a.. g'u,,,, bting u..d bt· Clu...hc,h'''8suedon.on,hc".u,ho';'y.B",] amur •• inof.hll,.h."ocuryou,somedu.y rromonh,ghsomesp""...ndo,hc".Th .. pl"Opll •• Z«h,riahi.OIIr w,on...:·Sc.:heuy" ·,h. angel who ulked with me lboy.laying.·j.,u· .. lcm .hall bt inhabi.ed w,thou" waIL··· When _.ngcl .. y• •o.no,h ... · Run.nd.p..k: ,h ••• " .... doub •• ha'o ........ nd,ng.h.o,her.The luloC. r."b ..... n';.h. g... ur 0.,.. do.h. .. nd,ng. Fon~ Gospu HON'"I U )4.'

2,8 Tb t Apple ofGoJ', EJe C ,,,,,,T Sp u ,,s T.. . oU" U T.. . I' ,, OP ll tiYS, AU(lUU,,,,.: Ano.h~r uamplc ,0 pro •• ,h.. same po,n' m.ybt found ,na p.asugc of Z«hu,ah WM'.'''' ·Alm;gh,y· .. n.d. ,h. ·Alm,gh'y:Th,. Cln only mun .hat God .... F•• M, .. nds God .... Son.Th. ,ex,.uns. ·Souy,.h.LordAI.

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J.w. CU U D YO CO"' V' ''T.ju n ,,,, MAlTY.: S'yno •• il.h,ng.mybro,he..··v,n"h,m.h.. wucrucifi.d,.ndtrU,nCMKO,,,fuUy,h.'Tf'pe< wh ... w"h.lIm.ybeh •• I.d •••• n .. WC1f~ hu r.d. For " will be w.U i(. pers"ad"d by ,h. Scrip.u,... you ... eircumci •• d f,om hardh •• ,,· .dn"... This i, nO •• h•• circumci.ion which you h••• (rom ,h..." ... ,h..... pu,in.oyou;1Or .h•• w"g,.. nfor'''gn.~nd"o.for.wo,kof flgh,eoUln .... u ,h. s.flp'" ... comptl you ('0 .dmll].Auent.thc,cIO.... ndpou' .... ridlCul."" ,h" Son of God; do ob<:y ,he Pha., .." •• .ach· .":.ndocoffno,.,.h.k,ngofr,... I.u ,h,,,ul. ."ofyou"ynagogu., ,e.ch you '0 do.ftcr your praY" ... Fo,ifh.,h,.oueh.. ,h",•• ha.a,cno' pr.u;ng,oGod .. uon.,h •••ouch...h"pple of God', .)'t'.how much more SO '. h.,h •• ,o.. ch

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3:1·2 THE LORD'S REBUKE OF SATAN

'T"n, "t Ibowtd mt Jos~Ma· I"r "igb prim sla nding brfort I"t ~ngd of I". Lolto. and Salan .randlng al "il rigbl "and 10 ocrwsr ~im. lAnd Ibt Lo~o ,oid 10 S.lon. ·Tbt LoaD rthh JOw. 0 Solan! T". LOAD who "os r"oltn JrrwJ~I.m rrbwkr JOw! Is "01 l"iJ ~ brond plwrkrd from Ih. firr'"

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g....«'h.anrh.. of.h.Ln".. (G.lOO~yor Nn$.o.). Chn" dunKS UI from our sins. wh,ch O«u..... b.fo.. God. [n thism.nn .. jcsusfulfillo h,lm,n",ryuh,ghp"u,.Jine.hei.,h.on. cJorhed ... "hp".sllygarm
hum.niry.jc.UI. however. rook up humanlry'l f.JI.ncon,,,.ion.nd ",•• h.duil ar h•• "gh, hand.j ..... has cOR'Iueredour .. n•. Pfl>pI.who ... inbond..age.o.,na.. notrobc:halCdbu. p"y~dfor(A""""'B).ju ..... GodrtbuktdS:.l.n In ckr.n",ofjcrusaJem.",jco... hu r.buktd OUr ..n (,h.d.vil).nd so b.li........ '0 p"y",,,h h"m,],ry,ha,jc,ulwiUrcbuk.unrepcnun,"n· n... {j""o...).Th.d •• il .. ,h""gh,h.ndof jtluJdor:Jno, ... ndv;c,orioul:r"hcr.Ch""

v.nquuhu h,m. 6y .... urmg OUr fil.hy g;.nn.n" ofllnjuushuplJad .hed...;llKh".d.ndu...u. hi.re ... Juus I•• mumph.n. high pri... who w...... h.longgarm.n.ofkinglyau.horiry. )<»hu •• h. hIgh p"....... yp" ofp..... h. hIgh p"... accord,ng.o.h.orde.of M.khized.k.s..· .. n'loppolUlon.ojo.huapr.figure.Je.u.· •• mp· u,ionlln,h.wild •• n.... uj .. uiuitim ... victO'yov.r,h.d.mon,fulfilkdjo.hu •••• buke ofS.un(T... oDOUT).

3,1 jQJh .... I", Hig" Prim jUUIT II . H.GIIP., U TFo •• TOL ... GUGO.T OF Nuu:Form,h"pusagcroo.lnglVlng.h. n..... ofhlgh P"'"10him "'ho mad. wl1h hi. own blood.h"p"udy prop;.i.>t1on for Our IIn •. h.doe.notby.h.word ...drded.re.h .. fi ..... · IltenCCoflh.Only·bego... n.Bu.h... ys·m.do" w"h Ih. IntenUOn of repru.nling ,hOl grace whrchl.
h.v •• ak.n.w.yyouriniqu"'..:Andpulllpon h,m.pr' ... lygann.n'.and .... f."m"~r ..pon hllh •• d:AlsoP... lro.h.Phd'Pf,an,,"Whobe. ,ngtl.abI,lhedm.h.formofGod"hough,,,_ tobbery ,h .. he w..... ual with God.b"'.mp".d h,m ..lf.,.k,ng,h.formof .... v.n' .• ndw •• mad. In ,h. lik.n... of m.n; and beIng found 1ft fuhion as a m.n. h. humbl.d hims.lf. becoming obedi.n....nun'od..,h,.v.nth.d..,hof,h. erDU. Wh •• efore .1so God .n!•• d him .n4 g.ve h,m . n.me which il'bov •• vcry n.m •. ,h •• in ,he n.m. ofJc:susev.ry kn ••• houI4 bo .... of 'hinVin h.... n.of.hing.In .. "h .• ndof inU.· nald"nga •• nd.very.ongu.lhouldconf... JeIUlCh,~".lord;n,h
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e ".UT eONQU." O 010. S'NS. Cn.'AN: Abo In Ztch.tiah: "And .h. lord . ho .... d m.

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rtl>uke you, 0 S... n.• nd ,he Lord ,h ...h"..,Jeruulemrcbukeyou:And.owe.lwpray,h.l,hoK whon:ru .. ",b.:rcbuhdby,h~;rfr;cnd,w;lhhu· mil"ym.yb.:rtbukcdbyfh~lord.ApoLo(;Y

AGA'NST THB BOOKS OF RUF'''US ,8."

J.5US Is TIn FO U" "A"rI " N.jUOMti,A"he

ume,rherudtrshouldu"min.,:. ..fully,h.,i, doc,no'''y,h.t,hedevilw...undingrrium· pl.. ndy .... victor.butth.thewao ... h.ltinthe con'es, .nd was being held i~ ,h~ b.:mJ~ lin~ .nd tnunccr, .. inty_no,indeed. he w•• no, vicror. "n,"heh.dno'ye,b.:guntofigh,.A.f"r'h~

.,.ord, ·'o.ccu,ehim:,h,d,vilw.shi,.dvcr . ...)'.ju" .. w~ .. id.b.:c.u.,je.u.w •• do,h,din g.armen .. ,hat wcre m'hy wi,h our sins. After Sa·

Un he..d ,he comm.nd. "M.y ,he lord wh" h.. cho.,njoru.. lcm .. bukeyou!"h."oodnolongcr "n,herigh,bu,r.,iredbehindhim.ndcr. wlcd undcr hi. rCCt. With"u,dcl'y.jesu, ,he high prie.. d"nsthel"nggarmcn,.ndi.c1",h,din .hiningraiment.andinharm"nywi,hkingly.u thority- wi,htheh.nds"rZcrubb.b.:I - [he) J.ys ,he found.,ion "r,hechu«h.ndtre<1> rhe .piriru.ljcrusalem.HOM'UES0 .. TH.PSACMS. ALTE .....TES •• '.56'." j OsHu .... Ty .. o. J u us . TH.oDO.n".C ••: This i,ab". typc"f"ur.i,u.,ion.ju" .. ,he .v.ngingandwichdd.vilw•• vcryopp"..d,,, jo.hu. for b.inghigh pri." and m.kingint."
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3:3·10 SYMBOLIC CLEANSING OF JOSHUA

'Now Josbua' was slanding btfort I~r angr!' dOlbrd wil~ fillb] garmrnl,. 'And lb. angd laid 10 rhoS( who wr" lIanding b.fort him, "Rtmovt Ih. fillh] garmrnll from him.' And 10 him hr laid. 'arhold, J hav. la/u" Jour iniquily away from ]OU. and J will dolb. ]OU wilh ri,b appard.,sAnd J laid.' "Lrllhrm put a d ran tu.ban on hil brad: So Ibt] put a c1r"n turban "n bi, brad and dotbtdbim witb garmtnll; and thr angtlojtbr LORD walllandingby

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ill mJ w~J' ~"d hfp mJ fh~rgf , Iht" JO " lh~U ' "', mJ hc"1t and hav, fh~'gt oj mJ (,,",11. and I willgiv, J"" Ih, righl ej aU,11 among Iholr wh" art llandi"g htrf. ' H,ar now, O)clh"~ ' Ih, hil~ prim. Jev rllld Jo"r jrifnd, who lil h,jort JOv. jor 111'1 rlrt 111'11 oj good cme,,: hrbold, 1 will h,,1I1 mJ 'trV""1 Ibe Brutb.' 'For 6thld, VpCII Ib, nOli' wblrb I ",,~, JtI 640rt )OI"V".· "POll" ,;/lllr lIont wl/b Jt~tnj"{ffJ. I wIll tng,ut ill inIC,ipl'"n. laJ' Iht LOJr;D cjlloJlJ . .. nJ J will 'emove IIx gvih oj thil '~lId ill rI 'illgl, daJ. lOIn Ihal d"J' ,aJl tbe LORD cj bOil •. ,vrrJ ont oj JO" will '!lvill

hi, nt'ghbo, v"dr,h',vint " nd""drrhi'[rgtru."

O"lI. " ' .W' Through)",us bdie.en (UI off ,h. foul garmenlsoflln.Thed •• il. who 11 roady.o Oppc •• and en.nar. bdiev.n, r. n be r.bultcd by ,h. angtl of God .• rererenc•• o.he powe. of God (Holy Spi.i,)..,n. to ,h. f.i,h(ul ( juSTn.Mu· TYl). Th.....nal pnulhood ofChrin wu prom. Iscd.hrough.heprophtIZteharuh.JuU5'ook ,hefaultyg. rmen"of'lnupcnhlmself.ndhu g, ... n ,h'g3fm.n"of'ul ... ,on and ,h. n.,ureof p,ituhood10 belr,vt,,( LACTA"TIUI).Th. prophei. de..,rrpllonofjoshu.·. repl.ccm.n, of' f1hhyg.,m.nro w"hclunonu w uaf1gu"of Ih. r~neral'on ofbloptum (GUGOQOI' NYS5A.). Th.d.vil ... nd,ngattl•• righ,h.ndof',h ...... of' jehoud. ki •• f1gureofje.u. w• .,inglh.m,hy garm. n "ofou. ,in'(J~lQ ... ). Jelu.""lu n.. ri ly bec.m.... in.dwi,hou'.in.by ... uming.hu· m.nbody,c<>nlr"ylolhoKwhod,nylheinear. ,,,"on(O"<::£>I).A..g,,," ... def.ndJlh.~ .. w Ih.... nd.. nne ....f.... ,o .. nby'nyol"ng,h. ...."d.ofZ.'h."ahreg..dinglhefihhyg.arm.n .. of,h.high p" ... je,u.,hi,:oJ.o ••• fu,."onof .h. Manirha.an inl.'pr....ion offlnh . nd.piril (AUGUST'NB).Th.proph"'pok.ofje,u.u.h. Ih.ph ..dwhoKn.m ......... JdbeO.icn'.nd ... ho ... ore,h."n·lOil.dgarrnenlllhoughbelngalso S.. n ofJ'''''cc (A ... _B).

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JU UI R$BU"'" T,,,I Ao" • • u. ~. JU'TI" Mu· n.,To.~plJJnmor.fuJlrtll<"wl.a ..o.. ofov, holyje .... Chri.. , I wiIJ con,in .. e my d,lCOurse by

.tallng,h...... abo...,quoled .. wLanonlofZ«ho. riahl w"g, •• n ", ... whobel, .... ,nChri... ,h. high p.i....ndcrucifitd on •. Fo ....., who once praclicedfo'nicltion.nd .... ryo,h.rkindoff1lthy aclion. h.w, Ih"""gh Ih. grace conf.".d upon w byov.}uu.acconi.ngto,"'wiUofh .. F.thc •. cu< offalJ'h~fouJv,."..n"ol .. ninwh.rn""' .... re dre.....t.Ahhough.h.de",I".nd.nurbyready'o oppoW"U5.nd.nxlou.loen,na...Uofu.fo,Jllm· .\tlf. ,h. ang.1 of God (n.mely, .h. power of God which ....uKn"ou.,h"""ghje .... Chrw}re· b.. k.. h,m,.nd"'depamfrom w.And ..... ha •• bttn.lO,o'puk..n.,chcdfrom.hefire,w"'n_ ....repurirltdfromov,f"orrne.OIn•• nd[deli ... redl from Ih.f1.ry to,men,wilh which Ih. d...i! and hi.u" ... n""y u•. From,uchdangc" doe.je.w. ,h.Sonof'God,again.nalchul.H.hu.110 prom,scd.if .... obeyhi,comm.andJ,todrntusIII v"""n,. m•• he hu sc ....,de fw us and '0 re .... n:1 vs wllh an '
Ei.... U8T I"OPIUUTI>.O.. , UD. L..CTA"· T'US, Now who ,hi. one """,ld be to whom God promISCdan.l.m.lpriu,hoodZech..iahh ... .. ugh ••• ...,ng;YUlghl$lUnl<MO$.cl.. rI,.Forthus h.opoke: 'And m. Lord God oho ....cd m.je ..... he h,ghp".II .. andrngbefore,h.f•.,.of,h•• ng
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.11 yourfihhin ..... nd f,om.1I y"ur idol •• will I clunse you. A n.w h••• r .lso will I give Y"u . • nd antw'piri,will I give you:.nd I will uk •• w.y ,h. srony h•• rr ou, of you, fl •• h•• nd I will give you.h .. rroffle.h •• ndmy'piri,willlpu,wi,h· iny"u:' M""maniftSlly.I."douZe,hariah proph •• y "fj".hu., wh"wascl",htd with fihhy garm.nfl (to "'it. ,h. f1 •• h of. scrv.nt.tvtn "urS) .• ndltrippinghim"fhisilI_f.voredrai_ m.n, .• dornshimwi,h,hedeanandf.ir ' pp..el. teacbingu.by,b.figur.,iveillu",,,,ion,h .. ,,u· lyin ,he b'p,i.m "fJt1u. all Wt. putti ngoffour .in.lik••"m.poo,.ndpatchtdg•• m.nr ...e dOlhed in ,h. holy.nd mos,f. irg.cmtn."f .. , gen ... 'i"n.O"l'ItBBAPTts"OfCItRtsl'.'

BAPT I S ...... R ... oV.. L OPS".FORBTOLD.

JBSUS DBFul'S

GUGO.' OF Nyss .. : Now in ,his , by Ih., won· drou.uCTifiu.Elij.hd •• rlyp,,,,laimedrou.,he ...,,,mem.lri,eofb'pti.mthat.hould.f,er, ......d.bcin$
is much '0 bc ..id on ,his.ubjtc"In the CaSC "f .inn",., rh. d.vil i.... nding .. ,h.tight.ide.bu, ,h.. i•• nothcrm ...erf".di$Cussi"n.Whocveris • sinnerh.. ,he devil ... nding .. hi. righth.nd . Somtonti.r.isingth.obj.ction:How.,h.n. in Ztchari.hi.,h.devilsaid,oSt.ndon,h.righ, ofJesu. (jo.hu.j. ,h. ,on "fj.houd.k,· -And S.· ,.n "oO
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,h, •• o r.fu •• thou who deny ,har our Lord h.d .. human ~y bu, .. y hi, b<>dy was m.d. of h•••• nly .. nd.pi.i''' .. l lub.",.ncc." Th.y,"y,hi. body wu m.de nfh •••• nly ma".. 0 ••• h.y f.lu1y """,.,of .iderc.1 ma".r, 01" of wm. o.he. more ... blinu and lpint".1 n.""r.Le ..... m upl..n how ••piri....1body cotIJd be .uined. how .h.yin«rpr., ,h. p....gc w. q"o,.d, 'Jc'UIWU clolh.d wi .hltain.dgorm.nu: lf,hi.difficulty d" ....h.m.o ..lum •• h... ,h.·.uin.dg• •m.n'· mcano.he'plri,wJ body. ,hen ,h.y ihould be con ..... n•• nd ... y,h""h..' ... h.'" ... ,d,n.hc prophecie. hu bun f.. lfl11.d"ha. i" ·In.nlmal body i. oown .• Ipi",,,.1 body rile.:" Do wc ,hw .... ,o,l.dand .. aincdl!ti.an impicty ••• n,o .hinkrhi.,e.ptciallywh.noneknowlwh., SCflp,u....y.:·Thff.ringl,h ..,ac. cON,ng '0 ,he bw. e"Slomarily d u nu .. ain Ihould bt mad •. Th.y ..... made for our Lord ..nd ~.'o •. who had bun "dodtcd with " .. ned ~r. m.n,.·andhad.akcnonan •• rthlybody.Onl· ".nbto....... oft.nuk.quc..ion."Thcpauagc from Srrip.......ad ,oday.nrouragc. nu '0 ...... i"g.in.lirrl.ehildrcnarcbap,izeJ·for,hc .. mi.· J10n of.inl:" \.VhMC.in .... ,h.r. \.Vh.n did ,hty IInl Or how can ,hi •• xpl.n ...ion of .he hap, .. mal wuJungbe nu,nt .. ned in ,he cue of small rn,Jdrcn.excqxa«Orrc •• "onw.: .pok. of. hnlc ...1,.", "No nun i. dun of If.in. no,.o.nifhlll,fcupon.ht ca rth h.dl ....dbu' • • ingl.d' y.·"ThroughfhemYSIC'I'0(bap,i.m. ,h• .... in. ofbirth ... ~ PUt ".ide. F<>r Ih;. realOn, ••• n .null ehildren.no hap.iud. Fot- ·"nkM" man be born again ofw.....nd spiri •• he will no< beabk ,otn.crin""hck,ng
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4:1 14 T H E VISIONS OF THE GOLDEN LAMPSTAND AND T WO OLIVE TREES

IA~J Iht Q"gd ...h" ,alhd ..."h mt IQmt IIg~ill, ""d .... hd mr,likr" mu,b"';1 w"k.n.d o~, cfb'lllt.p. IAlld br I"id /0 mt, "W"al do 'OW ur?" II"id. "/ IU. Qlld b,hold, 11 IIImplla"d all oj "'Hh" b" ...1,,11 ,b. 'QP oj n, II"d Jrvrll/llmpl On ", w"b Irvf" I;PI 0/1 ratb of lilt lampl wbicb ,I,.olllbrlopofjl.JAllalbutllrtIWOol;vttrtrlb,jl,OlltOIl rbtTlgbr"frbtbo ...lalldrbtorb .. 0" illl.fr: 'Alld /s"id '0 ,b. ang.1 wbo ralhd wilb m•. "WbaJ art lb .... m,lord," ITbrlllh. , ..gd wbo lalk.d wilb mr alllwfr.d mr, "Do you 1101 kllOw ...hat Ib.1t arr'"'sdid. "No. my lord: ' Tb,n b. IQid 10 m•. "Tbi, illbr word IIf,b, LOAn 10 Ztrubbabtl: NOI &, mighl. "0' by po .... r. h' by Spiri,. ,ap ,h. LOAn of ""111. ' Wb", "" ,OM, 0 tTtllt mO~IIIIIi ..? Brfof' Zr,~bbabrl JOM Iblll/ bfCO"'t a pIli,,,; "lid Ilt Ihall b,illgjo,wa,d ,'" lOp 111111. amid d,ouII of·C,au.grau 10 ttr'" IM"ftOV(T Ibr wOfd of ,bt LOAn Cllmt 10 "' •. IIIy'"g. '" T", b""dl of Zt,Mbbll&d bllv. IlIid ,btfoullda",," ojlhi, bowu; 1,'1 balldl ,bal! 11110 '''mplrl' it. Tht" you will k"O ... ,hM,b, LoAn oj

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,,,,h'plwmm"i" IhthandofZrrwbbabrl. "Th'lt Uv,n a,. ,b. t]n oj ,b. LOAn. wbi,h rang. through Iht wholt ta"h," "Tht" I laid 10 bi"" 'WbMllrt Ih.u Iwo oliv. ,rtU 11/1 tht righ, ""d Ibt Itfl of ,h. lamplla"d," IlA"d. It(ond ""'. I,a,d to him, "W"al 11ft ,htlt IWO b,anrl", oftb. olw. Iftll, ",hi,h art ""id. lilt two told", p'rrl jrom which ,hr air ;1 p1:>llrrd owr?" " Ht ,IIid 10 mr, "Do yOM /101 kilO ... ",1.11' rhtu IIr.'" 1 1-'.1, "N", m,lord: "Tbt" ht IIIid, "Tbtlr "rt Ih, IWO anoi~lrd IIIho slII"d b,tb. Lord of Ih. who!t r~rlh."

Ov..,v, . ... ,The l.mpof ,",,&C • .,n lipl ilon"of many Iymboli, rof.r.nceI i~ I". Old Tuum.nl and N.w Tell.men, ,ha, PO'''' '0 Chfill (VICTOIJ",u,)_C"" •• andl ... H"lySp,,,,ar.lhe.u_ ,"o... or,ht,woboug ... oflh.lwool",cl:,". Lawand, ... P,ophtt'prcpareone.",.c.,i.",ht g,fu of, ... n.wcoven.n, {MIT" OO'U.j. God rr.,.,.d p.radi ... for hum.ns, whu. angelland l1 ,n u r.J! under ,he fiS """."d ,"c Y,nc (A .. .-..j. Zt,".ri."
w.,.,.... lcd.l«adybyZec... ri ... ( V.cro •. ,.. us). 4:2IlCoI4uL.. mp'luJ S." ..., POI .. TTOC H" ,T.V'CTO.'H".O' PITOV'U.. : Behold ,hc • .,,,cn horns o{,h"l.mb.' ,h . ..... n.yc . ofGod'-,hc •••• n.yc, ... ,h. 1••• n l piti .. o{, ... I.mb: ' . .... ",or,h• • burn ,ngbcf"••• hc,hroneofG"d.' ..... ngold.n candl... ich.'&C •• nyollnglh.. p.· ......... n ... om.n'n l.. i... .' .h.&C.enc.." ...... 'nP.ul,·

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"""n d..con ... ..,venangd,,"vcn ,rump"",'· .. vtn.ul • .'o.htbook.,levtnpe"od,of"""n day' wuh which Ptnttco .. i.complcted,.h • • even week. in Danie1.".I.o.heforty.,hrec wech in D~ni.I;" wi.h Noah •• ev.n of all d.an .h,ng.in.h ...k," ..,..n,."enguo(C.in." .evenyu"fo,.deb.,obc.cqu,,,.d.".h. l.mpof.he .. v.no"ficcs... vcnp,lIaroofwi.dom In .he hou.. of Solomon. 0 .. TH I Cu,,· "'ON OFTN . Wouo."

• ']T",,,Oli~tTrttJ C" ..... ' TY"P"T N TOTH .V.. 'ONO.GOO. MITHOo'U.,Zechu;.h.how •• h.. ,h.oliv. Ih.dow,forth.h.l.wofMoH"'pe.king,huo: 'And ,he ongowlon.he.opof ....... ndtwo oli •• " ... by i•. onc on ,h. "gh"idcof'hcbowl .nd,heo,hcroni .. lef•• id.:'And.f.e,.few word •. ,hcp,oph... uk,ngwha,.rt,hcolivuon ,h.rlgh,.nd ,h.l.f, of,hc ,.ndl.."ck and wh .. ... ,hClwOoliv.bough"n,h.h.nd.of,he,wo pIpe •. ,t.. .ngd .now.,..d .nd SOld, ·Th... arc Ih •• wo oono of frlli,fllln ... wh,ch ... nd by ,h. Lordof.h.whol....'h:[Th.... ,gnifyJ .h.tW
.htooul from childhood for dcst .. bI. and dckc . tablcglory.andco", ••• hi, g..ceuMyrh... wlth u ..... nd from om.1I '0,10 tal"' Up migh,y hopel . >I ch ... i.y. which gi.u Immo,ta llly '0 ou.bodi ... hb~c"me •• llp.opl.wm 'ngly.o pr.f.rin honor.nd,opui.c~bove.ll'hing.; oom ••• ha,byiflmcans,h.ymaybcbc,ro.hedlO ,h...... rd.p.K.icingv'rglnuy;.ndo,h.ro.,h., by i"h. y m.ybcfre.d from ,h. cllr... 'Dust yo" •••.• nd,od" .. y
.,. A Quulio.. for 11" Angd ANGIL' ''''US'''NT.RuTU'IO •• TH . F",

T ... u. A....ou: Ne"""h.le.. we can find ou, whowu,h.crtato.of.hi. p.. ,.dilt.W.,cadin Gencti.,h .. Godplan,.d'g..d.n,orhe.aot • .. nd h.p""hc.c ,h. "",n he had fo,mod. " \Vbo h.d ,h. powcr'oc...... p.r..d, .... lf"'" almigh.,. God.who·.pokcand ,h.y .... r. ""'d.·· .ndwho wun.(vcri ...... n.ofth."ungwh,chhew .. hcd ,0b"ng'n,obcing~H.phn,.d.,h ...tforc.,hat pa.adi.oofwhichh • •• yoinhi.w .. dom:·E,,'1' plan' which my F•• hu hu no. pl .. nttd will b< roorcd up:" Thi. is. goodly plan,a,ion. for.ng.r..nd.,un' . .....;d.o lie bcn... h.h. fig"" .nd,h.v,n•. ln,h;s ..sptc"h.y.rt,h•• ypeof theangtl. In ,imeofpeICe"w hlCh 11.0

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,,11" of the " ••• n...by f.om which som...~, .. ... n,up.o,hec"y.th,c"yb.mgm.wopor" .ndly,ngclo.. tothc ".c.on ...h bank.w"h ,h. w.II, abo ofthc City b.;ng ... y high. And "m.ntioned. ·h.nd.-thca.eng;ngpow .... h. "m.po...... ofhis .... hkhd<£troy.dsom •• hlng mad.rrom ·,,,,,k,· forlCcu.i.y and for ....".h Anddue.o,hefir"h.ving·nblitc,.ted-". ·"one.: ,hey "'... usclell.ao ,her....... no,. IIon.,ob.pu •• ogethcrfor.firmbullding. And for.he.".log.c.l mcanll'g. ,h.d... il is .. m.d. ·mount.. ,,:,. In.h bookofZ«h ..i.h,-\\fho"'you,'gre •• mounulRb.for •• hc f",cofZe ... bbab.,II"And.oncc.ning.h.on • • 'hoh ... h. ·du{. nddumb-d~mon"he S•• ,orllld,·I(youha."f.i.hHagulnof mullud ..ed.y.,u .... ,U .. y.o,hism.,un'.'n' ·M.,••• w.y.' and" will m., •• ,w'r:" Thus ,hede.ili,. ·mou" .. in· .... hichi. ·,uin.d·f•.,m hi.own •• il.ndwhich ·d•• troy ....cryon.'o ,heutcn"hcyh••• ,h."mlndonwhat;1

urthJy.FUG ..... TSO .. JU.... ,AH 4 1...

4:t4T1•• T",oAuinud TWOC . .. DLU T' CU, T woOu ... T ...... V,e· TO., .. lIsofPnovlu .. : · Th ........ ,h...... oC>n. dl."iclu ... nd,ngb.f., .. ,h.Lordof,h... .,h: These 'wo c.ndl ...;ckJ.nd two.,li.e ..... Clhe h•• .o.his.nd.pokenof.admoni.hcdyou,h.,if. wh.n you h.....adof,h.m.I ..... h.... you h••• no.und ....ood.youm.yundcr... ndh .... Fo.,n Z.ch"i.h.on.of,h"wc!.'proph.... ltiJ,h u• ",,,n.n: ·Th." ..... he (WOoIi..... candlUI1cUwh.ch ... nd in the p, .... nc.of.h • I.otdol.heurth·;th.. i••• h.y .... injn.adl", Also.ln.no,hcr"n".•undingln,hcp .... nc. oflh. Lo,doflh... "h.th",..,n ,hep","nccof ,h•• nuchn ... Th.rcfo.. th~ymu., b..I .. nby .n.. chri... CQ ....... TAkYO .. THIApoc,uYrSI

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Sol 11 THE VIS I ONS OF THE FLYING SCROLL AND THE WOMAN IN THE EP H AH

'Again Ilifud my tytl ana law. dna bthola. aJlying UTOH! ' ' And In ,aid to nu. 'What do yow stt1'lanlwtrta, " 1IttaJlyinglcroll;ilJltngthilt"'tnry,wbilJ,anailJbrtaat~t,n,wb ill.··Th,n 10 mt. "Tbil is tb. 'UTS, Ibat gOtl out onr Ihtfact oftbt ",bolt Iona: fa. uny on, wbo IIta/s Iball bt cut affbtnufoTlb a"ordlnt 10 u. ud t~rry ant ",bo Iwtarlfalltly Iball bt 'wt off brnuforcb duord,nt to 'I. 'I will und il fOrl&. lay' Ibt Lo.n of homo and il ,hall 'ncrr Ih, howlt ~f rh. Ih,,/. And Ibt boult ofbim ",1,0 Iwtar, falstly b] my nom,; and it Ibllll abldt in bis bowst udronlwmtH.bOlhlimb.rllndJlonts.· sTbu Ibt IIngtl w~o /al~,a with m, ,,,mt fo,wlI.a and s"id 10 "'t. "Lifl yowr ']'" ud ltt ",hGl Ihil j, Iblll lOts forth.'· And I IlIid, 'W~ar " il!' Ht I",d. "Th" i, 11" 'pbab Ihlll ,ot! forlb.· And h. laid, 'Tbi, 11 r",i, Inil/wirt in alllh, land: 'And b,hold. Ih. "IIJ
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likt '"t wingl of" Ilork. ud lbr} liflrd up Int tph"h brlwttn tartb and ht,,~r". 'OTbt n /I",d IQ ,bt"ngr! who ,,,!fud wilb mr. ·Wllttt "ft I~t} l"king ,bt tpb"b!· " Ht ,,,id 10 mr, ·To Ilot I""d of Sb,nar, 'ohild"boultforil; "ndwbrn Iloi,ilprrp"rrd,lbt},.,il/w Ihttplo"bdo,.,nllotrtonill

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Ov..v,gw, Th...aJ"n,off.l$.o...h,and,htd. ,truc"Vtcon"qll.ncu,hl,foIlow ... pI.y,ng ou,of.h.,,,,k1.ofd,v,MJUI"C •. Rcgulwaodh,, d•• ling ... i,h,h.C •• ,hagini.n.i,off.«<\u.n u.mpl. ofju.. i« (AUlH,I$T,... ).Sinn.u ... ho.rc no,.on.ofAbraham,inklikc"onu . Z,ch ..iah·. lal.nl of lead i. in'qu"y in.v.ryshapeand form (OalGEN). Th. fiy'''g au .nd .id:!. of judgm.nt h."".I •• ad.y ....,,,,,d ... lfh,htfin,.d"",, •. ThOSt whod,ob
S, l A FI]' ngScrol/ T ... S'Clf y
I.n, m.n. mingled wirh. crowd of "",.dy good """•. m,gh ... iu.heoccui"" ",,,• ., •• io,.undc, p...:unc~ofv"NDLUindlgna'lOR.andnugh.break

ou.,n,osomt occu.-scddilrun..nc. ,,,u,iofy,he,, p.ouion ror robbery. And wh.n ~.~n ,hi. fca, wOf unfounded.wh"w"uld,hinklh>!perjurycouldbt comm;flcd.""n ,,,.voidu.\lin d"arh,much I... Iooa or 1Om. kind nfphysk.l injurr.llut. ,nd,nd· ....1called ~lul' had n."". heard wh .. the: holy SCtlpru ...... y:tbou, thc wrongfulnc: .. <>f. faIK o,a,h.H.h.dlurnedno,h,n,.bou"h•• idd.of Zech.ri.h,andobvi"u.lyh.h.dn". l worn'OIM e."h'g,nia", by ,h • ...,rom.m. "fCh.i .. but by ,h.fihhi"".. old.m"",.Y., he .I,d nol so fcu CCr· u".,orru ...nd.horribl~.o.. ofdc.. h ..." ..... h.. o,a,hunWnfr•• will.lBTTuns. '

S, .. Ln,.LuoS, .. " s.O.,o ... :·Thcy .. nkin rh.dcp.hlikc.$I"" .... Why·d,d,hcysink'n'h< """.""k,nd of·"""uwt,,dlso"'ofAbr.h.mCOtlldbc ......J up"bu, .h.kindwhkhlovt.h<:d.p,handdCl, .. ,h. liquid.l.m.n,. ,h., i•. wh" ..iu.ht bin •• and fluid dui .. <>fp .... n' Ihing •. Wh.nc. i. i...idof ,h... ,·Theyunklikckad i" ""ryd«pw",,:· "...,. ..... rlOUl.in"" ..... Forin;qulty".1so ohown·''''''uponaral.ntoflcad:uZcch..",h rh'prophc.uys,·luw.""""anll",nguponl ..1.n.<>flud,andlsaid,·Whoi.,hisrAndh•• n· dtprh"k~a .. on.·,fkc ... S
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uhil • ..,ing.AII ... holiv.acc<Jrdingtoit ' Oyalong ,he douds.".ccording,o [.. i.h. " . nd -!ik~dov<s" wi,h,h~iryoung..bu,.inishe.vy.se ... d .•• on.nf ,he prophe .. say •• upon. '"l'n,ofl •• d,"lf,uch anin .. rpr....ionofScripturc.ppc.rs'o.n)'CIn •• o beforced andunfiffing..btcau •• hed"".no"hink th.miracl.<Jf,h.",,," waswriu"h.peopl.ofhisowntim • • nd'forourcorr«,ion-," O,.Y,a"'N'TrI8." JUDGMBNT A"' '' W H.G HT 0. S"" L "'IILIIAD. A .. uos.: Eoch one will hav< ,h. weigh, of his

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6:1 15 VIS I ONS OF FOUR C H ARIOTS AND THE CROWN I NG OF JOSHUA

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0 ......, ...., Chu;o.. arc afl"bu,~d ,n a my ..;"al unu.ohra ..cnlybcingl.wh"h.,gnifyfcllo.... .h'pand uni.yin Ihccclu,,"lordcr.Thcwhccl. of,hccha"o"ypify$lay'ngon ,h. ",aighl ,oad o(hca .. cnly in 'cllig
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of dukn,". ,•• he ...,w'''''''on of Ch,",. The rCl",rccuono<curredm.hcd,mmorningcwi· I,ghc.andh.ilche .. d.ilyevcrymo,n,ngcohclp (Bu,.j.The ..f..encc.o 'he Otwill ,iU .ndwhO"Jun,.righ.· WUJncui.nncrvciledbylhc·""ingsof,hi. age (GlUGOo;TOF NTSSA). Wh.n Judas wcn. OUI ,n,h.n'gh"OMtrayJc'UI.h.al..,wenl,n,oa

•p",,"aln'gh,h.vinglef,-,heSunofJ"'''u: }<,u,who..,namei,-Sun.i..,:jud .. ".n
TIll C" ••UOTS AK. A"
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's.,.· 6:IIJo,bu, lb. SOli o!J.boudoJ.

J......... S' .... HR8. EZ .. 'KO. Kou: And in ,h. d'".ofJo.hu •.• onofJ.houd.k.whydid.n .ngd uy '0 ,h. ad . ..... y who wU oppo''''g h,m. ·Th.lo.d ,.buk~ you. 0 S.. an·!" And .hy ..eth.jc ...... llcd •... n.otSa.an·fo. ... n.'ru.'ng'hel.w•. ifh.[.h •• d· .... 'ylpc'· ....... 'n.h.comm.ndh...c.. v.dand,h.y ' .. n.g ..•...d ,hccomm.ndm.n,!lInd why

would h.bc(llledu" ..ly.Ii ... ' h~who ••. m.in.f.i.hful.o,h •• ulc!S.uu •• ,h,e¥II COrnU no, f.om him bu, f.om .he .cry on. who m.d. him .... And why . houldh.bc •• n, ,n'o .h. ·outc.darkne..-tO.. Gooao9.'

Ruu ••• <;Tto.. Fo.n-OLO. B... SlLTIiIG ..... T: Th...fo .. Godh.lp.,h.ci.y.p.oducing'n" •••. lymo.n'ngbyhlJown.i.insandcom'ng. ·Be· hold. man:i,i.uid.·,h.O"rn, ilh,"n.m.: Fo"h .... upon whom ,h"pi.;,u.1 hgh,w;n " "•. wh
CH.' .. b TH. R,s, .... R .. u ••• C;Tl O". GUClOU OF Nu-.... : Th. ,n"'''p"on. ·fo. ,h. ox· un;".h ... fo ••. ,ha,w. no. look ,0 ,h.p..,.n, ';m •. bu, ,h .. w' look ,ow.rd ·ox,av.:For wh.n.v.. ,h;, Ir.n.;to'y.nd n.."ng,;m ........ lnwhichon.,h,ngcom.. ,o~.nd.no'h .. i' d,uol.cd •• nd,h.ncc .... i.yofcom'ns'obehu pulCd ..... y•• nd ,h.. which ,"d,uoIv.d 110 long· .. cxi....... h.hcbdomad.oo.wh"hm... urc. I11n •• w ,llby.nm•• ""h.I•. n.n.h .. ·ox.....; wh,ch il ,h. nn •• g•• will.uC(ccd n. Th .... hol. of,hc I.. , .. b«omcoon. d.y... onc of ,h. prophCl' uy. wh.n h. coli. th.lik whkh i•• n· "cip...d·,h.G ... ,D.y.-"Fo.,hi, ...... nth. pcrccplibl.,und",.nor.nligh,cn,h.. d'y.b",

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·rh."u.hghl.-".he·lUnofngh,eou.snru;" who •• dtstgn ...d ·,i,ong·by,h.cprop/lecybt· c.u ... h.isn.v.rvtil.dby,h ...."'nv· O .. THB l .. sca,PT,ONSOFTHBPSALWS'.S·SJ·"

C ".UT Is SU N. ,U. Oam... , Nor w .. ,h..e n',h,'nPe ... wh.nh.conf..... d. ·Y..... re,h. Ch, .... ,he Son of ,he hv,ng God;'" when the hca •• "lyF.. herr..... led"loh,m,bu,.h........ n'gh,'nh,m.oo ... h.mo .....".ofhi.d.n..I." Andtn,h.p ..... n"n ... n... moreovtr.wh."Ju· d.. recc,v.d,h.mor .. I[."dj_n.ourimmedi ..tly. n'gh, was preStn' ,n him .. ,h. s.m. ,im. h.wtn.ou•. " for,htmanwhoStn.mci.s·Sun· " ..·w.. no. pr ...."'wi,h him becau ... h. l.f. ·.h. Sun ofju.. icc·"bch,nd whe" he_nloul.

AndJudu. who wu filled with d"kncN'J"Itsutd J.. ul;bu, ,h. d,ui,n ..... nd ,h • ...,. who h.d.u. .nnupd,dno,.ppr.h.nd.h.lighllh.,wupu•. sued. Wherefor ••1.0. when h. ,>od as word of jUlllflcaflon. ·1 h.~. sinntd bec.u ... l beor.ye
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"n ,Ilt fO~Tlb ,,~r of K,nl D~rius. word of ,h, LoaD , .. mr ro Z ..h"" .. h on fOM"h d"J of n,nrh month, whi,h is Chuln. 'Now ,h. p,opl. of Bt,h" /, .. .1 srnl S/, .. rtur ,,".I R'gt",· ",tl,,/, "nd ,br;, m.n. la tntr,M 11.. f .. vor of Ib, LoaD. I"nd 10 .. sll Iht prims of ,ht houst of tlu Loao of how "nd Ih. prophw. ·Sbould 1 mpur~ a~df~lI in Ibrf<Jr~ m"nlh. as I h.. v. dO~'for'~ m.. n] ]ta,,?· · Th." ,bt word of lb. LoaD of bom , .. m. 10 me: S·Sa, 10 all tht p.op!, of lb. !.. nd .. nd ,h. prims, Wh, n ]owf.. md ~nd mow,n,d in Ib'[<Jlh mon,h .. ".I in lb. SUt"I~.for '~'S'I(V' ,nlJ Jurs. w.. s il for m( Ina, JOW f"sttd? ' And wb.n ]~u ",I and w/'.n Jaw drink, do ]OW nOI .al for ]o.,ltl~ .. and dri~k for Jo.rstl~'I! ' Wb.n J.,.Jal,m was inh .. biud .. nd in prosp.,il]. with b"cr/ItS,ound"boul lur, ,,"dlbtSOwlb .. "dlh,lowlandw ... ;nh..bittd ...... nOllbtsrlhrwo,Js

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... hirblh.Loaop,.."I,,;m.dbJI""!o,mt'prapbrll?· I And Ibt word of rbr LOlD ramt '0 Z"h .. ri"h, s"Jrng, ' ·Thus S"JS Iht LOlD of homo R,ndtr /rut judgmtnls, show kindnw .. nd mtr(} ta,b /0 bis broth ... ,odo not opprw Ib, 101;.1011.', ,b, fMbrrlru. rb,sojowrntr, or r~. poor; and ',1 nOn, Of,O" d.visttvil ag .. inSl hil broth" in}O"' b(o'I:"B., Ibt} rrfuudlohrarirrn.o"d,urnrdoSlubbo,n sbouldtr... ndstopp.J'h.ir ....s tbal IbrJ mighl nol h... r. uThf} mad. Ib.i, btartl /ih ad .. mant Iw Ibr] sho.ld bur Ib, 1.. 11.' "nd lb • ... ords ...borb Ih. LoaD of ""m had Sfnl b, his SP;"I Ibrowgh ,bt form .. propbm. Th.rcfOrt lreal ... r~I" ,,,,,,t from rb, LoaD of h<>m. 1/,.4., 1 ,,,/ltd. and Ih., 1010.'.1 no, h."r, so IhtJ ,all.d. a"d I ...auld not h.....- S"]S th. LoaD ofh<>m. '··.. nd 1 I'''lftrtd Ih.m ..;Ib .. wh;rlw,~d .. mong all lb.

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O~u .. ,.

w'Jewish iden,i,y. whoch was ba..,d

lIP"" ,he temple and J..>C.ificCl, 11 now confwcd be-

of th~ d<'$tructlOn of the temple by me Ro· ~F.u"ngLS....,Lr.. unJ"""LS;&(comp.anicdbr 11(1' of men:y,jmtlce and chan,), (CHanoSTo,,). pUS<

u""gandd"nl"ngntualfood!ar~u,,,k .. whtn r."h.ndrigh,wusne ....e.bscn'.Godi.plu..,d on1yhyfaith,mnoxence.fru,hand.;nue,har I). C ...... nm gl.cs • wi..,

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No T' .. PL., No WO.SH ' P po. T" ' J_W,. CHRYlOSTo..,E •• nwh.n,h'yw ... uil .. in &by!on.ndthtJCr.dhymn.,h.cyn."h~ry,~ldcd

_oboycd,e ...... hough.h.y_rccap" •••• nd st..""'o,h. nus'C" who had conque<e
off.. fi'Jffrulllinyour.igh,.ndfindm~rcy:' n..proph •• d,dno,uy, ·Weh.v~no pr, ..,:be· ,h.. ~ wcre pn~ ..s among.he (apU"", Bu. 'om.kcy
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was''1ue•tJfth.pla,cand.h."h.whDl. code <>flaws was buund up w,rh Ih .. plx •. h~ I.Ilrd.·V.'. h.ve no place: D ...o .. IT ....Tlo .. .... GA' HITT ... PAGA ... ,7.'.J! FUTIH G U n u.. IF DO ,,,G EV' L.CHlYlOS_ TOM,Afte,.ll,if,h. lovinglord .. id '0 ,h. h..d· hnrt~dJcwl through .he prophet , 'Behold ,hou uv.nly yc ..".urdyi.w.u nor for m. thar you kcp,.h .. f.,,! .... nd if you ....nd d"nk, " " nu' foryou ... I"'.tha.you •••• nddrrnkfTh,.lI .. ha • •hcLord,mlghT)'ruJer,oaY"·OclrverJ""Jodgmen", ,how '"""'y and piT)' .:ach of you to your ....,ghbor.do no'opp"" widow or orp/I.n, I<)jou.ncr o. poor ppl~.i"ingin darkne," .~d tallgh,up'n,he.h.dowoferrorg.in.dnoben.fi. me .. ly from f"'ling wi.hou. performIng thou oth· .rgoot, " will U~m nDth"'g.t all,even ,hough "i.in fa".''l',igorD" •. 1.Vhy i •• h.,! X"P'U"uyl.· lfyoudo,hi • . y
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• ndlh~good"'lh'li •. iri. uying.y
tonal .. orm' no!onlytoth~goodbu •• I$o.."he .vi1. SO y
EAT'SOA"o O.'SO: ... ., A • • I • •• U"A,.T , .. RnAT' OH'H' P W' TH GOD. NOVAT,A,., By "gh" eown.... I ... y.• ndbycon"""""'.ndby ........ ofthevitlu... Godi.worship
FAST IS., Unuu To Qu..... u sc. CHU SO" To .. ,(YouJ . houldh.v.r.... dth.n.wh.ndrun~· .nn... w.. do'ngtho.. I~"'bl.,h,ng.'oyou. wh.n you'gl .... ony ..... g' v'ngb, .. h '0 your un·

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godlinu.-no, now. Now your f""ing;' unti", •. Iy."d ..".bominaWCOIIId .b.. bc . igh,10tscouuu A., .. ' N5TJUOAIZIN., CH.,n'ANs L6. "

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CAUTION A.OUT J UO., ' N.,. Cus .... 'us Of Auu: Fo"h,. "'uon.... kw<:d. I.m ,n..",ng " ...inh..,hnp.ndllO'l.....ohowyouough. {ounde"undand"c~,v'lh.Jo maU~",,,,

,hrough,h'good"".. ofGodyou
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f","acr~d Scrip.ur~

.dm"nilhes US. laying. 'B(·

fort mvuflv.ing.. find fauh:uamin(firu. ,h.n O',,,,,u:" E,,,,ry~rsonfir .. wan ...obc'lue ••

...,.,..i.• nd. ,h~n" fh,"guilty, t.. p.""ndy,n.

uproof. Now .."'......n wan, ,hll.o h.ppen ro US from o.hers. " iSJu" ,h., w•• fa..... d ,h.m. L~. ul first llI<ju"ewi,hpa'i.ncc.ndtol ici,ud•. Th,n.wh,n ... havclurnedsom«h"ng'lui,e,c","nly,"'e ohouldbcwill,ngt0l've"'proofifi.i.c.;landto dcknd "ifi,i'good,b«'ll$<'ofwh.,," w.",.n. •... U,h., you wish m.n .odo.oyou.• vtn 10 do rou.l.o '0 rh.m in like m.nnu: for ,hi. i. ,he I.w.nd.h. proph..... " ... nd so I.. u. ,urn ,,,,h. LonI. ndimpl" .. hi.h.lp.IO,ha.h.h,m"lfm.ay dt,gn,nh .. goodnu. ,ogr.n,us,rucdu««ion .nd perfec, chamy:.o whom is glOC'}' and. m'g'" oog<1h~rw'lhlh.F.. hu.ndlhcH"lySp,,"fo •• ..... nd.v ••. Am.n.Su .. o.. '48 .j." dIIr~1

,0 fulfil! ,h~ um. 'hing

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1, 10 Do Not Oppr.u th t Dislldvlllltllg. d PaoT.CT TH I NnD ~. [ ....... uso And Zech.,i· .h.lso• • mong'h"w~lv.propt..,•• poon(fngOn.u,I'g'"U'you.bro.hU,1I

hi.hu".'"And .g.in.h.uy.... Th ....... h. word .... hlChyou . h.llu"... Spe.k.h...u,hcy· 'ryman.oh""",gI>bor.• nd. •• «utepe:u:.ful judgmtn"n you, v,es. and I" nontofyou ,m.s· in •• vol,nyou,h"'.'g.i""th " bro,t..r.• ndyou .h.lln", lovt f.l" Iwnring, fo ••1I ,h....hingsl h·":"'YI,h.Lord.Imigl"y." " Mo«oyu.D.v,d .lsouY' in like m.nne" "Wh>l m.n i. ,he" who d..i... hf•• ndwou!dlo"gl"l«goodd.y.!K.~p you, ,ongut from.wil. and your],p. th.. ,h"y >p<.kno'gu,1e.Shun.vil.nddogood, ... k pe..... ndpu"u.i, .. " AoA' .. ITH .. as ,u 4·'H" Do No EV IL TO Youa N. ,G...oa. Tinu l " uA .. :And.hbor:" H ..... ho counsc:led.h ••• n injury . l>ouldbcforgo... n ..... ' "UrnorelihlytO coun..l ,he p", .. n•• r>duranc.ofi •. AGA, .. n MA kCION4.,6. 1O

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ZICHU'AH"'-l)

8:1·23 TH E FUTURE OF ISRAE L : LOVE TRUTH. JUSTICE AN D PEACE

'And rb. wo,d of rbr LO~D ef bem temr re mr, laJing, '"Tb .., ,a], Ibt LO~D ef bOIlJ: J ".. juro.., fer Zion wirb grr~r jtalc",]. ~nd J am jtal"", fer btr wirb tUal ... r~rb. ' T""I I'" Lo~o: I ... ill m"rn re Zion. cnd ... ill d ... dl in lb. midu "fjrr",alrm. and )rr",alrm ,ball hf "lIrJ Ibt failbf,,1 ci,]. and ,b. m,,"nrain of Ibt LoRD ofbom. Ibt bolJ mo"nra;n. 'Tb .. , le]I rb. LOID of bem: Old mtn and old wemtn Iball again ,i, in rb. !Ir'W of )""Ial.m. UtI. wub "DJ! in bud fo. v.rJ"gr. ' IIndrb'iIT.tIIOf"ltcir]Iballbrfullofbo]1 andgirllp/aJing,n 'IJ iIT.tIJ. ' Tb., la]1 lb. LORD of bolfJ: If it il marvdolll ,n rb. ligbr of rb. r.mnanr of Ibi, propl. in rhtlt dal" ,1.0,,1.1 il allo br ma,v.lo", in mJ ,igbl. ,aJ' rbt LOID of boIlS? ' Tb .. l Ja], rb. LOID of bOHl: B.be/d.l ...ill,avrmJptopl.from rbt.alr lOllnrr]udf,om rbt ... m,o"nrrJ:'and l ...illh,ing rbtm 10 dwtll ;n ,b. mid" of j ..u,altm: and rhq ,bal/ ~ mJ proplt and I ...iII bt Ibii, God. in f"'lbfulnm and in ,igblre"snm.' "Th"I laJI 11" LoID of hem: "Ltr JOII' band, h. "rong. JOII ...1,0 in Ihnt daJ' bcv. bUll b.a, ing rh.1t 1010'.1, from rb. mOlllb of rbr prophm. lint. rht daJ rha, Iht fOllnderion of rht 1,0"" of Ih. LORD of how wa, laid. Iha' rb. ttmplt migb, b. bllill .•oFor btfOrt Iholt da]I Ih ..t wa, nO wagr for man or anJ wag' fo, b,all. n.ilher ",a, rh ..t enJ lafrr] from rh. for fo, him wbo ",r,,1 Ollr or ramt in: for Iltl .verJ man agaillll hi. frllow. "Bill no ... I will nOI d.al will. ,h. umllanl Ihi' ptoplt al in tht fcrmtr daJ" la]I Ih. Lo .. D of bOIll. IIFo, Ib ••t Iball bt" lOW;lIg of ptau: Ibr V;lIt,h"U]i.ldilJfrllil.udlbtgTOlllld,b"Ugivti/linm·.,sr.alldrb. lnavtlll,b"Ugiv.I"'" dtw: ud I will ,alllt 11,. Ttmnan' ofrhi, ptoplt 10 POlltll dllhtlt Ibing'. " Alld a, JOII h"vt bun a b]word of ,urling amollg the n~riOnl. 0 hOUIt ofjud~~ "nd bowlt of fI,~tl. 10 will I save JO" and ]0" I~a1/ be a blmillg. Fro, nOI, bwlltl Jour bandl be ll.ong." "Fo, rh"I laJ' Ihr LO ll) ef bom, 'AI I p"'poud 10 do t~ille ]DU, whtn Jowr farbm provok.d mt 10 wralb. and I did nOI .t/tllr. '0]' Iht LOIlD of bom. " 10 again ~avt 1 pwrpoJtd in rlmt da]l lodegcodlejtru,olt".a"d 10 rhr b01l1t of)wJab:frar liar. " Tb"t artrht rbing, rhalJolI Iball do: Spt/llt Iltt Iru,h laOllt nel"'r. rtnd .. ill Jowrgaltljwdgmtnll Ihal art rr~t mak-fV' ~IIU. 1'.10 "01 dtviJt r~il in IOW. btarts againll Ollt nelbt •• /lnd lovt IICI fllbt 0"'1,. fc. "I! Ibese rh'"gI 1 hclt. ,a]I IhtLolt.D.' 11 And r~t werd of rhe LOIlD of bOJlJ ,am. 10 ".t . I~]i"g. " "TbwI la]I Iht LOllo of hOJlJ: Tb. fall of r~, fowrlb monlh. and Ihe fair of Ibe fifrh, and rht fall of rht "vtnrh. alld Ihe faJl of lb. Itnlh, IhallbtIOlh.howltof)wdah,uIOIIJ ofjoJClldgladnm. andlb ..rfUlftalll; rhtrefo.rlov, Irulb"ndprau. - Tby, '''JI rh. LOIlD ef bo"': Propl'" .hall]t! com •. tv.n rht inlt"bir"nIJ of manJ ';Iitl: " fbtinbabilannofoll.tiIJ,b"lIgoroanOlbtr.laJillg. ·LtlllJgoarollctlotlllrtallbtfaverof,bt LOIlD. /111.1 le , ..It Ibt LoIlD of hOl/l; I am gei"g. · u Mu] ptepl" alld IITOng IIa(lOIl' Ihall come '0

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,b. LOR!) of bom jn Jerws4ltm. ~nd ro tIIrrt4r rht f4~or of rht LoIlD. "TbMS J4JS lb. LORD Of bmU' In rbos. dAJ$ I n "'tn from rh. nArions of t~erJ IO"gUt $h411 r"A:t hold of lb. rob. of Aj.w. ·L.r u$gowirhJou·for w.b"v.h.
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Virg,ni ty u a vocation was for.,old

by ,h.prophct when h"pok•• oou, !>eing inroxi· ",od by rh. 'pi.il (JtiO.oM.).God I'qu"u Ch" •• II. nJ ,olov.ne'ghbo".nd norrhebu,nroff•• "'V.ndnc.iflc•• of,h.oldcoven.n,{E"STlIo. s,.1IN..1oA5).Angcrn«d.,obcpurgcdf,om.lhe "",,,.Tohart.or.ngc,lcad.'0 ,orm..n,.ndgn.f (CH~).Th'~'JI.of,h.p.ag.n.ar.

....."hk... wh ...... ,ho... ofth.Ch.i.lI.n.... bucdup<>nviltu•• nd,.mp"unu.,hu.fulfilhng Z«h....h·.proplw:yrcgardinglh.i . 'un.fonn •• tlon und .. ,h. N.wT.... m.n' (ATH ......sn,.).A good Chrilli.n long. '0 m.kc prog.... in holin... (AIJGUST' .. B).Th..... o'.. ionofls,. clw ill,uuh ,n mao. con ....ion ofp.g.n. 1o rh. Lo,d(THti'

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TH I \V .... T ....T G' VII B'''TH TO V,,,,, ,,.,TT. iI,h.. w'ne with which. when ,..."hl.nd ..... >O.ted.l... y.lonc. d"fS,fo
(Bu,n,off•• ing.)h.accon:li nglydid,w.ywlIh. .0 ,hal ,h. n.w!aw "fouc Lo,dJuu. Ch"$f migh,bcwi'hou, ...... iningy"k •• ndwithou, manm.d. off..ing. Ag.in h.....rs '0 .h.m. 'O,d r (om ..... ndrou·f.. hu,wh.n,h.ycam.ou,of,h. bndofEgyp"ooffe'm.bu.nroffer'ns··nd .... c. f,(;u.1R.a,herld.dcomm.lndlh.m.h,s:u. none of you ch.ri,h ••il in h>lh.....pmsr h" ...,ghbor, aod do no, 1o.. a fal ... ollh:W.""gh, ,h...fort,ound.n'''nd"fw.... no' .. n... I.... ,hek,ndlyinren,iono(ou, F. ,hcr.for he 'p".k, ' 0 u•. de.i"ngu, no, lOCH I,k.,h.m hu,ro ... k how '0 m.kc ou. offering '0 him.Tau,h. ac·
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P U.".TH.SKL'O.A N" ... CH~YSOSTO":For ,nde.d,h... i.no,hingcqu.lro,hi.v",u •. \Vould you I... n ,h. powcrof,h".".ue! "Though Mo ..... nd S.muel"ood befo.. m.: say. God. 'my soul would no"cgard.h.m:' Nc," " hel ... ,hM' whom Mo.... nd S.muel w... nOl .bl. '0 .n .. ch away from Go.h w,"h. ,hi,prcc.p' wh.nob ... ,v.d wa •• blc,o,nllch ,w'y.H.ncei, i"h., h.conlinuaJlyuhofl. Ih .... ,owhomh.h.d.pokcnof,h.... rh,ng •• oay'ng.·ulnon.ofyou .... ng.fully'm.g'n ••• ,l .,Olnslyou.brom..inhilh....:.nd·L.. nonc of you ,h,nkof hi. n.ighbor·.m.al,,,:h,, nOl , .. dm ...ly.forcgowra.h;bu,dono,.tt.,nll,n yourm,nd;donol,h,nkofil;p.arrwllh.Uyou.

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fO" ,h., you .... p'y,ng h,m bKk ,h. mjury; bu, you ... fi""otmen,ingyou ..elf.• nd..,ningup you...g.u.n.x«u,ion •• withinyou in .... y p..' .• nd .... lngupyourown Oowd •. Forwh .. c.nbcmo •• wr~fCh.d,h.n.pc'lOnpc.p.. uaUy .ng'yIAndJu.... m.n'Kln.v.r.n.I"Y' .. n.qu'],,y.IO.llOon. whois .....,n,rul.nd ... Uln •• n ....mywilln • .."h.v.'.... nJOymcntof.nypc.ct. Inc.U>ntlyrlg'ng.[.uch.p..... n]d..a,lyin.c.....,. ,h. ,.mpc"ofhi. ,hough ... c.lhng '0 m,nd hi. wo.d • • ndhi •• cu.• ndd.,u"ng,h •• eryn.m. o(on.whoh ....gg.i.v.dhim.lfyoubu'm.n'ion hi,cn.my.h.btcomesf"riou •• ,once .• ndsu.· ' .. nsg ..... inw.rd.ngulSh:.nd.hould ... only!>y ch.nc'gc,.b... glimpscofhim.h.rn.,.nd I«mbl ••• u,f .ncoun,ering.hcwo<s••• il •. Ho.uLlUCO..CUN' .."TH.SuTuuao.6.·

8, 19 TimuofloJ C "RIST' AN f u sn A ... O ......... T FROM PAtOAN O NU. An4A1MS'US' The •• fo,e. wh.n we (ome 10 ,he fust. wc mull no. "U'"'' .h. .hadowl .ndpic.ur••• h.. Is...lhad.ror.h.y .... fulfill.d. No. Mould wc come '0" as "'" would .nyo
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K'sof dn,h .nd h~II.Ou. rnslS.on mcom •• h.nd .... K.nnofvi .. uOllIK'iv"'n.nd,!w: of .. mjK •• nc •. Th~ proph~toc word ...)'I i, very de.rly. 'Th~ f..... of ,h~ fou"h. fif'h .•••. .n,h .. nd,.n,hmon,h. l h.. llb«om.f..... ofjO)' andgl.dnUI fo. ,h. hOUKofJudah." FISTAl lITTU'U.' prKtic~

T H . E I . . HCI OF CHR I STI .. N C .. LU .. ".

AUGUST"'.: Th. whol. hr. of. good Ch ..."."" .holylongingtom.hprogru• . SUMONS4.6!

8,23 GoJ ",it& Yow M .... CONV.U ,O .. TO GOD. THIOOO . . DF MO ,.UlSTt.., God "'ill mIke , ......fu.n of the~­ m.. nd ..... co ... picuou.lhlfm.nyp«>pl.wha .,cfromd,ff..en,n .. ion,.ndh... ,ha..d,h .. calami'yw,lIpc.c.i.eGod·oca •• fo"h.pcopl •. They will I.y hold of.nyon. of,hem.nd u•• him " ' guid. fora rc,u,n.o,leruul.m .• incc.v. i. luffici.ntly "i".d up.o ,h...nd from ,h. dur .....h:<.l\lon ,h.1 God il wllh ,h.mon d,. b.a",of.h.,ncrcdiblcd.cdodoncfor.h.m.n. ph .... ••• nm.n .. no... h... ,"" .. r... no
.ryon.

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' 9:1·9 PROPHECY ABOUT THE COMING OF THE MESSIANIC KING OF JERUSALEM

'Thr wora of rhr LORD is ag~insl Ihe I~na of Hadrach and wiUrrSlupon Damasus. FcroolhrLoRDbdonglhrcirirsofAram, l. tvtn as all Ihrrribrs oflsrad; lHamalhalso, which bordrrs Ih(Trcn , TyrrandSidon.tMughlhryar
' Bwt 10. thr Lord willsrriphtr0fh. T pOHtSSlOn, andhurlhrrw
},sHtlonshallbruninhabir.d; ' a mong,d proplr shall dwdl in Ashdod; and 1 will mokt an
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J}'shktlonshall,«ir,andbtafraid; Ga:a roo. and shall wrilhrin angui,h; Ekronalso,b«austillhoptsarr
v,.w, Th. $yn.gogue h•• been abandon.d by Cod and i. no moredfiue;ou. th.n a ,he.,er

O~ . ..

(CH~Y'iOSYOM). The prophet p.. dined thatJe. u.

would rid. intoJ.,unlemon adonk.y {JUST'" MA.TU). Th. Jew. h.v. u'ned condemn.,ion be,auo<:,h.yh.v • ..,j«..dJ.,u •. whow .. for •. ,old by ,he proph .. {l •• "Aou.j.Th"p
257

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9,4 Duou ...dby Firt J BWS AeA " DONB D. CHUSOSTO'"Many. I know.rup
p..scn, .... y oflife IS a ~n ... bI. on •. Thi. ,. why I hlf(.n.oupmo •• nd,n."" •• h"deadlyopin· 10n.l .. id,hu.h"yn'gogu.i.nobe"cr,h.n. ,he •• er,.ndlbringforw.rd.prophctatmywl!' nCN. Su •• ly,h.J<w •••• na,mon,ducrv'ngof beh.f.h.n.h.i'proph.... ·youh.d.h.rlo... brow: you bec.me .h..... I... before .11." Wh ... a h.,Io.h ...... h..... lfup.• hupl:ac.... broth.1 • nd.,h .....:"iI"'".dcnafrobbcr• .."d. Iodglngforwildbeu ••. ~ ... ml.huld.·Youf hou •• ha.becomefo,me.hedenof.h~n • ."H• dot.nat.implys.oy·of.wlldbe.... bu.·of. fihhy wild be...... nd.g.in. · Ih.v • • b.ndoned my hou ... I h.ve€... off my inh.ri.. ru:."Bur wh.nGodl"oruk••• pI:ac •.• hupl.ccbecom •• ,h. dweihngof d.mons. D'KOUUI AGA, ..sT Juo .. n:' .. aCHB'sT ..... S'.J. '

FO"L RuB __ " ..... YH ~ G ... T. L... JU.T ... MABTU, Ind •• d.our LordJuu.Christ,wh.n h.w...b<.u,'0
11.

258

(,om.h.G.n.il •• wouldbeli.v.,nh,m.A.,h. unh .. n....dfoalwas.figu,.of,h.form.r G.nulu •• o ,he US. ,uuf(omed la ,he yoke. Was' .ymb<.1 of ,hase €oming from .mong you. peopl •. D, .. LOOUB WITH TUPHa n.' J UI)O... HToFTH . J ...... l u ...uus:A.plntlw dl""pkof.hi.oo",rulyr« ..... nlt·Iw:·p'·i.of God.whow.. from.hcbe,.nnlng.,n.U,h.d,. . pen"uonlofGod.p.... n,wnhhumank,nd.and .. nnounc~d .hingsfu.utt.... v..l.d ,h,n'.p.... n'. • ndn.rrarcd,hing'pu,-[.u,hlpe,oonjd".. inde.d·j udg •• llm.nbu. i.him..lf Judg.dbyno m.n .. Fa.h.judg••• h.G.ntilu. · who ........ th. nUlu" mo,~ .h.n th~ Creator:' .. nd wha with, ..proba,.mlndsp
p"'"" "",h.helirn,h <>fhil hl"',H ... ,ns. fan in h'I~.nd •. h.c1un.",h .. f1GO., .ndguhe';ng.he ",h ..,ondecdin,ohi,barn.h.burn.,h.c h. ff "'tth unqu.nch.ble fire." Aa .. ""S1' H~n"'u 4'))"'"

fo,y.... '.;nscom~suntoyoum«k·bclonged,o him .. fulfilhns·p·oph.cy,bu"h~.''''nsupon ,h .... wu ,h. ,,'of one p.. figu,inS' fu,u .. ••• n,.,hath.w...boll"oh .... ,h.'mpllrc'.c. or ,h. Gcnul ••• ubj«' ro him. Ho .. ,uu ON

JOH" 66.,." T~ . You .. o

COlT PotIon TO R ....... ....T'O .. ," C... 'ST. CLl"~"T Of A....... " .. IA, A, ",hcr "m•• h.'pc.kt ofu. IIndc,.he figure <>f. coI,.H<: munlby {.hecoltj ,h., w•• reunyol:cd to ... l.unlubduedby wickt
.n-

E"UC ..TO .. I.S.'j."

T" . Au P • ." cU.UG ... T' U I' S ....."TIO", C"RY505TO":Bu,h""".rlCrnot w.lk,nsopcnly ·......,S,hc)e..... nd ..'inng'n'o,h."',ld.. n...., dot'Juulas·,n.ntcropcnly?H.vinsq,,·n.h.d ,hc""ngcrby ...iring..h.rom."",h.mwh.n ,h.yw.rc.uIled,Morcovcr.,h.mulutud.whi,h "".n,bcfore.ndwhi,hfoUow.d.f.. ,wal.uffi_
,h,. hcd,d, prefis"rinso"" prophuy.nd fulfill'fts"""h.r;.nd,he.,m.lCrw.. ,h.bcg,nn,ns ol'h.on~.nd ,h. rnd of,h, o.h ... Fo. "Rejoic•.

J ' wu" .... D G ...T'U BILI5..... ,CAISA~'US OF Auu: Now "nC. m. ny h"rortcol (actl hlV~ .l,udybc.n menti
oppo.jngpow...mc kinsGod·'pcopl. , you will r..liuwhoi,i. ,h., i. ,",'ns upon ,he,.... If you furthucon.,d .. bow pcopl.... dcl1'oy.d by d.mon •• you wjll und ..... nd whit ,h...... . Indew,'n ,h. Go.pcl you ",m ...cogn,u)es ... Itnd,ngh"d'"'plu,o.n • .,whi.hw.. "t:",.d B.lllm.ndnowChri,,_Skoh.dbt.nlool.dby th~dilC'plu.ndrelc ... dfrom ,h. bond"h .. ,,~dfo.th"v.. ypu.po""h"'heSono{God m,sh,," upon h.... nd wi,h h".n'cr ,h. holy and h~ .... nly cur of )eru •• km. Then "'" f"l_ fill~d,h.Sc"p'urc .. hi
5..... 0"")." N .... G u , .. C ....... D . .. TM. Au.A ...aosl: Th.par,i.rchlhadgon••,r.", """hou. 6.nj.m'n ... nd,h~.po.d •• wi,hou,P.ul,ElChc.m •. no, .. ,h. r.m,bu,w .. summonrd by ,holC who .....
g•• ininl'.gyp,.Su.dy.• ndGod, ... F........ ys. 'Ou,ofESYp' I called my Son!'· Such i. t'" r.· cundnyor,hll gr."n. for ,h.r. could not h.n bc.n. h•• vu,unl ... ,h. Egyp' .. nl h.d ",Wn ,he grain u,lier.Th ..e i•. ,hen. groin which no one urli •• bcheved ,oui.t; ,h. p...i..ch •• ng.g. in negot .."on"nKgudtoth"gr.in.And.hey,n. d«dbroughtmon.y.but,h.goodJouphg"ve ,h.m ,h.grain.ndg.v•• hem back ,he money."

Fo,Chri., I. no,bought w"h money bu, wi,h g,,,,e;you'~ymen.;.f"lh •• ndwnh,,.,.

bough,God'lmy.uro .... Mo...,ov••• rh"g •.,ni.o nrri.dby.heas •."whichbc(orew •• uncl •• n:oc. cordingtoth.l.wbu,nowi.d.. ning''''., JOSUHS.4S."

9;\0 17 ESCHATOI.OGICAL K I NGDO M OF THE LORD

" 1 will ,~t Dfftbe ,bariDt frDm Epbraim and tbt warborltfromjtruJalem; andtbebolllebows/olldlbeutojJ. and b.lboU,ommondpuulo ,br

"Tb.n lb. LORD will opptarovtrlh.m.

and&llarrowgofo'I&lik.lig&lning; ,he Lord

GOD

willlo.nd r&rlrumpcl.

and m.. r,hfo.lh

,n Ihe ... hirfwindloflbt

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bildomilliolllb.. llb·fromlt .. lo ..... ..''''jr..... lbtR,.,('rlo,IKrndlof1brr .. ,th.

"ThtLOI.DOfbom ...iUprorr"rbem. and tbtYlbaUdtvo.rand tr.addown

"As for yo~

and ,hCJ I&all drinkthrirblood"likt ",i"'" and btf.II like, ~o"". drrnc&,d lik"h,torn." 0fr&,arr .. r.

Ihlling"l:'

.. 110. btuult of the blood of my

rovrunrwi,hyou. 'willmyovr,aptl~'lfrtrfrom

lb.

w.. /trlwpil. "R.tMrn tOJOU.lIrDlIg" ..,d.

o p,ilOntn of

bop.; ,od..yIdrd .... 'h .. '/willmIOrtloyO. doublt. JJForrh .. vrIJtnlj.d .. h .., mybo",; 'havcm ..dr cph.oi", ill .. "ow.

for Ih'1 art I~. fIOfk Of~;l people; for lik, I~' jrwr/. of a crown Ib'1lbaUlbin,

0 G ..r". OIIdwitldyovlikt .. warriorSlwo.d.

.a._ .........

'UaTlo) .. _

bil land. ~t!

G.,inlbaUm .. kerhryovngm,n flourilh. ..ndll ....... inr'!um .. idrn •.

OvtrYOUT10II1.

,e.._ ... .....-

011

"Ye ... bow good .. nd bow fai, 11 J&,/1

'",iI1b,ondilbJovrlOlu.OZion.

...... _

OVUV.BW, Victory ov•• ,he .v;I'piri'o.1 pow.. • nd,h.p.... ion.of,h.bodyw• ...,fou,oldby,ht

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prophe. (A ....osB). That ."Io,y .1", "gnifit• ,htet.. nJoJp....rtf.om.htLo.duponl,.. tl(TI...

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BI",," of Go .. ·• COV<'IIA nl

HUL AHD s, ,,, CO"'QU • •• D. B~ol.: h w.o. fi.· "ng.h.. ,h.h...ldofhi.rcsurre
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EVlcPow • • O .. T.ou o. A .....oSI: Pcac•• nd .,.."quil"yofJoula'.""".'... n.U,h.g1oryof ,Mhou... for puce.u.p.uc•• Uund.."and,ng.' Thi.i • •h•• pc.c.b.yo"d.llpc.... wh"h w illbc Iw
,lI""'..

O .. H.O. CUlL O. J"UUl~": The '"n wudarlr.:
EHO.T,,, , PUC. OFTH.Lo.o. THIOOOUO.

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fi~d,bu!"y

wi,h confidenc<, 'H~bu" 01" oi ... .... r _ ....... and by hIS bru,... w. a.. uo no. be ungr,,,efulloour Bene· f••• or,Aglln,·N!"he wi,kedne.. o{myp<0pl. wa.h.ledtod~ .. h;.ndJ .h.lIg,.... h.ungodly {or h"bunal,and ,h. nch for hio tka,h: And P.ul "yo durly ',ha, Ch,i.. d.. d for 01" .in.. 0(, cord,ng.o,h. &rop,u .. o, and ,h.t he wu buried, • nd,h., h. ro •• ag.in ,h. Ihi.d d.y, according '0 ,he&"p,u""O:"CUIt;H.T,eALlICTUU andurn~o

h~aJ.d:"Lo.

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9:1 2 R .I~fll 10 Ih. Slfollghold j u u. IsTH. Tow • • o .S ....... Tlo ... AUGu.· T'''.: ·Youh ••• l.dm.down.b«.useyouhav. b•• n made my hop<: a ,owe' of $I«ng,h from Ih. f.,. of ,he enemy:" My hurt i •• u.d. "y' ,h'unnyf... m,h.end,of,hee.rth,.ndl.oil ,n .he m,d .. of .empunon. and off.n .... n. h..,h.n ....n.'oul.beuu .. 'h.yh ••• bel.I,o,h.,ockuponwh,ch.h.chuKhh .. b.. nbu,It.Arey<>uukingh •• d,h"youno.b • • m'''.nby,h~de.iIIF!«.o.h •• o""er. ne d•• · iI'. d.... w,lI n•• e. follow y<>u ,olh>t.o,",e•. n ... youw,II ... ndpro ..ct.d~ndfi.cd.Bu, ,n wh"m.n n...h.llyoufl •• ,o,h.,oweril.tnot • p
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i,. be wea"ed or fain. ,n .. mpl.toon, n. IOW.r is before you.C.lI Chn" '0 mind .• nd go 'n", th~ ,owcr.EXPLAN .. T'O"OF TH~ PIA ...... 6'.4."

TH .. W .. U ... " NDSTo .. u A". T " .O ~D TB •. T .. .. .. N T .. .. o N .. wT.. T .... & .. T. J . .O.U:W• hucbeenlp<.kingin'gJh.n ilcom •• ,ofood.nddolhing.ndothcrlu,hmmer.,h.i.
A Ll

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C ....... . A ..... TOLlC

CoHST.TU·

r rlol"'NowcO""~rninglhe..,vual..,,,.offood.

,h. Lotd uy. 10 you, "You . haUul ,he good ,h,nllof,h ••• nh;-. nd"AII.o.uofn",holull r"uur,u,hcgr•• nhe,b:"bu,"You.hallpour """,htblood."uFor"nollh"... ,h,nv,hllg<> ""a mou,h. b ... , ,how ,h .. com. OUt of ". ru,. 61t. rrun :"·[mnnblasph.m'••.• v,I.p"uung. .nd,r.h... Mlnyo,h., ,h,ng .. k.,har."'B... ·do youu'rh.f.rof.h.landwi'h"ghtfi>LUnU..: !'o,",f,ny,h,ngbo:plcuanr,,,uhll:.ndif,h...

,h.

be Iny,h,nggood,ir i,hio: whu. for ,he young mcn,.nd w,nc to ch •• , ,he m.id.: Fo, "who ,h.II •., orwh".h.l1 d,inkw;.h"u, himl"" Wi •• Eu. do.. abo admonish you and oay•. "Go you, wly•• nduffhcfOl,anddrink,h •• _ •• ,.nddo ",,,bo:_rowful:·C,,NsTITUT,OI<SOfTHI HOLYAI'O'TL&S7-I,ao,"

10:1 12 WARNING TO THE SHEP H ERDS OF ISRAEL

'Alk r~;nfrom th. LORD

in lb. Jt~lO/l oflh. 'pring rain, from tht LOJ:o ... ho m.dttJ Iht I/O,,,, dou.1!. whogiWJ "'.11 Jho"'t" 0fT.ill. rOtlltrJOllt Ih.lI.g.r~t,oll illth.frdd. 'For th. rn.phi", wlltTIIOnJ.IIJt. udrh.divintrJ ... /it" thr drramm It1l fa/It drr~mJ. andgiv •• mpIJcolllo/alion Th.rtforrth.p.opI ....alld.rlik.Jllttp; IhtJar."fjlicttdfor ...antof"Jhtph.rd. J·MJolIg.riJhot~gllillJ/lhtlhph.,dl.

dlldI ... il1pw"ilhtbtltad.",· forthrLoJl.DOfhollJldrtlfo,hiJjlock.lhr "OU ltofJudoh. anJ ... illmoktthtmlikrhilprowdlltrd i"blllll., ·Owtof,btm,bollcom.lbtcorn.mollr. ONloflbrm lb. r.nrp.,. OMlofrh.mllnbdlll.bo .... oUlofrh.m.lItTJTWltr.

ITogtr h.rlh.Jlh"lIbtliktmighrJmrni" bault. t'lImpling Ihr for in lb. mwd of t~ WtW, rb<JJbal1frgbtbuowltlbrLoJl.Dil ... ilb lb.",. a"dtblJlhal1rollfowlldlhtTid."on bO".I.

··r ... illllrrllgth.lllh.howft°fJwdah. and IwillJ"vt Ih.bowlt ofjouph. b,illg r',.", back btc,,"Ir I hallt comp""ion011 Ihtm. udlhrJ,b"Ub.""howgh 1 had rrjwtdtht"" forlam rht LOIlD thti, God olld I ... ill "", .... ,Ihrm ' Thtll Eph,ai", ,hall bccom. lii:. a mightJ I ...

m

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",illt. Th."rhildTtIl,h"II1ttil""d'.Joiu. Ihtirbtdrlllh~llrn!rj" Ih.Lo.v

" 'will lign~IJor tbrm 4ndg~tbtr tbtm in, J~r l.b~vt rtdtrmrd Ibrm, andrbtJ.bd/bt4ImanJ~soJold.

' Tbo"gbll,allrrtdtbtmamongtbr

~nd

I will bring thrm ro tbt land oJ Cilt~d ~ftd 10 Ltb~fton,

lillllurtil nO rO
andwirb rbdr ,bildrrnrbtysballlivr andrtlvrn. ,., will bring tbtm bomtfrom tbt land oJ

Egypl, andgatbtrtbrmfromAlIyria:

OVU.VIBW: God ohow. hi. goodn ... as much .h,oughble.. ingo .. hisrejeClionofl'nbychas· .i..,menr(BIoS.l).l1>eohephc,dsarenol.oove,'ook.,n.unongbdiey.,..o • .-ejeCl,hooe ... hoar< pcni,.n •. To do 00 i• •o c.use.hei.d.."uClion. which.hep,ophe.condcmn.(APOSTOlICCoN· STlnrTIOH).

Gooo .......... D C ..... U ' ........ T . . O .. GOD. BAS'l THB GUAT: Le, "" nO'"h.,.for .. , know God by ha!v .. Or m.kehi. lovingk.ndne... n u,ule (0' Our indolcnc.; (or.hi •• hi. ,hund.rl, for.hil.hi.ligh,ning._rh .. hi.goodn ... m.y no.beh.Jd,nd •• p" ... H .... hoc.usel.h •• un.o ,i •• ' .loo.",k•• people w;,hbl,ndn.u.'H. who •• ndl.h .. r.in.l,o .. use •• h.... inoffi, • .' By.h.on.h.m.nifc.,.hi'goodnur;by.h. o.hu, hi. oe"
Tbtpridt oJAISJria shall bt laid Iow. andtb.ICtptrr OJ Evptlb alldtparl. "1 w ,Umattlbrmllrongin tb,Lo.D and tbtJlballglorr in bil namr: layl tbt LOAD.

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God'.

Ang~r Ag~in.llh~

Sh.phnd.

LAX P .... T. CO .. OII .. Nao. APO$TO~'(; Co ... · $T'TUT'ON$: Oboetv •. you who "t 0 .. ' btlovct! IOn •• howmon:iful yc.righ.ooulrh.Lordou. God i•. how gnciou •• nd k,nd rn hum.nkind AndYClmo .. cerrainly-hewillnoc.cqu',rhe gu,lty.... ,houghh..... kom ... r.. 'urn"'gllnn .... and .. v,vu'h .. m,' ....yingnoroomfo •• u$picion 'o ... chaswllh,oj.. dS....e.nly.nd,o,.jeclof. f.nd .... n" .. ly.lndlo ..fu ....og •• nr.h .. mn· hona,ion. which migh.brong ,hem ,o .. pcn.· anct. [nconlr,d".ion $uch,God by Ju,ah"r' ,o,hcbilhopl.-Comforrrou.comforryoumr peopkyouprie""'pe.kcomfo"ably,oje.u.. · I.m:' h.hcrcfor
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ZICHUJ .. HII,H7

'hruf'h,m'n'o'hc.;y•• ;n"cado(off~"ngh,m you.h.ndfo.hi, . ni,unct.rouwouldbcguihy of ,h.mu.dcrofyou,bro'n ...... Youougl" •• ,h. lNyno, unpallfullydcllroy ,he Lo.d·. nocko.d .. honor h.. newn.mcwhichi'lI.mpcduponhi.pcoplc.

.ndyouyou.... lfbcr.proachdu.how.ncien. p...o.. w .... o{whomGod.pc.k$rhu • •oJcr._ mi.h,·M.ny.h'ph.,d.h.vcdc"roycdmyvin.y..d:,h.yh.v.poltu,.dmyh.ri ..g.... Andin .no.h.rp..... g•• ·My.ng•• i.wu.dho •• g.in .. •h•• h'ph •• dt . .,nd'g.infl.hc!.mb•• h.Ulh."" "wlign."on:CO"ST'TUT'O" SO~THIHoLr

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11:1-17 WOE T O THE WORTHLESS SHEPHERDS

'Op,n Jow, doo ... 0 LrbQnDn. r~4r rh'frr' mQJd,vour Jowrr,da .. ! ' Wgil.OrJP·... ·fo •• h,r,JorhQlfo/len, forrh'gloriowslTular,ruinrd! Wa,l.oavofBasbon, forlb.-rbickformbosb,tllftll,d! ' Hark.lb.-wailoflb,sb.-ph"d•. for Ihri.glDrJ is dflpoH,d! Hor~. lb. 'Oar 0f.h.lio" •. forlh.jungl.oflb.Jordan il /.idwam! · Tb~. laid 11.. LOltD "'J God, ·&Com• • b'pb.-rd of Ib.- flocir. doom.d 10 slowghrtr. 'Tbi>u wbo bUJ Ib.-", llaJ ,b.-", and go unpun"".d; and '''01t wbo StlllMm .aJ. 'Blcurd br IM LoltD, 1 haw ""omr rid,',,,ndl&"rownsMpb.-.d. bav. 110 pilJ 011 Ib,m. ' For 1 w,lI 11o 10111trbolltp"Jollrb.-ill&abilonll of Ibi. lalld, .'J. 11,. LOltD. Lo. I will C"ItS< m,lI 10 fall fOC~ illlo IM bOlld of ~iJ Jbfp~trd. and f"C~

;/110 I~ hOlld of~'. king; alld l~tJ .~all crush 11" ,a'lh. olld I will d,livtT 1I0II'from I~tir band." 'So I breamr I~r shtpht.d of Iht flock doom.d 10 b• •Iaill fo r I~"" who Irofficir.,d in lb. Ihup

And I look I10'O .,off.; Oil. 1 lIamtd Gratt. Ibt orh .. I lIom.d Union. Alld I I,"dtd Ib, .http.'In ont monlh 1 demoJ.d Ibt Ibrr. sbrphrrds. BWI I &rcam, Imp,.i'"1 will, Ibt"" alld rb" alia dtlm.d mr. ' So 1 ,,,id. '1 WIll nol b, Jour .btp/urd. Whal i. 10 dit. I.. n dit: wb'l I. 10 bt d.moJ.d.ltlilbrdmroJ,d;.ndltll&"ulbalorrltjldtVQurlhrfl,.bofoll,ollolb,,:'·AlldI 10oir.m,lloJJGTarr.ond Ibroir.ril.ollnul1ll1glbf,o~t"a"l ...birblbadmadr ... ilb,,/Ilb,p,opl tl "Soil wa.ollnwl/tdolllbaldaJ.andlhtlroffickm InlbfJbrcp .... bo ... trt ... alrbillg",r.k", ... 265

Z'CHAR'AH"".', tb~t il W~I t~e word of Ihe LORD. 12Tben I s~id 10 tbtm. "If it lums rigbt to you. givt mt m, wagel; but if not. kup thtm. " And tht} wtighed out ~s my wagtl thirty sbtkels of ,ilver. " Tben tb. LOP.D ,~id to mt. "C~st it in to tbe trtMHy"l -tbt lordly priu ~t wbicb I was paid off by tbtm. So I took th. tbirty ,b.hh of ,i/Vtr and r~" th,m inw tb. trt alury' in tbt hou" of th. LOllD. "Then I brokt my ltcond ltaff Union. an"u/ling tht brothtrhood b.t",,,n J"dah and ISTad. '

" Th.n Iht LORD said to mt. "Take Onet mort rht impl,mtnll of a worrhlm sh,pbtrd. '·For 10. Jam rai,ingupin rht land a lhtphtrd who doel norcartforrhtptrishing.orutkrhtwandtring: or h,al rht m"im,d. Or MOllri,h tb"ouMd. but d.vours th.fl ..b ofrhtfar OMt<. tearing offrv'M

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" Wo, ro my worrblts< shepherd. who d"tr/< tht flo,~! May th r ''''ord ,milr bil arm andhil.ight.yt! Let hil a,m bt wholly withtrtd. his right tyt utltrly blinded!" . s,.,_ ~ ._

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Th. m'a'~r< wi,h which ,h. pri.,,, f.iled ro ,how mercy.nd care '0 ,h.itnod, ... iJl be meud ou' '0 ,hem by ,he Lo,d (GUGORrof NAZI""zus). M""... nd Aaron h.d in .nmmon tha"heydidnotent.r,h.Promi..,dL.nd .•• w .. lI . ,rharen,i"gen,ra,ionofJrw •. Thc,h .., .... ymbolic. lly .. f.. no
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of God_nod, (laity) and .hepherd. (dergy).pod... before God (GREGOsr.. OF N .. z, .... zus).

11:5ShtphtrdsWitbowtPity L .."SKBPHB RDSCONDBNNBD.GUGORVOF NAZlANZUS: Whe"e,,« J .. member Z coha,i.h. J .hudd.... ,h .... pingh""k ' .ndlikc ... i.e .. hi. "uimony.g.in",hepri ..... hi. hinfS in refer· ..n«'n 'hecd,br....dJoshu •• th'highprie", ...homh... pr~ .. nfS ...trippedofflhhyg ..· men".ndrh~nd",hedin,ich pri."lyappatel A.for .... o,d •• ndch..g".'nJo.hu.whichh.puu in'orhe . ngel·.mou rh.le,'h~mbe" ..,.dwifh • it.n" .. pect . ... rcfcrringperh.p.ro.gr .... r .ndhigh~robj«"h.n(ho ..... ho .. ' .. m.. ny p,ien,.' Bu, cven at hi. 'igh' h.nd ,,00<1 ,he d~v· il.,nr".isrhim . .. f.. ct.inmyeye •. ofno . ligh,.ig· niflc.nce.ndd.m.ndingno.ligh,f....nd w.. chful nu•. Whni •• nbold.nd.d.m.n,of .oul .. nOl rorrembl •• ndbe.bashedar rh. ch.rg... nd .. p,o.ch .. ddib .... dyu,gcd.g.inst

,h.''''' of,h~ ih.ph.rdJIA .oice, h' layl,of' h~ hoWlingof.htsheph •• d•. Avoiuof.h''''''rln, 1_', for .hi. hu bdollon .h.m. Dot. he no< oil bu.hu ••h.w"iiJn, ... ,f.lo.... I.. nd,.ndh,m, .. lfwailwi.h.heom,c •• d.Alndtfuflhtrllo .,oft"rlk,ngond,mp..."onod.".. n.F«d.h. ur·,·hen<><~of.l.uShfC'.whosepo,,,"orlll·r

,hc" without repngfo. ,h.m. n.ereforel wlll no mott pny ,he inhabiunuof ,heLtnd.uys.heLo,dllmigh,y.Andag.. n: ·Aw.ko.O,word"ga,n",he.hepherdl,.nd Imnc ,h•• h'ph ..d l,and OCattcr th•• h•• p, and 1 w,Utu.nmyh.nduponthe.h.phcrd.·:'and. ·My.nge.i.k,ndled'ga,n"'he'hepherdl,andI 1O',ll wlln.h.lambs,"'add,ng,o,heth.n"ho... who rule ovtr.he p«>pI •. So mdUSt .. o.uly doe. h•• pplyhimulf,ohilll,kth•• h.c.nno.eu,ly f,.ehim •• lffromdenund.rion •.• ndl.maf.. id 'hll'flrefu,ed.o,h.whol. . ..i... I.houldu· l"""yourp.1".nc•. Thi,mu",h.n.ufTIccfor "Zcchari.h. I .. Olfl .. nOF H,s FLlG .. T TO Po .. • TUS,OIlAT'O....6.·64.'

V'CTORY 'N C" . UT.JUOM., \V. may und ..• ... nd,h"h'$.o.icollyofMOKI.ndA.ron. Mows-.nd A.mn "11O_w,, condUCted.o 1>.0, not,nducted,n,o,h.Prom,sedL.nd.jeaw,ook Mo ... ·plac•. Bt.ur.y«ug ••• pth. "'n,f".n<e ofwh .. i.w,i".n.Mo •.,.di.din . dese,,:Aa,on d.. d:M>rydied:.ndhnrnowwh.,i,w.iuenin th.prophtt:'ln."ngle mo n,hldid.w.ywnh .h.«shcphe.d.:Th'yd .. d.for.h'ycouldno. enlt. rh. Pmm,ud Land. Th.y m.rely IooUd ..... ,ow.rd,h.landofpmm' ... bu •• n, .. ;, 'hq ro"ldnot.Th.j,wlbeh.ld,h. Promis.d Land bu,could nO'.n, .. il.Th'ydi.d in ,h. d.... ." Ind,htirdeadbodiult.tnlh.wilde.ne..,Ih • •orp... of.hose whod,ed m ,he d......'\\fe, .h.... hildren.und.r,h.I •• denh'pofje,uJ.h.ve ....... ,o,h.jordln andh~ve.n.ered .h. Prom· .... d L~nd:w.ha .. 'ome'oG,ls.l"ndha".be.n

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P ...... FO. Hup AGAlNST \V.CII I O Ru n ..s . THEOOOl ... o. Cn: W. find ,he God of Ihe un,· ..ruofleng,.,ngre,n.ohum.ntlyhecau.. of,h. txc ... ofi"wicktdn.... "ndh•• llow •• h.hum"n race,obeborn.wherei,will.Of,hi.h.h:u w.rn.d"''P''.king,hroughh''pmph.. 'OIJuei: 'And l ... id,·1 WIll no ... nd you. Thlt which d .... I.. i,die.and ,ha, which pt.ishcs. le,,, ptrioh: .nd for Ihe reJl I.. each de .. our n..h of hi. nei,hbor: · \Vhcnwick.drul .... re,nconlrol . • ndcruel,h."hm ...."rulehou•• hold. ,Ihen w.Jhouldimplort.h.on.whodirec," ,htuni· ....... nd.bycoow.rsionoflife.nd.ch.ngc;n ourw.yt-.mlkesuppli"""on,fOultnghim.ohelp u.,fervendyhqg'n,himrog ..... uJhe .... 'imltS. O .. Otv tNIPaov'OtiNCI;r.j'.'

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TH,.TT P ' lCU O.. Su...... fo. , " OLO. Cva'L o.JnuuL... :H.. rno .... in .., ..d,o,hr"ypiec· eoof"I •• r: 'And [willoay '0 Ihem.·[fi, ..em • good ,0 y«u,g'"me my w'gu,o . ..fu ..:·Onc recompenlti,d"emcfo.curing,h.blind.nd,h. lamt •• ndlrecc,,, •• no.hcr:rnlleadof.h.nkssr v. ing.di.honor.:utdin...adofworsh'p.;nlult.Do 7..o<11I.U .-z.t.lIu,'NPNFUJlr.'H.to):17.'FC*17.

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,h.Gospel••• h•• Juriu.· .. ptnungofwh.. h. h.d donc.brough, l>ack,hc money,and.h .. w 11 downinlh ••• mpl •• ndd.p ....d·!"W.. lld,dh. c.lli'hi.p'ic.... ,ho"ghbl.ming.nd"pb ..id· ing. FO< h. lud done so nuny good work. .mo"g ,h.m. he hadg;ven.igh, '0 ,h. bI,nd. ftt. ro .... bm."h'po ...... ofw.lking,o,hepal.i«l.lif•• lso '0 ,h.. d,..d;fo •• 1I ,h ... good w".k.o ,h.yp.id h,mJ ... huhi'pricc,appr.,tcd .. ,hirtyp'"' ' "f"lv.... It" ..I.,«I.lsoinlheGosptiJ.h>tb. Wat bound. Thll aIso.he word of prophecy bad fo.ct"ldby h ... h,laying,·W<>clo.hei.so"l. who bavcdevi ...d. mos,cv,ldcvic"g.ainlt .h.m ..lve ..... ying.·l ..... bind ,h.jun on.. . .. · mgth.lhci'''nprofi.. bl.l''U.:·''CO..... N. ..... UONTHIA.o ... LU·C ....O.o."

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11: 15 Th, Tools of" Worthlm Sh' phml H ..) HSH .. N...O. G .... OO.VM NAZ'ANZUS:Su,hi.myd.r.ntc;iu,usonablc· nc .. [h.~( ... fo"b.Andm.y,hcGnd"fpt.( •. " whom.d.bo,hone".ndh......".«I".l" •."h ".h ... who ..... king.upon.h.on...nd •• i...... p ,h. poor oul "f,h.d"... nd hr"up ,h~b(gg.. from ,b. dunghill ..... bo cbo.. O.yidhll UrY.n, and.ookbim.w.yfrom.bcshccpfolJ •. ",hougb h. w.. ,h. I...,andyoung.. l "f,h""n' of jt.u."whog •• (.he wo.d " '0 ,ho.ewho p.... h 'heS"'p<'1 wi,h gru. power for ,he pt.f.n,onol dtegosp<'l-mayhehlllUclfboldmebymrngb, h.nd.[M'yhc[g"id.m.wi.bhi."""nul.nd",. c.iy. me w"h glo.y,· who "a Sh.ph.rd" '0 shcphcrdl.ndGuidc 'oguidu. [May h. g"'d. us]th .. w.m.yfccdhi.f1ockwi,bknowl«lg'!' ......."h,h.in..."m.n •• "f.foo!i.hsh.pherd. .ccordmg.o,h.bI...ing.andootKc"rd,ng'" ,h. cu.u p.ono"nccd.gains, ,b. m.n "fformcr d.y •. M.yh.giv..... ng,h.ndpowcr,ohi. pt"pl.".ndhim..lfp.... n.rohim.. lf"hi.flock ...pknden •• nd .pode.. and worthy of .b. fold onh,gh.'n.h.h.bi...ionof,h.m,h....j· ,n,h.,pI(nJo.of.h ... ,nll,"'wlh"'nhi, .. m. plc cvcryonc.bo.h f1ock.nd . h.phcrd • •ogcth.. may .. y,Glory" in Ch"ttjt."."". l".d.,o whom be.ll glory fon!:~" and AnI~n. IN DUlliSI Of H, s FLIGHY TO PONYUS. O .....Y'ON CH .. ' nT N.

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12:1 9'OPPRESSION AND SALVATION O F JUDAH

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'Th. ",ord of !br LOltD ,000u,";"g /Had: Tbwl 111]1 !IH- LolD, ",00 llr.rcb.d aMI Ib, brav."l '~"fo."d." lb • • aTlb alld farmrd!1H- lp,r;! of man ""Ibin him: '·Lo. I am abaYI la md:. ),,.la. It ... a,up ofrrrl;ng 10 all Ihr ptopltl raynd abo.l; il ",ill br ag~;lIll)ud/Jhalsa ill !b.li'gt.ga'"JI Jt,ulalrm. · 'On Iha/ day I ",ill milk. )rruJIJlrm a hf/J~] /fOllt for all Ih. p.oplfJ; all ...ha lifl i, ,b41Igrir~ayJ!]b.r! Ih.m,rlvrl. ","d aiflhfllalioIlJaf!b.ra'lh ... illro",rlogrlhrragaillll it. '011 Ibat Ja], la]l !hr LORD. I will mi~r tVt ry horlt ... ilh pa"ir, and ilJ ,idn wilh madnm. 8uI UpOIl Ihr hoult of ).dah I ",ill 0p'" my ,y'l ....h,,, I Jlrikt t~try horlt of !ht propl.J wilh "'i"dlltJJ. 'Tbrn Iht "us of ).dah l&all Jlly 10 Ihr ... ltlv.J, Tbt '"h.b'lanlJ of )m"'zlrm b/lvr J!rtllg!b' IbrooghllH-LolDofOolll, !h.irGoJ: " 011 Ihal Jay I ...iII ...ak. I~ cI""1 of)oda& Ii.l:r a bluillg POI'II Ibt midJI of ...od. ',kt 11 Jlam '~g lor,h amo"g lh,av.J: anJ Ihty Ihall d,vour 10 Iht "ghl ~lId 10 Ih. 1./1 alllht p.opl'l rou"d aboul, ...hllr}t,ulal.",lhaI/Jlillbt,"hab"tdinilJplou, ;,,).. ulalrm. "",,,d lb. LoR!.) wilf giv. viclory 10 Ihr /(/IIJ of }.dah fim. Ihal rh. glo ry of Ih, hoult of Dav,d and Ih. gloTY o/Ih. illhabi!GnlJ o/).. ulal .... may nOI b•• Jlallfd ovrr Ihat o/).dah. '0" Ihat day 1« LOlD ",ill PU! " lh,.I" aboul Ih. ;lIhabi!alllJ 0/ )rr.salrm 10 Ihal Ih. /.rblw among Ihr", on Ib.t day lhlll/ bt I,kt Dav,d. alld Ih. boult 0/ Dav,d ,h,,11 b. lih God, lilt, ,ht ang,l of Ibt LoltD, a/llm,btad. ' '''"Jo''lhalday/w,lIlttitlodmroyal/lh.nal'Ollllhalrom'.ga'''lf)uw/alrm .

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that God condemn •• nYloull withaut any guih of,heir,.h ... i.h.,a.g,u,ath,ng.orlt i•• pc'. hap. gu •• e •• ,acu..... ,a fa.m.~' i. " written. ·Cua,•• ck.n hurt In me.OGod:'Thi... no ''lIumen,for.hirtking.h., ,he ... uJ in dti.pa.· ugepr.y.lobc mad.b.fo .. i,h.d.ny being. A •• •h.r.fo ..... hil.nowui."ng.i".
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'p""ofm.n which i£wi.h,n h,m:" Ifthc ....«. umon'u ... r.no.clc .. proof.h.. ,hc ..... Jof m.n wa, mad~. ,her. WQuld be no I... k of ,h.,... whowould"y,ha"h.spirnofm.nwasnQ. mad •• ndwhowould,hink.hati,i" h.naturcof God .nd "y ,hat p'" afGod watch.nVd into ".when.h~ ...ookpla(.,hat b.... hlngfotlh..,. God. H..lthydoc"in. Itltcw'H ..).:c... h".be· causc.h.,pintofm.nj.... lf"" "mqlncrror .nd .. "m•• ,hinlts wI .. ly: ,hu. "prod....... ru • ;.i.muubl•. and"i"nnowaypc.miuibl •• o beli... ,hi.of.h.n"u,.ofGod.6u.th.r.c.n. nQtbe.gr .... r . ignofp.id.,h.n,h ... h.hum.n lOul"y,th .. iti.wh .. Godi •. whil.i,,\i1l gro.o.n. und ...uehgr... burd~n.ofviceandun. happlRut. ON G~N~SI5 A(;AIN5T THI M .... _ ,CHU .. N5'''.JJ.''

M .. " .. Fo .... o.S.I .. n .CuILo.Jnu ... l .." Th.u a.. many n".m~ntl of 'plril ,n general in .h••""rcd Sc.ip'u.c,. and. pc.ton could ... ily bccom.C
12:10-14 THE DAY OF MOURN I NG IN JERUSALEM

It"And 1 w,ll powr our o~ lIu bowlt of Dav,d a~d Ibc i~hbilanu of JITuJaltm a Jp;r;1 of comud Iuppl,raricn. JO rba!. wbtn I~t] look o~ bim wbom Iht] bavr pitrrtd. Ibry JbaH him. Q$ Onr mcurnJ for ~n only child. and wrtp billrdy ovtr him, aJ onr WUpl ova a jirH.born. "On Ibal day Ibr mourning in jtrwJaltm ",ill br al grur aJ rb. mourning for Haddd. r;"''''on i~ Ih. plain of Mtgiddo.· 'I Tbr land $ball mo.,n. tacb fa",;ly by illtlf; lb. fdmily oflbr kYJr of DdVid by ,urlf. and rhrir ...;vu by IbrmJtim; Ibt family of Ibt howlt of Nalb,," by iu,lj. ,nd dUlr wivtl b] IbrmltivrJ; "Ibt f"mil] of 110, boUlt of Lrvi hy it.rlj, and rbtiT ... ivtl hy Ibtm. Jr/vrl; Ibt fllmil] of 1&, Sb;mriuJ by ;1I'1f. IInd Ib,ir wivn by rbrm ..lv,,; "~nd Ibt familin p~JJio~

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o.........w, Th. proph.. fo,u.,u the ,im. whtn nthrlutJudgmcntthtpeopl.,willl>< in confU5Ion fo. h."ing rf)«",cdhulrhyrcpen"nC<'wh.ni.w...nil.bl •. ....,t... IaJl;udgm.n,aJl human Ae.h ... ill..,. Ch"" ,n h .. glo... r..d A«J,.Ch.iSl will.ctu.n In "'.... m.hununf'ormw"hwhichheasc.ndcd. Th."gh,........ nd,h.cond.mnMwiU..,.Ch".t In hll g1orif1ed body. Th .... me body th •• wu ...."ckby •• pe.. will af>1K" ,ojudg••ll (AtKlus, ...... ).Th. Holy Sp"".nd hi. gifu ....".il.ble .oal! who ue open '0 rcceiv•. Among,hc m.ny g.ac,.of.hc.pirit'''gracc and p.arcr (B.uI). Th. d,vll and hi . d.monswill I>< ,ond.mn,d '0 ..e,n.1 pun .. hm.nt .nd b.ni.hm.n,. n., )rWI toow,li I«ChtlJt in 11I$glo<. (jUSTI .. j.

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S.co .. DAov ... To.C" .... T. JUSTIN MuTY.: And wha< ,h, peopl.or ,h'J.wl ,h.Jl uyanddo.wh,n,hry "cchimcom;ngin glo<.h.y .....lI mou.n. and ,h.n ,hcy.h.1I look on him whom thry h.v, picrccd; and ,heyshall.ay.·Why.O Lo.d. ha •• you mad. u. '0'" from your way! The glory wh,chourf.. her.bl ..... dh .. foru.l><.n'''.n.d InlO .h~m.:·' flUT APQlOOY S~.' T" ,C .. UC IFI . DC" .. ' .T A HDT .. . l ,,,TJU D G' ... HT.Au< ...."'ofth.r"i... dw~lJ •. Th •• owrri,bu,ldJllg.,h • .,k,.,nb",Ld,ng;""

m.mM. ,h.< ddugc. Th .. work IIln prog.... now. but wh.n Z.'on il b..iI •. wh., will hlppenl 'And he wlll.pp'"in hi. glory.'" Th.. h. m'gh. build upZ,on.,h .. h.migh,be.found.,ioninZion. hewao •• eninZion.hu,no,inhi'glory;·W. h........ nhim.andh.h.dnofo.morcom
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,her.fur.h.wlllcomelnahum~nfurm.""'un.

godly '00 will Stt ,h,.; ,hos< plac:.d '0 ,h. 'igh. w,ll •• e " ,oo;,ho •• ..,pua'. '0 ,h. I.f,will..,.i, 'OO.U" wu wrillen. ·Th.y .h.1l ••• him whom ,hey h..... pi.,«d:" If'hey WIll "'. him whom ,hq h..... pi.,c.d. ,h.y will s<. ,h. tam. body ,h .. ,h.
G' PT OP T" . HoLTS.' .. 'TI'BO.. ,u o.Btio£ H. ,omm.nd.d ,hem •• mong other ,h,ng'. '0 p"yufollow,,-Andforgiv(u,ou.deb .... we fo'giv.ou,deb,on:'· O,[i.m.ybe,h.,)h. calbh"d,..,ipl.. •.. il"becauulncompa,i.on "'"h ,h. d,v'n.goodne .... ve.ycru.ll .. " judg.d 'obe ....,l.a>th. Lorduy.,·Noon.i. gooduccp,Godalon.:"It,lonJybyp.rtl(.p" "onln.h.di¥in.goodn.... h..... "on.Jc'u ,urc" ..cogniud.sM,ngcapabl.ofMcoming good.H.nce ,h. Lord.lwbea .. wirn • .,by . b.n •• ol.n'promi .. ,hat you. hu.cnly F.. hrr ""II·gi v.rheHolySpi ri"",hole whoaok h,m,''' Th" i,.o .he point ,hI ,hOle who of ,h.m.. I...... niJunbecom.good.hrough ..· C<1YIng,heg>ftof.h. Sp"". H. pl.dged,h .. hi. goodSp""wou]dbcg; •• nbylh.F.. her'o ,hou .. k,ngfo,him.bcc.uuwh .. hrrw.d •• i", '0 I.CUrc f.ilh. hope and char;'y.or.nyo,h., huv.nlygood... . II.,h.y".no'be"o"'<:d uponuso,herwi.., 'hanby'hogif,of'h. Holy Spml. So il;' ,h .. ,h ••• me'pi.i,. in ls.i.h.is n.m.d,h •• p""ofwil4omandund..... ndi n g, ,h •• p,mofcounlCl.ndfo.mudo"h.lp""of knowl.dg•• nd pi«y.,h •• p"" ofth(furof,h • Lord:".nd,n.no,huplace.,he.p,,,,oflov• • ndpe.ce."(.nd).h.lp""ofgracc.ndpraycr. Undoubtedlywh.,.v.rgoodw.trulyh.v •. whate ... er "'. do well. ,hi. w...cci •• f.om ,h • l.vi.hnu,of,h ... m.Spirit.Wh.nap,oph ..

ZICHA ... A.. ''''O-' • .. hound. ••"oodrhiswuHd"ngpu.,tyof hdrt. uy,ng. "C.ut. a pur. hu" In m•. 0 Lo,d.,"h.imm.d.iauly.dd.d. "R.n.wan up' "ghtspi", in my inmolf par..:" If the upright 'P"" of rh. Lo.d d""s nOt fiUou.innormolfbo· m"w.h.v.nopu •• h...... huth.m.y.bid •. Wh.n,nhi ...go.longingfo •• nd.dwan,.m goodfo.hll ...o,kh.had .. ,d.·Lo.d.lh .... h.d ..... ou ... royou.tuchm.'odoyou ... ,n:·h. ",onco,how.din .. h"w'yh.h.droso.,u.e ,h .... h.nh.w.nton.·Luyou.good..pi"'l •• d m. inro rh. righr w.y:" HOM'~'uo" THE Gos·

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' "On Ibar day Ibrrr lb~lIlot ~ fownr~in optnrd for Ih hOWlr of Da~id and Ibr inhaltirutl of ro d,anJr Ih'm from lin ~nJ wnd,anntll. ' "And on rhal day. lays rbt LOlo "f ""m. I ..,iII rut "if If.. nam" of rb, id"b from Ibt '''nd. 10 rhar rhq lball Itt rrmtmbrrtd nO mort; and allO I ..,ill rtmo~t from Iht land tbt propbw and Ibt wile/tan lpiril. lAnd if allY OM again apptarl ~l 4 propbtl. bis falbr, ~lId mOlba ..,&0 bim ..,ill,,,y 10 him. 'You Ih,,1I n"rli~'.for yov sprak lits in rht namt of Ih. LolD'; and bi, fMhtr uti. mOlh .. who borr him shall pit"r him through ..,brll ht prophtlitl. '011 IhM day limy prophrr ..,ill b. ",hamtd of bil ~i"on ..,Lt" hr proplmi. ,: b• ..,iII nOI 1'01 on a b"iry manllt ill ordt. 10 dtuivt. ' bul h• ..,ilI,,,y_ '1 Om nO propht!. I am 4 tilltr oflht 10il,for Iht J"nd ba, bttn my POlltllion' liner my yowth: ·And if Ont oskl him. 'Wb"l art rhcst wounds on yovr back!' hr will lay.

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'Tbtwov"dslrtctivtdi" Ihtho1ostOfmyfritndl,'" r"Awah. 0 lword. ~gaill'l my Ihtphad. agalnll Ihrmanwh,,"UdJ ntXl 10 mr: laJllbtLo.DofbolU "S"'ktrbtlbtpbtTd. 11,01 Ibtlbrrpma]btltarrrrtd; I will turn m] hand "gainJt Iht Jilllrontl. ' Inth. wbolt land. sa]s th. LOltD. IWOlbirdsshallbtrvloffandptrilb_ andolltthirdlhallb.lrflalivt. ' And I willpul Ibll Ibird 11110 Ihtfrrr_ and "frnt Ibtm Dl Ont Ttfrntllil~rr. andltlllbtmolgold illtJlrd.

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i• • bJ.tolcarnth'Jnpnlit< .. turewithotng,ving .....,nt'o".,doLatry {T..TUlUAN).Ch""for.· told,hecon"quenre.of ..;.bcll3y.lbyJudu, Ptter'.d.ni3Jan.dthe3Nndonmen'by .... di"i· pI •• du'ingh, •• rr.... ~ .... p.. yNforther..to· .. tionofhi. d'leipl., (CHo.YSOSTOM).The

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B."',AvA •. CHRYSOsToM,Christ'pok.of.h.bc·

".y.r; he forctold ,h., all would ,un.w'y,h. p'" dicrcd hi. own du,h. ·1.h.lI .mil.th•• h'phcrd. ind th •• h.. p will bc",mc"d."H. forelold who

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O"C' PL" SC"TTU.I O ANO TH IN CON' V'NCtiO,JUSTlN M"uu: The .. me Ze.ha.iah fo.un~dllponbo.h ,h.p.oph .... ndtho .. who.opcnly,hroughou, ,h. world,ar. wo'$hipcroofGGd in ,h. name of ,he"ucifiedOne.lndud.Z.chariah ..id. "Awake, 0 .wo«l .•glln.. my Ihcphord, and 'go,n.. ,he 1I i. God andno •• wrongdon ,h. g,bbc,.nd ....d,oh,mu,fh ....er~.crimin:a.l. ·Fruyour.. lfifyouu~abl.:"Bu,[,h •• h..rl, (~"lJnofChr;I ..ldi.'n"y.nd.ureofhi.good

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will,uk',nltead'obcfu.dh,m.. lf.Thcrcw... g~II(."h,n,ha.thie(, I Jay,an.don .... hichw.. comp.rahle,o,h.. o(,h.holy.poltICl:,nd~ed,i. p.«.d.d,helfJ.Fo,hewhop,,,cd.dwllhrc· 'p
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O IT" 'U OP CH" ' S T C .. UCI. ' .O, 0 .. If ,he •• i•• nyo"" who. when Iw: uad. Mosc•. mur. mU"'g.in .. h,m,.n.d,helawwh,chhasbccn w" ... nuc ... d,ng ... ,hrktte,"d"ple.. ,ng'o h,mbccau.. i,u.nuinc .. h••• n,inrn.onything:f, Mou •• how. him ,he rock .... hich i. Ch.,,,, .nd lud.him,oi •• h•• hemaydrinkfromi •• nd qu.nchhi.,hi .... Bu,'hi•• ockwillno.gi..... · ,erunl..,i.h.. bcen."uck:wh.nirh.. bcen "'uck "bo-ing.f.."h ..... m•. Fo •• f,er Ch".. hadbc.n".uckandctllci!;ed.h.brough.f.."h ,h. Arc."" o(NewT.."men,. Th .. i. why i, w.... ,dofhirn, '1 willwiJ..., ..... h.ph.rd.and ,h•• hup will be Kllle.cd: H. had '0 bc ".urk. ,h • ..,fo.e,f... unl,uh.h.db.,.nlfruck.ndun· I... ·w.ocr.ndbloodh.dgon.ou,f... rn,id.: u w••1I would luffe. ·,hi... f.. r ,h. word of God:" Th",hu.forci,wh ••• hc'p""I •• loound..· ..ood when hc .. id. ·Th.yoll 11. ,h...m"pi.i· ,.... lfoodattdd.. n.Ir.h...melpi"tu.>ldnnk.Fnt,h.ydrankof,he.piritu.>1 rock whICh followed. bu"h. rock w.. Chri.. :" Bu, no,. ,hll God .aid,.. Mou.in,hi'placc,·Gobcfo.e.hep<0' pl •.• nd .. k.wi'hyou me".dv.nccdiny ..... ,h"'."h •• ld... of,hcpcopl.:"M ... e.alon• doc.n .., I..d.he peopl •• o ,he wlI ... of.he rock. but only ,he cid... of ,he peopI. wi,h him. For 'o.a.'oUl.'l'C720200.'l'Cf<229..,c...~WMo21..o.

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COND U'NAT'ON OF THOU WH O FL U P ...SB· CV T, oN.TuTuluA,,:Ik.id... Ch,mhnn... lf .... C'OIlfi.mw .hlS pufigu ... nun. ofhn".df whrn h< ..,d!lu'.wpherdwhon...,.... h.llhe ....... h. ...If.ndlu...,.,heflod,o~devou ... d ..... ;ck· td.uSuan .. hwfrom,h. f.,m; hlS "'pa••"on p'y w,n be kep' (rom him as ",mpcnution (o,hi. dam.gt; in he will h.vc 10 pay b.ack aom.,hingfrom hi. f,,'me,"'ageo,o ond.mnify'helo..... of,h.m.a.. er. ·"","."him whoh...ho.!l beg;""n and from him who does n<M h....,e.en ,h •• wh"hh.scemo."ha""shallbeuk· ........y:"11,... Z«h.o.rishrh ..."''''. ·A".... O ...,.d"g,,,ul ,hc shcpherds. and pludr."u,.ht Mp..ndlw,II,urnmyhand'p,"Sl,h.sh.p· herd.: And again .. ,h.m Euk,d .ndJe",miah ,hundtr ... "h.imil .. rurimin.riM •. in ,ha" h.y h.""notm.",lyb.".nMupotl,h.".h"pondf.. · "n«Ith.mlClv.. bu,.heyh.vc:,h ....... lvud, •. pcncd.,h.nock.nd.wnhou,.kade,toguidc rhern,lef"hem .. puy,Doll,hebe.... of.he fidd..- Fo"hlS,.wh.. happon.wh.n,hechun:hi. dae ... d by the dc'8Y in ,inu of pe,...nn,,,n. ON

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m.ndtdbyh,m.,wh ..... w,II,h.yh.ppen ... n par...lly; by h,m. I m•• n. whouy •• ·l.m hcwho m.kelpea,c.nd" •• ",scvil·"_,h .. ,•• wu. fo, ,h.. i.,h".n,i,hui.ofpcact.Bu,wh.. o,h ........ h.. ou'peac.,h.npers«u,ion1If'ni"i ... u.. pe,o«u(lon.mph .. icaUyb"nv·"h •• lof"o. du,h ... lth.. """und..... h..hng.)'O"h."'.h.au . .hor,ooof.h,.. - I will.mi,(and hul. I will ....keo.!iv~.nd.pu,.od, .. h: .. · l w,llbu'n,hcm; h• ... y•• 'u g<JId '0 burnM;.nd I w,1I 'rr .hem; h.... y•• •.... I... '."i.d;fo,wh.n.h.n.meof pe..«uri"ni,consumingus.,h.n,h"Ofudfa". nc ... of ou.fltthi.prov.d.n..... w,IIM'h.r..,y d.... of,h.dtyil.bywhichf.i,hg.... miniIlt1 o(bu,n,ngand k,ndHng:yt. by.he w,lI of God. A.,o,h .. ldoflOlitnowwhoc.ndoub,.unJ.»i, ... pe,tonow"hf"YOIoo...ndf,igidf."h .... hich ....... upon.h.cr4.whowirh".mbl,ng:ultmbl. .og.. h.. 'n,h.,church.Fo,you ... y.lC .. ng w.... •• mbl .... i,hou.ord.' .• nd .... mbl.a',he.am. .im•. and nock ",Iarg. nu mb ... '0 ,h. chu",h. ,h.h..,h.n",,,t.d ,omak"inqui,y'buu, u••• nd w. or. alarmed lest wc awak.n ,h." an~"'ttcO. Do )'O"n<M kno ... ,h" Cod io lordofamAnd if"" God·.w,II.,hcn)'O"shall.uffcrperu
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14: 1-21 THE ESCHATOLOGICAL KINGDOM OF THE LORD

'8t"0Id, ,, day of'ht LO~D il ,0miMg, "'''tn Ih, Ipoil '''~tM from yo~ will br dividtd in '''r m,dn 0f]ow. ' Fo.lwillgar"tralll"'MalioMlagaiMlIjtrulal,m 10barrl"aMdl"r'il]I"aUbtla~r""nd d,t kusts plUMdtrtd ud I"t ",omu r~vidud: " .. If of Ibt dly sball go iMla lXilr, bUI rh ml of Ibt ptoplt 1",,11 nol brlwlofffrom lb. 'il]. JT"rn rbtLoaD willgoforrb"ndfig b'aEainlll"Oltnalionl al ",btn hr fig"ll on a day of barrlt. 'On I"al day hil fur Ih"lIlland On Ib, MOllnr of Olivtl ","icb litl Infor, j,TUI"I,m on ,In tall: .. nd IIn Mownt of O/ivtssb ..1/ br Iplit in I""" from '''11 10 Wtl! b] ~ Vtry "'idr v"l/ty: Iflha' on, h"lfoflb,Mollnl,b"l1wi,bd''''''MO"b",,,rrl. "ndlhto,m-.balfloWlh. ",ard. lAnd ,ht vaU,] of my mou M,ains ,baU bt 1I0pp.d up. for 11" valley of 11" moun,ains ,h,,1I lo~,h Iht lid, of il: "nd ]Ollsh,,1l flu "I ]011 fl,d f.om Ih, ,a./bqua~t · in Ibt da]1 of Uni"b king of jlldab. Tb'n Ibt LoaD ]Ollr' God will 'omt. and al/lht Iwl] antS wi," him.' ' On Ihar day Ihtrtlhall b, ndlhrr,old nor f.oll.·fIAnd Ihtrt Jhall bt cO M,inWOII I day (il il ho",n /0 Iht LoaD),nol .la] "nd nOInighl.fo.altvtninglimtIbtrtlh"Ub, ligbl. 'On 11,"1 .la] living ",alt.s ,ha/l flow 0111 from jtrlll"l,m, bolf of ,""m 10 11" ,fllt,n su anJ halfoflbtm,olbrwrlltrn,u;il,"aUron,inll ,inlwmmt."1 in ",inltr. ' And Iht LoaD ",i1/btcomtkingovtralllh,rar,b: on ,1,,,, d"Ylb. loaD ",ill bt ant andhjl " Tht wholt I"nd !ball bf ,",n,d inlO a plain f,om Gtb" /0 Rimmon 10111" of jtrk!"lt m. Bul jtrlll"l,m Ihall "ma in ,,'ofl upon ill lilt from tb, Ga" of Btnjamin 10 Ibt plaet ff Iht fo,mr, g"". I f lb. Cf.ntr G"/t, "nd f.om 'ht Towtr ff HaMantl to the .ing·1 wint p"Ufl. 11 And il !b.1I bt jnbabiItJ.fo,'hr"!h~1I b, no moTt rU"':'jtrlll"lrm ,b~1I d",dl iM ltell.iIY. uA nd Ibi, Ihall bt Iht plagwt "'il~ whicb thr LORD wilf Imirr ~1I1~' p,opltl Ihal ",agr "'''' og~inll jtr~j"J",,, Ihti. flnb 11,,1/1 .01 wbilt rbry art Ilil/ On Ihtir ftrl. tbtir ry" 11,,,/1 r~1 in I~i. sochll. IInd Ihri. 'onl"'.lb"II ...., in ,h,i, mou/hl. uAnd on 11,01 do]" grrQ/ paMicfTOm I~t Lo~o Ih"n f~1I on Ih,m. 10 Iba! tGcb "'illl"y hold On Ibt hand ofhil ftllo ",. "nd ,h. b"nd of Ihr Ont wiU bt ,ailtd Ggainlllht bandoflhr otbtr: Hr~rnjMda" ",;Upghl "gllinlljtrUlllltm.' AnJ Iht ", •• llb of"III"r nGlionl .0IlMJaboullballbrcoIlWtJ.gold.silvrr. andga,mtn" ing,,",abllnJucr. uA ndaplagllrliktlbilpIGgwtl"allfallonlbtho.m.lhtmultl.lhr("mrll.tb,ams,Gnd",ba'· tVtrb,alllm"ybtinrbolr.ampl. '6T"rn tv,,]onr /h"'lur~IVfl 0f"ll/h. naliO"1 hUffom, ag",nlfjrruI"lt"'lb"lIgo MP ]ta. afrtr y,a. '0 worship ,hr King. tht LORD ofbom. and 10 htp tht ftall of boothl. "A nd if an] of Ibt f~militl of Iht ta rtb do no' go "P 10 jt'WIII/tm 10 wO,lhip Ibt King, 11" LO~D of hOll!. I"'" will bt nO ,,,,n IIpon thtm . .. AnJ if Ibt f"mily of Egypl do no' go up and pmrnt 'bt ... sd ....!, Iht~ upon Ihtm .balP 'om, ,b, plllgwr ",ill, wbic~ ,bt LORD afJ/iCll tb, nlltio"l ,ha, do no' go up 10 hrp Ihtftast 0fboolh!. " Tbil ,hall b, ,"r punishm,nllo EVPI and Ibt p"n;lbmtnllo alllb,

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.re heralded in M.l.chi 1:2·S, while M.l""hi L6-2:9focu.csonpri.. uwh"r.iled,oc.rry on"heirvoca'ionlnafairhfulandfiningw.y. M.lachi2:10·16in"cigh"g.in"divorc<.nd marriage.oforcign wivcs.M.lachi2;17-3:S "'.. n•• bou. ,he im~nding Day ofy.hweh wi.h .call"'purifico.ion .•• ~cially"fpri"fS.and M.l.rhi3;6·11ch.ori.csrh'peoplcfor,h.irre· fu ..l '" p.y ,i,h.. '0 ,he temple. The unbdid of ,ho.ewho envy rh. proope,i,y of rh. wick.d. ,h. even,u.lsal ...i<>n of,he righ.eOUland ,he puni.hm.n,of,hewickedonjudgmen.d.yareddin. medin Malachi H3-4:3(H3·21 LXX} M.l.chi 4:4 (3,n Lxx)uhorl> ,h.Jew. robe r.i,hful,o,h.l.wofM".... Mal.chi 4:S-6 (3:2}. 24 LXX) h... ld •• h. coming of Elij.h '0 reconcil. f.mili .. before ,h~ Day ofYahw~h. MO"Khol'rSd..e,hebook,,,after,h~ rebuildingof'hetemplein S166.C .. during,he "'nianperiod.ndbefore,h.refornuof Nen.miah and Eu. in 432 S.C. Th~ book occupie. th. 1.., pl.ee in ,h. OldTe,um.n,.ndiscon.id·

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1:1·9 REBUKE OF ISRAEL'S PRIESTHOOD AND SACRIFICE

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...... n.hei.. r,h .. ladc, fo.no,hing.wh,chi. .he, .. u" .. ofwi.domandlr:no... l~dg••• ndth. on •• h"II'mlKrf.cr.whichilcall.d-.ht~ln. ,lInguf",sdom:"Thi.I.".. ha.punlJhm.nt in;udf.• ndi. i.ca.. outfrom,h~h .. ".of'h. pe.f.c. "pon ,he.d •• n. of ,h. fulln.u of 1oY•• Fo,·.h... II no fur in Iov •. bu. petftc, love. caon ou' fur: " And in faCl.,f,h.b'glnnlngo{ wi.domc"n,i,u inf.. ,.wh.tbu •• h.lo.eo{ Ch.istwlllbe"'perh,c"on.whichcon,alnl'n ,,~lfth.fcaroflKrf.Cflov.andwhichlJno

long•• callcd.h.bcglnnlngbu •• ather.herr•• .u .. of wi.dom .nd knowl.dge! Th... f"r. th ... " •• wod.g .... of f.... Th. on. i. for begIn· n.n-,h •• II.for ,ho...,who ..... illund.. ,h~ ......,I.drud. In"g.,dlothll;' i... ,d. ·Th. . 1.v•• h.lIfurhi ,ma"..:.nd ln.h.Go'pcl.·1 no longc. call yOulervan ... btc."...... r..n. d.... no. know wh •• h" m..... i. dOIng:" And conJC'Iuendyh...y•. · Th •• lav.d .... no... · m.inin th.h"u .. fu,.ver:"Fo,h.i l ln... "c.'ngu •• op... from ,h.f... ofpuni,hmcnt,o,hc fuU ... frecdomofJov.and.o.h.confid.nc.of .h. fn.nds .nd SOns of God. And ,h. bl.sud .po.d•. whohadlong " nc.p ...edbcyond.h. d'g ••• of •••• il. f.... ,h.nk. '0 ,h. pflw.. of.h• Lo.d·slov •• di, d.inslow.. thlng •• ndprof.uu .h•• h.h .. be.n.ndow.dwllhg...... good. ·Fo.:h...y•• -Godhunotglvenul"plfl1of {... but ofpow... nd lov. and .. If.cun~rol:" Tho•• whobu.n.dwi,hpcrf."lovcof.heh • • v.nJyF•• h... nd .. hom . from,bv .... h.divln• adop.ion hId already m.dc sons h.abouho ... In.h • ...,wo,d,: · Youh.v.no...c.iv.d"p,,11 "f.l.veryog"n;nfur.b,,'youhav...ccivcd • 'piri.oladop,ion. in which w,c.YOlJ,. ·Abba. Fa tI•• r.-" CONr.RRNCI ".1).-4·6." CU"
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.m. m.u~'. whe'e i. my fear'" In y<>u< c.><: <>nO m.n comb,nu in him.elf many rid~s ,<> y<>u<..e. .pn,,.monk.bi.hop.nduncl~.Bu'

,h.bip•• lso,h<>uld kn<>w ,hem •• lve, to be pri.",.no, 10n:!"Lct them rtnd", '0 ,h. cl.rgy ,h. honor ,h., is ,heitduc ,h .. ,h. clcrgy m.yof. fer '0 rhem ,he rcspcCl which bclongs to bi.hop •. L.n·~.S>.7."

RB"U,fi GODA s F",T" BR. MAX'M"SOFTuk'N: L.stSund.y I.pokc .. ,ufficiont length for ,he corTc.. ion of ,ho.. who do nor give ,h.nk. tothe Crcaror for divin. gifrs,h .. ,hey enjoy.nd

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like ungratr,hyp ...on.dono,.c· knowledg. th •• u,horofkindn .... n.y.rc un· g",.ful.rs.y.whoneirh.rfearGod.s.I •• e.do the ir ma ..er nor honor him aschildren d<>,h.ir farh.,.God .. y.throughthepmph ..., -lfl.m. m.".r, wh ... i. my f..,! If!.m. farh ... where i. mylo •• rThari.to •• y,ify<>uare.sla ••. rcnd« thtm."" ..,.iaoff•• r:ifyou .....on .• how your f.,h.rarev... nrlov•. Burwh.nyoud<>n<>t gi~th.nko,)'Qun~ith .. lo'·en<>rft .. God :h.ncc you.«.nin.o!tnt slav. Or a proud.on.nr good Chrisrian. ,h ... fore.ough,alway' '0 prai .. hIS Father.nd Ma1t.. andtodo.1I good thing. wi,h a vi.w of hi. glory.•• ,h.bl....d.postl. .. yo:·\Vh«hery<>u.atordrinkordoanything, do.llforthegl<>ryofGod ,"" SBo..'ON1).t." EVtl CURC:YW,U NOT ESC AP B WRATll. A.O.TOltC CONST'TUT'ONS; And ind •• d BaJaam thep'ophet, when h.h.dcormeimpiou •.• uffer~dal1,ort.of puni.hmen".It i.th... f<>re •• identhowbi,hop. and p... byt.....lo<>f.r.dy.<>
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F.. THB R" NoT 'N THH OLD TUT.. .. HNT. AUGUSTINB: W. mWt con.id.. wh" it i. ,hat Wt h••• been command.d to pra}" frn._commandtd by him from whom w. I.arn ro pr.y for .nd rhrough whom we ob,.in wh.t w. pr.y fo'. H. say •. "In thi. m.onncr.halt you pray:·Ou,F.,htr who.rt in hcaven. h.ltowed be your n.m •. Your kingdom come. your will be don. on •• rrhasit i. in h.... n.Gi.e us thi. d.y ou, daily b«.d , And forgi~w<>urdeb" •• weforgiveourdtbto".And 1.adusnotintottmpra'ion.butdeti~,usfrom

tvil,'·"!n.very kind <>fpe,irionw.ough,fi,sr to try '0 gain th.good will <>fthe<>ne we.re petition. ing.Andtheprai.. i.u.u.lIyplaud atth.begin. ningofth.praytr.wh.. t in ,his insrancc our Lon:! h•• biddcnu.,osayno,hingei.. ,h.n·<>urF.,h.. wh<>artinh.av.n."I>r.iseofGndh •• bcen.x· prc...d in m.ny mann ... of.pecch. Anyon. can sec ,hi... h• ..e.ds ,ho.. fo,msofprai .. Ka"."d wideiyh .... ndth ... throughoutth •• acrtdSCrip tu .... But nowhe" i. ,he«found.nyin.truc .. y·<>urF.ther"<>rto pray roGnda •• Fathtr. To thtm he has beenpco· po><:d ... m..'.r.for,h.yw.....'v.n":,h .. i•. thtyw • ..e •• yetlivingacc<>rdingtothen •• h \Vhenl .. ythi •. lamrtf.... ingto,htmwhtnfhcy ""iivcd ,h. comm.ndm.ntsof ,he law which ,h.y wcreorderedtoob>erv•. for,h.pmphct.frcqu.nt ly poinf Out ,h., ,hi.sam. Lcn:!ofou .. would h.vebcen ,h.irfarher •• w.lt.iftheydidnotm.y from hi. commandment •. F<>r in".nce,th.re are ,h.folluwingexprt.. ions:·!h.vebcgo".n,h il· dr
my hon...-!· Ev~n if wc wc .. ro di ..~g.rd .hOH proph •• ic13yinJl:,.h>t,.fc,.orh.f""rh>t.h... would b<. Chri"i.n p<'Opl. who would h.vc God ""h.i. F.'h •• _ in a«o.dan<.w"h,h ..... y'ng'n ,h.Go.pcl.·Hcgavc.hem.hcpowcfof'becomlllS chIldren ofGod·--.he", ... mU ""'ny o.h..np..",on.wh••cby,hejcWlar.rcpro~for,h. fac, ,h. t by commitl;ng.in. th.y ..fuHd 10 b< child •• n.Th •• pottlcP.ul$.Oy.,·A,lnngu,hc h.i. i• • li,dc child. he diff... in no w.y from. w.~:"bu.hc"'mllldt .....h...~haYc.c.. F.rnu:· S ..... O .. ON THB MOU"T

'.4.'S." [,8 The hi! of .. O.fici.". S"c~ifirt PRO .. RATT'T UO. ' WP ... UR.SA>lOO"A: s..ehw•• ,h.nffi.fingof.hemu,d..o.... C.'n,h>t .... U.c.i«,ed.Hch.dbttn'oldbyGod.·rfyou ••• well,! will "",civc i • .""Such.g.in wc, ••1I ,hcoff".ing.of,hclu.cli ... ,h"w.,."jccted.

whucby,hcr·cc.;ved,hecu'Hof.h'proph.. who "rl, 'Cursed i•• he m.n who has. ram in hi.flock,.ndh.vow•• nd ..c.. fo.c ••o.helord nnc.h .. II.",kly:"H... buk... nd .. proachcs .hem.... yon ... 'Try off... ns " '0 you. rul ... roHC if h. wIll b< pl....d wi.h" o•• how you (.m.; .hlli.wha"hcln.d ... y.:Sohowwill.ny.d. d.... m.d.,oGoddu.;ng.h.m'n;myofp •• y•• .h...how •• ny'nn •• mp.p.n~c.".ptabJ.,o God-.nadd .... ,h •• i.fullof.IlJO... ofd,._ .... tlOll.,.h .. ,•• ickly.ndbrokcnupbyin'.'· ,upt"ion.I.111.JOtlof.hmgwouldnot hc :KC.p..bIc.~n'o.h.mo .. 'nllgn,foc.n.ofhu. m.nhcinglifh • ..,.re,hu •• dd.e.Hd.Th.off••. ingof,u.bulcn'p'.y••• ndlhcmin ..".,ionof. h.... ,h.,.how.,nn •• mp .... u."lylrkc,h. sac .. r",. of. blemished fam. Boo" OF Pu.uc·

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MPOII mJ "11,,, in ~"iltl l h"V(" 110 plt",urc ,It JaM. '''J' Ibt LoaD of Jur,u. ""d I ",ill nol "Utpl on offtringfrom Jour bGnd. "Por from lb. r;,i"g of tbt"iNn 10 iu 'tlli"g mJ nGm, is grtal ~mong Ihr "Glion,. ~nd in tVtrJ pl~rt ;nu",. i, offtrrd la mJ nom,. "nd a purr offtr;ng;fo. mJ namt il g.nt among Ibt "al;Onl, I~JI 11" LORD Of 1,0 Ill. IIBul you profant il wb," you I~y Ihallb, LORDJ labl. i, PlllIUltd, ~nd tilt fllod for' ;1' m~J bt dnpiwi. "·Whal ~ wt~.inm Ibil ;s,' JOw 'aJ' ~nd JOw '"ijf ~I "',.' '''J' rh. LOAD lIf homo Yow bring ",hat b.u rd:u hJ lIillltn" 0';' I"mt 0' ,id:, ud rhi' Jaw bfllll'" Jaw, off••;ngl' Shall I aUtpl Ihal from JONr band! ,oJ' lb. LoRO. "CMrstd b. rh. rh ... , ",1.11 hlll .. m~lt in hi, fleet Gnd 110..,1 il. ""d Jtl lor.ijietJ 10 th. LlI.d whar il bl.m· ilb.d;for I am a gruI King. ,aJI Ibt LORD ofbom. ~nd my namt;l ftnrrd among ,b, nOI;onl.

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J. "">I R' TlI"U A'D US" . ... CU~rsOSTO,,· Th.Jew. d,d «,urn f.om &bylon. Ih.y did ..· coYcr,h.e"y.• h'ydid •• build.h.,.mple • • n.d ,hcyd.dof'fc.u.:rificc•. Bu. i.wuonlyaftcrall ,hlltha.M.I.. h'prcd"",.d.hccom,ngof.h. p.... n,duol."onand,h •• boI,,,onofjewi.h ..."ficc•. This i. wh., he .. id .pe.kinS in God·. behalf,··Shall I foryour .. k••• cccp' you. per· IOn.tuy.,h
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••• n.o.hegoingdo ... n .h.,eof.my n.m.i. " •••• mong.h.G.nlll •••• ndin ••• 'y place,h ..eissu,if!u.• nd.h", .. i,off",ed,omy n.m ... dunobl .. ion for my nam. is"." .mong.h.. G.. n.iI"':"'ys.h .. lordofh.,. .. : No ... if .... K ...h •• ".~'yw"'" ,n 0"" IIm., ·f,om,h....songof,h...un.o,h .. go,ngdown ,h ..... o(,".h .. sa.c,ific.. is be,ng ofI'.. ~d by Ch""·'p.,uua
AUGulT,,..: lurly. 0J ...... if you rry,odi .. ofl ,h.Kp,opheric word.int03l>o,h.. me.ninga<' cord,ng.o,he dreu,e. of you, hurt. you ,ui.. ,h. SonofGod'g.iru. youtownuJva,ion ... ThehollKofja
....... glf.of"you.h.nd.Forfromt ......,ngof .h.lune•• n ro.h'golngdownmynam'''gru, .mongth(G.n,il ••.• nd;n ••~'ypl.(~.ac.;r,cei. offered In my n.me•• d •• n oblation: for my nom. isgru,.mong,h<:G(n"l":" yl.heLo,daJ. migh.y:l"'A"'swE .. ToTHBJ ..... 9.· GOO·.NA .. . h:GLO.' P.. O ..... O.. CT" . Nn ,o N.,CHRYSOSTo,,: Scr'ptu",d,d no. pass overmlil.nce.h.rej«"onof,h.. ,lewA.Norrc<: how,h.propher M.la.hifo...old,h .. ,oo."Be· hold •• mongyou.h.door,will be lh"' •• nd £1,( will no,be kindl.d on my 01 .. , fo •• ny,hing: He .100 forerold who would now pay God wo,"hip ·Fromlh. , .. ingofth.. sun '0 " " go,ng down. my n..... huoonglo, ified.moogth.n.'ion.:And 'gllnlw:u.ld.·AndineftrypbC<:IM
>t,hat'im.p .... ntedbyyou: "'lwil1ha~eno plu.u .. in you:uy.th.Lord.·.ndI w;l)not.c· c
fin.drnon'pl ..",.fo,in'l<.dofd.ilyb'p,i.m.h" h.. giv.n only on •. whi€h i.that inro hi. death.' In ....d of one ,rib., h. h•• poinr.d Out th .. t Out of •• erynation,heb.".houldbeord.inedfor th'pri."hood;.ndthatr .. htr,h.nrh.irbodi •• , th.ir .. ligionand,heirli •••• houldbe.nmin.d forblrmi.h ... In,,..dof. bloody ucrificr. he h... 'ppointedth .. ,u.on.bl•• ndunbloodymy"inl oneofhi.bodyondblood.whi"hi.ptrfo.m.dt" repr ... nt th. dtath of rh. Lordby.ymool •. In· "eadofth.divine..,r.ictconfinrd 'oon. pi.... he h•• command.d.nd'ppointed.h.. t he should beglorifiedfrom.unri.ingtosun .. "ingin.very pl... ofhi,domini"n.CONSTtTUnoN,ofTHB HocyAPOSTus6.".2J. "

1:11 Go"" N~m. 11 Gre"t Among the

TH .. CHU.CH h UN'VUS .... AUGUST'NE' Whtlhrr betray.rs of ,he divine books ord.in.d C.ecili.n." I do not know: 1 did no' see; 1 h•• rd i,frornhis.nemi<$;i". notd.d ... dtom.bythe law ofGod,or by th. pre>ching of 'hr p,oph.". orbyth. holyp ... lm •. orby,h •• po5tltsofCh.i$t or by Chri"',w,,rds. 6ut ,h •••.,imoni.. ofth • .ntires.:,iptureprocl.imwithon.voi«th .. th. church. with wh,ch th • ..,ct of Donatus not in communion.i.indeed.p...dthroughoutth •• n·

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V' " ' B)L' Y.. o .. F..... H,T HBNBWS .. C.A. "B .. TS.ApoSTOUC CONSTlTUTlONS:H.h.. in .. vcral way. ch.ng.d the b.pti.m ritual of the pri.sthood and the divine .er~icc. which was
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th .... rthbeble .... d:" .. idth.lawofGod. "F,omth.,i.ingof,h.,unevrntoth'going down.th.rei,offer.dromyn .. m•• deanoffer· ing.formyn.m.i.gre.,.mongth.G.ntil..: ..id God through the prophtl. LETT~. 'Ss.s. " S .. PTI S.. AN DE uC H.... ' ST A .. BSAc ...... .... n. AUGusTI .. E:¥ouh.v•• llju"",,wber noo rn .g.inofw... randth •• pirit .• ndc .. n.etth .. t food and d,ink upon thi ... bl. of ,h. Lord in • nrwlight,.nd ..... iv. it with. fr .. h lov •• ndpi. tty.So l.m oblig.dby 'he duty 1 h... of giving you ... rm<>n .. ndby,h •• nxiou.e.rebywhi€h l h,v'gi"n you bi"h. ,h .. Ch,i" might b. form.d inyou.toremindyouinfan.. "fwh .. ,h.me.n· 'ANF ,,,IS 'Fe nU'l. 'Cf-Rom'H ~ANF1>461 0....-. "'Gtn221& _

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ingilof.uchag",atanddivinencrament.luch a Ipltndidand noble mtdicint.such a pure and .impleuniflct. which i. not O[&.M ""... ju.. in .htontunhlyci'yolJ.ruoal.m.nOfln.o.hat t~btrn.de which wu construct.d by Mote •• nor In th. temple bUIlt by Solomon. Thc~~ .. JU" "oh.doWI of ,hing. ,ocom.:" Bu, "f,om ,h. ri.· ingof'h,"unloi.. ~"ing:"i.i.off.rcda".h. prophe" for.,old .• nd •• a ncrificcofpr.i...o God. ""co.ding ,h. g'''''c of Ih. Ncw TUI" m.nt. No longer ... vic"m _gh. from ,h. Ood' any mor.IMlolhed,v",••!ta".buI now Ihcuc· rificc ofourtim. il the body and blood of ,h. pr.tl< himsdf. Abou' him. indeM. i,,,," £o,..old 10 long ago in the pl.lms. · You.rc. pri." £orcv. er a«o,ding to the order of M.lchiudck:" Tha' Mtkh,~...kk. pne.. of God Ih. moll hIgh. 01· r.-.Mb ..ad.ndw,ntwhtnhebl..~do."r.. h.r Abr.h.m ..... g.. hcrr,om .... ding.bou'i'in.h. bookofG.ncoi •. S .... o,",,,80.,."

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bl..-".nd -endICl'g<=nuIOSi •• ;ubcc.u$C -,h.y .urn ,h~i. huringaw.y f,om the t.u,h ;nd~.d but .... u'".d, .. r.bl ••: " H.opcn.d.,hercfo... ,~ wcU •• ndlaugh,u •. ,h...... m'gh.n ... $«kGod in ....... """plac.bu'm'ghtknowlh.. ·uctlfl.:. is .. ff.rcd ... hi.n.m~inovcryl.nd:foti',.now ,h.. "m. ·wh.n ,h. "u. wotlhipc" worsh,p the F.. hcrneithcrinJ.. u..l.mno,onMountG.. i~. im ·butin'pi,i, .nd"u,h:"God.,hcrcfo ... dwoll. in .h~ hurt. And ,f you Ire ueking.1I.: placeofGod •• purch.."ilhllplu... f... hel.l,. through,lI.:prophol.··lw,Ud~II,n,h.m:and

th.yoh.llhemypc .. pl ••• ndl w ,lIbc,h.irGod: uyl,hel.ord:"Ho .. ,UuoNG ... ISlS ,}.}." N . ... T ..T..... NT S .. C..... CI I. Ou. oo,", M UC H'", .. ..". AUGUST'N": To h,m""',, ..,d. -Y........ p< .."tfo..nr•• f.. rlh.o.d~rof M.kh,zedck:"Fo,youkekl .urrfl.:eamong ,h.Jcw.:yollhavcnon•• r.. r.h ....,d .. ,ofAaron. YouJCeki,af.. rtheordtrofMekh,ud.k. ,houghfindingi.no,amonSlh.m:bu,.h.ough th .... holewo,ldi,i.ccl.b....din,h.chllrch: ·Fromlh.rr.ing .. fthc.unlolh'~lIingthcrcof thc""mttol.h.l.ordtSpn,ud:-And.hey IOwodfiddt.ndplan,My,n.yardl.ndgoe<:aUH ,he l.ord knoWJ ,h.m ,h ..... h,.:"Th.y .....II.d ·bc......fburdenand ·catd.-,hatwal k .implyinth.chu«hye, ... uuful:no,d ... plylurn.dbulfulloffai.h.Thcr..· f........ h.. h.. . piri.u.l .. rn'n.I.·h.b1 ....d ,h.m:Eul.. N..nONOFTHIPS .. U.SloS.S." T" I E~nc .. cy 01'

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""p.-ayen ,ha, a.. u,,~redou,lo"".an.d.~~nct unucdroam,nd,h .....ince.. i.bcutr,han. Ioudvo,«of ............ oy'ngout.Mrbclo~.g,ft "..nowyourhe.... ndyourmough,.andM .. .bou"h.powerofpur.prayer;..,.howourrigh,· eouoanc~ltor.uc.ll.d'"'h.irpr'r·rbcfo .. God .nd how i,oerved ,hem u.·pureoffering:Fori, ..... ,hroughp.. y.r,h .. off.ring.we...ccep.cd. .nc!i,w.. pral"'r·v,n,h.t • ...,,,.d.h.floodfrom Noah,P"yerh .. huJ.db.o.runneu.pr'ye,has ....."hrown .. m' ... p.. yerh .. ...,...,alcdmys'e"••• prayer hu d,vodtd 'M H •• p.. yer made. pasaage r!trough,h.jordan.IIMldback,MlUn.i,made ,h<moonllan.dIl~J."de.,roycd.heundun."

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"w.edfi..."ode..,en.d. cIoscd. up 'M he.a • • .... pnl"'r ...... d up from th.p".rncucd from 'M ~ ... nd ... ...,dfrom,h • .., •. O,.,P ........ ,." S".~'''' O C .. .. ,BT. NOT E~ , ". Guc" ..y 0' NAZ'ANZIIJ :And in.ddi,ion '0 wh .. has bcen ... id." i.good wl\h Our h..ddean •• d.u ,he h..dwh«h .. ,hewo.uhopof.heHn.e,i. ck.n•• d .•" h"ld f.ot ,h. he.d ofCh.i..... r.om ... h",h ,he whol~ body i,fi,lyjoin.d '<>g<:.h.r.nd compac •• d .• n.d.oc... d<>wnour.in,h....ul.cd "..,If. when" wou.ld u.h u•• boon our be" .. ~rI.['i.good.l..,f"..,Mshoulder'obe ... nct'. fitd.ndpur,fitd,ha,tlm'ybe.bk.o •• uup,he ........ ofCh"',.wh"'hnote •• ryon.un ...oIyd<>.

h .. goodfor.h.h.nds.obcconHcra,ed •• nd.h, f.u.!O""ilcon>«r.,edj,h ... heymay,nevery place bcl,f.. d upholy.nd.hat.h.ymaylayhold of,hediKiplineofChri... l ... ,h.Lord.,.ny Itmebcange«d;.nd,h .. ,hewordm'yg.,ncre· d,nc.by,c';"n ••• w ...he(alewi,h,h.,whkh ..... Siv.nin,heh.ndof .prophe•." Th.o,h.r (lI.onucr...d) ,h.,.h.ybc no"oolwif,.olhed bloodor.orun.o •• il.bu,.h •• th'ybcpromp"O run .o.hego»pel.nd ,he prize"of'h~ high c.o.ll. ,ng.ndtor.c.,•• Chri.. whow.sh...n.dcJnnl· u .h.m. And" would be good if .h.re ,•• cl.. IU,ngof.hatbclly",hichrI mo,.., Ipa"", ,hat" m.y r
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2:1·9 GUILT AND COND EM NATION

OF THE PRIESTS

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2: 1· 2 C..", ... o"dsfor Pritl/s V.' U TS WA .... D TO lh Pu ••• CnR'.'" !n .h .. pl.u • ....,mUltcontldcr,dcartybeloY.d bro,h.r, for ,he ukcor,hcr.i,h.nd rcl'goon of ,he I""rd",.l offi(C wh,(h w
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you dono'lay",oh .. rItog, •• glory.omy n.m.:UYI.htL",dGodomn,potcnt,'!wiU"nd .cu"euponyou.and"fymen/lof,hediv;newtlf... bccu, asid•. I.c,tht srandardsof.hehuvenlycampbcgi.enup.lc. rhcchurchluccumb.ndyicldtohcrcticl,ligh,fO darkncu.fa"h,opcr6d,.hopctodup....,rclJOn rocrror.,mmorrali'y,od.llh,I"" •• oh"rcd • • ru,hloly,ng,Ch.i",oa"uch"".llTTU8.'

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p.,u n CA. U Go o's Vo ,.; •• A"'GVST",., A b""furrkronMalachis~.luofChti .... ga1n ,ftrh.pw of "u.h .... In h" mou.h. and miqm.y ..... no.fOtlndonhuhp •. H .....lk.dwnhm.,n pc"'... nd.qunyand.urncdm.ny ..... yfwm'n. ,quny.l'ould be ...on,oh.d "' ..... ChrIJ1.pok.n o/ .. ·.h.angelof.h.lordofhOffJ:H..... "lIcd his KrV.n, bcc.llsc h.cam ••ohununi'yin form of ...... nt; simil.rly h...aocan.dan .ngclbccauKoi,h •• vangel,'whichh.brough. ,ohum.nklnd.C,TYOFGoO,S.J,.'

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I' ,,' U TS R . . . . . . . . T GO D TO T u . P. oPC • • "POSTOLIC eo"STITUT'O.. S, For ncnhu m.y_ .dd...... ourKI ..... waJmigl.. yGod.bu,onlyby Chn ... ln.h.»m.nunn.r.,her.for •• I.. ,h.la· i'ym.k.kno .. nall,h."d •• iruto,h.bishopby ,h. d..con.and accordingly I.. ,h.m act .. h. oh.lldir« •• h.m.For.h.rcw.. noholy tl"ngof. r..cd or don. on , ... rcmpk form
·W.arcGod·.hcl~rI'Y"u ... God·•• jJI.ge.'" Wilhg .... ~arthncfac .. oughttobcconJtd..cd by.U.h.p"..... wl>oc.nno,bc,gnor.n.of.h. divin.lawandnnoniul rcgul."on •. accord,ng'o what ,h"apostl."y,,· lf .nyon.belo nv,orh. Lord.heknowl .. h.. I"y:h
',1>< lips of ,h. p"e.. sh oll k«p knowledge: Now i,i.wri".nconcerningrh.garm.n.. ofpri,,," rhat when.ntcring th. ,empl •• h.yohouldha•• goldbell.on'h •• dgeof'h.ir~ .. m. nl•. Whlt d..,docs,h .. m.. nbu"h .. ""'.nentcring.h. churdtaJJp".st.of.h.lordohollldno, ..op ohou.ing..h",.,prc.chingabout.hel... th,nv, na m. ly. ,h. end of , hc .. or!dand ,h. fUl urcjudg. m.nt. By ..... I...ly prod .. m,ng.h ...wardlof .h.just.nd,hcpun;ohm.n.. of.mn.rs,.h.y mayarouK,h.good,obc"cr,h,ngs.ndr«.U th.wi<:ked(romthelt.'nfuJ":"ons,hrough~ .. ofth.fu,urcjudgmcn•. S ..... o.. ,.,.'· P .. ' U Ta o ...... u HoLY Fooo. C" USOSTO ..· s.."hc.posrk·lw!ldom:,oobv... tc.hcobjcnlOn ,h" hcwu promp«d by v'''nglory roappl>udhll own d.oc."n.,hcindudcsh,m ... lfalJOinhtl ,"lthcmo.And .. ,hcybc,ook ,h.mllCl... ,oau. thoriry,.h .. o(Jamaandjol>n.h.menfionoongcll aJso. .. ying. ·TeUmcnocofJam.. andjol>n; ,fon. ofrl><m<» ••nheCI, lnh,mbc.nath ......:"Th.ph ....,·of h.... en·;.purpollCly.ddcd, bcc.useprics..... olsocallcd.ngel •• ·Forth.pri... ·sJ,psohouldl:up knowIcdge ... nd,hcyoh""ld .... k.hcJ..w •• h,. mou,h.forl>
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2:10·17 DIVINE CONDEMNATION OF I D OLATRY AND D I VO RC ES

'"H~v. "" 1101 ~U Oil. f~lbtr? H~l 1101 on. God trt~rtd Wl? Wh] rb." 4r, .... f~irbl'u ro Oil' 41101btr, prof~ning ,bt ,ov."o"t of our fQrbtrJ? ")wd4b bOIl bttn fQi,hlw, ~nd Qbomiur,OII /'"J bun ,ommilltd in IJrnl ud in )tfuJDltm; for )w.lob &01 pro/an.d ,h. JUe/UDr] of ,ht LOID, ",hlrh &, lovu, 4nd ho. morri.d Ib, .Iawghltr of" fowgn god. "Ma] rht LOID rul off from Iht /tnt! of)Q,ob,forlhtmQn ",""dOtllhis,an]IO ",i,ntll or ans""r, or to bring 4" Dffmngrolbt LOIDofhom! IIA".I ,bil "goi" IOU .10." Yow ",a! ",itntll to rovtnQn, n]OW ond ,b. wife of]our

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all ,h .. , exim (lUNA£VS). Remarriage is.Jlowe
undor only Iwocondi,;on" ,h., ,he husb.nd h•• died or rh .. ,he wom.n mar.i ••• Ch,ini.n, not .nun~li.v.r.T<>do,o,h.,ont .. cyi,l;k.n.d,o Jud.h. who intermarried with ,h. Gonril. ~ul· ,ure.(J~ItO .. a}.M.rri.g.j • • perm.n.n
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plctrdth.m.• ndh.vingcauKdth .. fromwh.t had no bcing, all thing<.houldcomeinroexi.· ICnc.": ' h.whocont.in •• II.hing< •• ndi.him ..lf con ..;ncdby noone_Righrly.l",Malachiuid among th. pmph.u: "Js it not on. God who h•• .... bli.hcd ll$;" In accordance with thi • •oodo.. the.po
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CONDH .. N"O.jUO''': And if you wi,h.o ... more d ..dy how utterly unl.wful it i. for a Christian WOm.n rO m.. ry a G.n,il • . con.idcrwh .. ,heoame'po<de .. Y', 'A

MIXED M .... uGU

hOM CRUT"", YO F..THm" GOD. ATHANA'

."".:B""hisisGom.s"h.'i •. wh.npt<Jpl •. hi.cru,ur.s.r.c.iv~ him into th~;, h~ .. t •. a. th~.po"lcsay •. ' ,he'pi," uofhi.s"n ,aying.. ·Abba.F.th.r:"' And.hcu .""hcywho.havingre«ivrd.hcword.gaincd power fmm him to become sono of God; for rh.y rould no, becom. son •. being by naturecre .. rurt •. othecwiK rhanby receiving ,he.pirit of ,he natu" r:>l .. ndtrucs"n.\Vhe",fo",.that.hi.mightbc. ·, h.wordb« .. m.f1csh:th.themigh,mak.hu. m.. n. "pable of godhood. Thi. same meaning may bcg.incd from the prophet M.lachi. who say" "H •• nOr one God crearedu"H.ve we no(.1I one F.. h..," Fo, fi", he pu.. ""e.tcd"nex, to "F•. thcr" ro.how.... heoth.rwriter •. ,ha.from.h. bcginning we were cre •• urts by narure. And God tsOUfC,••• orthmughtheword.bu,.f,.rw.rd. w. w.re made ",n •. and ,h.nuforward God ,h. C",ato,b«om.. ourF.. her . lso.FoURDIS· COURSESAc A'NSYYH.A~' ANS'·'1.S9·'

Goo ALONE Is FAY" BR o~ ALL CRUYE D T III NC8.IR"N ."Us;Th.SCrip'ured.d .... ,h. ,ru.h.which say•• · Fi",of.llbeliev.th.,th..ei. on.God.whoh.. ....hli.h.d .. llthing< .. ndcom.

wif~j .boundfo, .olongtim~ a. herhu.b.nd

livrS.Butifthehu.bandbede.d .• he i. frecd,o bem.rriedtowhomlh<will.onlyinthcLQrd:' th., i•• to . Chri"i.n. The on. who .lIow...c· ondand.hirdmarri'gesin,h.Lordforbid.firsr m.rri.ges with • G~ntil •. \Vhence Abraham aloo m.k .. hi . .. rvan,.wur upon hi" high •• hat i•. onChri ... whow .. ro.pringfromhi....d.,h .. hewQ~tdno,b,ing.n.li.n.born ••• wif.forhi • • on 1.... c.· And Ezrach.chd . nofT
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,ho..ldblu.hwh."you ... fu ....ounu.,ho.. whom.""nyou.Chrisrhuunu.d .• ndrcpo .. ,h. blu.h wh.n you di.uni ...h,m w;,hou, ,he good ..ason why you. Ch.ill would ha., .hem "'p... ,ed.A"A, .. sTMAkCIO".·I •. "

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P U .... "."T U" ' OH o. M ... 'UA G... TUTuL" L'A .. :Fo,lnthcGospolofMmh.wh... ys. "WhO_Kt oh.1I pu • • w.y h1l wif., "~Ing for ,h.ca..... offornocu ...... causo,h •••ocommlt ad .. h.'Y.·Il H•• boi.de.m.d~ .. allyg"'I'yof ad .. h.'Y who mar.; •• I womln p'" IW'r by h.. h.. lb.nd. Th. Cf •• 'O •. how.v ... <xc.p. on .c· co .. nlof.duhcry.do.. no'pu...und •• ,har wh,chh.him •• lfjoin.d'og«h ••. ,hc .. m.MOKS in.no,hecp....g•• n-K,ing,h •• h.whoh.d"!u.. .tcd.f••• v,oIcn"".o.d.om ... l.ho..ld,h."ccfOt'.h nof h.v. ",n hi. pow •• '0 p.... w.y hlS wife. " Now If. compuloo'Y m•• ri.~ conllx,.d .f... v,ol.nc • • h.llkpo.man.nf.howm .. ch ... h.r . halla""lun ta.yone"h ••uul,ofanag ... m.nl! Thi. h.. ,h... nc,;onof,h.p.ophcl: "You ,hall no,fo ... k.,hcwifeofro"'you,h:Thu.you h..... Ch...,following .pon.. n.ou$lr·h.trachof ,h. C .... 'or.v.'Ywh ..... bo,hIn pefmlt.ingdi . vofcean.d,nforbiddi"gu.Youfindh,m.loopro . ,«fi"I!.nuf'iag•• inwh ........ d, ..cuonyou.'Y.o _apo.H'prohibi .. di""".whe"h.ewillh.vc ,h.m""'gcinviol.bI<:hcpe.mu.d,n>..,cwh." ,h.m."'.g.i • • pouNw;,hunf.i'h(uln.... You

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3:1 PROPHECY ABOUT THE HERALD OF T H E LORD

'"Behold. I ltnd my mrlltngr. 10 prrpo •• Ih. JII~y htfort mt. ~nd tht Lord whom lOW I .. k will s"dden!] COme 10 hi! ttmp!t: Iht mw.ngcr of tbt rOven~n! in whom ]0" dtlighr. h.ho!d, be i! ,oming.!~]!rh.Lo R oof"om.

Ov ••" , ....,MaI..hiforc:.oldbolhad""n.. by po.,ng ,h. ,haJl.ngc" '0 who would bc.bI••o . .. nd In God'. p ....n"" On ,h,," occ>&,On' {Au..

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"lIST'''')_ Th. coming of John .h. B.aP"" '0 he... .ld,h.M. .. ,.hw"'."'1C'P"'~i",h.wordsof M.bth,. Th •• welv. 'pos,k. are .u."n~.o

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F' U T AN D S~CO ND AO ..... T. FORITOLo. AVOUST'N . :Spe.kingfu"hcrofChri"in,hc IIm. vcon,M.!achi JaY', ·B.hold.1Hndmyan· ,.1..ndh.lh.Jlprcpa ...hcw'ybcf.".emyf.«. An.d p.. Hntly ,he Lord. whom you ... k, Ind ,h. • ngolof,he,clI.mc",,,·homyoudcs,,e.lhall com.,n.o.h. ,cmple. Bchold,hecomel, .. ys ,he lord ofhol1l. And whosh.1I bc.bI...,.h,nkof ,h.d'yofh"com,ng:'And who.h.II ... nd.o ... him!' In ,hi. 'CXI h. r.. .... IJ. bo,h comingl of Chri".lhcr. ..,.nd,h•• ccond-.h.fir..... h... h.... y•. 'And p""ntIy ,he Lo,d ",.Ueomcinlo h, •• cmpl.:Th .... f". 10 Ch" ••• body. of whkh h.h,m..lf .. ,din,heGospcl,·O.."O)'th .. ,.m· ple•• nd,n.hruobyslwiU .., .. "up:'HOIscc, ""dcom'ng'.r..•• ,oId"',h... word,,··Bchold. hecom..:"y•• h.lo.dofho.II.·An.dwholhall bcwl.,olh,nJcof.h.dayofh,.com,ngIAnd who .h..1I "~nd himr ' C'TY O. GOD ,B·H.'

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j D" HTH. O.. n l n Fo".To LO.AuGU IT'N~: 'For h. whom God hu ..,n' .pealu ,t..: wotd. of God:'john ..,d.h, •• ofcouru,abou,Ch ..... h.. he m'gh. d,m,nilh hinucJffrom h,m. Why! Did no, God un.djohn him..,J(! And d,dn·rjol>n h,m ..lfuy,·lh ••• bcen .. n.bcfo .. h,m:.nd.·H.

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who un, me'O ba.p"'" wooh ,...ter," .nd .bou, h,m",",u .. id. ·Bchold.[ •• ndmym.... nge' bcforcyou.ndhe,..iIIprcp... ,h.w.y·"DM. no,h. ,oospe.k.h. word.ofGod ... bou, whom ",.......,d,h.. h."'•• mo .. ,h.n.proph ..! n....fo .. ,fGodalooun,john .• ndhe.pc'ks ,he",ord,ofGod,how,in'cg..-dlo,hedi .. inc· "OIl lbo,w.en h'mlClf .n.dChnll).do "'" know ,h., he ..,.I abou, Ch,;.., ·For h. whom God hat un' .pe.ks ,h. wo,ds of God" T.~CT~TIS ON TNIGoSn.o. joHNI4.'0.'.' j OHH TI ,. O... Tl S ... !s "T" . AN.: .." Mu UN _ G••• Au.:us"',NI,$on€c.h." "".viden,,h .. many a.. ,oj""gew;,h d.. lordbu, ,hato,hers ...e 10 boj""gcd. no. howe • ., on cq,ulooy but u· cordong'o,he"d...,n,he w,Ueome w "h.llh" .. ngcl •.·[A' ,hejudgmcntl bofo.. h,m ..... llbo g.. h.m:I .. llna"ont,.nd.mong.II,h •• ng.I •• rc ,obcrcckoned,hos.,h .. h.v.bcon.opc,fcct, ,h'.IU"ngupon,wolv. th,one.,h'yjudg.,hc ,w.lvc trobo. of t....L For m.n.,culled.ng.l .. ,he'pol1le"ysofhim..,lf. ·A•• n angcJ of God you rccc,...,d m.:·Ofjohn O'p"" " ....id • ·Bclt.old.l .. ndmy.ngclbcfore,..,urfuc,who ",.11 prcj»"YOU' .... ybcfo .. you:" EXP ..... N~. T'ON.,.. ... N. PSA ... , ,."."

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J O" H ls EC IJ " " FOllfiTO." .CNU$OSTo.. ,And wh .. ..,,,o(conn."ionm.y,hllh ••• w;.hwh .. w....idbcfo,dMuch, ... u..dJY"nd'"full accordwnh i,.By,h"'opK.l..,h.procccd.,o urge.n.d p,ou ,hcm In,o f."h. A, ,he .. me Itme h."spc.k,ngin'gfCem.n,w"hwh.,h.dbocn bcr.... u,dbyjohn.·Fo.,f.lllh,ngt ... fulfillcd ••• n down 10 John. t.m ·he rh ... hould come:" ·Fo, .. II,h.proph...: .. y.h •. ·.nd .h.l.w proph •• i.d until John."" Fo. ,h. proph,," would no.h .........dunl ... Jw.rcc01n •. E.pcc",h.... r.. ..,nolh,ngfunh.... nddo ..... w."fo •• nyonc clu. For,hll I .. mn.wooi.man,(,..., both from '.UJ.'FCU.I_'.'JoJ.)4.')ohJ).'MclUG.'M111,," 'F(:~. 'M.m •. 'Go!"" .. ").4,'L'o. "NPN~IUIl.

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God was ,h. Word m.d. fl •• h! H. d.... himulf p,evioully,uchu""'ying, ·Th.,. W.I. man Un' from God, whou name w.. john. The .. m. cam•••• witn .... ,h •• h.migh,b.. rwi'n .... of Ihal ligh •. H ..... n"".h01 Iigh.bt.o. !c..... ) ,h •• h. m,gh' ....ify of ,h., ligh.:" By .. ha< God. ,h.n.w.. john•• he fo...,,,mnc, who .... if,.. of Ih.loghl, un. [i n.o .h. wo.ld)1 Truly 11 W", by him of whom G.b.ic! il ,h. angel. who .loo.n nouncedglad.iding.ofhi. bi"h,[.ha.Godl who al..,h.dpromi"..dbyth'p.oph.llrhlth.would und hi. m.... ng•• btfo.e ,h. f"" • .,(hi. Son. who.hl>uld prepa •• his w.y. ,ha. il,lh., h• • houldbt.rw"n .... ofth.. loghllnl....p'.i •• nd pow•• of Elijah." Bu •.• ga,n, of wh .. God w.. EJ'Jahth . .. ",.n,.nd,h.prophe.IOfhimwho

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m..t.h ..... nand .."h.u ... doc.h,mnlfcon. f.... john.he.efo... havingbt.n un, by ,he fl>under.ndmakerofthllwl>rld,howcouldh. lutifyof,htligh •. whi,h "nlfdown f.om,h,ng' un.p..kobl •• ndinvi.iblt!For.ll,heh.retico h.v. decided th .. ,hedcmiurge w .. 'gnor'n, of Ih.. power .bov. him, whou wUnUI and her.ld john "found tobt.Th ...fo .. ,h. Lord ..,d th .. ... dc.m.dh,m·mo.e,han'proph ••:'"ForaJl .hcorherp.ophellp••""hcd.headv.n,of.h.F. ,her'lligh,andd.,.ircd.obtworthyof ...ing him whom ,h'yp...ch.d. Bu,John bo.h.n· nounccd{,h •• dven,lbtfo .. hand, .. did,h.o,b. ..... nd .ctuallr saw him wh.n h. urn•. and poinl.dhimou,.andperau.dcdmanyll>bth.v• onh,m • .., .h.. h.didh,,,,..lfhold,htpl..e.,( bo,hprophCland'p"'ol •. For.hi.llrobtmo.. .h.n I prophel, beau".. ·fillt .pollln, uconda,,· lyproplle.. :'· but.UthlnglfromoM.nd .... ..m. God h,mulf. A(;A''' ST H UUIES J.II .•. AHoA .. ouriouge.ndhk.n...:and m.inla,nlhalwha,,,,,,,,ilmadeac wer. emu· .. in.d by Ab .. h.m .nd of the IwO who Cam •• 1> Sodom.ln ,he whole COlI .... ofSc .. p.ure. peno,," • ....ylcdsomcu ..... m.n.oom." ...... ngd" ThO# who hold Ihil yiew will ... y .h••• ,nee pc" sonl.'" uyIcd angd. whl>'''' manifeldy .... n. a. when Z«hanah uy •• ·Th.....""ngor of.he Lord,1am wllhyou.uY'.h.Lord.lm,gh.y:and asi.i.wri ... nofjohn.h.8ap"IT.·llehold.l .. nd mrme ... ngc.btfoc
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prophe,M.la,hi .. ys, -And suddenly ,h ... wili com.to,h.,emple,heLordwhomyou ••• k", ,h.. i.onecoming.Of.h'l<:, Judgment, and [will be .wif, rc, bur wit · n. ...g.in"""a ......dult.r....ndperjur.u .. " Ir wu wi.h .hi, In VI~W thar Paul .ay. in due warning,"Bu,if.nyonebuildsuponthi,found._ .iMgold, . ilv.,.preoiou."one •• wood.h.y. " .. w- rhe work of each will b. mad~ manifest, for ,h. O.y of,he Lord will dedare i•. sina ,he d.y i s
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Jo " " T 15T1PUO ABOUT SA LVAT'O .. , .. C".' ST. TOI l Oooke 0' MOPSUBSTtA:l for my pa".h.ll com~, h ei$saying,whomyo u look,o •• puni.hcr of , in •. Th"c will be pr..en, . 110 the .ngelwhomini"e",o,he . gteem.nulhav.of_ t~n mad. with you. Wh.n you seek him. you will find him puni.hing.hctransgre .. ion of your .gr«m.nu ... i,h me. While the prophet .. id this ... con"'quenceof ... hatpre.edtd.i.i.not.u r_ prising that th~ .. m~ ve " e wa. 'ired 01 ,h. COrningofbl....,dJohn.h.Sap.i"," th •• u«m.nt beingfulfill.din""ualf",.by.h •• omingof ble • ..,dJoh n aspredchi ••• d. COM"fi .. TARYONM"I,"CHIJ.' ,'"

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,h...fo"'qu.l '0 him •• lf;h.n.... change. or ,ran,form.himselfintooth .. form •. I.",hrough chang.he.hould.pp'arfobe~l.omorl~1. Fmth. modification impli.d in ch.ng. from on. 'hing '0 .nolherinvolv.. ~.hu.inth.d •• thof.om.sort The.. fo .. th ... i,n.verany.ddi.ionofp.."or ofgloryinhim , I.".nything.houldse.m.ohav • u.. h.i.alw'y.l ik.unlohim.elf.al. waY"'lual to him.elfwi.hout.ny loss ari.ing from ch.ng•. Fot ,hat which i. no, born cannot ,h.ns••• in"eonly thos
being.h.y undtrgo ch.nge. On th. contrary. .hing.whichh.v.n.i'h.. bi .. hnorm.k ..... ex· emp' from ,hang. benu.. they have not .. begin. ning.,hec.useofch.ng•. ONTHBTR,,..' TY 4." CO,..OI8Ci"S ' O .. TO H lI .... NFoa .. D Oii

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3:10·18 JUDGMENT OF THE RIGHT E O US AND THE WICKED

IOBrlllgtbtfwlltitbtiinlolbtl/o.tbOWlt.lbQlrbtrtlllQlbtfOOdill IIlJbouu:llndlbtrtbJpWIIIlt 10 Ibt IW. 11111 Ibt LOAD Of hoiU. if I ..,ill nOr 0ptll Iht ..,;11.10..,1 0flHllv.1I for lOW QnJ pour dOllln fO'JoManovtrflowingblwing. " lwill,tbuktlbtdrvoMTtr'foT l ou .,orbolllwillnoIJtllroJI&t jr.ill of JOU' loil; 1111.1 J0"' vin. In rh, fltld IbollllOI f,;1 10 IIIJI rh. LOAD of hOIll. " Tbt" ,,11 IIalioll' will (oil JOU blwtd.for l0U will Itt 111011.1 of dtUghl. laJllht LORD ofhom. rI" Your word, hovt bUll HOWl ogoinlt lilt. IOJI ,b, LORD. Ytl Jaw IIIJ. 'How havt Wt Ipok.n ogoinlllhtt?·"Yowhov,loid. '/Iil vllin 10lrrvtGod. Whdlillbtgoodofou.kttplnghilcho'gt or of wlIl~ing III ;n IIlllurnin: Ittfort Ih, LOAD bom? "Htnuforlb..,. dum Iht IIrrOl"lll Mtlltd; tVlldotrlnOlonl,prosptrbwl w"tll IbtJPMI God 10 I&t Itll IIHJtltapt.·" 16Thtn Ibolt ..,bet ftortd Iht LOAD Ipok. wirh ont o"olbm I&t LOAD "t.dtd IInd htard Ihtm. "nd 11 book of rtmtmbr,,"u wo, w.illtn b'f0Tt him of Ihou wbo ffllrtd lb. loAD and Ihowghl on hil nllm •. lI"Thl] ,holl It. mIll,. lOJI Ibt LolI.o ofhom. '"J ,ptriol po"",;on on Iht dOJ w"." I 0(1. ond I wi/! IP"'t Ih.m 01 11 m~" IpM.I hil 1011 who Irrv.1 him. "Th.II Onlt mort JOu Iholl .I". linguilh Ittrw,," rbt ,igbltow,ond Ih. wi(ktd. btlWUII ont who I"VU God 011.1 On. w"o dotl nOI Itrvth,m.

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""'pen'" bu,hon<>f. Hed<><. nOl: re'lu"" you fO pay back som.. h"'g of you ... H.:uh the flm· frullI.nd"'h ••.• nddoyou r.fu ...!AvariC10U. on •• wh., would you do ifh. h.d,.k.n nine· «n,h.forhim ... lf."dld.you,h",ithufSurcly ,hi•• I.udr h.ppened when ,he mug« h"v... f.,l.db«.u ....,nwuwnhdr.... norwhenh.il IIrutkyourYI"tag
v.. trd.v.nnow:uy,the Lord.lm"hty.·,h .. I m.y0pnd.toth.md •. ....... ""rely ",h..: No .... ..llhough alm'gh.y Godkondlyfttdoul.ndg,... "nampl...wltd'0 m.n fo,hi. 1,,,1. l.bo., h. d.inu only mhCl for h,m ..Jf.ndgi .... ,h. whol. '0 u•• 5 ....0 .. lP.'

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hurd" .• nd.bookofremu"b.. nce ......... ri'. "'" bcfore him for ,hem ,h., fur ,he Lord.nd ,hi"kofhi.n.me:Th.bookinquu,ionlJ.of ud.nd.ll,h,dowockedJy.h.JJbc .. IIubbl •.• nd,h.d.y.h .. com ...h.U .. tth.m on fi,,: .. y. ,h. Lord of ho ... :' Th .. d"y in qu ..ltontl.of,ou .... th.d.yofth.l ... judg, men,.concerni"gwhichl .. ,lIhave'gru,d•• l mo' •• o .. y.GodwiH,,,g .... h.n,hcpr0l"',ttmc comCl.C'TYO.GoD.a.jS.'

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Tho..... ho ar. sp""u.Uy ,mm.. ure pu, much ftockin'.mf"'nlpromll ••• nd ..... Godwi,h • nq.,o.uchremune.. ,ions.Then.wh.n,h. p
.od,ff.. t""a't.h.t,t'n.lbJ • ...,dn... of .h. N.""T.... m.n •• whtchonly.h.goocIth.llwin. f,om.hepurtlyurthlygoodfortun.of.h.old ,ha. aJoftcn .. no,com.1 '0 ,h. "',ck.d,H. "ri, '·Your word,hav.betninJuffttObl.,o m.: .. y.,h.Lo.d,Andyouh.v ••• id:What h••• w •• pok.nagatnsty
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m.."".l,n'''rprt...iono(,h"law.ndof,h." f.ilu .. top,w.h.vekep.hllordin.nces.nd ,h.. w.h .... walkrdsorrowfully bcfo.. thcLord o(hos\j1 Wh.refore now wocall th. proud pwpIc h"ppy.fo"h.y,h .. wo,kwlCk.dn.... rebmh up:ltw",luch(ompl.,ntluth... th .. com· p.ll • .J,h.p,oph.. ,o.n'icop...... i'w.... th. 1.stjudgmcn,inwhich,h.w,ck.dwillbclOf.. from ••• napret.n.. o(h.pp,nulth...h."mil· 'ry ... iJl bc'pp... n, to all. wh ..... ,ht good. un' "oubl.dby .... n"'..IIl1orylO.ro w• w'Jlt..JOT. man,fu •• ndun.nd,ngbc .. "ud•. M"lachihas.l, ...dygi •• n.imilar illu."• .,on of ,h. kind of murmu,mp,hotwe..iedth.Lo,d,".vcryon. 'h.. d~l.v,li.good'n'h.,'gh,of'h.Lo.d.nd

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evil rumorl.To mur ,he.e coun.. I•. do you apply the eumple.of.iot.uofourowho",n.m., are with the Lord_who. when their husb.nds h••• preceded ,hem ['0 glory]. give ro noopportunir)· ofbtau,yorofag.rh.prec.d.nceoYe.holine.. Th.y prefer '0 !>ew.dd.d to GO
3 THE R I SE OF T H E SUN OF R I GHTEOUSNESS

lI·Forbt ho!d. ,hr daJ '''mtJ. burning likt an oven. when aH rht arrogant and all tvildotrs willbr Jtubblt; Ihe day tha! cOmcJ Jh~ll burn thcm up. JaJl Iht LORD ofhom, JO that il willltavc thtm

"c'lhcr 'oor nor branch. ISur for you who fear my namt tht Jun of rigbteoUlnCJS shall .ilt. wilh btaling in ill wingl. You JhaUgoforrh ltaping likc calvelf.om Ihc Hall. ' And JOu ,hall trcad down rhe wicktd. for Ihcy will bc ~Ihel "flde. rhe lole, of JOU' f«r. On rht day whtn I acr. I~Jl rhc LORD of haw.

O VtiIW IHW: Th. '~turn ofCh,ist i. imminent; ,her.forertpenuncellurgcndytnjoined.Chri>t willjudg. rh. living and rh. dead with a purging fore (Ps.UDO·C~'M£>lTO' ROM~). Ch,i"i. n•• ing of,heju.,;ceoftheLo,d.knowingth.tjudgmtn, i. coming (VA~.NT'''B). The Son mad. rh •• un; hen,e i,i. fittinS to call him th. Sun ofju"ice (AMUOSE). Like ... ilorJ on. voy.ge.b.-lievt ...re tob.-w.tchful.ndal.rr.Th •• hiptheyoailoni . ,h. S"iptu..... nd rh. guid. i. not then." but the Sun ofju"ic•• who st«rs the.hip(CHRYSOS_ TOM).lf,henotur.l.uni.sob.-ndki.l.how much morc b.-n.fici.1 i. ,he Sun ofjusricc. who

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fill •• llthing. .... ywhcr.withhi.goodn .... Jo· cobfore.hadow.Chri$lin manyw.y •. J;u;ob·s thigh fo r.. h.dow. ,he cro.. rhrough wh;,h Chri" ,uff...d ,h. numbn ... of . in.Ch.iot i.the Sun of justice foretold by M.lachi (A " $ROSI). John the B.:.ptj" ,,,lled people to reptnunce. where.. Christ i. ,he on. who dean",. from .in. Johnlit theJ.mp.whileChri"i.th~Sunofju •. tice(hHk ... ).Jc.usrheSunofju .. ic.h .... · cendcdtohuvtn.icroriou.over.in and d..,h The Lo,d·.d.y i•• c.l.bration of life ovcrde"h (J.RO"B).Chri"i.n.wo,shipfacingth~~ .. tbe. cau.~Chfi" .. ,h.Sunofju"ic •.• ndOri.n'i.

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jUO" .. B .. TO.. y. VAt. ... T'Nus,Wh.nw.bcgin ,u.ingju.. k ••o.h.Lo,d.' ...... hallb.... w.y. n!w,rdfo,ou.work. b«.u...h.lord i.m."iful .ndju... comp>.U'on.,~,ndup.igb,.'And •..• u yourhohn .....Kh .. ul.·W.mu ••• llbem.ni. f...cdbefo...htjudgm.n' .... ofChrilt.'h .. u. cryoneofw m.y "",.iw,h.propc•• h,npof.he body.at:.ord'nguh.hudon..... he.h •• i.bc good o....il"be€ausc ,he LordlhoJl com... ' burn'ngf... nac.andlh.JJbumth ....;"kedltke ",ubbl • .' And ,u,ho.. who f.... be nam.of,h. 3Q8

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.iolonc~"fthewindibl .. u , he.n.,che.hi.ve.· sel from the stOrm. Thou .ailors voyage over w>· "'" we ,an ue.nd hurand feel. Alrhough ,hey .reuan:hingforthi.world·.good.,th.y,on,inu. ouslykecp,hcirmind.w.«hful.nd.len.Allthe more mU$(we keepou ..elve. prcpared in the ume way ,hey do. Surely ,he ,.rclc.. per..,n fac· ••• gruter d.nger, white th •• oberon. i. more ..curc.Thi.ohipofoursiono"on."uctcdof ,imberSbuti.joinedfastrogerhcrwirhthedi.in. Scrip,urc •• Thc ... rSin,he.kydonotguid.u. on our way, but rh. Sun ofju.. icc .... "our.hip oni.. cou"e.A.we.it .. ,hctiUer.we.renot w." ,ngfor,h.bl .. toofwind.W•• rcw.iringfoc ,h'gcndebru,h"f,heSp"it.AGAINSTTHO

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CH"'ST Is THBSuNOFjuST IC•• A",uos.:O" not. ,hcr.fore. wi,hout duccon.ider1tion put rourtrustinrhe."n.lri.tr"e,hariri.theeyeof rheworld.thejoyof,hed.y"h.b •• uryofrh. h•••en."h.ch .. m of n.tu re and ,he mo .. con· 'plCuou.c.. >,ion , \Vh.ny"ubeh"ldir.rcl1e<:r"n ",.uthor.Whenyou.dmircit,gi.epraise,,,i,, "earor, lf,h.oun •• ,on..,,,of.ndpanicipantin n.. urci''''pl •• oing,howmuchgoodn... iorherc to be found in ,hat Sunofjusticc; Jf ,h •• un is." .wift,h .. iniurapidcou ..ebyd.yandnighri,i. • bl.t"tr..... ~.lIthing>,h"wgrc.riohcwhoi. .Iw.y•• nd ..
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JAC08 FORRSH " DOW~ TIt . S UN O~ j1J~T I U. A.. nOSI:Bccau.eJacob'.faith.ndde.o,ion Werr unconquer.ble. ,he Lord rc.e.led hi. hid· d.n my"erie. ",him by touchingth •• id. "fhi.

,high."for itwaJ bydesan' from him ,h., the LordJe.u. w•• born to. virgin .• ndJesu. would be nei,her unlike nocune'lu.1 ro God. The numb· nc .. in ,he side ofJ.cob'. thigh forcsh.d"wedthc cro .. ofChri",who would bring .. I... ion '0 all by.p,o;odingfocgi.ene.. of.in.thr"ughoutrhe whol~w"rldandwouldgi •• re'U""ti"n to ,he d'p.".d by th. numbn.... nd torpidity of hi • ownbody.Onrhi.accounrth•• unro .. onh"ly Jacob." for th ...vingcro.. ofth. Locd.hone brighrlyonhiolinuse.and .. ,he .. mctimcthe Sun "fjustice re<:ogni ... Gad,bec.usehe i. him.elfrhee.erla.. ingligh,.SutJocoblimp.dbe,auseofhi.,high."·Onaccoun.of.hi.th. child rcnoflorae l dono,e .. ,heo;n.w.v.nto,h. preunrday:llW"uldth .. rheyh.du .. n i,.nd belie.ediBu,be,ausetheywereno,.boutrodo th.willofGod.therefo.. ,h.ydidnot .... Ther. .... ho•• ,oowho .. keth.p ....gein,h.foll"w. ing .. n.. ,hatJocoblimped from one thigh. Two p.ople 110wed from hi. lineagr, and 'here wa. ,hen beingreve.l.d ,he numbne .. which one of them w"uld pre.. ntlyexhibit roward ,he gracc of f. i,h.And.., i,i •• h. people i".lf,h .. limped by r...onofthenumbne.. ofiuunbeli.f.JACO. ANOT"IH~ppYl"17·JO·JI."

EUZ AU TH ANOMAUCO ...... .. BO. EpH ..E.. T"B SUI"N:The elderly Eliuberhg •• ebi"h to thel"'ofth~prophe",.ndM .. y, . younggirl. ,o,heLordof,hc.ng.I •. Thed.ughterofAaron ga.ebirthto"the.oiceinthede...''''.ndrhe d.ugh.erofKingD •• id,oth.Wocdof.he h•••• nlyking. The wi feof'h.p,ie"g •• e bi«h to·,h •• ngel"fhi. fac."i>but,hed.ughrer"r D",'id ,o.h. "rong Gad of.he .. rth. The b..· renoneg •• cbirthrohimwhoremiu.in •. but the Virgin g•• e bicrh ,,,him wh" takeo ,hem .way."Eliube,hg.vrbi" hrohimwho .. con. ciledpeople through repcntance, but Maryg •• e b",htoh ,mwhopu"fiedrhel.nd,ofuncican· "R;12:I!6. ''''7;!''H9, "J"b9:7. '"PIUI:h7. "J.J:9. "FC 4l:117,"'GmJ2>2S,"'G...)l:)I,"G...I2:)L"Gmlle)L"FC ~ltI<·. ~"""'):M':k)'

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nCl.,Th •• ldcr on. I". I.mp in ,h. hou .. ofj." ,ob.h,"fath«.forh,"fla mp]i ...lfwa,John." whil •• heyoungeron.[li,]',heSunofjultice'" foraU,h.na"on •. Th •• ng.l.nnoun«d.oZ.cha ... h •• o,hallhellaino ... ""onldp,odum ,h. cruClIi.d on •• nd ,h., ,h. hatrd on. [would procl.,m).h•• n...don •. H.whowu,ob.p " 'iu w"h w.... [would procl.im] him who wouldb'p,iz. "wilhforeandwith,h.Holy Spi,,,:"and rhtligh.wh,eh was no. ObKU" rwouldp.ocla,m)·,h.Sunofju"ic.:[Theon·1 foll.d",,,hch.Spi,i.[wouldpl'Od.im),.,·Th,"i" h.d'y,h.Lo,dh.1 mad.: I.. w Mgl.d.nd rejoic. in i.:" Th. Lo.d h.. m.d••Ud.aj'l,of
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WO.. H'. TOTH. E...... E •• L ... ' H. o.jo.n.or O.....uc;uo.:lti.no.wtthou.any.u ...... orbr·nr ,h.nc. ,h •• we worship towa,d Ih...... On rh. .0n ••• ry• .,n«w.....omposedof ..."'bI••nd .n,n.... ibl.na,u ... ofanm..II... u.ln •• ur•• nd. .. n."i ... on •. ,ha,i •. w.aboofT.... wofoldwo •• ~h,p,o'h.C ... (o •. I'i.ju.,uw.al",.ingbo'h wtfhou.mind.ndourboclilylip•.• nd .. w.... b.p,,~.d bo.h in wa'.. and in ,h"piri,.and •• w. arc un".d '0 ,he Lo.d in 'wo way. when w. re ..i... ,h.~ •• m.nt.nd,h.g ..ceoflh••p,"'. And .... Ilnc.Godillpirrr""lhghl.ndCh.... 'n ..cudSC.ip.urei ••• U«I-SunafJulu.. · .nd ·O".n,:,h•• as.shouldMd«lKaI.dlah"wot. Ih,p. Fo.....'Y.hingM.u'iful.hould Mded ....«I.a God. f",m whom .... rylh,ng .ha... good ..ce,.... ,.. goodncu.AI"'.lh.di .. ,,,,,O...,doays. 'S'ng ,a God. you kingdom. af .h..."h: IlOg you ,a.h. La,d. who maun... bcw. ,h. h.... n of h•••• n•• '0 ,h .....:"And .. ill.g.in.Sc,ip,u •• "'y •. "And,h.Lo.dh"dpl.n •• d.pandi •• in Ed.n'oth..... :wh."'inh.pl.c«lm.nwhom h.h.dfa,m.d: . ndwhomh •• u,ou"wh.nh. h.d".n.g .....d. -and mad. h,m.o h•• 0"" .ga'n.. ,h.paradiKofpl .... u•• : .. o.in,h._... Thul wh.n wc worship God. we long fo. OUr .ne .. n. homel.nd and ga~••.,...ord ' •. The ,aMm" cle of Mo ... had ,he .. eil an.d ,he P"'P"""ory altar.o,h...lt:.nd,h.tribcofjudah.uM,ng ,h. mo .. hono •• ble.pi,chcd ,h." .. nuon ,he .ul;.nd ,n (h.cclcbra.«I .. mpl.ofSolomon (h. g". of Lord w ..... , 'a AI. m.,'" offac,.wh.n.h.Lo,dw.. crudfo«l.h.look.d ,oward ,h. W"'. and.a we wo.. hip gu,ng '0' ward him. And wh.n h. was ,.k.n up. h....and· .d,orh.caSl,.nd,hu•• h.ap"'tI.,worlh,pcd him. And rhus h•• h,,!! < ..... nd.ppu" .... n,nro.h.w.... l<>lh.lloJl<> rh •• om,ngof ,h. Son of man M:" And .... wh,] •

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ORIGE .. :Bu,don",,.h,h•• Utcmcntrha' "h. .prinkl.. '"the nu".s sUp",fluou •. From ,h. .... 'cam. .. Um.m.n' fory<>u; for f,<>m,h.,..,i.,h. man whose name i, "E..",'" whl> bc~.m. ". me' di ..", bctw •• n God and humanity:Thcrdor. you ... inv;,cd by ,hi. ,o.Jw'yslook "'o ,h •••,,· wh.r. · th.SunofRight.ou.n ......is •• foryou. whcfc . 1Lght1sh<>rn foryou;thuy<>umaync.cr · walkindorlmcn-andthatth.tl .. tdaydounot "iu you in d..kn .... [Thcr.fo,. m. yJ ,h. night and fog of ignorance not.ome upon you un· but[may}you.lw.y.b.foundinth. ligh,,,rknowlcdgc , alway, h.ve ,he d.y of f.i,h .nd.lw.y.pr•• crvethelightoflo••• ndpcacc

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A S,GN Of CURIST' S Two Co .. " oIGs. THe, ODO..TO.Cu:Thi'''pplie, both tothe fo ... ~omingof OU r S•• io •• nd thcsc~ond: in the fir .. he ro.c like .. kind of.un for u.whowc re •.,ttd ind ...kne .... nd.h .. dow.frccdu.from.in,g •• c u • • • h.«inTighleou.ne ... co.crcdu,wi,h.piritu.lgifu like wing"and prQYided hc .. ling for our ..,\Il"lnth •• ccond~omingfo"h""c_.noulin the p,;senrlife he will'pp" .. r.ith.r in .. rcord wilhth.irwill,>r.g.in.. it ... nd .... ju.. judgchc wiUjudg.ju.dy.nd provid. ,h. promised good thing'.Justas,hem ... ri.l.unini"ri,ing .. w.k. cn. ,owork,ho •• inth'gripof.l"p,..,inhi. comingh....;sc, up tho« in ,he gripofth. long . l.. pofd •• th. CO ..... NTARY oN MALACNI

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4:4-6 ELlJAH'S COMING BEFORE THE DAY O F THE LORD

·"Rrmrmb .. ,h. law of my «,van, Mos . s, the stat~US and ordin~nc" Iha, 1 (ommand.d him at Hor.bforalfl!rat! '"B.hold, I will .. nd yo~ Elijah Ih . prophrt' b.forr Ihr grral ana 'rrribl. day of Ibr LORD (omrs. ' And hr will ,urn Ih. hrarll offo,/,as 10 their ,hildren and lb. b.arl. of (hildrt" to th.ir falh . rs.I."I,om.ondsmit.th,landwilha'ursr.· ..

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p.rticul.. Elij .. h,who would proclaim ,h. Me..iah .• rol.fulfill.dbyJohnth.B .. pti~I(HJ.i>OLr­ TU5}.Wh.nMal.chi'pok.ofEI~ah ... being,he forerunner of tht M",.iah. he wa •• pcakingof John ,he Bapti ... Theimag.ofElijah bap,izing rtf.",oJohn,heSapti ... butonlyChr i.. b.p,ize. in th. Holy Spirit and fi •• (OklG"",).The doctrineof.cinca.nationi.refutcd.Thcrtfcr-

elKe.oElijahbe'ngJohn.heB.p.i,,"'.... lpln· 'ualone.no.....t.mcn'"uppor.ing •• 'IK.. n•• "on (T~RTlIU.'A .. ). Elijah "'u the p< to nllpeople,o.epcn •• nccbefo...M.dvcn,o(,hc anlichrll.(V'C'T.n.l
4:4 R.llltlllb.f Mosti' L~w T" . LAW RavuL. C HR IST. AUGusn ... : Af,.r the p,oph.cy. Mal.chi ",y" 'Rcmcmber the llw of MOl., my ""v.n •. which I comm.nded him in Horebror.llhr.c1;.ndh.m.k"'pulin, ",f.reM. to ·p.Kepu .nd jud,m.nu: ni. ernph ... izc •• he decllration he had just nudcabou, ,he,mm.n",d,ff••• ncethe .. i.,ubcbct..-«n .h.ob........... nd.h.b ..ak... ofth.llw.n. proph.t'.(urthcrptJrposcw.. ,ha,hi.K.den migh,ln.n.ugive •• poritualintcrpr... tion10 ,h. I.w.fitldingtn it Chri ••• h.judgc whoi. 10 maketh.di"inc.ionbc.w •• nth'goodand.h. wick.d.Fo.i.w.. no,wi,hou.rc.:oon,h .. Ch.ilt u,d tu .h.J.w•• '[ryu" beli.v.d Mou •• you .... ouldbeli... m•• I.o.fo.hew.otcofm.:' !twu.,nfac•. o(.h.irp"rclym.tc.i.lin... p".. ,ion of ,h. la .... nd ofth.i. (ailu .. tUPC'(ClV, th •• i .... mporalpromi... w... bu •• ymbol,ol .... naJ .. w.r
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nu.l .. un, .. cumula,,". including aU ,he au,hors and worD (UN Acaci ... ofCaelaru (d.c. 16S). Pro·Arian bi.hopofCu.nn,nPalmine.diKipleandbiog· .. pherofEusebiuIOfCae.. rea"hehiSlori.n.He w . . . m.nof" .. , lurning.nd.u ,he panoh oflbucal ... 'nl19.HII'e..c+u "ll"'Vrru "ll'he .....• n.a.i gticoKcuKh,mofpedan'ryandb.nah,y.

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.... iu. (fL c,120). Hcr"iccondcmn.dot.h. Council of N;cacl (325) for r.fUJlngfoaccepf .h>t.h. Son ... u no. a crU'Ur' bu. wU God by na.u...,likc.heF•• h... ... ,h.n •• i ... of ... I.....d,i. (c. 29S·17}:f1. l2S·37}). 8,.h<>pof ... l.nnd". (,om 328, 'hough or.. n in .xik He ... ..,.e hIS dlH'C pol.m,c. ag.. nlltheAri.n.whil.mo .. o(,h ...... rnbi.hop ...." •• g.in .. him ... ,h.n.go.u (f1 .176-!80).EarlyChriltianphi· 10lOphcr.nd lpologilffrom A,h.n., who .. only au.hentiu .. dwri.ing.~PI•• Rt,..,d'"ICh,U1'."', It.dd .....d.oth •• m~ro .. M.rcuJ ... urcl,u. and Commod,u., .nd tkfend. Ch"'".nl from •h. Common accu .... ,ion. of .. h... m, ,n«.. and • • nnibali.m "'ug... ,in.ofHi ppo (154-4l0).Bi.hopof H,ppo.nd •• oluminou....,i .. ronph,lolOphic.1 .ng... cal..heologic.l.ndccd.. ,ologicll,opin. H.fo.mula.. d,IreW..,crndoct.inuofprcduII' nallon and or'g,naJ lin in hll ..... llngl'ga,n.. ,h. P",lag"'"". 8.b.i.hc G •••• (d. 628). Synoc monk who f"und.d.monu .. ry.r>dlChool,nh ....gionof Be.h Z,bd.y .nd I.. ~r .. r~d u .hird lu~ri"r "' the Great Con •• n. of Moun.I~la during a ~riod of"iltlinth.N,"o,ianchurch. Saoilth. G .... (b.c.330;f1.3S7-379).Oneof thec.ppadoc .. nfath .... b,shopo(C ........ aand ch.mp,onof.h. tnching onth.T"ntfyp"'" pounded at N,QC' ,n 325. H. WIS. g.....dmin· ",,".or and f""nded. monu,tc ,"k Sasilo(Sd cuda (f1.444-468).8,"hopo(Sdeu_ ciainlJau.i •• nd ..d ..iu';calwri .. ,.H•• ook p.n in the Synoo "fCon... ntinople in 448fo, th.cond.mnationofth,Eutych,ane,ro,.and •h. dcpotillon of th.i'g •• atchlmp,on, DiolCu, 'UlofAI.und,,,,. B•• ilidu (fl. _""d an.ury). AI.und .. an h..eticofthe ..rly ..~ond«nrurywho"",d.o ha~bclt.ved'harsoul$,"lgra1C(rombody,o

body,nd th.r wc do no. "n ,fw. h. '0 pro.."

'he body from marty.dom. 8~d •• hcV.ne.. ble (c.672/673·735).Bornin Northumb.i., ar th •• geof .... n h. w.. PUt und...h.corcof.h. Bcncdic,;nc mQnks of S.in.. V"C, and p."I .. Jarrow.ndg,...,n ,b,o,odclu· .ic.l.du..llon,nth.monwicltaduion,ConJidctNoncofth • ....,..le.,ndm.nofh"'g.,he iJlh •• u.horofAtlE,,"' ... rou/Hu.o.yf/.btE"f·

/uIoPto,I., 8c"cdi" ofN .. rli. (c. 480·547). Cotu>dtrN ,he moltimpott.ntfigu .. in,h.hilloryofWurcrn mona"kilm, BenNict founded m.ny monn.e.i ... th.mottno .. bI.founda,M<>ntccusino.buthi • lu.;ng influena I.y ,n his famow Rule. Th. Rul. ouri'nH.he.hiOOlGgICaI and iMpt"n,on.alfound.>. lion of ,he monastic id~a1 whil ••110 Icgtol'''''g fh. sh'pcando'l"n,uuonoftheanob",c:hf.. IlHIt .fS,.,. (c. 4(0). Wrinen by.n anonymou • Syri...u.hor.• hi.workc:oM .... offh",yhom,h.. o,dilCou,... whi.h.p«ilicallyd..1with ,he mor. ad •• n•• dltlgt,ofgrowthin,he'piri.u.l ltf'•. S.. u/ioofSar.go ..... (c. 585-651). Bi.h"pofSa.. g...... (63 1-6SI).ndn".. d w.lte.of,heV.. igo,h" .. n.ai»>nc:<. Hi.LifrofSt_"'em,hanUl'. his crowning Ii.. , ..y achi .... m.n'. C .....i ... or ... rl .. (c.470-S41).a"h<>pof ... rla r.nownN(o,h ...... n.ion.oh,.p ...o..ldu" ... "'monghll,,,,vlVing wo,ksthemo.. impo,un,i. l
Ibih,y to pruch Chri.. i.ndoctrin. to a.ari.,y of ."dienc... Calli. , ... of Rom~ (d. 222). ~ (217-222) who excommun,ca.. dSabclliu.fo,he,c'y.hi ••,ry probabl •• hl. Ire wffc ..d matty,dom. C ... i. (b. c. 80S. d. bc.wun 64S.nd 867). Nun, poc,.ndhymnographctwhofoundedlconven. inConstantinopl•. C ... i. n,J"h n (360·432).Au,ho,ofth./n"".,,, .nd .h. Co"frtt~ctJ. wo,kspurporting '0 relay ,h • .. apmcn.ofW..... nmon ... i_ C...iodo .... (c.48S .... S&O).Found.. o(th. mon .... ry ofViv • .,um. Calab... , wh ... monks

tr.n$
Con>!;,"" •• ,. Cyprian ofC. tthage (n. 248·258). Marry..d bi.hopofCarth.g.whom.in .. in.dth.. tho.e b.p,i:edbYKhisma.ic.andhercticshadno.ha.. in the bl ...ing. of ,h. church. Cy.ilofAleundri . {375·444;n.412·444).P.rriarchofAlenndriawho.ecx •• n.ive.xrg..i•. ,h.r"'te,i%.d.'peci.llyby. "ronge.pou..1of .h., uni.y of Chri",l.d to the.ondemnation of N...oriu. in 431. Cyri l ofJuu •• l.... (c. 315-386; fl.c. 348). Bi.hopofJ.. uulem.fter 3SO .ndauthorof C.,,·

,b«i,.IH.",ili". Cyril ofScy.hopoli.(b.•. 525; d. aft .. 557). Pal· eSfini.nmonkand.uthorofbiographi.. off.mous Pale"iniaomookJ.B«.u",ofhim",.h,v.prcci.. knowlrdgcofmona.stic life in Ihefifth.nd.i.th centu,ie •• nd.de",ip.ionof.heOrigcnistcri.i. • nd i... uppre .. ion in the mid-.ixth century. Di.do.:hu o of Pho.icc (c. 400.474). An.imonophyai.e bishop of Epiru. Ve.u. who •• work Dj,· ",.,,,c" ,b. A".n,jc" cjO.ru,dj"., Ch,isr exc"ed influrnce in both th. E'$t.ndW"" •hrough i"Ch.kedoni.nChri"ology. Hei,.I.o

,he.ubjec.of,hemyuicaIVj,i."ofS'. Diado,h., Bj,hcpcfPhCli« i" Epin" DiJ.,b. (c.l40).Ofunknown .uthorohip,.hi. .."in .... win .. J.wi.h .. hi.. wi.hCh,i .. i.nli turgic.1 practice to form a whole diocouuc On Ih. -wayoflif.: It.xerted an eno,mousamoun, of influ.n,ein.h.patri.. icperiod."dw....pe_ ci.lIyu.cdin.h.tt.i.. ingofcatechumen Did ymu . the Blind {c.3t3·398).Alenndri.n exrg
Eu nu"c«>mm.. n"y.'Cu. "um Lucull.num. which wu made up of ,hose fl •• ingfromNoricumduringthtb.orb.orian

Eunomi ... (d. 191). Bi.hopofCYlicy,," whow .. .".ck.dbylb.il.ndG .. goryofNy .... form .. n· taon,ng.ha.,h..F.,htr.nod,h.Sonw ... ofddur. • n'n ......., •. on •• ngcn.ut<.on.g.... u ... E.... hiu...( Ca ........ (c.260/26)·}40).B.. hop of C .... r... p.." ... n of ,h. Emperor Conn.ntin. .ndfi .., h..,on.n ofth.Chmti.. nchu",h. H ... gu.d,hat,h."u,hof,h'go'pelh.dbe.nfo.. · • hadowed ill p.g.n wri,ing.bu,h.d,od.fend hi. own doclrin •• g.in,,"u.picion ofAri.n.ymp.a· ,hi... EuHbiuI O(E_ (c.}(l(l-c.3S9).S.thopof Emesafromc.}}9.Abibbcal~ •• ndwri''''on doc,noul"'h,«u.h.dioplays .......m"·A .....n ....· dtnc, .. ofh" ..... n.OI"Eusobousof~a. E" lOhiulo(Vu coUi (!l.c.].60).B"hopofVer· colliwholupporr.d,h.'rini ......" ...,hingof Nic ••• (12S) whcn i. was being undp Or'''UI of Mol".n •. who ord.a.nd h,m pr.... • nod plxd h,m;n chargo of .11 ,h. """,n".ic"n h,.d,oc.... 'Nh.n rh. Co"nc,l ofCh.lcodon (451)«>ndemn.d.he .. ror.ofE"'ych ... i,w,," g... dydue'o,h .... ,horiryofEUlhym,u. ,h .. mo"of,hcE:u •• rn ..dult.:a«'p,.d".d.".u. The.mpr... Euo!oxi.r.."rned,oChak.doni.n or,hodoxylhroughhi •• ffOl"u. E~.g.iu .. (Pontu (c.J.4S·J99). Di"'ple.nd .. xh.. of."e.. clof~who .... u.dy.blO
«n,ufY. Al,hough Orig.n'" .I.m.nu ofh" writ· mg.w.uform.l1ycond.mned by.h. Fif,h Ecu· men".I Coun("il(Con".n,inopleJl.A.D.SS1). hi. li, ... rycorpulcon.inu.d '0 influ.n.. ,h..... d1l.onof,hechurch. EUlik o(Kolb (ea,lyfifr hcon,ury).A d,oc,pl.of M•• robwho ••• n,.1al
.rac..

undcr,h.inR....,ncoofAugus"'~.

G.uduti ... of Bruci. (R.}9S).Su"..""of Fil.......... b .. hopofBre""...nd ... ,ho,of ,w.n'y-on. Euch."",c HrmOnJ G.nn.diu . ofCon... n.inopl c(d.471).P",i. ."hofConlun.inop!e..u.h"rofnumerou$com. m.n ..,ie•• ndanoppon.n,ofrh.Chri"oIogyof Cy"lofAlu.nd.i.a. Gno" i••. N.m< now giycn g.nerally '0 f"lIo....., .. of&.ilod... Ma"_, Val.n"nu •• Man'.nod olh • c ... The ch ..... ,~" .. ic belief .. ,h .. nune .... pri",nm.dtfo"he.pirirby.n •• ,lor'gnoran, c....o••• nd ,h •• ,d.mp.ion d.pend. on f... , nOr on frco will Grcgory o(EI¥i •• (fl.3S9·38S).BllhopofElvira whowro ....llego"cal",,"... ,n,hcllyl.ofOri. vn.nddcfcndcd,hcNicenefa"hag."u •• h. Aro.n •. Gngory ofNui.nu. Cb. J29/HO: ft. )72·}89). Capp.adoc"nfath... b,sh<>pofCon ... n"nopl •• f'i.ndofB ..il,hcG ... '.ndG..goryofNy ....

and author of ,h~ogical on..ionl. Krmon •• nd poetry.

G....'o. , of Nyua (c. nS·l94). SiUoopofNy.....

• nd b.o.h~r ofS.. ~ .... Gru •. A C'pp.dod..n r.· therand.u.horof, ...ch.,icalon"on •• h.w... philoJOphi,.1 theologian ofgre.toriginalimS90. thc fourth and Iasc of .... Latin·Doctorsof .... Churrn:Hcw.... proIific.,.uhorand.~ ..n1fyi"lrorc.with,n .... LatinCh .. rch,'niriati"l th.liwrJicalrtfo<mthatbroughtabou.tth.G"'80· rian$acl'1mop. Uo d"motrd Arl.. from .. "",'ropoI' i .. n_,o. bi.h.oprk "'....,,,pap.1 power"" •• , .... h .. r.h,nGaul. HiI • .,. ofPoi'i ..... (c.31S·161). Bi.hopofPo;· .i.... ndcallcd,h.·A.h.n ..i ... of,h.W.. t·be· " .... of hi. d.f.nu (ag.in... h. Arian.) of,ho ,ommon n"ur. of F.. h...nd Son. Hippoly,ul(fI.222·24S).R«.nt schol... hippbc•• H,ppo!yw.in.PaI...iniancon.p<.:UIly .... OldTf::S..• men.)empIoytngrypolopcalexcgesu.. Ho ..iui (c.lOS ... }90).~ui.O«ond ~_.• furP"'toni ........ lcacktolcenobo,,c moCIU,icllm ,n Southern Egypc. Igna.i... of An.iod> (c.3S·1011112).Si5hopofAn· riochwhowf::S

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Isido •• ofScvill .. (c. 560-616).Youngu'of. f.milyofmonlu.ndcle,iCl.ind .. d,ng .i.,erFlo. rentin •• nd b""her. Leander.nd Fulgtn,iuJ. H• w...n.r .. di,."utharafcamp .. hen.;vesc.l.in ma"e .. both .. ligiou •• nducr.d.includingh .. oncydopcdicEll'''Dl''ti.. J••ob ofNi. ibi . (d. 338). Bi. hop ofNilibil. H. wup .... n... ,hecouncilofNku.;n 32S.nd took.n.IC,ive part in th.oppotllion '0 A" .... J"obofS ..... g (c. 4SO-c.520).Syr~«d.J, ..,,· ulwri, ... jacob",ceive
Church ... Hi. moO! innuen,;.1 "'ri,ing wu .he O"b04"" ""irb j ohn.h c Eld u {c. clgh.h cen.ury). A SYfi.c.u· ....... WhoMlongcd.otnOnuttccirclnof.hc Churchof.heE.a...ndlo~.nthtr~"'nof Mounl Qardu (northern Iraq). Hi. mol! 'mpo., l.n.wri.ing.....wenly· ...."h"mili...nd.c"l· lecti"n"ffif.y·"n.lh .... llette.. ;nwhichh. d..."ib... hemyl!icalltfeu.nan.icip.o'(>r)'upe • • ifb'ptt.m.nf Do. mo"ul.S"JohnofD.mucu •. Jouph ..., Flavi... (c. 31-c. IOI).j.",i.h hiltor'.n fromadi .. inguilhedpr lutlyf.mily.Acqu.in.ed wi.h.h.Euc,,,,,.,,ndSadd .. c.u.h
....... hyphtlOJO' phy." H ......Ied ... R...... where h. w..... te.~ ..l apologl~.ag.in .. bo.hpogan • • ndjew•. combln.

ingG ... kphilo.ophyandCh,illi.nthwlogy;h. w.... venlu.JJymarry'ed. !.actan.iu. (c. 260-<:. 330).Chfillian.poIogi.. rcmovcdfrom h.. pos....
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ttrofB ... il,heGr~>t.ndGreg<>ryofNy"," .• hei$ known •• ·,~eYo"ng.r",odi"ingui.hhrknu".«oc"".. m.land ,h"th~",. Jeem.da"'po"icl.. of"'pi,i,uolnunofligh,hdd capri •• in rh.d.rkne .. ofm.".. (,ttGno"ics) Mardon (fl.144).Hereticof,h.mid·.econd etn.u,y who tejected th. Old Te".ment and much of th. N.w Tuumen •• d.iming .h.... h. F.. h.rofJ.. u.Chri"w .. otherth.nth.Old T.".m.nt God (m Gnos'ics). Mar'u s Vic.or' nuo(b.c.280/28S;fl.c.3S5· 363). Gr .. mm ..i.n of Afti,.n origin who taugh t ,heto,icarRom•• ndtr.nsl .. tedworksofPJa· •oni" •. Aftriu on p.ur. le"e" Mark .h. H.rmit (c . • ixth century). Munk who liv.dn..rT.... u... ndproducedwo,k.onuc.. ic pr.ctice... w. IJ •• ch,i"ologic.li.. u.. Martin of Braga {fl.c. SISS·S79). Anti.Ari.n m,,,upol' .. n of Brag. on the Il>erian penin.ul •. H.w.. highly.duca«d.ndpre.idedoverth. p,ovind.1 council of Bug. in 572 MaUple.ndl".rAfrica. H~di.dn.ar th.BI .. ckSe •• f,.. impri.onm.nt.nd ....... uf. (ering.huinghi •• ongu.cutoffandhi,righ,hand mutil ...d.H ... ugh,.o.~lp ..f.",nccfo,God.nd dc.uhmcn, from.1I rhing. Merhodiu • .,fOlympu. (d. 311). Bi.hopof

Olympu' who ccleb..,.d vi'ginity in,Sy,"po.i.", p.rtly modd.d on Pla.o·. di.logue of that n.m. Minuciuo Felix(.econdor,hirdcen.ury).Chri •. ,i.n 'polog'" who w . . .n ad.oc ... in Rome. Hi, Oc, •• i.'''gree,atnumerouspuintswilh,heA.p<>1 ogrtir"," ofTertulli.n. Hi,birthpl.ce i.l>eli ••• d to l>ein Afric. Mo",uilf O,ad... Mon"ni.m waJ.n .. poc.lyp. ,i'.nd.trictly ..c.,ic movcm. nt l>egun in the I.. · .~rh.lfofth ...cond century by a certain Montanus in Phrygi •• who .• long with cu.ain of hi, follower •• uttered or.d c. they claim.d were inspired by th. Holy Spirit. Little of th. autnen· tic orul.. rem.in •• nd mMt of wh., i. known of Mon .. ni.m corn .. from the .uthorS who WTO« ag.in" the mov.m.nt. Monuni.m was formally condemned •• • h.r •• y l>eforc by A.i.ric.ynod •. Nem u iu. of Em .... (fl. I.te fourth century). Bi.hop of Eme.. in Syria whose moSt important work. Of rb. No'"re.f Mo •. draw. on .. v~ral ,h.o. 10gic.l . ndphilu. ophic.I>ourc...ndi.th.first expo.oi,ionof.Ch ri.. i.n.nthropology. N .. toriuo(c.3S \ ·c.451).P.tri.,chofCon... n. tinople (42S·431) whu found.d rh. h.... y which .. y.th .. ,h ....retwope r... n•• divin •• ndhu· m.n.ra
•.. "mu •• nt. Orig. n ofAluand.ia (b. 185: f1.c. 200·254). In·

flu.n'ial.ug~ ... nd'ySf.rn"i<:'h·oIosian.H. ..ucon.d.rnncd (p..h.p' unf."ly) fo. m.inUln. 'ng,h.p<,ui.,.n •• of ..... I... hil.pu,po ..,dly d.nying,h • ...,.u".c'ionof,h.body.Hi..... n· ,i veworksof ...g..;.focuson,h • • pir;,u.1 muningof,h...xr. Puho ...i ... (c. 292·}47). Founderof •• nob"ic monurici ..... Ag,f.cdgrouplud ••• nd.uthorof a .., ofrul ••• he .. ud.fendcd.f•• r hi.d ... h by A,h.n •• iu.ofAlexand.i. p.cian ofB.r •• lon. (c . fourth cen'ury). Bi, hop of Barcelon...ho ....... i.inV polcmic,u 'g.in,. popul1tpag.nfn"nJ.u ... UuNon.ianKhll'

P.I1.diu, of HeI.nupoli. (c. 163/l64·•. 4}I). Bishop uf Hdenopoll1 in Btthynia(400 -4 17) .nd ,hen A.pun. In G.b.i •. A diKiplc ofEv.griul uf Pon,w and .dm"•• ofOrigcn. P.lbd,us Mc..... • U.IOuladh ... n,ofjohnCh.y ....,om.nd • h...d his "uubl.. in 40}. Hil l.. •• ,h. leadingoou ••• for ,h. hiSlO'y uf ••
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thltSC w... peopI.wholi.cd .. holly w iritou,"n .nd,h.... I~a ..""depend«tonf.....ill P.tu of Alu udria (d. c. 311). Bilhop of Alex • • nd.i •. H.ml,ud (.nd""ryp",b.bly,n"i .. «t) ,h••••"ion •• AI.undri··S·in .. ulrcm.doc: . 'flnuufO,ig.n. Du,ing.h. pe ...cutlonof Chri.. i.n. inAlen nd" •• "",•• w.........d.nd Mhcadcd by Roman o/f"'''IJ. Euscbm. of Ca<· ...... d.K.iMd him model bIShop .•• mark· .bl.fo.hi. v;rtuou,lif.andhi• .,d.n.swdy o f .heSc"p,u'.I: P" . r Ch ryKlIOjul (c. 380-4SO). Lar,n arch· bishop of R••• nn ...hox tltUh,ngo included ..· gum.n .. for.dh.r~n«inm.n ... off"'h'o'h. Rom.n nd the .cI •• ion. h,p b<:tw •• n g'." .ndChri.. ian!iy;ng Philo of AI. ..ndr~ (c. 20 B.C.":. ".0. SO).~ ..,sh·burn"""'l<whog... dy,nflu~ncedCh".· ,,.n p...""c ,n'''p« .."onof.h. Old T.. um.n •. Bo.n.o •• ich f.mlly in AI.nnd" •. Philow... contompouryofJnu. and li ••d an ucctic .nd con •• mpla,i •• life th., ..... ~ .. K1m • beli.vch.......abb,. Hi. ,n"'p ••• a'iun of SCrip"' •• ba..d.h •• p"i .....I .... n.. onth.l"...1. AI.hough ,nflu.ncedby HeU.ni.m. Philo·. thcol . osy«m.inltho.oughlyJ.wi.h. Philonnu. ofM.bbug (c.440·S23). B"hopof Mabbug(H ..... po1il).nd.Ie.d,ng.h,nk•• in.he ...IT Syrian Onhnd"" Chu...:h. H" O: .... li •• writing. ,n Syrixlnclud•• .."of.hi"ccn/)u· , •• "" •• ,InCb.j";4.Lij.... v ...l w o,iuon.h.'n· cam •• ion and. numbe.of'''''gCtlc.lwo.4. Po.om," (c.fif,hcen ,ury).On.-.. vcnrh of,h.... y,"S.in theSop"t' oj.brD
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ek",ent of Aleund,i ... - . "P... d>gogu .." In Lt ~ C/t...'IU ~·Ak... "~" •. 3 voI .. Edi,ed by M, H ...1. H. Ma,rou. C. Mamy .. ..cI C. Mo..cl.."'n. SC 10. pp. 108·294; SC 108. pp. 10·242; se IS8, pp. 12-190. Pans: Ce,f.I960·1910.TLGOSSs.002. - . "Prompt;!u.: In CIim.n, J·AI ••• "'/ri•. Lt p"""l"i~u •. 2nd .d. Edited by C. Mondh.... se 2. pp.S2·IUp..iJ:Ce.f.1949.TlG OS5S.00 I , - . . "Qui. diye... Iyetu,· In ek",,", AI'''."~'i".'. 001. 3. 2nd ed. Edited by O. S.ihlin. L. F,uch •• 1 and U. T,,".GCS 11. pp. 159-91. Berlin: Ak.demic-Vnlag. 1910. TLG 0555.006. - . "StrOmal.: In Cl,"' ..... AI"'.~J.;""'. vol. 2. (3.d .d.): .01. 3. (2nd .d.). Edil.d by O. S11111in. L. F.o.ch ...1 and U. T •• Il. GCS IS, pp. 3·S]S: GeS ]1. pp. 3·102. Ik.[in: A.... d.mie-Ve.I.g.. 1960· ]910.TLGOsSs.004. Ckm.n. of Rom •. "Epi.. ula i ad Ccwin.hi ...." In de RD..t: ~pfl" ..... Cor'.'''i,,,,. Ed"ed by A.jaubc ... se 161. pp. 9S-204. P:ans:Cen. 1911. TLG 1211.001. Coou/UWIIOI" .J ,t.. HolJ AI""',k•. ("Con ..;.u.iones apas.Dlo.um-). In Ln ,,,,,,,,,.,_ 3 vob. Ediled by M. Menge •. se 320. pp. 100-333; se 329. pp. 116·3904; se 336, pp. IS-310. Pu ..: CAn. 1985·1987. TlG2894.001. Cyp,,~n. "Ad Dcmelri.num:ln s.~", C1P".~' 'P"'~" ~ptr"' POT' 1/. Ediled by M. Simon... ;' CCl 3A. pp. 3s·51.TIl:fon:l: C[areMan PUll, 1868. Repr;nt. Bnuulo: Cuhure et C,vilioalion. 1965. TlG 4090. 00].

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~ "Ap<>logia .dv",u. lib,o. Rur.ni: In C.n"o R.finu .... Edi"d by P. l>,d~,. CCl 79. pp_ 1-71. Turnhon,.B~lgium;Brtpol •. 1982.CI.0613 - . "Commen,or,i in Euchidem." In c<>",,",,,'.,i,,,.,,, i. Hi,,.,hid,m lib,; XIV: Com"""'~,i.,..,,, in Do"id,," libri Ill. Edi"d by F. Glo,;e. CCl 75, pp. 3·743. Cl. 0581. ~ Co,"m'.'.,ii i" 1'topl><,., mi"",... 2 .ols. Edittd by M. Ad,i.~n. CCl 76 .nd 16A. Turnhou •. fkl. gium:I969·1910.CI.0589. ~ Di.logi , ..lro P,Lzgi4.'" lib,i iii. Edited by C. Mort$€hini. CCl 80. Turnhon,. Bdgium: Br.pol., 1990.Cl.0615. ~ Epi,'.Lz" Po" J·3. Edi,ed by I. Hil~rg. CSEl 54. 55 and 56. Vienn., Au",,>: F. Temp.ky, l.ip~ig, Germ.ny: G.F. Frey ••g.. 1910·1918. CL 0620 - . -&.mo d. die .piph.niorum~' d~ p.almo xxviii: Tn S. Hi"""J",i p",hyuri 01'''•. P." /. Edited by B. C.pario:C"f. 1951.TlG 2062.012 ~."Con'" Anomoeo. (hornili.1]: De con.ub".n,i .. Ii: In Or"a omni •. Edi"d by ).·P. Mign~. PG 48,col •. 155·68.Par'o: Migne. 1859.TlG2062.015. - , " C o ntra Anom"",. (homiIi. 12): (k Chri"i divini .... : In 0p<'. o","ia. Edited by ]._P. Mign •. PG 48.co1.. 801·12. Pari" Mign •. 1859. TlG 2062.020. - . "O •• mon .. non gub"n ... mundum: In Grorgii ",,,.,,,,bj ,b",,,j,,, •.• oLt, pp. J08·12, Edi"d by C. d. B"",. Leipzig: Teubner. 1904. Rep,in,. S,uttgart: Wi.,h, 1978_TlG 2062.x15. - . OD. laz.ro et divif~ ['1" )'" In 0p". "mni •. Edi,,,d by ]..1'. Mign•. PG 59. col •. 591·96. Pari" Migne,1859.TlG2062.244 --.--."(k p.. nitentia (homil i.. j·9): In 0p<'. ",""i •. Edited by ]..P. Mign~. PG 49. col •. 217.350. p.. is:Migne.I862.TlG2062.02? ~ °O...c<:rdotio:ln)u" Ch",OSI.m,. S.,J".",d"". Edi,ed by A.·M. Malingrey, SC 212, pp,6(} 372.p..is:C.rf,1980.TlG2062.085 - . °In Ana 'po"oIo,um rhomili .. ~ 1·55]: In Ortr• •",ni•. Edited by ].·P. Mign~. PG 6(), pp. \3. 384. Pa.i.: Migne,1862.TlG 2062.1S4 - . "In .pistulam ad Gal.,.. comm.nta';u.: In 01""" "mni •. Edited by J.·P. Migne. PG 61. col. 611-82.P.. io: Migne, 1859.TlG2062.158. - . "In .pistul.m ii.d Co.in.hio. (homili ... 1·30)." In Ortr• •mni •. Edi"d by ).-1'. Migne. PG 61. ..io

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