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These three short prophetic books of the Old Testament each contain a dual message. On one hand are messages of impending judgment—for all peoples on the Day of the Lord, for an enemy of Israel, and for Israel herself. On the other hand are messages of great hope—of the pouring out of God’s Spirit, of restoration and renewal, and of a coming Messiah. Placing judgment and hope together in such a...

in reverse order). Their calling as teachers is a lofty one. The verbs strengthen the situation as recorded in the previous verse. There the verbs designated existence/nonexistence, but here there is active care and superintendence on the part of the priests (cf. Gen. 41:35; Eccl. 3:6), and a purposeful searching on the part of the people (cf. 1 Kings 10:24; Amos 8:12). Who does the actual seeking is debated. The NIV adds the subject “men” to the clause (cf. NASB, “people”; NKJV, NLT, NRSV), which
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