of God’s anger (cf. 10:5). Imagine the latter. Let’s be anachronistic and more, and pretend it’s Christmas time in 701 B.C. in Judah and Jerusalem. Well, it’s a good bit different from Christmas in 702 B.C. The rainy drizzle is the same but there’s no ‘Silver Bells’ blasting out of municipal loudspeakers. No one in Moishe’s Appliances is buying flat screen TVs or microwaves, even though Moishe has drastically discounted the whole lot. Benjamin’s Bar and Grill is full—some folks are boozing themselves