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Famine

Famine. It’s coming. 

An odd theme to consider in the middle of Thanksgiving season. But there it is. In my daily Bible reading.

Amos the herdsman delivers this word of the Lord. To a people nonchalant. Complacent. And ultimately resistant. 

Unwilling to repent. 

And this is no scarcity of grain in lean years. Nothing like the famine of Joseph’s day. 

Famine. Image by Bernd Dittrich on Unsplash.
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Declaration

Over and over. Ezekiel repeats the phrases. 

“The word of the Lord came to me.”

“This is what the Lord God says.”

“This is the declaration of the Lord God.”

A rhythm. Keeping the Lord prominent. Essential. To all the prophet pens on the page.

The word of the Lord came to Ezekiel.