I was tremendously encouraged yesterday after class when a student actually thanked me for teaching Minor Prophets. He indicated that without the class he would never have opened these books and would have remained unenlightened as to their major importance. He also noted that he had unintentionally slipped into the bifurcated thought pattern that there were two different gods, the god of the Old Testament and the Jews and the god of the New Testament and of Christians. He was thankful for the encouragement and evidence presented in the class of the consistent message presented in the prophetic books and later echoed in the gospels.
On another note, today congratulations are due to Michael Barrett who is "tying the knot" with a wonderful young lady, Michelle Brewster, whom he met at Mead's Corner. There is hope for you all!!!
On to Zechariah. Yesterday I was struck by Zechariah 2:13 and its plea to "Be Silent." The directive is repeated in other places as well, notably Hab 2:20 and Zeph 1:7. Since these three all call the world to be silent in the presence of Yahweh, I raised the question, how does this relate to the reaction in Revelation to the opening of the seventh seal in Revelation 8:1?
Enough to think about today?
