The next man we see here on the wall is Joel. Joel was the son of Pethuel. Joel was a prophet during the reign of Uzziah over Judah ( Joel 1:1; 2 Chron. 26). Joel was called to deliver a message form God.. As "I" read the book that Joel wrote,"I" think that" I" am seeing God in a Fatherly role trying to lovingly warn his children of the punishment that they will endure if they don't turn from their wicked ways and obey Him. This message was before they were carried off into exile."I" believe that this took a lot of faith as he was called to do so during a time when the kingdom seemed to be doing fine, because Uzziah had started out being a king that did right in God's eyes (2 Chron. 26:4). But Joel was not called to minister to the king, but the people of the land, and that is exactly what he did.
Because God didn't want His people to be without hope, He had Joel tell of how He would deliver them when the time of punishment was over (Joel 3). So Joel left them with the promise of being restored back to a relationship to God. What a wonderful way to end your ministry!
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