God will "cut off" all those who "have not sought the Lord" or who worship another god. 1:4-6
God will punish the princes, the king's children, the merchant people, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel, leap on the threshold, or bear silver. 1:8-11
God doesn't have good night-vision, so he needs candles when he comes to rob people of their houses, goods, and wine. 1:12-13
God will "bring distress upon men" so that they "walk like blind men." He will pour out their blood like dust and "their flesh as dung." 1:17-18
Hide from God and hope he doesn't find you. 2:1-3
God's hit list: Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron, the sea coast, Canaan, the Philistines, Moab, the children of Ammon, Ethiopians, Assyrians, and Nineveh. 2:4-13
God destroyed entire cities, killing all the inhabitants. 3:6
"All of the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy." 3:8 Haggai
But the Israelites repaired their own houses while ignoring the temple. So God huffed, and he puffed, and he blew on the land, thereby bringing a drought to punish them. 1:9-11
God sent blight and hail upon the Israelites, yet they still didn't return to him. What is wrong with people? 2:17 |