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Podcast: Reasoning Through the Bible
Episode: Joel 3:3–8 - God Judges the Nations in the Valley of Jehoshaphat (Session 6)
Description: This is a verse-by-verse episode of Joel 3:3-8, exploring the historical context, meaning, and faithful application of the passage within the Christian faith.What if the most powerful nations are headed for a courtroom they can’t avoid? We continue in Joel chapter 3 and confront a bracing claim: God calls Israel His people, the land His land, and the city His city—and He gathers the nations to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, “Yahweh Judges,” to answer for what they’ve done. From the literary shock of locusts-as-armies to the concrete charges of human trafficking and temple plunder, the text r...