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Joel—a prophet of God. We call him the prophet that is the instrument of God, who proclaims the day of the Lord. Many Christians have been taught that Joel is prophesying about things that would be in the last days. But as in Joel, 1 – 1 – 3, Joel tells the older men and then he says give ear, all ye inhabitants, of the land. So he was warning the nation of Israel, which would be Judah and Jerusalem because the ten tribes of Israel would have already been taken captive by the Assyrians. But the day of the Lord that Joel, is talking about here, as in Joel, 1 – 15 – 20, is not the day of the Lord where Jesus, is coming back or about the one in Revelations. Even though the way Joel, is trying to explain it here, it is nothing like what will happen as John, prophesied about in Revelations. And so, as Joel was warning the people of Judah, of the things that God was going to do to them, for all the idolatry, fornication and lewdness that they had gotten themselves into, as in Joel, 1 – 4 – 7. We can see that Joel did not hold anything back that God, had told him to prophesy about to them when it came to verse 4. Even though Joel did not say anything about the Babylonians but here in verse 6, what he did say was enough to let them know that it was going to be a time in which they would have wished that they would have repented, instead of being rebellious, stiff necked, hardhearted and backslidden.

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Hosea—a prophet of God. We call him the prophet of obedience, for he did not argue with God about marrying a harlot that God commanded him to do. As many people today and even in Hosea’s time would probably do since it seems like everyone wants to live their own way instead of living the way God, has commanded us to in his word. But yet Hosea took him a wife of whordoms, as God, commanded him to do, so that all Israel would know just how they were living and doing things that God, had commanded them not to do. And as we see, as in Hos, 1 – 1 – 11, Hosea took Gomer, as his wife and began to have children by her. And as the first child was born God, told Hosea, to name his child Jezreel, so that God will break the bow of Israel, in the Valley of Jezreel. Then Gomer conceived again and God, told Hosea, to call his daughters name Loruhamah, for God, will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel but God will utterly take them away. Then again after she weaned Loruhamah, she had another son (and God, told Hosea, to call him Loammi, for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.)

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In "The Child Inside," Susan Lukin draws our attention to an ignored and oft forgotten segment of society. The myriad troubled teens she counsels all face hardships in their home life and seek that one connection with someone who can understand them. Lukin fulfills that connection and while most would readily dismiss these teens as simply delinquents, it is Lukin's experience and keen perception that allow her to recognize their hidden potential.

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Daniel— a prophet of God. We call him the prophet of interpretation, for Daniel interpreted many visions and dreams that the King Nebuchadnezzar, had and by the power of God, through Daniel, seeking God, in prayer and asking God, for the answer. As we began to get into the word of God, in the book of Daniel many Christians, overlook many times just how Daniel was called to be a prophet and what he had to endure, to do the will of God. We must realize that when a country has been defeated by their enemies, they don’t have any rights at all, only what God allows them to have. And as we will see Daniel, had no choice in the matter of doing or even losing his name and being put into a new way of life that would come into conflict, with his beliefs in his God. But as we will see Daniel, will not compromise in God’s Commandments, as others have done.

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Jeremiah— a prophet of God. We call him the prophet of woe and doom and of judgment, because of the abominations and sins that Judah and Jerusalem had done, against God. For many years without repentance, for all that they had done. They are a stiff necked people, laden with sins that must be dealt with by judgment and wrath and then only, a remnant will be brought back once again to serve their God, with all their hearts and souls, but they must be purified of all their sins saith the Lord. Jeremiah was called of God, to be a prophet and he was also sanctified and ordained a prophet of the nation before he was ever born, as in Jer, 1 – 5. But as other prophets of God had done, Jeremiah was no different, because he told the Lord that he could not be a prophet for he was still a child. But as we know God will not let you make any excuses, to get out of doing what he has called you to do nor will he tell you to do something without first giving you the ability, to do it, as in Jer, 1 – 6 – 9.

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Susan Lukin challenges us to change our misconceptions of youth in detention with her book "The Child Inside". Her insights are at once serious, sad, and humorous, helping us to see these children as nothing other than a person deserving of love.

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Working in Youth Justice

Listen to staff talk about what its like working in Youth Justice. Learn more http://www.justice.vic.gov.au/utility/careers/youth+justice+jobs

Working in Youth Justice

Listen to staff talk about what its like working in Youth Justice.

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Huldah— a prophetess of God. We call her the prophetess of judgment. First of all we must realize that women back in them times did not speak like a man, or speak to a man like they had authority over them. But God will use anyone that he so desires, to use them whether we like it or not God, doesn’t need our permission, to use a woman or a man to do his will. We also must realize that to be a prophet or prophetess or even a preacher of God, doesn’t require that we have to be licensed, by man or even go to a denominations seminars, to be what God, called you to be. That is not to say that there is anything wrong with getting a good education, but God takes the foolish things of this world to confound the wise and this is what we must understand.

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