Among the accusatory prophecies we suddenly hear news of the coming King, filled with the Spirit, in whose Kingdom there will no longer be enmity either among animals or among people. But God has just been rebuking His people! Someone may say that He is inconsistent or unjust: if He has rebuked, then He must also punish. But Scripture reminds us that God's love is stronger than human sin; in His mercy God comes not to the righteous, but to sinners.
