The prophets call the urban establishment to recognize that social reality is populated by neighbors and occupied by YHWH, who is not a settled truth but rather a subversive agent who comes like a whirlwind or a lion or a winnowing fork. The neighbors among us wait to be treated like neighbors. The God who moves amid the poetic utterance will not be settled or domesticated or managed. Thus reality is always at risk. And how the powerful conduct themselves will determine the outcome. The acknowledgement of YHWH as the central agent will lead to well-being; but disregard of YHWH will lead to
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