_A TERRIBLE PLAGUE OF LOCUST -- JOEL 1:1-7:_ The message of this book was an inspired message. Observe the expression, "The word of the LORD that came to Joel." Joel describes a locust plague in that present day or in some following days that would be unlike any plague seen by old or young. They wer... [ Continue Reading ]
_A CALL TO REPENTANCE -- JOEL 1:8-13:_ The nation of Judah would suffer severe anguish. The farmers planted and tended his crops but it was all in vain. The crops were destroyed by the locust and by the army before the harvest. The people would mourn like a virgin for the husband of her youth. The p... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE DAY OF THE LORD -- JOEL 1:14-17:_ Joel encouraged the priest to call for a fast all across the land. It was time for the entire nation to repent. The Law of Moses did not require a regular fast. However the people were required to fast on certain occasions. The season of fasting that God called... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRYING UNTO THE LORD -- JOEL 1:18-20:_ The devastation was great in the land. Joel wrote, "How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate." (Joel 1:18) Even the animals that could have been used as sacrifices to G... [ Continue Reading ]