THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT IS UPON US JOEL 1:1-14
Divine Displeasure Expressed (Joel 1:1–5)
Joel’s book is not, as destructive critics assume, merely a summary of passages from previous prophets compiled after the Jews returned to their homeland in the days of Nehemiah.
There is no history in the book: it is all ideal, mystical, apocalyptic. That is to say, there is no real prophet or prophetic fire, only an old man warming his feeble hands over a few embers that he has scraped together from the ashes of ancient fires, now nearly wholly dead.”
Joel did not originate this far-reaching prophecy; it came hot from the heart of God. The pen was Joel’s, but the prophecy was the Lord’s.
The pen was Joel’s, but the prophecy was the Lord’s.
A Word for the People (Joel 1:2–5)
Descendants (Joel 1:2–4)
When food is abundant, locusts begin to multiply until their numbers reach astronomical proportions. The more they eat, the more they breed. In a breeding area there can be five thousand eggs in a square yard. There are no compact or mapped breeding areas, so no continuous or systematic control measures are possible
Drunkards (Joel 1:5)
God, who is always against drunkenness, gave many severe warnings against inebriation. He always called drunkenness a sin, not a disease, because it is culpable behavior. It destroys character, home life, business performance, and national fiber and opens the door to crime and every other form of sin.