What the locust swarm has left
the
great locusts have eaten;
what the great locusts have left
the young locusts have eaten;
what the young locusts have left
other locusts have eaten. Joel 1:4
what the great locusts have left
the young locusts have eaten;
what the young locusts have left
other locusts have eaten. Joel 1:4
“I will
repay you for the years the locusts have eaten—
the great locust and the young locust,
the other locusts and the locust swarm—
my great army that I sent among you. Joel 2:25
the great locust and the young locust,
the other locusts and the locust swarm—
my great army that I sent among you. Joel 2:25
Scholars
believe an actual swarm of locusts decimated the crops in Israel. God spoke through Joel using those locusts as
symbolism for a bigger problem they faced—sin—which was eating up the hearts of
the people and leaving nothing but stubble.
Other
armies would one day invade the land, such as the Assyrians and Babylonians,
much like locusts, consuming everything in their path. They were punishment for Israel's sins. But God wanted the people to know that their
sins caused the attacks.
God
didn’t want to leave the people hurting and promised to the restore the land
one day. He would repay the damages if
the people repented and asked.