locusts good eating

Today we look at the second book of the minor prophets Joel (whose name means Jehovah is his God.)

Joel witnesses locust fall on the kingdom of Judah. now this is bad news for the middle east even for today locusts eat plains and they travel in swarms in fact in Proverbs 30:27

The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands

I think this is something we can learn they work together

Joel says the locusts pale in comparison to the judgment in the great and terrible day of the lord note that he was talking about the first coming but the second coming of the lord.

but as always this prophets ends in hope for Israel

When we teach the word, I think we too often go to extremes from talking about all judgment to no judgment.  I say if there is no judgment what are we saved from. but on the other side, I also find hard to convert someone if you talk about hell in every sentence.  sure hell I something to be afraid of but we should not give it our full attention