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Joel 1
Famine
through an invasion of insects, sent by God to show that
the day of Jehovah was at hand
The Spirit of God takes
the opportunity afforded by an unparalleled scarcity,
caused by the invasion of innumerable armies of insects,
to rouse the attention of the people with respect to the
day of Jehovah; that great and terrible day which was to
come, and in which His power should be manifested in
judgment—in which He, who had shewn long patience,
would at length interpose to vindicate the glory of His
name, and deliver it from the reproach cast thereon by
the sin of His people, and to take vengeance on all that
magnified itself against Him. That which is here
presented to us as the rod of Jehovah is the northern
army—the same that we so often find in the
prophets—the Assyrian. But, in the end, it is God
Himself who, after having chastised His people by means
of this enemy, intervenes for his destruction, and for
the judgment of all the nations gathered round Jerusalem.
In examining the prophecy,
the reader may observe that it distinguishes between the
famine that ushered in the day of Jehovah, and that day
itself. We have only to compare chapters 1: 15, and 2: 1,
11. The state of famine and desolation, interpreted by
the Spirit of prophecy, calls on the people to present
themselves before Jehovah, because the day of Jehovah was
at hand.
Chapter 1:
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