These verses describe the great devastation caused by the mighty army in the day of the Lord.

They climb into the houses like thieves they enter through the windows. (9) They rush upon the city they run along the wall.

They plunge through defenses without breaking ranks. (8) They do not jostle each other each marches straight ahead. They all march in line, not swerving from their course. (7) They charge like warriors they scale walls like soldiers. (6) At the sight of them, nations are in anguish every face turns pale. (5) With a noise like that of chariots they leap over the mountaintops, like a crackling fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army drawn up for battle. (4) They have the appearance of horses they gallop along like cavalry. Before them the land is like the Garden of Eden, behind them, a desert waste- nothing escapes them. Joel 2:3-9 Before them fire devours, behind them a flame blazes. And, as mentioned in the first study, before that day arrives we should use our time to sound the alarm of what is coming. Before the day of the Lord arrives there will also be the sound of the trumpet for the assembling and departure of the bride of Christ (1 Thess. While for Israel and the nations the trumpet gives the sound of battle, for the church it is different. So when the day of the Lord is close, the command goes out: Blow the trumpet and sound the alarm! So what's with blowing the trumpet? What does that mean? Īs we saw in the footnote, the blowing of the trumpet was also to signal that it is time to depart. We know from this alone that the prophetic view we are given is of the end of the age. This army is described as one so great that there never has been one like it before or ever will be again. Like dawn spreading across the mountains a large and mighty army comes, such as never was of old nor ever will be in ages to come.Ĭhapter 2 begins with a prophetic scene where the day of the Lord is at hand and a great and mighty army is coming. It is close at hand- (2) a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming. Joel 2:1-2 Blow the trumpet in Zion sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let's start chapter 2!Ĭalling all trumpeters - it's time to start blowing. As in the previous study, I'll also add some personal/practical thoughts from this book. Joel chapter 2 moves forward however to the end of the age where the day of the Lord plays out, leading to the return of Jesus Christ and the judgment of the nations. Joel was the first to mention this and as we continue through this book we'll see this theme expanded and elaborated upon. Near the end of chapter 1 we also were introduced to this concept of 'the day of the Lord'. There would be nothing that they didn't touch and no one that would be unaffected. Book of Joel Chapter 2 Lesson: The Day of the LordĬhapter 1 showed the devastation that was coming to Israel through an unprecedented locust invasion.

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