From the Pulpit...

In dramatic and vivid language, Joel describes an invading army that is soon to come upon the nation of Israel. We address some questions as to the timing of this invasion as well as the nature of the army that the prophet describes (is it a literal army or more about the locusts?). The plagues of locust, drought, and an invasion are then used as the backdrop from which Joel launches a call to repent in 2:12-17.