Joel 1:4 Nvt

The prophecy of Joel came out of his experience with the intense swarm of locust that attacked the Judean countryside. Joel detected in that profoundly disturbing event a sign of the approaching Da……

The book of the prophet Joel begins by informing the reader that the word of Yahweh came to Joel, the son of Pethuel (Joel 1:1). The name “Joel” means “Yahweh is God.” Nothing is known about the pr……

The background of Joel’s prophecy was an invasion of locusts which devastated the land. In addition to the devastation caused by the locust, the nation also faced a severe drought that lasted sever……