The Bible Study Podcast, episode 747.

Today, the Bible Study podcast continues the study of the book of Joel with chapter two.

Welcome to the Bible study podcast from your host, Chris Christensen.

Chapter 2 is a little longer.

Again, we're talking about an army of locusts.

Blow the trumpet in Zion, sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble for the day of the Lord is coming.

It is close at hand a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, like dawn

spreading across the mountains. A large and mighty army comes such as never was in ancient times,

nor ever will be in ages to come. Before them fire devours, behind them aflame blazes. them the land is like the garden of eden behind them a desert

waste nothing escapes them they have the appearance of horses they gallop along like cavalry

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 at the

side of them nations are in anguish every face turns pale they charge like warriors they scale walls like

soldiers they all march in line not swerving from their course nor do they jostle each other, each marches

straight ahead. They plunge through defenses without breaking ranks. They rush upon the city.

They run along the wall. They climb into the houses, like thieves they enter through the windows.

Before them the earth shakes the heavens, tremble, the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no longer shine.

The Lord thunders at the head of his army.

His forces are beyond number, and mighty is the army that obeys his command.

The day of the Lord is great.

It is dreadful.

Who can endure it?

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