No, they are not playing in the NFL playoffs. But if they were, the Locusts would definitely win! Grasshoppers and Locusts are the same species. Grasshoppers become locusts when they begin to swarm. And when they swarm, everything in their path is completely destroyed. Such is the case in the first chapter of Joel, which is the book we look at in this week’s episode of The Road to Somewhere. Arriving in Sapulpa, OK, home of the world’s largest gas pump, John gives a brief intro to the second book of the Minor Prophets. The big debate is whether Joel is speaking of a literal swarm of locusts that will devastate Jerusalem and Judah, or if he is using the image as a metaphor of the coming Babylonian army which will devastate the Southern Kingdom. Which is it? You need to watch this week’s videos to find out. But there is much more in Joel than the army of locusts. Along with devastation there are promises of restoration and the coming of The Day of the Lord. You need to watch the teaching video to learn more about these parts of Joel. The links to this week’s episode and the teaching video on Joel are below:
Here’s today’s episode:
Here’s the video of the teaching on Joel: