Joel 2:10

"They rush on the city. They run on the wall. They climb up into the houses. They enter in at the windows like thieves."

Key Reflection

In Joel 2:10, these vivid descriptions depict the chaos and invasion of a city, symbolizing the destructive force of judgment or enemy attack. The imagery of invaders not just breaching the walls but also climbing into houses through windows emphasizes the thorough and unexpected nature of the threat, reflecting both physical and spiritual enemies that seek to penetrate even the most secure defenses.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The earth shall quake before them - “Not,” says Jerome, “as though locusts or enemies had power to move the heavens or to shake the earth; but because, to those under trouble, for their exceeding terror, the heaven seems to fall and the earth to reel. But indeed, for the multitude of the locusts which cover the heavens, sun and moon shall be turned into darkness, and the stars shall withdraw their shining, while the cloud of locusts interrupts the light, and allows it not to reach the earth.” Yet the mention of moon and stars rather suggests that something more is meant than the locusts, who, not flying by night except when they cross the sea, do not obscure either.

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