Joel 2:26

"I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the great locust, the grasshopper, and the caterpillar, my great army, which I sent among you."

Key Reflection

In Joel 2:26, God promises restoration after calamity, specifically addressing the devastating locust plagues that had affected ancient Israel. The original audience would have recognized these locusts as a divine judgment, sent by God to punish their sins and devastate crops. By promising to restore lost years of harvest through these very same creatures, Joel highlights both the severity of past judgments and the ultimate sovereignty and mercy of God, assuring his people that even after suffering, they would be restored to prosperity.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied -It is of the punishment of God, when people eat and are not satisfied (seeHosea 4:10); it is man’s sin, that they are satisfied, and do not to praise God, but the more forget HimHosea 13:6. And so God’s blessings become a curse to him. God promises to restore His gifts, and to give grace withal, that they should own and thank Him.

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