Joel 2:7

"At their presence the peoples are in anguish. All faces have grown pale."

Key Reflection

In Joel 2:7, the people experience intense fear and distress when confronted with a powerful and destructive force. The imagery of "all faces have grown pale" reflects a profound sense of terror and shock, as individuals are overwhelmed by an impending crisis. This vivid description captures the raw emotional impact of the calamity, conveying how such events can instantly shatter one's composure and leave them feeling vulnerable and shaken.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

They shall run like mighty men -They are on God’s message, and they linger not, “but rejoice to run their course”Psalms 19:5. “The height of walls cannot hinder the charge of the mighty; they enter not by the gates but over the walls” , as of a city taken by assault. People can mount a wall few at a time; the locusts scale much more steadily, more compactly, more determinately, and irresistibly. The picture unites the countless multitude, condensed march, and entire security of the locust with the might of warriors. They shall march every one on his ways -There is something awful and majestic in the well-ordered flight of the winged locusts, or their march while yet unwinged.

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