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Joel is one of the shortest books of the Old Testament and is divided in two parts. The first half describes a plague of locusts that invade the land and destroy the land’s produce, threatening the survival of animals, people, and even grain offerings before the Lord. That section ends with a plea for God’s people to confess their sins, transitioning to the second half of the book, which contains promises of the Lord to restore and rebuild his people and the land. Interpreters debate about the relationship between the locusts and the army; is the army an army of locusts, or is Joel calling the people of the army locusts? Or maybe both interpretations are correct. Regardless, the promises of God to restore repentant people resound with hope and joy.

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Christian Standard Bible translation.

All music written and produced by John Burgess Ross.

Co-produced by Eric Williamson.

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