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Joel: An Army of ‘Locusts’ or an ‘Army’ of Locusts?

Sep 5, 2019

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by

wilrens

in Joel

The title is subtle (read it again if necessary), but in those few words, it nails a significant debate among interpreters of the prophet Joel. What are we to make of the language referring to locusts and to people, soldiers, and armies? What is literal here and what is metaphorical? Was Judah invaded by a…

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Joel: An Army of ‘Locusts’ or an ‘Army’ of Locusts?