The thing that stands out the most in the book of Joel is chapter 2. I like the way that the Day of the Lord and His army is described. “The land is like the Garden of Eden before them, but a desolate wilderness behind them, and nothing at all escapes them.” I like the way this is written because one can feel the darkness and anger God feels toward the people. Also the way the soldiers themselves are described. “With the appearance of horses,” puts the image of someone tall and great and very swift with their motions. When the passage says the sun and moon grow dark and the stars lose their brightness it gives the image that there is almost no light upon the earth, which would be a pretty scary scenario when you think about it.
Another phrase that I think provides a lot of imagery is”even the beasts of the field pant for You.” I like the way this shows how much God wants his people to realize they need Him. Notice it says for God not necessarily water. This would be because I guess the beasts have the instinct that God is the ultimate provider or maybe because God can sometimes be describes as Living Water.
The last phrase I thought was very impactful was the one where God says “And I will avenge their blood which I have not avenged.” This is cool in the way that God promises ultimate justice for those who persecuted Israel and Jerusalem. The way God uses the word vengeance describes that as long as they are faithful they will never be defenseless. It’s weird because the Israelites do not really deserve to be avenged and yet God is still faithful and shows just how much He loves them through this act.
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