Joel 2:2 serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and the reality of His judgment. It calls believers to live in reverence and obedience, recognizing the seriousness of sin. The Power of God The imagery of a "great and strong army" underscores God's unmatched power.

for the day of the Lord is coming. a day of clouds and blackness. nor ever will be in ages to come. behind them a flame blazes. nothing escapes them. they gallop along like cavalry. like a mighty army drawn up for battle. every face turns pale. they scale walls like soldiers. not swerving from their course. each marches straight ahead.

2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.

sound the alarm on my holy hill. for the day of the Lord is coming. a day of clouds and blackness. nor ever will be in ages to come. behind them a flame blazes. nothing escapes them. they gallop along like cavalry. like a mighty army drawn up for battle. every face turns pale. they scale walls like soldiers. not swerving from their course.

2 a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like dawn spreading across the mountains a large and mighty army comes, such as never was in ancient times nor ever will be in ages to come.

1. How does the imagery of "darkness and gloom" in Joel 2:2 relate to the concept of divine judgment throughout the Bible? 2. In what ways can the description of the "great and strong army" be seen as both a warning and a source of hope for believers? 3.

For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it? with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” and return to the LORD your God. And He relents from sending disaster. 14 Who knows? He may turn and relent. for the LORD your God. proclaim a sacred assembly. even those nursing at the breast. and the bride her chamber.

A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness, Like the morning clouds spread over the mountains. A people come, great and strong, The like of whom has never been; Nor will there ever be any such after them, Even for many successive generations.

Joel 2 Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming. It is close at hand— a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness.

1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; 2A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever th...