Joe 1:13-15 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Joel 1:13-14: 1:13-14 The priests were to lead all the people in public rites of mourning at the Temple . Their outward actions must be matched by authentic inward change (see 2:13 ).

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‏ Joel 1:13-15

Summary for Joel 1:13-14: 1:13-14 ^a The priests were to lead all the people in public rites of mourning at the Temple. Their outward actions must be matched by authentic inward change (see 2:13 ^b).
1:15 ^c The locust plague was not simply a natural event, but a sign that the day of the Lord was near. Beginning with Amos in the 700s BC (Amos 5:18 ^d), the prophets had spoken of a future time when God would intervene in human history to judge the wicked and vindicate the righteous.

• destruction ... from the Almighty: The Hebrew text highlights the similar sounds of the word destruction (shod) and the title the Almighty (shadday).