Joe 1:15 | TNotes | STEP | 1:15 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 ), 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 ).

bAmos 5:18►

‏ Joel 1:15

1:15 ^a 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 ^b), 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).