Joel declared that the “fire
devours” and the “flame burns” because “the
land” of Judah “is as the garden of Eden before” the
invading “nation”, and in chapter two and verse four of
his prophecy, Joel states that “the appearance of them is as
horses” and “horsemen” where we read:
The
verse begins, “The appearance of them is
as the appearance of horses;” Joel
began with the words, “The appearance”
which means “sight, appearance, vision, phenomenon and spectacle”
“of them is as the appearance”
or “sight, appearance, vision, phenomenon and spectacle” “of
horses” which means “swallow,
swift or chariot horses”. Joel described the invading “nation”
like a the spectacle of chariot horses.
The
verse goes on to say, “and as horsemen, so shall they
run.” Joel added, “as
a horseman” which means
“horse, steed or warhorse”, “so shall they run” or
“to run swiftly, dart, move quickly or hurry”. These horses of
Joel were running “swiftly” toward Judah as unto battle.
When we
think through these words of Joel and use our imagination, we can see
the intensity of this conquering and invading army. When “the
day of the LORD” comes upon a people, no one can impede it. We
must keep ourselves in the “ways” of God, and should we vary from
them in any way, let the idea of “warhorses swiftly moving”
toward us drive us to Jesus Christ.
Next
time shares about the “noise of
chariots and flames”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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