Images of Joel

The book of Joel is full of different images that strike as vivid and some that be moving as well. The beginning chapter begins with a vivid description of locuts and what they have destroyed. Although it is easy to picture a swarm of grasshoppers that invade an area, it is not necessarily the most appealing image to view. It is interesting that this book starts off with an image such as this, instead of something that is more appealing to the eye. Using these kind of images to begin the story definitely is a good way to catch the reader's attentions. After the description of the locusts, starvation and drought is described. One phrase that stuck out to me in this section : "The herds of cattle wander aimlessly
Because there is no pasture for them; Even the flocks of sheep suffer." This not only paints a picture of cattle wandering around, it also brings reference to anther spiritual parallel as well. The herds of cattle just remind me of the lost people in this world that do not have a relationship with God. They search and search to find “their pasture,” but always end up lost, or running in circles.

The next phrase that is extremely vivid is :
"The mountains will drip with sweet wine,
And the hills will flow with milk,
And all the brooks of Judah will flow with water;
And a spring will go out from the house of the LORD
To water the valley of Shittim."
If this doesn’t bring images to your mind, I don’t know what would. This descriptive is much more appealing than locusts as well as more promising. These descriptions allow the reader to use their imagination and think about images that they do not see on an everyday basis.