Tag Archives: Joel 1

disaster and destiny

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Jefferson Vann

Joel 1:15-20 (JDV) Joel 1:15 Tragedy on that day! You see, the day of Yahveh is near and will come as a destructive storm from the Almighty. Joel 1:16 Hasn’t the food been cut off before our eyes, joy and … Continue reading →

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worship disrupted

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Jefferson Vann

Joel 1:13-14 (JDV) Joel 1:13 Wrap yourselves in sackcloth and passionately demonstrate your sorrow, you priests; yell, you ministers of the altar. Come and spend the night in sackcloth, you ministers of my God, because grain and drink offerings are … Continue reading →

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invitation to grieve

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Jefferson Vann

Joel 1:7-12 (JDV) Joel 1:7 It1 has desolated2 my grapevine and splintered my fig tree. It has stripped off its bark and thrown it away; its branches have turned white. Joel 1:8 Grieve like a young woman wrapped3 in sackcloth, … Continue reading →

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from locusts to lions

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Jefferson Vann

Joel 1:5-6 (JDV) Joel 1:5 Wake up, you drunkards, and weep; yell,1 all you wine drinkers, over the sweet wine, because it has been cut off from your mouth. Joel 1:6 You see, a nation has invaded my land, powerful … Continue reading →

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things getting worse

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Jefferson Vann

Joel 1:1-4 (JDV) Joel 1:1 The word of Yahveh1 that came to Joel son of Pethuel: Joel 1:2 Hear this, you elders; listen, all you who live2 in the land.3 Has anything like this ever happened in your days or … Continue reading →

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no matter what

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Joel 1 We often long for God’s good news, but Joel reminds us that sometimes the path to restoration begins with warnings we would rather not hear. The disasters he described were not random tragedies; they were God’s wake‑up call … Continue reading →

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