{"id":1601,"date":"2022-02-23T06:25:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T12:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=1601"},"modified":"2023-02-20T10:34:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T16:34:53","slug":"joel-a-message-in-a-plague-of-locusts-lesson-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/23\/joel-a-message-in-a-plague-of-locusts-lesson-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel: A Message in a Plague of Locusts: Lesson 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Key Verse<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our<\/em> sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. \u20141 John 1:9 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Verse Thought:<\/strong> Read today\u2019s Key Verse. Do you know what it means\nto confess <\/strong>(means \u201cto admit; to confess your guilt exposing yourself for\npunishment\u201d)? God will forgive when we confess our sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emphasis: <\/strong>We are to recognize the destruction sin does, not only to\na nation, but also to each life. We are to place our hope in Christ, obeying\nand pleasing Him, not the things of this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson Summary: <\/strong>We need to remember what we have learned about Judah\nso far: after King Jehoshophat, the nation of Judah\nhad a time of bad kings. King Jehoram (King Jehoshaphat\u2019s son) married wicked\nKing Ahab\u2019s daughter, Athaliah. He too, was a wicked king. Jehoram\u2019s son,\nAhaziah, was yet another wicked king. He had only reigned one year when Jehu\nkilled him (when he was visiting the king of Israel,\nJehoram). When King Ahaziah\u2019s mother, Athaliah, heard her son was dead, she\nmade herself queen \u2013 killing all of the seed royal (except for one that was\nhidden \u2013 Jehoash). During this time of wicked kings, we learned that the house\nof God had become in great disrepair. When Jehoiada the priest revealed Jehoash\nas king of Judah,\nwicked Queen Athaliah was killed and the house of God was repaired. This is\nmost likely the time that the book of Joel took place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book of Joel begins with, \u201cThe word of the LORD that came to Joel \u2026.\u201d   Joel prophesied to Judah during the reign of Jehoash (Joash) that began in Second Kings chapter twelve. As we study, we will find that God directs His Words to the priests and the elders (remember that Jehoash was only seven years old when he became king, and Jehoiada the priest counseled him). God spoke, and Joel relayed God\u2019s message to the people. After seeing a plague of locusts, Joel warned of a coming invasion that he compared to that plague of locusts. Just as a plague of locusts completely destroys everything in its path, so the enemies of God would do to His people unless they repented of their sins against God. Joel called for the people to repent.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joel continued his cry with an alarm warning of the \u201cday of the Lord.\u201d God\u2019s people would be taken captive, but when they repented, God would restore the years that the locust had eaten. God\u2019s judgment would fall upon the enemy nations and hope would once again be restored, and Judah will dwell forever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y2Q2 – Lesson 10 Questions<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y2Q2 – Lesson 10 Children’s Worksheets<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you choose to do a craft with younger children, the following is an idea:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We made a frame and decorated it with the verses Joel 2:12a and 13a.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Key Verse If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. \u20141 John 1:9 Key Verse Thought: Read today\u2019s Key Verse. Do you know what it means to confess (means \u201cto admit; to confess your guilt exposing yourself for punishment\u201d)? God will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[793],"tags":[646,65,768,880,881,794,753],"class_list":["post-1601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-year-two-quarter-two","tag-forgive","tag-joel","tag-lesson-10","tag-locusts","tag-plague","tag-quarter-two","tag-year-two"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1601"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2198,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1601\/revisions\/2198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}