v1
The Lord spoke to Joel is said in verse one, this shows Joel is a prophet, so he's God's chosen one :)
v2-4
Okay so Joel is describing the locust invasion that had swarmed over Judah. He tells the people that this is a very rare thing, it won't happen again, and it should be passed down the generations. The locusts served as a punishment for their sins, and as a warning for the future to repent.
v5-7
Joel then tells the people to mourn basically over what's happened and cry over their land. He tells the drunk people to cry, as all their wine has gone (though, this may have been a good thing)
v8-12
He tells them to cry like a woman whose husband has died just before she was going to marry. I don't know about you, but if that was me, i'd be crying floods, so I think that's probably the picture he wanted. They should grieve over the loss of temple worship, they can't give daily offerings anymore because there's no grain or wine. The joy of everyone has gone, and the blessings of God had disappeared.
Application
The people were stuck in greedy excess of everything they had, they hadn't noticed the calamity on their doorstep. It's like "you don't know what you've got til it's gone". It was time to wake up and realize.
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