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"The consuming locust"

Text: Joel 1:4

A DEADLY PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS

The LORD God sent a deadly plague of locusts against Pharaoh and Egypt (Exodus 10:1-20). The servants of Pharaoh were worried that Egypt would be destroyed if the plagues continued unabated.

A plague of locusts plagued Israel too and this was a lesson not to be forgotten easily.

“What the chewing locust left, the swarming locust has eaten;
What the swarming locust left, the crawling locust has eaten;
And what the crawling locust left, the consuming locust has eaten.”
Joel 1:4

1. What are locusts?

a) They are actually not easily distinguished from grasshoppers (same family).

b) They are actually solitary creatures.

c) But under certain conditions they become gregarious.

d) They become swarms.

2. Was this plague mentioned here a literal plague?

a) Yes!

b) This was not described as a vision given by the LORD.

3. Entomologists speak of at least six different types of locusts that exist

a) Entomology is a branch of zoology.

b) It is the study of insects.

4. Four types or phases of locusts

a) Chewing (cutting) locusts

b) Swarming locusts

c) Crawling locusts

d) Consuming locusts

5. They are described according to their actions

a) These descriptions are not scientific definitions.

b) The locusts are described as their behaviour and actions are noted.

6. Devastating effects

a) On the land.

b) On the economy.

c) On the people of Israel when this plague hit the nation.