continued to disregard the Lord and the warnings. To the point of famine they diregarded. There were so many locusts. There were four different varieties, to be exact. The locust swarm, the great locusts, the young locusts and the "other" locusts. Whatever one variety left behind, the others would eat. There was no wine, vines, grains, etc. Even the wild animals were looking for food. The entire area was suffering because this people were so stubborn and would not come back to the Lord. Have you ever paid attention to locusts when they come? They are ugly, loud and destructive. It is so amazing a creature. They burrow down deep into the soil and stay there for up to 14 years with no food or water. It's really no wonder they are so destructive when they come out. We would be too if we hadn't eaten in that long!!!Has God given up or are the punishments now longer lasting and more permanent? Has He taken His hand off this country? Look at the leadership He has put in place currently and the diseases that we are battling...cancer in particular. We are blocked from finding a cure and every year more and more people fall victim to this disease.
Finally, I found it particularly interesting that the Lord promises that Jerusalem will never be invaded by foreigners again. It doesn't say a time frame for that promise, and there are no restrictions so I wonder if Israel still holds hope in that promise? Have you ever been to Israel or Jerusalem specifically? How close are we to end times, I wonder.
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