8. Once developed, a locust plague is almost
impossible to stop or control. Control measures
include destroying egg masses laid by invading
swarms, digging trenches to trap nymphs, using
hopperdozers (wheeled screens that cause locusts to
fall into troughs containing water and kerosene),
using insecticidal baits, and applying insecticides to
both swarms and breeding grounds from aircraft.
9. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT KINDS
OF LOCUST PLAGUE MENTIONED
IN 1:4?
10. JOEL BEGINS TO DESCRIBE THE
LOCUST PLAGUE IN 1:4. WHAT IS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT
KINDS OF LOCUSTS MENTIONED
(NASB: “GNAWING,” “SWARMING,”
“CREEPING,” “STRIPPING,” ETC.)? WHAT
KIND OF POINT IS JOEL TRYING TO
MAKE WITH THESE DESCRIPTIONS?
11. WHAT ARE SOME OTHER WELL-
KNOWN OCCURRENCES OF
LOCUSTS IN THE BIBLE (SEE
EXODUS 10:4-6, 12-15; AND
REVELATION 9:7-10)?
13. HOW MANY DIFFERENT
KINDS OF PEOPLE DO YOU
SEE LISTED IN JOEL 1:5-12,?
HOW ARE DIFFERENT KINDS
OF PEOPLE AFFECTED?
14. WHAT ARE THE OTHER
DEVASTATING EFFECTS WE
SEE IN V 15-18
15. WHY MIGHT A PLAGUE SUCH AS THIS
ONE HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY
DEVASTATING TO THE NATION OF
JUDAH? HOW IMPORTANT DO YOU
THINK WINE, GRAIN, AND OIL WERE THE
LIVELIHOOD OF THESE PEOPLE? WHAT IS
A CONTEMPORARY DEVASTATING
EQUIVALENT IN OUR 21ST CENTURY
CULTURE?
