Joel 1-3

There are a lot of promises made to Judah and Jerusalem here—prosperity, peace, etc. forever. Are those promises being fulfilled? It’s hard to say. Both prosperity and peace can be relativized. “We are better off now than we were before.” “We aren’t in danger of a declared war, but we are under terrorist attacks.” And forever is a long, long time. I’d feel better about it if I could discern some kind of trend towards shalom.