Key-word, “Judgment;” Key-verse, 2:13.-This pioneer of the prophets lived in Judah, probably in Jerusalem, in the early days of Joash, b. c. 870-865. Locusts and drouth are used as symbols of swarms of invaders and dried-up national resources. He calls a fast to remove the present, and avert the threatened, scourge; foretells prosperity on condition of repentance, and the future effusion of the Spirit, the latter rain after drouth. [p. 73] HBS 40.3