| If chapter 1 … | then chapter 2 … |
|---|---|
| 1. describes an actual locust infestation … | presents a heightened description of the same invasion. |
| 2. describes an actual locust infestation … | issues a warning about a coming military offensive. |
| 3. describes an actual locust infestation functioning as a prophetic forerunner … | uses that imagery to portray a human army in terms of a decisive conflict on the day of the Lord. |
| 4. describes a military attack in terms of the metaphor of a locust invasion … | represents the coming of an enemy usually viewed as the Assyrians or Babylonians. |