Joel 2:18-32 NTV

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:21-22

21. Land In Joel 1:10, it is represented as mourning; now the danger is past, therefore, it is time for rejoicing. The land rejoices when it greens and brings forth abundant harvest. Jehovah will do great things R.V., “hath done.” The same phrase as that applied to the locusts in Joel 2:20 (Psalms 126:2-3). The great thing is the change of purpose and the destruction of the foe that “had done great things.” The tense is the so-called prophetic perfect; the deliverance is not yet... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:23

23. Children of Zion In the narrower sense this expression includes only the inhabitants of Jerusalem; here probably all who suffered from the locusts, the inhabitants of Judah. Especially in a religious community the capital might stand for the whole land, for in it the whole life was centered. In Jehovah In their rejoicing they are to remember that it is the mercy of Jehovah that has caused the transformation. The former rain moderately R.V., “the former rain in just measure”;... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:24-27

24-27. The heavens are open once more, the drought will come to an end, the locusts will disappear, the harvest and vintage will be plentiful, so that the presence of Jehovah will indeed be realized. 24. A repetition by the prophet of the thought expressed by Jehovah in Joel 2:19. The conditions described in Joel 1:10-12, are to be reversed; corn, wine, and oil will be plentiful. Floors Threshing floors, where corn is threshed out and heaped up (Thomson, 2:314-316). Fats Modern form, ... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:25

25. By means of the bountiful harvest promised in Joel 2:24 Jehovah will restore to the people the loss they have suffered through the locusts. Years The calamity was not limited to one year, and it is not easy to see how the effects of a calamity like that described in chapter i could have been confined to one year. Locusts For the names see comment on Joel 1:4; here they occur in different order, an indication that the names cannot refer to locusts in successive stages of development. ... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:26

26. As a result of the bountiful restoration, the Jews will recognize Jehovah as their God and praise him for his divine interposition. Name of Jehovah Equivalent to person of Jehovah (see on Amos 2:7; Micah 5:4, Hastings’s Dictionary of the Bible, article “Name,” 5). Shall never be ashamed Having been brought to a true recognition of God, they may now enjoy his favor; he need not turn away from them again, or send calamities that would disgrace them in the eyes of their neighbors... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:28

28. Afterward After the realization of the temporal prosperity. Not the expression used by other prophets (Isaiah 2:2; Micah 4:1). Joel seems to point to a date nearer than that suggested by the other expression, but he also leaves the exact time indefinite. I will pour out “Shaphakh does not mean merely to give in drops, but to pour out in great abundance” (Calvin). My spirit The spirit is the life principle in man, the invisible power to which all external actions must be traced.... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:28-32

Spiritual gifts to be bestowed in a more distant future, Joel 2:28-32 (Hebrew chap. 3). This section takes us to a more distant future; how far is not stated. In addition to the temporal blessings promised for the immediate future (Joel 2:19-27), higher spiritual blessings are awaiting the people. The Spirit will be poured out upon them, so that the spiritual perception of all will be clarified and intensified (28, 29); and being in a new fellowship with Jehovah they have nothing more to fear.... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:29

29. And also Better, and even. Introduces something very extraordinary. The position of slaves was very humble; ordinarily they would not be thought of in connection with these great spiritual gifts; but in the Messianic age, there will be no distinction between “bond and free,” so far as spiritual possessions are concerned; all alike will share in the outpouring of the Spirit. LXX. reads, “my servants and my handmaidens,” that is, of God and not of men; the change may be due to... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:30-31

30, 31. Wonderful indications of the approach of the judgment. Show Literally, give. Wonders Hebrews mophethim. “Any object of significance which surpasses expectation or the ordinary course of nature, and excites wonder in consequence”; here extraordinary phenomena on earth and in the sky. Blood… fire… pillars of smoke If the phenomena mentioned in this verse are such as take place upon earth, these words point to the terrors of war, bloodshed, violence, and the columns of smoke... read more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:32

32. Though a day great and terrible, it will be such only to the nations (Joel 3:2); the true worshipers of Jehovah need have no fear. Whosoever A very comprehensive word, but it is clear from the context, “for in Mount Zion and Jerusalem there shall be those that escape” (R.V.) that the prophet is concerned primarily with the Jews. Call on the name of Jehovah Not merely with a cold ceremonial or heartless repetition of phrases, but with spiritual, heartfelt worship. To call is... read more

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:21-22

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:23

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:24-27

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:25

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:26

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:28

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:28-32

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:29

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:30-31

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:32

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