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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joel 2:18

Joe 2:18 Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people. Ver. 18. Then will the Lord be jealous (or, zealous) for his land] Then dicto citius straight upon it: no sooner shall you repent (as is prescribed) but the Lord will be jealous, &c. Of God’s jealousy for his people, See Trapp on "Zechariah 1:14 ; Zec 8:2 " And of the happy effect of fasting turned to feasting, See Trapp on " Zec 8:19 " see also Jdg 20:23 Ezr 9:6 Daniel 9:20 2 Chronicles 20:3 ; 2Ch 20:24-25... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joel 2:19

Joe 2:19 Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen: Ver. 19. Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto his people ] He will say it in answer to their prayers (see the note on Joe 2:18 ). Fear not, my people, that ye shall be a reproach among the heathen: Behold, I will send you ] As a token of my love, and a pledge of better blessings; Corn, and... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joel 2:20

Joe 2:20 But I will remove far off from you the northern [army], and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things. Ver. 20. But I will remove far off from you the northern army ] sc. of vermin, of those destroying creatures that came from the north. Ab Aquilone nihil boni was a proverb among this people. God... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joel 2:21

Joe 2:21 Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things. Ver. 21. Fear not, O land ] O red earth, or O tilled land, that hast lain bedridden, as it were under the heavy curse of God, ever since the fall of Adam; and wast never beautiful on cheerful since that time, Genesis 3:17 . Thou that hast lately been under that great and very terrible day of the Lord, Joel 2:11 , who hath made bloody wales upon thy back, and laid thee as a desolate wilderness, Joel 2:3 , to thy... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joel 2:22

Joe 2:22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength. Ver. 22. Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field ] q.d. Ye shall have no cause to fear for the future: though hitherto ye have suffered hardship, Joel 1:18 . Beasts and birds do in diem vivere to live for the day, (as Quintilian saith of them), and take no further thought than for present sustenance. But by a... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joel 2:23

Joe 2:23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first [month]. Ver. 23. Be glad then, ye children of Zion ] "Ye righteous ones," Psalms 32:11 , and none else; for joy is the just man’s portion, and none have any reason to rejoice but such; nay, they are flatly forbidden it, Hosea 9:1 . See the note there. "Let Israel... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joel 2:24

Joe 2:24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil. Ver. 24. And the floors shall be full of wheat ] Such fatness shall God’s footsteps drop, that your houses shall be full of all "precious and pleasant riches," Proverbs 24:4 ; so that you shall, as rich men love to do, de pleno tollere acervo. Only take heed you have not, as that rich fool, animam triticeam, a wheaten soul, that your abundance get not within you, Tα ενοντα , as the Pharisees’ did,... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joel 2:25

Joe 2:25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. Ver. 25. And I will restore to you the years, &c. ] I will so make up your former losses, that there shall remain no sign nor sense thereof. See a like promise Zechariah 10:6 , "They shall be as though I had not cast them off," See Trapp on " Zec 10:6 " See also Isaiah 60:10 . My great army ] sc. the locusts, see above,... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joel 2:26

Joe 2:26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. Ver. 26. And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied ] Which, what a great blessing it is, see Hag 1:6 Ecclesiastes 6:1-2 . See Trapp on " Hag 1:6 " See Trapp on " Ecc 6:1 " See Trapp on " Ecc 6:2 " And praise the name of the Lord your God ] Not haunch up God’s creatures, as swine do swill, but tasting the sweetness... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joel 2:27

Joe 2:27 And ye shall know that I [am] in the midst of Israel, and [that] I [am] the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. Ver. 27. And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel ] These temporal blessings shall seal up my love to you and presence of grace with you. True it is that no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them, Ecclesiastes 9:1 ; because all things come alike to all, Joel 2:2 . But yet from this text we may comfortably... read more

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