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- The
Lord's Mercy
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Fear not, O land;
be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things. 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. 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. And
the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow
with wine and oil. 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. 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. 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. And it shall come to pass afterward,
that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons
and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams,
your young men shall see visions: And also upon the servants
and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood,
and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into
darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible
day of the LORD come. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever
shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in
mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD
hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call. (Joel 2:21-32 kjv) |
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- The Book
of JOEL
The
name Joel means "Jehovah is God." Joel prophesied against
the Southern Kingdom: of Judah.
The contents of the book indicate that it was written
fairly early in the reign of Joash (835 -796 B.C.). Three factors
that substantiate this date are: (1) The enemies named an the
Phoenicians, Philistines, Egyptians, and Edomites (Joel 3:4,
19).
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of Judah; later opponents would have included Assyria and Babylon.
(2) The position of the book in the collection of the works of
the prophets indicates that the Jews considered it the oldest
book addressed to Judah. (3) There is no mention of a reigning
king, and an emphasis on elders and priests (Joel 1:1, 9, 13,
14; 2:16) would be appropriate for Joash, since he was crowned
while still a very young boy and was under the guardianship of
the high priest Jehoiada (see 2 Kgs. 11:1 -21; 2 Chr. 22:10 -23:15).
The prophecies in this book can be divided into four sections:
(1) A prophetic type of the Day of the Lord (Joel 1:1 -20; see
note on Zeph. 1:7); (2) the direct prophecy of the Day of the
Lord itself (Joel 2:1 -32); (3) the prophecy of the judgment
of the nations (Joel 3:1-17 and (4) a prophecy of the full kingdom
blessing of Israel (Joel 3:18 -21).
An important theme addressed within the Book of Joel is
that Jehovah is the "Lord of life." God was in control
over the people's economic situation (Joel 1:4-12) and their
armic (Joel 2:1 -11). He alone could grant mercy to them (Joel 2:12 -17 kjv).
[Source for Introduction of chapter: Hebrew Greek
Key Study Bible KJV edited by Spiros Zodhiates, Th.D. AMG Publishers,
Chattanooga, TN 37422]
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