Having thus dealt with the actual visitation and its terrible
devastation, and having called the people into the place of
humiliation, the prophet rose to a higher level, and interpreted the
visitation as indicating a deeper and more terrible judgment
threatening them. In doing this, he made use of... [ Continue Reading ]
Finally the prophet moved on to a yet higher level, and dealt wholly
with things to come. The great word introducing the section is
"afterward." Some of the things foretold have now been fulfilled, some
are still in the future.
In looking toward the distant Day of Jehovah, Joel saw an intervening
p... [ Continue Reading ]