CRITICAL NOTES.] FOR] Explanatory of judgment predicted (ch. Joel 2:31). THOSE DAYS] Viz. the outpouring of the Spirit, further described by the words “when I shall bring,” &c., redemption from distress of every kind; including gathering together of the dispersed, elevation into new and greater glor... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES. Joel 3:4. With me] i.e. my people, with whom God identifies himself. RECOMPENSE] “If ye injure me” (my people) “in revenge for fancied wrongs” (Ezekiel 25:15), “I will requite you in your own coin swiftly and speedily.” JOEL 3:5. TAKEN] Not only plundered the temple and its treasur... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES. Joel 3:9.] A call to war (Ezekiel 38:7). PREPARE] Lit. sanctify, for heathen war began with religious ceremonies (Jeremiah 6:4; 1 Samuel 7:8). WAKE UP] Arouse the heroes from sleep; forge tools of peaceful agriculture into weapons, and the weakest must be a hero. JOEL 3:11. ASSEMBL... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES. Joel 3:13.] The judgment compared to a double figure. JOEL 3:14.] A description of the streaming of nations into the valley of judgment. MULTITUDES, MULTITUDES] Heb. immense multitudes; akin to our _hum_, noisy crowds (2 Kings 3:16). JOEL 3:15.] Dreadful commotions will happen bef... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES. Joel 3:15.] Dreadful commotions will happen before that day. Out of Zion Jehovah will destroy his enemies, protect his people, and purify his sanctuary. _HOMILETICS_ THE UNPROFANED CITY.—_Joel 3:17_ The scenes which now follow lie beyond the bounds of time. To the trembling unive... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES. Joel 3:18.] After judgment upon all nations, the land of Jehovah shall overflow with Divine blessings; but the seat of the world will become barren waste. DROP] Poetic for great fertility, happy times and plenty. VALLEY OF SHITTIM] Even the arid desert shall be fertilized with bless... [ Continue Reading ]