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Verse 14. _CALL A SOLEMN ASSEMBLY_] עצרה _atsarah_ signifies a
time of _restraint_, as the _margin_ has it. The clause should be
translated-_consecrate a fast, proclaim a time of restraint_; that is,...
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SANCTIFY YE A FAST - He does not say only, “proclaim,” or
“appoint a fast,” but “sanctify it.” Hallow the act of
abstinence, seasoning it with devotion and with acts meet for
repentance. For fasting i...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. THE PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS
II. THE COMING DAY OF THE LORD: THE RUIN, THE REPENTANCE AND THE
RESTORATION
III. THE EVENTS OF THE DAY OF THE LORD: ISRAEL'S ENEMIES JUDGED AND
TH...
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A CALL FOR A FAST AND SOLEMN INTERCESSION. The prophet bids the
priests, clothed in the garb of mourners, come into the Temple and
lament night and day. Let them institute with the appropriate ritual...
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A SOLEMN ASSEMBLY. a day of restraint. Hebrew. _'azarah._ Occurs only
here, in Joel 2:15; 2 Kings 10:20. and Isaiah 1:13. Reference to
Pentateuch (L
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_Sanctify a fast_ Fasting is a common observance in the East,
especially among Semitic peoples; and it is frequently mentioned in
the Old Testament. The essence of a fast consists in the voluntary
abs...
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Part I. Chap. Joel 1:2 to Joel 2:17
Description of the present calamity (ch. 1.). The terrible "Day of
Jehovah," of which it is the harbinger (Joel 2:1-11), but which may
yet be averted by the nation...
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The cessation of the daily sacrifices again occupies the prophet's
thought; and he turns to the priests, bidding them not mourn only
(Joel 1:9), but clothe themselves in sackcloth, and proclaim a day...
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_THE DAY OF THE LORD -- JOEL 1:14-17:_ Joel encouraged the priest to
call for a fast all across the land. It was time for the entire nation
to repent. The Law of Moses did not require a regular fast....
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THE EXTENT. VIVID, ARRESTING (cont-'d)
TEXT: Joel 1:13-20
13
Gird yourselves with sackcloth, and lament, ye priests; wail, ye
ministers of the altar; come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers...
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Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all
the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and
cry unto the LORD, SANCTIFY YE A FAST - appoint a solemn fas...
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1:14 elders, (d-10) Or 'old men,' as ver. 2....
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THE COMING OF THE LOCUSTS A HARBINGER OF THE DAY OF THE LORD
After the title (Joel 1:1), the prophet announces an unheard of and
long to be remembered ruin, wrought by locusts (Joel 1:2), and summons...
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SANCTIFY.. A FAST] i.e. keep a holy fast unto Jehovah. As feasting is
a natural expression of joy so fasting is of grief, and fasts were
observed in times of distress along with confession of sin and...
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THE DAY OF THE LORD
JOEL
_ROY ROHU_
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Joel tells us his father’s name, but he says nothing about himself.
Some students think that he wrote his book about 850 years before the
birth...
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A SOLEMN ASSEMBLY. — The Hebrew word strictly means a festival day,
on which the people gathered themselves together, being relieved from
work. Here they are summoned for a fast. The word may also be...
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קַדְּשׁוּ ־צֹום֙ קִרְא֣וּ עֲצָרָ֔ה
אִסְפ֣וּ זְקֵנִ֗ים...
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THE LOCUSTS AND THE DAY OF THE LORD
Joel 1:2; Joel 2:1
JOEL, as we have seen, found the motive of his prophecy in a recent
plague of locusts, the appearance of which and the havoc they worked
are des...
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A SUMMONS TO PENITENCE
Joel 1:1-20; Joel 2:1-11
We know nothing of Joel beyond this book. He was content to be God's
mouthpiece and remain unknown. His message was one of unparalleled
woe. The memory...
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Joel was especially a prophet to Judah. The burden of his message was
the Day of the Lord. It seems to be one remarkable utterance rather
than notes of a ministry covering a long period. A terrible lo...
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_Sanctify. Appoint (Haydock) or proclaim a general fast, as was usual
in such emergencies, 3 Kings xxi. 9., and 2 Paralipomenon xx. 3.
Fasting and other good works are calculated to appease God's wrat...
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There is a vast degree of elegance in these expressions, as well as
earnestness; the priests the ministers of the Lord are first called
upon, and then all the people. The sackcloth to lie down in, the...
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Lectures on the Minor Prophets.
W. Kelly.
"The word of Jehovah that came to Joel the son of Pethuel." Like
Hosea, Joel is one of the earliest prophets (being earlier even than
Jonah), but differs ess...
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He afterwards adds, _sanctify a fast, call an assembly, gather the
old, all the inhabitants of the land. _ קדש _kodash _means to
sanctify and to prepare; but I have retained its proper meaning,
_sanct...
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The Spirit of God takes the opportunity afforded by an unparalleled
scarcity, caused by the invasion of innumerable armies of insects, to
rouse the attention of the people with respect to the day of J...
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SANCTIFY YEA A FAST,.... This is spoken to the priests, whose business
it was to appoint a fast, as the Targum renders it; or to set apart a
time for such religious service, as the word signifies; and...
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Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders [and]
all the inhabitants of the land [into] the house of the LORD your God,
and cry unto the LORD,
Ver. 14. _Sanctify ye a fast_] Having...
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_Sanctify ye a fast_, &c. In order to avert God's wrath and deprecate
his judgments. _Gather the elders, &c., into the house of the Lord _
The house where God hath placed his name, and where he hath p...
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Sanctify ye a fast, appointing a day or a number of days for a special
religious service, during which the depth of the people's grief should
be indicated by their abstaining from food; CALL A SOLEMN...
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PRESCRIBING FASTING AND PENITENCE...
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SOLEMN ASSEMBLY:
Or, day of restrain...
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14-20 The sorrow of the people is turned into repentance and
humiliation before God. With all the marks of sorrow and shame, sin
must be confessed and bewailed. A day is to be appointed for this
purp...
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SANCTIFY YE; you priests, ministers of my God, set apart a day, or
more days, appoint a time, forbid all servile work and sensual
pleasures, do what you may to prepare for such a necessary work. A
FAS...
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Joel 1:14 Consecrate H6942 (H8761) fast H6685 Call H7121 (H8798)
assembly H6116 Gather H622 (H8798) elders...
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A DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAGUE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES (JOEL 1:6).
The effects of the huge plagues of locusts which had arrived to
devastate the land are graphically described, and the consequences in
the d...
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CONTENTS: Joel's warnings of desolation upon Israel, and call to
repentance. The plague of insects.
CHARACTERS: God, Joel.
CONCLUSION: Those who will not be aroused out of their security by the
Word...
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Joel 1:1. _Joel, the son of Pethuel._ Nothing can be gathered from
antiquity of this prophet, but what appears from his writings. His
father was either a prophet or a man of note, as may be presumed f...
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_Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the
altar._
MINISTERIAL DUTY IN THE TIME OF DIRE NATIONAL CALAMITY
The prophet now directs his message to the priests of Judah, and
in...
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JOEL—NOTE ON JOEL 1:1 The Judgment against Judah and the Day of the
Lord. This first part of Joel introduces the Lord’s judgment in the
form of a locust infestation, drought, and the coming of a great...
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JOEL—NOTE ON JOEL 1:14 CONSECRATE and GATHER are further tasks for
the priests. A FAST... CRY OUT. Old Testament fasts are a sign of
mourning, repentance, and humility. They are a way of seeking
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
JOEL 1:13.] A summons to repentance. PRIESTS] first; they have been
negligent, and must set the example of penitence. SACKCLOTH] Outward
garments must indicate inward grief (Isaiah 32...
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EXPOSITION
JOEL 1:1
THE WORD OF THE LORD THAT CAME TO JOEL THE SON OF PETHUEL. The name
Joel signifies "Jehovah is God," or "whose God is Jehovah." We read in
Scripture of several of the same name, b...
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Shall we turn in our Bibles to the book of Joel.
Joel is a prophet of which we have no light of his background except
what he gives to us. He is the son of Pethuel, but who Pethuel is, we
don't know....
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2 Chronicles 20:13; 2 Chronicles 20:3; 2 Chronicles 20:4; Deuteronomy
29:10;...