Explore what it means to live a life of faith with daily insights from john piper. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the lord come. Soon thereafter, the nation of israel will be saved as described in zechariah 12. Prophecy concerning the destruction of jerusalem, which was shortly to follow the opening of the gospel dispensation, 31. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers. Joel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The prophet sounds the alarm of a dreadful calamity, the description of which is most terribly worked up, joe 2. It is close at hand a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. But joel chapter 3 shows that god will also use israel as a means of judgement upon those nations.
This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet joel from the seventh century bce, and is a part of the book of the twelve minor prophets. Particular judgments upon kings and nations are often described in such terms as properly belong to the general judgment and conflagration of the heavens and the earth, as has been observed on joel 2. Book of joel bible study chapter 1 locuts, destruction near. Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth the first book of samuel the second book of samuel the first book of kings the second book of kings the first book of chronicles the second book of chronicles ezra nehemiah esther job book psalms proverbs ecclesiastes song of solomon isaiah jeremiah lamentations ezekiel daniel hosea joel amos obadiah jonah micah nahum habakkuk. Book of joel bible study chapter 1 locusts, destruction, near and far book of joel bible study chapter 2 the day of the lord book of joel bible study chapter 3 the judgement of the nations related studies book of habakkuk bible study chapter 1 god is moving and judgment is coming. This is a summary of the second chapter of joel, the most important verse, and what i think god is wanting us to do in response to it. The day of jehovah is mentioned five times in joel. A people come, great and strong, the like of whom has never been. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the lord is coming. Comparing joel 2 to the judgments of tribulation verse by. The feast days in the book of joel the prophecy in the book of joel follows the basic sequence of events in the autumn feasts of israel. The first chapter describes a historical locust plague, one of such magnitude that the prophet sees it as a punishment from god and urges the people to fast and repent before god. Chapter 2 moves on to gods army of locusts, speaking of them in the. Joel chapter 2 explained discover the 66 books of the bible.
The last chapter describes the judgment of the nations which will happen in the day of jehovah in the valley of jehoshaphat. Joel 2 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Kjv, journal the word bible, large print, bonded leather, brown, red letter edition. But he recognizes that the destruction by the locusts is only a shadow of what is to come. A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, like the morning clouds spread over the mountains. Chapter 2 of joel has shown that god will use the nations to bring judgement upon israel in the last days.
The greek septuagint lxx, and latin vulgate versions follow the hebrew masoretic text, titling this book after joel the prophet, the recipient of the message from god 1. The important point we wish to make here, relative to the day of atonement, is joel s declaration that the day of vintagewhere the grapes are troddenis called the valley of decision joel 3. Like all scripture, the book of joel is the word of god. Joel is referred to only once in the new testament acts 2. In verse 15 joel says, the day of the lord is near.
Let everybody in the country tremble, for the day of yahweh is coming, yes, it is near. Now viewing scripture range from the book of joel chapter 2. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the lord come. Suddenly, like dawn spreading across the mountains, a great and mighty army appears. For the day of the lord is coming, for it is at hand. Joel 2 blow the trumpet in zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain. In chronological order we have a number of key events that must occur before god pours out his spirit on all people in verse 28. These have not occurred yet and neither has the lord jesus returned. Joel chapter 3 1 blow ye the trumpet in zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain. Like the dawn, across the mountains spreads a vast and mighty people, such as has.
The day of the lord blow the trumpet in zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain. Acts shall not come to pass until after satan leads the locust army then after that this event will come to pass. Reflect, journal, or create art next to your favorite verses. Study the bible online using commentary on joel 2 and more. Click to go to verse 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition of.
These wonders in the heavens follow the wonders on earth, and these obscurations of the heavenly bodies the darkening of the sun and the dull bloodlike appearance of the moon were portents of coming judgment. A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains. In the verses below, we highlighted the common portion of acts 2. Chapter 1 showed the devastation that was coming to israel through an unprecedented locust invasion. In acts verse 14, peter explains but this is that which was spoken by the prophet joel we just read it in the book of joel, and it is also in acts 2. Joel 2 is the second chapter of the book of joel in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. This chapter also lets us know about the full blessing of the millennium. As one reads joel, it is important to catch the changes in verb tense and in chronology. Joel 2 the day of the lord and the restoration of the lord a. With an increased level of intensity, joel utilized the metaphor of the locust plague and drought as a backdrop from which to launch an intensified call to repent in view of the coming invasion of judah and the day of the lord, present and future. Blow the trumpet in zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain. The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the lord come. Book of joel bible study chapter 2 the day of the lord. Thus we read in this same book of the prophet joel, the day of the lord is at.
Joel chapter 2 summary and what god wants from us youtube. Exhortation to repentance, fasting, and prayer, that the divine judgments may be averted, joe 2. That was the gift of the spirit, which, according to this prediction, was to come, and we are not to look for any other, any more than for another accomplishment of the promise of the messiah. Verse click for chapter new international version the sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day. Notice that none of what is described in joel chapter 2 up to verse 28 has occurred yet. Read joel 2 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Or, the expression in this verse may be interpreted figuratively of the dark and. The book of joel describes two such occasions, one in chapter 2 and another in chapter 3. Jan 01, 2017 this is a summary of the second chapter of joel, the most important verse, and what i think god is wanting us to do in response to it. Joel was just a messenger, a spiritual currier entrusted with a message from god. Joel 2, english standard version 2016 esv the bible app.
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