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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joel 3:9-10

Joel 3:9-10 . Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles “God having foretold these judgments against Tyre and Sidon, the Philistines, and the neighbouring nations, who had used the Jews with injustice and cruelty, proceeds here to confirm his people in the belief of the certainty of their destruction; which he tells them should be as sure as though they themselves had gathered them together by proclamation for it: for so are these words, Proclaim ye, &c., to be understood. Not as commanding... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joel 3:1-15

3:1-21 FINAL PUNISHMENT AND BLESSINGUp till now Joel has been emphasizing aspects of the day of the Lord that were not so well known, for example, judgment on all sinners, including Israel-Judah, and blessing on all the faithful, regardless of age, sex or status. Now he deals with aspects that were better known, namely, the salvation of God’s people and the judgment of their enemies. However, he wants his readers to understand these matters in the light of what he has already told them about... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joel 3:9

Proclaim, &c. Compare Isaiah 8:9 , Isaiah 8:10 . Jeremiah 46:3 , Jeremiah 46:4 .Ezekiel 38:7 . Gentiles = nations. Prepare = Hallow. men. Hebrew, plural of 'enosh . App-14 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joel 3:9

"Proclaim ye this among the nations; prepare war; stir up the mighty men; let the men of war draw near, let them come up."Here God is proclaiming that the nations themselves will be the instruments of his judgment. The seeds of destruction are sown in the forces of destruction."[17] Furthermore, the destructive nations themselves will be destroyed, and their gathering together for violence is a prophecy of their own doom also. There is thus a forenotice here of that episode in Revelation 16,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joel 3:9

Joel 3:9. Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles— God, having foretold these judgments against Tyre and Sidon, the Philistines, and the neighbouring nations, who had used the Jews with injustice and cruelty, proceeds here to confirm his people in the belief of the certainty of their destruction; which, he tells them, should be as sure as if they themselves had gathered them together by proclamation for it: for so are these words, proclaim ye, &c. to be understood; not as commanding what they... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joel 3:9

9. The nations hostile to Israel are summoned by Jehovah to "come up" (this phrase is used because Jerusalem was on a hill) against Jerusalem, not that they may destroy it, but to be destroyed by the Lord (Ezekiel 38:7-23; Zechariah 12:2-9; Zechariah 14:2; Zechariah 14:3). Prepare war—literally, sanctify war: because the heathen always began war with religious ceremonies. The very phrase used of Babylon's preparations against Jerusalem (Jeremiah 6:4) is now used of the final foes of Jerusalem.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:1-17

B. God’s judgment on Israel’s enemy nations 3:1-17God’s judgment on unbelievers would accompany the spiritual renewal and deliverance of His own in the future day of the Lord. As God promised to wipe out the locusts for despoiling Judah, now He promised to do the same to the nations that had despoiled Judah (cf. Zephaniah 3:8; Ezekiel 38-39; Matthew 25:31-46)."Like a photographer, Joel has used a wide-angle lens for the overall picture in Joel 2:30-32. Then he zooms in for a close look at the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:9-11

The Lord issued a call to war. The nations will evidently believe that God is calling them to do battle, but, ironically, it is really to hear His sentence of judgment against them. The nations should prepare for a great battle by beating their plowshares into swords and their pruning hooks into spears. At a later time, in the Millennium, they would do the reverse because Messiah will end war (cf. Isaiah 2:4; Micah 4:3). The weak should "psych" themselves up in preparation. The nations should... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:9-17

2. The description of judgment 3:9-17This pericope contains a call to the nations to prepare for war (Joel 3:9-11), a statement by the Lord (Joel 3:12-13), and a description of the battle site (Joel 3:14-16). read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 3:1-21

The Judgment of the Heathen and the Glory of IsraelA general judgment of all nations, for their mistreatment of Israel, is announced in the valley of Jehoshaphat (Joel 3:1-4). Tyre, Zidon, and Philistia, immediate neighbours of Israel, are arraigned for robbery and slave trade, and sentenced according to the lex talionis (Joel 3:5-8). All nations are then summoned as though to a tryst of arms before Jehovah (Joel 3:9-13), whose terrible Day is described (Joel 3:14-17), ending with the blessing... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joel 3:9-10

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joel 3:1-15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joel 3:9

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joel 3:9

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joel 3:9

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joel 3:9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:1-17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:9-11

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:9-17

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 3:1-21

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