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The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 3:9-17

Retribution. "Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles," etc. Here is the first startling boom of the righteous retribution. Some think the reference is to the approach of Sennacherib, or Nebuchadnezzar, or Antiochus; but the language seems strong and grand enough to represent the approach of the last day. In this retributive scene there are several things observable. I. THE GREATEST RESISTANCE ABSOLUTELY FUTILE . "Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 3:12

This verse points out the place where the great assemblage of the heathen is to hold, and the final decision in answer to the prophet's prayer is to take place. Let the heathen he wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat. All the nations that have opposed the kingdom of God, as well as those hostile nations from round about Israel and Judah, in their more immediate neighbourhood; though these, no doubt, are primarily meant. The expression, "be wakened," of this verse corresponds... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 3:13

The just decision being come to, and the righteous sentence passed, the execution follows. Jehovah's mighty ones are summoned to execute it. By the mighty ones or heroes of Jehovah are meant his heavenly hosts or angels; thus Kimchi says, "Thy mighty ones are the angels;" so also Aben Ezra. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 3:13

A harvest sermon. "Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe." Joel is alluding here to a coming judgment, in which the results of men's sins would appear, and each would reap as he had sown. Our Lord's parable of the tares, which points us onward to a future harvest, very fitly illustrates these words. The harvest of each year is fraught with instruction to us, reminding us as it does of the bounty which supplies our needs, the fidelity which remembers our toil, and the certainty of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joel 3:12

Let the pagan be awakened - This emphatic repetition of the word, “awaken,” seems intended to hint at the great awakening, to Judgment , when they “who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, being awakened” from the sleep of death. Another word is used of “awakening” . On the destruction of antichrist it is thought that the general Judgment will follow, and “all who are in the graves shall hear the voice of the Son of Man and shall come forth” John 5:27-29 : They are bidden to “come up”... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joel 3:13

Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe - So Jesus saith, “let both grow together until the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them;” and this He explains, “The harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the Angels” Matthew 13:30, Matthew 13:39. He then who saith, “put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe,” is the Son of Man, who, before He became the Son of Man, was, as He is now,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joel 3:11-12

Joel 3:11-12. Thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord After the prophet has given warning, in the way of irony, to the nations to provide for their defence by all possible means, and to assemble themselves together from all parts, that they might strive with their united force; he, in the conclusion of the verse, calls upon God to cause those to come whom he had appointed to overcome these nations. Some, however, render the clause, the Lord shall cause thy mighty ones to come... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joel 3:13

Joel 3:13. Put ye in the sickle Ye executioners of divine vengeance: begin to reap; cut down sinners ripe for judgment; let the king of Assyria and his soldiers cut down Syria and its king, for their violence against my people. Let Cyaxares and his armies cut down Assyria. Let Nebuchadnezzar cut down Moab, Ammon, mount Seir, Egypt, Tyre, Zidon, and the Philistines. After this, let Cyrus destroy the Babylonians, and Alexander the Medes and Persians. And let the divided Grecian captains cut... 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 3:12

wakened. Compare Joel 3:2 . and come up. Compare Psalms 96:13 ; Psalms 98:9 ; Psalms 110:6 . Isaiah 2:4 ; Isaiah 3:13 .Micah 4:3 . there will I sit, &c. See Joel 3:2 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 3:9-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 3:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 3:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 3:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joel 3:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joel 3:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joel 3:11-12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joel 3:13

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joel 3:1-15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joel 3:12

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