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Expositor's Bible Commentary - Joel 3:1-21

THE JUDGMENT OF THE HEATHENJoel 3:1-21HITHERTO Joel has spoken no syllable of the heathen, except to pray that God by His plagues will not give Israel to be mocked by them. But in the last chapter of the Book we have Israel’s captivity to the heathen taken for granted, a promise made that it will be removed and their land set free from the foreigner. Certain nations are singled out for judgment, which is described in the terms of Apocalypse; and the Book closes with the vision, already familiar... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Joel 3:1-21

III. THE EVENTS OF THE DAY OF THE LORD: ISRAEL’S ENEMIES JUDGED AND THE KINGDOM ESTABLISHED CHAPTER 3 1. The judgment of the nations (Joel 3:1-8 ) 2. The preceding warfare of the nations and how it ends (Joel 3:9-16 ) 3. Jehovah in the midst of His People (Joel 3:17-21 ) Joel 3:1-8 . The first verse specifies the time when Jehovah will do what He announces in the two verses which follow. It will be in those days, in that time, when the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem is brought back.... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Joel 3:1-21

JOEL GENERAL OVE RV IEW OF THE BOOK Joel was probably the earliest of the prophets whose writings have descended to us. His personal history is unknown further than the bare statement (1:1). His field of labor was presumably Judah rather than Israel, the southern rather than the northern kingdom, because of allusions to the center of public worship which was at Jerusalem (1:9, 13-14; 2:15), and because of non-allusions to Israel distinctively. Such places as 2:27, and 3:16 are thought to... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Joel 3:1-21

The Valley of Decision Joel 3:0 In the second verse of this chapter the Lord says, "I will plead with them." This would seem to put the Lord into a position of humiliation. He will ask a favour of the heathen; he will say to them, Why do ye persecute my people? will ye not relax your hold? It would be an act of magnanimity on your part, and they would receive the concession with thankful spirits. To "plead" may be regarded as equivalent to entreaty, desiring, persuading, conciliating. It has... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Joel 3:9-21

I do not presume to say as much, but I venture to believe, that Joel's prophecy in this Chapter is looking so far on, as to the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. The valley of Jehoshaphat is again mentioned. And what violence is there to the term, to suppose it refers to this present world. The valley the Prophet Ezekiel was led by the spirit of the Lord down into, evidently referred to this world; and so it may here. Ezekiel 37:1 , etc. And multitudes, multitudes, will be found in it, in... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Joel 3:11

Down. Many perished in Egypt, the rest in Judea, ver. 2. Valley, at Jezrahel, the valley of destruction, ver. 14. read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Joel 3:9-17

9-17 Here is a challenge to all the enemies of God's people. There is no escaping God's judgments; hardened sinners, in that day of wrath, shall be cut off from all comfort and joy. Most of the prophets foretell the same final victory of the church of God over all that oppose it. To the wicked it will be a terrible day, but to the righteous it will be a joyful day. What cause have those who possess an interest in Christ, to glory in their Strength and their Redeemer! The acceptable year of the... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Joel 3:9-21

Jehovah The Hope of the People v. 9. Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles, as they made ready to wage war against the Lord's people. Prepare war, consecrate the undertaking by means of sacrifices, wake up the mighty men, let them arouse themselves from their inactivity, let all the men of war draw near, let them come up, assembling for the campaign. v. 10. Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning-hooks into spears, bending every effort toward the winning of their unholy war. Let... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Joel 3:1-21

SECTION IIIThe Day of the Lord brings full Salvation to Israel and the Destruction of his EnemiesJoel 3:01 For behold, in those days,1 and at that timeWhen I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem;2 That I will gather all the nations,And will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat;And there will I deal with (or judge) them,2 for my people, and my heritage,3 Israel.Because they scattered them among the nations,4And divided my land.3 And they cast lots for my people,They... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Joel 3:1-21

“The Valley of Decision” Joel 2:28-32 ; Joel 3:1-21 Having stated the outward blessings that would follow repentance, Joel unveils the extraordinary spiritual blessings that were in store. The outpouring of the Spirit, described in Acts 2:16-17 , does not exhaust these glorious words. This blessing is for all whom the Lord our God shall call to Himself, and as one to whom His call has come, you have a perfect right to claim your share in Pentecost. The promise is to all that are “afar off”... read more