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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

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Joel 3:1-21

Finally the prophet moved on to a yet higher level, and dealt wholly with things to come. The great word introducing the section is "afterward." Some of the things foretold have now been fulfilled, some are still in the future. In looking toward the distant Day of Jehovah, Joel saw an intervening period of an entirely different character. This he described, ending his message with a declaration concerning the Day of the Lord, which was the real burden on his spirit. Of the intervening period... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 3:1-6

The Consequence Of YHWH’s Blessing Of His People Must Be The Judgment Of The Nations Who Have Oppressed His People (Joel 3:1-6 ). The judgment of the locusts has carried Joel’s thoughts forward to the final Day of YHWH. No time scale is given, but Joel knew that the consequence of YHWH’s future pouring out His Spirit on His people must be the restoration of all His scattered people, and the judgment of the nations who had oppressed them. The two always go together, the blessing and the... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 3:1-8

Joel 3:1-Ruth : . Yahweh will Recompense with Punishment the Nations that have Oppressed His People.— In that Day, when Yahweh will restore the fortunes of His people, He will bring into the “ Valley of Jehoshaphat” all nations, and there confront them, as defendants in a law-court, with the charge that they have parcelled out His land among colonists and dispersed His people into far countries, selling them into slavery for contemptuously small sums which they have expended upon the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Joel 3:2

I will also gather all nations: in the type, it is not simply all nations, but all those nations that have with hostile minds oppressed and scattered Judah; in the antitype, it is all nations that have been enemies to Christ and the church. And will bring them down: this is spoken with respect to the low situation of the place, being a valley, and we descend into low parts; so here they are caused to go down into the valley of Jehoshaphat: much difficulty interpreters find in explaining this;... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Joel 3:1-3

CRITICAL NOTES.] For] Explanatory of judgment predicted (ch. Joel 2:31). Those days] Viz. the outpouring of the Spirit, further described by the words “when I shall bring,” &c., redemption from distress of every kind; including gathering together of the dispersed, elevation into new and greater glory, exceeding earlier political or spiritual condition. Joel 3:2. Valley of Jehoshaphat] where confederate foes were overthrown, say some (Psalms 83:6-8; 2 Chronicles 20:22-26); others think it is... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Joel 3:1-21

Now in those days ( Joel 3:1 ),He goes into chapter 3.and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem ( Joel 3:1 ),That is, in the days--we're getting close now, for God has returned again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem.That I also will gather all nations, and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat ( Joel 3:2 ),Now where is the valley of Jehoshaphat? We don't know. It is a valley that is only spoken of here, and as far as we know it is close or... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Joel 3:1-21

Joel 3:1 . Behold, in those days, in the days of the Messiah, as stated from the twenty eighth verse of the preseding chapter. Of course all references in our elder critics, to Cambyses, and to Judas Maccabeus, are superseded at a single view. Cambyses, son of Cyrus, conquered Egypt by a ruse du guerre. He sent his soldiers against their fortified cities with what was deemed a sacred beast under their hand, against which the Egyptians durst not fight. He sent spies also with presents to... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joel 3:2

Joe 3:2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and [for] my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. Ver. 2. I will also gather all nations ] That are adverse to my Church, that I may have my pennyworths of them, and do execution upon them with ease (troubling those troublers of his Israel, 2 Thessalonians 1:6 , licet videantur plures et potiores ), as he... read more