約珥書 3:16-20 RCUVTS

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joel 3:20

20. dwell for ever— ( :-), that is, be established as a flourishing state. read more

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 3:9-17

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

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:14-16

The prophet viewed many multitudes in the valley, which he now referred to as the valley of decision because there God will make a decision concerning their fate."Many preachers have appealed to Joel 3:14 for an evangelistic thrust; their audiences are addressed as ’multitudes in the Valley of Decision’ who must decide their fate. There is a problem with that use of this passage: in Joel the hordes do not gather to make a decision, but to hear one; they will not be deciding their fate, for God... read more

Thomas Constable

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

Yahweh’s victory will demonstrate to His people that He is indeed Israel’s covenant God and that His special place of abode is Mt. Zion (cf. Joel 2:27). After this battle Jerusalem will truly be the holy city, set apart entirely for God’s people and no longer defiled by pagan invaders. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:18

Joel continued describing the future day of the Lord, but now he passed from the judgments of the Tribulation to the blessings of the Millennium. The mountains of Israel would be so full of grapevines that they could be described as dripping with wine. There will be so many milk-yielding animals feeding on the luxuriant hills that the hills could be said to flow with milk. Instead of the wadis that have water in them only a few days each year, the streams of Judah would flow with abundant,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:18-21

C. Israel’s ultimate restoration 3:18-21 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:19-20

Egypt and Edom, probably representative of Israel’s enemies, will become deserts because they shed innocent blood, presumably the blood of God’s people. But Judah and Jerusalem would be full of people for all generations to come (cf. Ezekiel 37:25; Amos 9:15; Zechariah 14:11). 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

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Joel 3:16

(16) The Lord also shall roar . . .—This is the key-note of the prophecy of Amos, who opens his appeal with these words. The majestic roar of the lion is transferred to express victorious utterance of the Lord’s judgment: it is irresistible. As St. Paul wrote, “The Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God” (1 Thessalonians 2:16). The temporal success of the Jews in their future conflict with their enemies is blended with the... read more

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joel 3:20

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

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:14-16

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:18

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:18-21

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:19-20

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

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Joel 3:16

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