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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joel 1:1-7

It is a foolish fancy which some of the Jews have, that this Joel the prophet was the same with that Joel who was the son of Samuel (1 Sam. 8:2); yet one of their rabbin very gravely undertakes to show why Samuel is here called Pethuel. This Joel was long after that. He here speaks of a sad and sore judgment which was now brought, or to be brought, upon Judah, for their sins. Observe, I. The greatness of the judgment, expressed here in two things:?1. It was such as could not be paralleled in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joel 1:2

Hear this, ye old men ,.... What the prophet was about to relate, concerning the consumption of the fruits of the earth, by various sorts of creatures, and by a drought; and these are called upon to declare if ever the like had been known or heard of by them; who by reason of age had the greatest opportunities of knowledge of this sort, and could remember what they had heard or seen, and would faithfully relate it: this maybe understood of elders in office, as well as in age; and give... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 1:2

Ye old men - Instead of הזקנים hazzekenim old men, a few MSS. have הכהנים haccohanim , ye priests, but improperly. Hath this been in your days - He begins very abruptly; and before he proposes his subject, excites attention and alarm by intimating that he is about to announce disastrous events, such as the oldest man among them has never seen, nor any of them learnt from the histories of ancient times. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 1:2

Verse 2 Hear this, ye old men; and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land: has this been in your days, and in the days of your fathers? This declare to your children and your children to their children, and their children to the next generation: the residue of the locust has the chafer eaten, and the residue of the chafer has the cankerworm eaten, and the residue of the cankerworm has the caterpillar eaten (2) I have in the last Lecture already mentioned what I think of this passage of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 1:1-4

National calamity. "The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. Hear this," etc. These verses lead us to look upon some aspects of that terrible national calamity which was the great burden of the prophet's ministry. We learn from the passage— I. THAT THIS CALAMITY WAS DIVINELY REVEALED AT FIRST TO THE HIND OF ONE MAN . "The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethueh" No one knew at first what a sad calamity was coming on the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 1:2

Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers? read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 1:2-3

Tradition. The generations of mankind succeed one another upon the face of the earth; but they are not disconnected, isolated, independent. Each receives from those who have gone before, and communicates to those who shall come after. Hence the continuity of human history; hence the life of humanity. I. TRADITION ALONE IS AN INSUFFICIENT BASIS FOE RELIGION . It is well known that oral tradition is liable to corruption. Inaccuracy creeps in, and the truth is distorted,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 1:2-4

A retrospect and a prospect. The former was sufficiently gloomy, the latter might prove salutary in its tendency. The oldest are challenged to look back on the past and recall all the years that had been, and then say if they could find any parallel for the disasters of the calamitous time through which they had just passed or were passing. The prophet did not need to name or specify the calamity; somewhat indefinitely or abruptly he asks, "Hath this been in your days, or even in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 1:2-7

These verses describe the invasion of the locusts, with an exhortation to reflect on and lament for the calamity. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joel 1:2

Hear this, ye old men - By reason of their age they had known and heard much; they had heard from their fathers, and their father’s fathers, much which they had not known themselves. Among the people of the east, memories of past times were handed down from generation to generation, for periods, which to us would seem incredible. Israel was commanded, so to transmit the vivid memories of the miracles of God. The prophet appeals “to the old men, to hear,” and, (lest, anything should seem to have... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joel 1:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joel 1:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 1:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 1:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 1:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 1:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 1:2-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 1:2-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 1:2-7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joel 1:2

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