Joel 1:14, Joel 1:15 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joel 1:14-20

We have observed abundance of tears shed for the destruction of the fruits of the earth by the locusts; now here we have those tears turned into the right channel, that of repentance and humiliation before God. The judgment was very heavy, and here they are directed to own the hand of God in it, his mighty hand, and to humble themselves under it. Here is, I. A proclamation issued out for a general fast. The priests are ordered to appoint one; they must not only mourn themselves, but they must... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joel 1:14

Sanctify yea a fast ,.... This is spoken to the priests, whose business it was to appoint a fast, as the Targum renders it; or to set apart a time for such religious service, as the word signifies; and to keep it holy themselves, and see that it was so kept by others: Kimchi interprets it, prepare the people for a fast; give them notice of it, that they may be prepared for it: call a solemn assembly ; of all the people of the land later mentioned: or, "proclaim a restraint" F23 קראו... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 1:14

Call a solemn assembly - עצרה atsarah signifies a time of restraint, as the margin has it. The clause should be translated - consecrate a fast, proclaim a time of restraint; that is, of total abstinence from food, and from all secular employment. All the elders of the land and the representatives of the people were to be collected at the temple to cry unto the Lord, to confess their sins, and pray for mercy. The temple was not yet destroyed. This prophecy was delivered before the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 1:14

Verse 14 He afterwards adds, sanctify a fast, call an assembly, gather the old, all the inhabitants of the land. קדש kodash means to sanctify and to prepare; but I have retained its proper meaning, sanctify a fast; for the command had regard to the end, that is, sanctification. Then afast proclaim — for what purpose? That the people might purge themselves from all their pollutions, and present themselves pure and clean before God. Call an assembly. It appears that there was a solemn... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 1:14

Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord. The command is addressed to the priests as the representatives and rulers of the people in all matters of religion; they communicated to the people the commands of Jehovah. This verse directs attention to three things—the duty commanded; the persons called upon to discharge it; and the place of its performance. 1. The duty required... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 1:14

A fast. The afflictions which befell Judah are represented as producing a deep impression upon the whole nation, and as justifying the calling of a general fast. I. THOSE WHO FAST . This is an exercise which cannot be performed vicariously. 1 . All the inhabitants of the land take part in it. 2 . The elders of the people, as representatives and leaders, are especially summoned to attend. II. THE TOKENS OF FASTING . Mere abstinence from food or from delicacies... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 1:14

Religious reformation. In this chapter the prophet gives a graphic description of the devastation of the land of Judah by swarms of locusts. After eating all the green leaves and succulent parts of the trees, they destroyed even the bark ( Joel 1:7 ), so that the effects of this awful visitation would last, not for a single season, but for years. God sent this pest, as he sends other troubles, in order to arouse the sensuous and careless people to thought and to contrition. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 1:14-20

After urging the priests to lead the way in the matter, he proceeds to summon all classes of the people, and particularly the elders, to engage in penitence, fasting, and solemn supplications, in order to avert the calamities that were impending, or to escape from them if they had already begun. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 1:14-20

Calamity removed. I. THE DISCHARGE OF THE DUTIES ENJOINED IN A RIGHT WAY . After the prophet had summoned the ministers of religion to realize their responsibility and humble themselves under a due sense of sin—its sinfulness in God's sight—he further intimates its calamitous consequences to a country, to a community both in a temporal and spiritual sense; he then proceeds to point out the proper method of going about repentance and reform, urging the work with suitable... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joel 1:14

Sanctify ye a fast - He does not say only, “proclaim,” or “appoint a fast,” but “sanctify it.” Hallow the act of abstinence, seasoning it with devotion and with acts meet for repentance. For fasting is not accepted by God, unless done in charity and obedience to His commands. : “Sanctify” it, i. e., make it an offering to God, and as it were a sacrifice, a holy and blameless fast.” : “To sanctify a fast is to exhibit abstinence of the flesh, meet toward God, with other good. Let anger cease,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joel 1:14-20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joel 1:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 1:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 1:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 1:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 1:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 1:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 1:14-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 1:14-20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joel 1:14

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