Joel 1:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joel 1:1-3

Joel 1:1-3. Hear this, ye old men Ye that have seen and remember many things. Hath this been in your days, &c. Give attention; and when you have heard and considered, say whether any thing like the calamities which I am about to denounce hath ever happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers. In this way the prophet shows how great and unparalleled this dearth, which he fore-tels, would be. Tell ye your children Let these prophecies be handed down to distant generations,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joel 1:1-20

1:1-2:11 THE GREAT LOCUST PLAGUEEffects of the plague (1:1-20)So devastating is the current locust plague, that even the oldest people cannot remember anything like it. The whole countryside has been stripped bare. Joel tells the people to pass the story of the plague on to their children and grandchildren, so that it will not be forgotten (1:1-4). Those who have greedily lived for their own pleasure are punished. They will no longer get drunk with wine, because the locusts have destroyed the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joel 1:3

Tell ye your children. Ref to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 4:9 ; Deuteronomy 6:6 , Deuteronomy 6:7 ; Deuteronomy 11:19 ). App-92 . Compare Psalms 78:3-8 . children = sons. Note the Figure of speech Climax ( App-6 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joel 1:3

"Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation."Locust plagues were ordinary experiences in that part of the world during the times of Joel, and for centuries prior to and subsequently to his times, as indeed they still are; but this was not an ordinary locust plague.The special significance of this one related not only to its severity, but also to the fact that it is seen as a prelude to the divine devastation the prophet... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joel 1:3

3. Tell ye your children—in order that they may be admonished by the severity of the punishment to fear God (Psalms 78:6-8; compare Exodus 13:8; Joshua 4:7). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 1:2-3

Joel called on everyone, from the most respected ruling elders of the land (cf. 1 Samuel 30:26-31; 2 Samuel 19:11-15; 2 Kings 23:1; Ezra 10:8; Proverbs 31:23; Jeremiah 26:17; Lamentations 5:12; Lamentations 5:14) to the ordinary inhabitants, to pay attention to what he had to say. Nothing like what he was about to describe had happened in their lifetime or in that of their recent ancestors. He urged them to retell the devastating news to their descendants for generations to come. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 1:2-4

A. An initial appeal 1:2-4 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 1:2-20

II. A PAST DAY OF THE LORD: A LOCUST INVASION 1:2-20The rest of chapter 1 describes the effects of a severe locust plague that had recently destroyed the agriculture of the land. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 1:1-20

The Coming of the Locusts a Harbinger of the Day of the LordAfter the title (Joel 1:1), the prophet announces an unheard of and long to be remembered ruin, wrought by locusts (Joel 1:2-4), and summons the users of wine to bewail the destruction of vineyards (Joel 1:5-7). He calls for lamentation, like that of a widowed bride, over the loss of sacrificial offerings, and wasted fields and orchards (Joel 1:8-12). He commands the priests to lament and to appoint a fast and a meeting for prayer... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Joel 1:2-3

(2, 3) Hath this been in your days.—The introduction points to the startling nature of the portent: it was unexampled; it was a cause of consternation to all who beheld it; it would be recollected as a subject of wondering comment among succeeding generations. The hand of God was evident, recalling the marvellous things he did in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. read more

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