E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joel 2:31
the terrible, &c. This is the time for the fulfilment of Joel's prophecy. Compare Joel 2:1 , Joel 2:11 , Malachi 4:5 . read more
Joel 2:31 Kjv
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joel 2:31
"The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah cometh.The N.T. does not mention the light of the moon having failed during the wonders that attended the crucifixion; but Luke's assertion that "the sun's light failed" would necessarily also have involved the moon. Pagan testimony to the fact of both having occurred was cited in N.T. Apocrypha. Pontius Pilate wrote to the Emperor Tiberius that:"And when he had been crucified, there... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 2:28-32
A. Israel’s spiritual renewal and deliverance 2:28-32 read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 2:30-31
The Lord also promised awesome displays of celestial phenomena before this great and terrible day of the Lord arrived. Awe-inspiring miracles would occur in the sky as well as on the earth. The appearance of blood, fire, and columns of smoke suggests warfare, with God’s hand at work behind the scenes (cf. Exodus 19:9; Exodus 19:16-18; Revelation 6:12-17). The sun would become dark and the moon would turn red. These are probably descriptions of how these heavenly bodies will look (language of... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:1-32
Repentance followed by RestorationJoel 2:1-17 are another description of the locust plague. An alarm is sounded as though the Day of Jehovah had come (Joel 2:1-3). The advance of the locusts into the city is described under the figure of an invading army (Joel 2:4-11). A message to the penitent is given from Jehovah (Joel 2:12-14), and a call is issued for a fast of supplication (Joel 2:15-17). Then follow the announcements that Jehovah has had pity on His people, and that He will remove the... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Joel 2:30-31
(30, 31) The sun . . . and the moon.—These words, recalling some of the portents in the ancient history of the Jews (especially as instanced in some of the plagues of Egypt) are taken up by our Lord Himself, as ushering in the great day of judgment; and they are echoed again by St. John in the vision of the opening of the sixth seal: “For the great day of His wrath is come, and who shall be able to stand?” (Comp. Joel 2:11 of this chapter.) The sun and moon, &c., may include the luminaries... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Joel 2:1-32
Conversion (Ash Wednesday) Joel 2:12 A great national calamity, either impending or just passed, was the occasion of the prophecy of Joel. It is traceable to national sin, and its remedy is national repentance. The words of our text bring before us a matter which is peculiarly fit for Ash Wednesday consideration the doctrine of Conversion; for conversion is the first step in that life of penitence to which Lent calls us. But conversion is a subject about which there is much misunderstanding. ... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Bible Commentary - Joel 2:18-32
PROSPERITY AND THE SPIRITJoel 2:18-32"THEN did Jehovah become jealous for His land, and took pity upon His people"-with these words Joel opens the second half of his book. Our Authorized Version renders them in the future tense, as the continuation of the prophet’s discourse, which had threatened the Day of the Lord, urged the people to penitence, and now promises that their penitence shall be followed by the Lord’s mercy. But such a rendering forces the grammar; and the Revised English Version... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Bible Commentary - Joel 2:28-32
2. THE OUTPOURING OF THE SPIRITJoel 2:28-32Upon these promises of physical blessing there follows another of the pouring forth of the Spirit: the prophecy by which Joel became the Prophet of Pentecost, and through which his book is best known among Christians.When fertility has been restored to the land, the seasons again run their normal courses, and the people eat their food and be full-"It shall come to pass after these things, I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh". The order of events... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joel 2:28-32
Promise of the Spirit (2:28-32)People may readily turn to God in days of hardship, but many of them just as readily forget God and become self-satisfied as soon as prosperity returns. They will be more obedient to God when they have a better understanding of his will. They will be more genuine in their devotion to him when they realize that his blessings consist of more than grain, wine and oil. Joel looks forward to the day when God will give all his people this better understanding by putting... read more