Joel 2:32 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joel 2:28-32

The promises of corn, and wine, and oil, in the Joel 2:12-27, would be very acceptable to a wasted country; but here we are taught that we must not rest in those things. God has reserved some better things for us, and these verses have reference to those better things, both the kingdom of grace and the kingdom of glory, with the happiness of true believers in both. We are here told, I. How the kingdom of grace shall be introduced by a plentiful effusion of the Spirit, (Joel 2:28, 29). We are... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joel 2:32

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered ,.... Or "saved", as in Acts 2:21 ; from those miseries and calamities before described, from the impending ruin and destruction of the city; and so it was, that those that believed in Christ, that were in the city, had an intimation of it beforehand, and removed from thence to a place called Pella F23 Euseb. Eccl. Hist. l. 3. c. 5. p. 75. , and so escaped being involved in the common... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:32

Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord - יהוה בשם יקרא אשר כל col asher yikra beshem Yehovah , "All who shall invoke in the name of Jehovah." That Christ is the Jehovah here mentioned appears plain from Romans 10:15 , where the reader had better consult the notes. "This refers," says Bp. Newcome, "to the safety of the Christians during the Jewish and the Roman war." It may: but it has a much more extensive meaning, as the use of it by St. Paul, as above, evidently shows. Every... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:32

Verse 32 We said yesterday that the Prophet denounced future calamities, that he might thus stimulate men, distressed by many evils, to seek God: we indeed know how tardy we are by nature, except the Lord goads us continually. The subject, then, on which we discoursed yesterday tended to show, that as so many and so grievous calamities would press on the Jews, all would be miserable who fled not to God, and that this consolation only would remain to them in their extreme evils: but now the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 2:28-32

These verses form a chapter (the third) by themselves in the Hebrew text, but in the LXX . and the Authorized Version they conclude Joel 2:1-32 . In them the prophet passes on to spiritual blessings. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 2:28-32

The dispensation of the gospel. The prophet had exhibited the wisdom and mercy of the Divine dispensations—God's pity for penitents, and the happiness of all who seek and serve him. "He will be jealous for them, and have compassion on them; he will plead their cause, avert his judgments, drive away their enemies, answer their prayers, and supply their wants; and the greatness of those things that have been done against them shall only enhance their gratitude for the still greater things... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 2:28-32

The gospel age. "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh," etc. Peter quotes this passage, but not with literal accuracy. Divine inspiration secures not uniformity of phraseology, but uniformity in facts and principles. We are authorized in regarding the passage as pointing to the gospel age; or, as Peter says, to the last days. The days of the Messiah are indeed the last days of the world. The passage teaches four things in relation to these last... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 2:32

The promise of salvation. As the preceding passage is claimed by St. Peter in the Acts, so this is claimed by St. Paul in his Epistle to the Romans, as referring to the dispensation of the Messiah. The declaration of Joel is descriptive of the gospel—the glad tidings of salvation adapted and published to all mankind. Observe— I. IN WHAT THE DELIVERANCE CONSISTS . Not in exemption or release from temporal calamity or disaster; but in spiritual rescue and emancipation—salvation... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 2:32

The call of the convicted. The fulfilment of this prophecy took place on the Day of Pentecost. Then God poured out his Spirit from on high, and the despised disciples were inspired to speak, while multitudes were convinced of their sin against Messiah, and cried not in vain for mercy and salvation. Such results still follow the effusion of the Holy Spirit upon the Church in answer to the prayers of the faithful. We will consider the special effect alluded to in our text, namely, the cry of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joel 2:32

Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord - To call upon the name of the Lord, is to worship Him, as He is, depending “upon” Him. “The name of the Lord,” expresses His True Being, That which He is. Hence, so often in Holy Scripture, people are said to “call on the Name of the Lord,” to bless the Name of the Lord, to praise the Name of the Lord, to sing praises to His Name, to make mention of His Name, to tell of His Name, to know His Name” but it is very rarely said “I will praise the Name... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joel 2:28-32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joel 2:32

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:32

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:32

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 2:28-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 2:28-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 2:28-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 2:32

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 2:32

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joel 2:32

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