Joel 3:2, Joel 3:3 KJV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joel 3:1-2

Joel 3:1-2. For, &c. This particle shows the connection of this chapter with the latter part of the preceding: as if he had said, As an earnest of the accomplishment of these predictions, my people shall be restored to their own land, and then their enemies shall be humbled: see note on Joel 2:28. In those days, when I shall bring again Namely, out of Babylon, (to which deliverance this promise seems primarily to refer,) the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem As the type of the whole... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joel 3:1-15

3:1-21 FINAL PUNISHMENT AND BLESSINGUp till now Joel has been emphasizing aspects of the day of the Lord that were not so well known, for example, judgment on all sinners, including Israel-Judah, and blessing on all the faithful, regardless of age, sex or status. Now he deals with aspects that were better known, namely, the salvation of God’s people and the judgment of their enemies. However, he wants his readers to understand these matters in the light of what he has already told them about... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joel 3:2

I will also gather. Compare Zechariah 14:2-4 . all nations. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Whole), App-6 , for representatives or people from all nations. the valley of Jehoshaphat. Between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives. The name then existing is still preserved in the village of Sh'afat; now the Wady Sidi Miriam and Wady Far'aun . Mentioned only here, and in Joel 3:12 ; the event recorded in 2 Chronicles 20:21-26 being typical of this scene of the future judgment of the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joel 3:2

"I will gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat; and I will execute judgment upon them there for my people Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations; and they have parted my land."The valley of Jehoshaphat ..." "This is not to be thought of as a literal place in Palestine, but as an ideal place where judgment is to be executed."[10] This is the same as the place called Armageddon (Revelation 16); and in both cases, it is the place where God will... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joel 3:2

Joel 3:2. I will—gather all nations, &c.— It is very evident from the phrase at the close of the verse, Who have parted my land, that all is not to be taken in a very extensive sense. It is to be understood of the neighbouring nations;—All the heathen round about, as in Joel 3:12. In this third and last part of his prophesy, Joel relates what will come to pass in those days, and in that time, when the Lord shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem. He apparently describes the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joel 3:2

2. Parallel to Zechariah 14:2; Zechariah 14:3; Zechariah 14:4, where the "Mount of Olives" answers to the "Valley of Jehoshaphat" here. The latter is called "the valley of blessing" (Berachah) (Zechariah 14:4- :). It lies between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives and has the Kedron flowing through it. As Jehoshaphat overthrew the confederate foes of Judah, namely, Ammon, Moab, c. (Zechariah 14:4- :), in this valley, so God was to overthrow the Tyrians, Zidonians, Philistines, Edom, and Egypt,... read more

Thomas Constable

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

When God would restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem in that future day (cf. Deuteronomy 30:3), He would gather the other nations to the valley of Jehoshaphat (lit. "Yahweh judges"). If this is a geographical location this is the only passage in Scripture that names the site of this judgment (cf. Zechariah 14:3-5). Its exact location is debatable since no valley by this name appears elsewhere in Scripture (cf. Joel 3:12; Joel 3:14). Many interpreters believe it is the valley of Jezreel... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:1-8

1. The announcement of judgment 3:1-8 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:1-17

B. God’s judgment on Israel’s enemy nations 3:1-17God’s judgment on unbelievers would accompany the spiritual renewal and deliverance of His own in the future day of the Lord. As God promised to wipe out the locusts for despoiling Judah, now He promised to do the same to the nations that had despoiled Judah (cf. Zephaniah 3:8; Ezekiel 38-39; Matthew 25:31-46)."Like a photographer, Joel has used a wide-angle lens for the overall picture in Joel 2:30-32. Then he zooms in for a close look at the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 3:1-21

The Judgment of the Heathen and the Glory of IsraelA general judgment of all nations, for their mistreatment of Israel, is announced in the valley of Jehoshaphat (Joel 3:1-4). Tyre, Zidon, and Philistia, immediate neighbours of Israel, are arraigned for robbery and slave trade, and sentenced according to the lex talionis (Joel 3:5-8). All nations are then summoned as though to a tryst of arms before Jehovah (Joel 3:9-13), whose terrible Day is described (Joel 3:14-17), ending with the blessing... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joel 3:1-2

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joel 3:1-15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joel 3:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joel 3:2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joel 3:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joel 3:2

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:1-8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:1-17

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 3:1-21

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