Joel 2:26-27

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joel 2:18-27

See how ready God is to succour and relieve his people, how he waits to be gracious; as soon as ever they humble themselves under this hand, and pray, and seek his face, he immediately meets them with his favours. They prayed that God would spare them, and see here with what good words and comfortable words he answered them; for God's promises are real answers to the prayers of faith, because with him saying and doing are not two things. Now observe, I. Whence this mercy promised shall take... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joel 2:26

And ye shall eat in plenty ,.... Or, "in eating eat" F14 אכל־תאם אכול "comedetis comedendo", Pagninus, Montanus; "ceras", Vatablus, Piscator, Tarnovius. ; most surely eat, and in great abundance; which Hebraism not only denotes the certainty of a thing, but the increase and abundance of it; see Genesis 22:17 ; there is plenty of spiritual provisions held forth under the Gospel dispensation: much in God, in his goodness, grace, and love, truth and faithfulness; in his covenant,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joel 2:27

And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel ,.... The presence of God among his people shall be so manifest, the tokens of it so clear, that it shall be easily known, by the impressions of his love upon them; the teachings of his Spirit in them; the usefulness of the word and ordinances to them; the spiritual and heavenly frame of soul they shall be favoured with, and the savouriness of their conversation; this is the blessing Christ has promised to Gospel ministers and churches, ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:26

Praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you - In so destroying this formidable enemy; and so miraculously restoring the land to fertility, after so great a devastation. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:26

Verse 26 He now concludes what he has hitherto said of God’s blessing. As the Jews were starving while God was offended, so he promises that when reconciled to him they should have abundance of produce from the land: Ye shall eat plentifully, he says, and satisfy yourselves. But he mentions also their gratitude; for it was an evidence of true repentance when they praised the name of God, whom they understood to be the giver of their abundance; for he had before proved that the land was under... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:27

Verse 27 He repeats the same sentence; and in the beginning of the verse he unfolds what I have already said — that the miracle would be such as to constrain the people to praise God. Ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: and this was the case, because God showed not in an ordinary way his kindness to them, and especially because it had been foretold, and also because this reason had been adduced — that God was mindful of his covenant. The manner, then, in which he dealt with them,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 2:18-27

form the sequel of this chapter in the Hebrew, but five additional verses make up the chapter in the Authorized Version. These are divisible into two parts. In the first division the prophet assures his countrymen of the bestowal of temporal mercies, and in the second of the promise of spiritual blessings. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 2:21-27

Loss repaired. These verses contain an amplification of the pre ceding promises by way of stronger assurance and greater comfort to his people There is also an application of the same, in which, by a bold but beautiful personification, the laud itself, beasts of the field, as well as the children of Zion, are called to joy and gladness. I. REJOICINGS ENJOINED . 1 . The call to joy is addressed to things animate and inanimate, to animals rational and irrational; while the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 2:24-27

In these verses the prophet pictures the blessed effects of the abundant rain on the parched and barren land. Joel 2:24 presents a contrast to Joel 2:10-12 of Joel 1:1-20 .; while the promise of corn and wine and oil in Joel 1:19 , with which the present is closely connected, is performed. The perfects exhibit the Divine promise as actually accomplished. I will restore to you the years . This denotes either (2) it implies that, only for the timely interposition of Jehovah in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joel 2:25-27

Twofold restoration. "And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten," etc. These words refer to a twofold restoration. I. THE RESTORATION OF LOST MATERIAL MERCIES . "I will restore you the years that the locust hath eaten ," etc. That the prophet has here in view the plague of locusts described in Joel 1:1-20 ; cannot well be doubted. The names, though placed in a different order, are identical with those there specified. " My great army. " They... read more

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