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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

Matthew Henry

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 2:23

Be glad then, ye children of Zion ,.... The people of the Jews, and especially the spiritual and believing part of them; such as were born again, that were born of Zion, and born in Zion, and brought up by her, and in her; the children of that Zion or Jerusalem that is the mother of us all; and who were looking for the Messiah, and to whom it would be good news and glad tidings to hear of his coming, Zechariah 9:9 ; and rejoice in the Lord your God ; not in any creature or creature... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joel 2:24

And the floors shall be full of wheat ,.... The churches of Christ, which will now be in Judea, and in the Gentile world, which are his "floors", Matthew 3:12 ; and which will be set up everywhere through the preaching of the Gospel, the descent of the former and latter rain; these will be full of precious souls gathered in, compared to wheat, and of the choice and excellent, doctrines of the Gospel, and of all spiritual provisions, Matthew 13:30 ; and the fats shall overflow with... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joel 2:25

And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten ,.... Or "I will recompense to you the years" F13 ושלמתי לכם "et rependam vobis", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Vatablus, Tarnovius; "compensabo", Grotius, Cocceius. ; give you fruitful ones, as a full compensation for those in which the locust ate up the fruits of the earth for some years running: the canker worm, and the caterpillar, and the palmer worm ; of which see Joel 1:4 ; my great army which I... 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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joel 2:28

And it shall come to pass afterward ,.... After the teacher of righteousness has been sent, and a plentiful rain of the Gospel has been let down in the land of Judea, in the ministry of John the Baptist, Christ and his apostles, and such a comfortable enjoyment of the blessings of grace in it, and the knowledge of God by it; and after the wonderful work of redemption wrought by Christ. R. Jeshua in Aben Ezra and Jarchi both say this prophecy refers to time to come; and Kimchi observes, that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joel 2:29

And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour my Spirit. Men servants and maidservants should partake of the gifts and grace of the Spirit in great, abundance; and many of them were effectually called by grace, through the ministry of the word; and some servants became ministers of it; all which appears from 1 Corinthians 7:21 ; for that is not true what the Jews F16 T. Bab. Sabbat, fol. 92. 1. say, the Shechinah or divine Majesty does not rest but upon... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joel 2:30

And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth ,.... This, and what follow, refer to the prodigies seen in the air, and done in the earth, a little before the destruction of Jerusalem F18 Vid. Joseph. De Bello Jud. l. 6. c. 5. sect. 3. ; when in the air were seen comets and blazing stars, particularly one in the form of a sword, hanging over Jerusalem, and appearances of armies engaged in battle; and, on the earth, a flame was seen in the temple, and a voice heard in it,... read more

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joel 2:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joel 2:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joel 2:25

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joel 2:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joel 2:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joel 2:30

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