Joel 1:1

1 Palavra do Senhor, que foi dirigida a Joel, filho de Petuel.

Joel 1:1 Meaning and Commentary

Joel 1:1

The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
] Who this Pethuel was is not known; Jarchi takes him to be the same with Samuel the prophet, who had a son of this name, ( 1 Samuel 8:2 ) ; and gives this reason for his being called Pethuel, because in his prayer he persuaded God; but the long span of time will by no means admit of this, nor the character of Samuel's son agree with Joel; and therefore is rightly denied by Aben Ezra, who observes, however, that this man was an honourable man, and therefore his name is mentioned; and gives this as a rule, that whenever any prophet mentions the name of his father, he was honourable. Perhaps, it is here observed, to distinguish him from another of the same name; and there was one of this name, Joel, a high priest in the reigns of Uzziah and Jotham, according to Seder Olam Zuta ^F9 and Abarbinel ^F11; in whose time Joel is by some thought to prophesy.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 Fol. 104.
F11 In Meyer. Anotat. in ib. p, 626.

Joel 1:1 In-Context

1 Palavra do Senhor, que foi dirigida a Joel, filho de Petuel.

2 Ouvi isto, vós anciãos, e escutai, todos os moradores da terra: Aconteceu isto em vossos dias, ou nos dias de vossos pais?

3 Fazei sobre isto uma narração a vossos filhos, e vossos filhos a transmitam a seus filhos, e os filhos destes � geração seguinte.

4 O que a locusta cortadora deixou, a voadora o comeu; e o que a voadora deixou, a devoradora o comeu; e o que a devoradora deixou, a destruidora o comeu.

5 Despertai, bêbedos, e chorai; gemei, todos os que bebeis vinho, por causa do mosto; porque tirado é da vossa boca.