Joel 2:20-30

20 "I will remove the northerner far from you, and drive him into a parched and desolate land, his vanguard^[a] into ¹the eastern sea, and his rear guard^[b] into ²the western sea; ³the stench and foul smell of him will rise, for he has done great things.

21 "Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice, for ⁴the LORD has done great things!

22 Fear not, ⁵you beasts of the field, for ⁶the pastures of the wilderness are green; ⁷the tree bears its fruit; the fig tree and ⁸vine give their full yield.

23 ⁹"Be glad, O children of Zion, and ¹⁰rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given ¹¹the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, ¹²the early and ¹³the latter rain, as before.

24 "The threshing floors shall be full of grain; the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.

25 I will restore to you the years that ¹⁴the swarming locust has eaten, ¹⁵the hopper, ¹⁶the destroyer, and ¹⁷the cutter, ¹⁸my great army, which I sent among you.

26 ¹⁹"You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people ²⁰shall never again be put to shame.

27 ²¹You shall know that I am ²²in the midst of Israel, and that ²³I am the LORD your God ²⁴and there is none else. And my people ²⁵shall never again be put to shame.

The Lord Will Pour Out His Spirit

28 ^[c]²⁶"And it shall come to pass afterward, that ²⁷I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; ²⁸your sons and ²⁹your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.

29 ³⁰Even on the male and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit.

30 "And I will show ³¹wonders in the heavens and ³²on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.

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Joel 2:20-30 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOEL 2

In this chapter a further account is given of the judgment of the locusts and caterpillars, or of those who are designed by them, Joe 2:1-11; the people of the Jews are called to repentance, humiliation, and fasting, urged from the grace and goodness of God, his jealousy and pity for his people, and the answer of prayer that might he expected from him upon this, even to the removal of the calamity, Joe 2:12-20; a prophecy of good things, both temporal and spiritual, in the times of the Messiah, is delivered out as matter and occasion of great joy, Joe 2:21-27; and another concerning the effusion of the Spirit, which was fulfilled an the day of Pentecost, Joe 2:28-29; and the chapter is concluded with the judgments and desolations that should come upon the land of Judea after this, for their rejection of Christ, though the remnant according to the election of grace should be delivered and saved from the general destruction, Joe 2:30-32.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 32

1. Ezekiel 47:18; Zechariah 14:8
2. Zechariah 14:8
3. Isaiah 34:3; [Amos 4:10]
4. Psalms 126:2, 3
5. See Joel 1:18
6. [Joel 1:19]
7. [Zechariah 8:12]
8. [Zechariah 8:12]
9. Psalms 100:1, 2; Habakkuk 3:18; Zechariah 10:7
10. Psalms 100:1, 2; Habakkuk 3:18; Zechariah 10:7
11. Deuteronomy 11:14; Jeremiah 5:24
12. Deuteronomy 11:14; Jeremiah 5:24
13. Hosea 6:3
14. Joel 1:4
15. Joel 1:4
16. Joel 1:4
17. Joel 1:4
18. ver. 11
19. Leviticus 25:19
20. [Isaiah 49:23]
21. Joel 3:17
22. Hosea 11:9; See Ezekiel 37:26
23. See Exodus 20:2
24. [Isaiah 44:8]
25. [See ver. 26 above]
26. ver. 28-32, citedActs 2:17-21
27. Isaiah 32:15; Ezekiel 39:29; Zechariah 12:10; John 7:39
28. [Acts 2:39]
29. [Acts 21:9]
30. [1 Corinthians 12:13]
31. [Matthew 24:30; Luke 21:11]
32. [Matthew 24:30; Luke 21:11]

Footnotes 3

[a]. Hebrew face
[b]. Hebrew his end
[c]. Ch 3:1 in Hebrew

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