Joel 1:1

1 A palavra do SENHOR que veio 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 A palavra do SENHOR que veio a Joel, filho de Petuel.

2 “Ouçam isto, anciãos;escutem, todos os habitantes do país.Já aconteceu algo assim nos seus dias?Ou nos dias dos seus antepassados?

3 Contem aos seus filhos o que aconteceu,e eles aos seus netos,e os seus netos, à geração seguinte.

4 O que o gafanhoto cortador deixou,o gafanhoto peregrino comeu;o que o gafanhoto peregrino deixou,o gafanhoto devastador comeu;o que o gafanhoto devastador deixou,o gafanhoto devorador comeu.

5 “Acordem, bêbados, e chorem!Lamentem-se todos vocês, bebedores de vinho;gritem por causa do vinho novo,pois ele foi tirado dos seus lábios.