You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the lord your god, who has worked wonders for you. The exhortation to fast, pray, and repent that occupy the first chapter and a half of the book are finally met with a divine speech of consolation in joel 2. The book of joel describes two such occasions, one in chapter 2 and another in chapter 3. Joel 2 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole.
Chapterbychapter bible studies joel when disaster strikes. God will in due time take vengeance on all the enemies of pure and undefiled religion, joe 2. A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains. Joel 2, new international version niv the bible app.
When we look at the first pentecost the disciples or apostles celebrated after jesus death, we can read part of the message that peter proclaimed, which includes a section from a prophecy in joel 2. Joel chapter 2 verse 28 the new john gill exposition of. I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm my great army that i sent among you. Chapter 10 of the quran, entitled jonah was revealed in mecca. The first part of the book, dealing with the plague of locusts, perhaps verses 1. Finally, joel s prophecy contains the very controversial passage in which he mentions the outpouring of the holy spirit which was referred to by the apostle peter on the day of pentecost see joel 2. Verse 4 shows the complete devastation and thoroughness of the locust swarm. The chapter was revealed in mecca and it has forty nine verses. Well declare a slight intermission while you find it, and read chapter 2 in verse 28 through verse 32, and then well turn to the new testament, and read acts chapter 2, verse 14 through verse 21. And it will come about that whoever calls on the name of the lord will be delivered. View notes surah 12, and 14 from rlst 254 at vanderbilt university.
Section 2 an enlightening commentary into the light of the. And if you are in doubt of what we have sent down to our faithful servant muhammad, then bring forth one surah the like thereof, and call your witnesses other than allah, if you are truthful. Ecclesiasticus sirach chapter 24 bible catholic online. Exhortation to repentance, fasting, and prayer, that the divine judgments may be averted, joe 2. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke. Spirit, and i think it would be profitable for us to turn, first of all, to the old testament book of joel. If you dont know where the verse is found, use a concordance where key words will lead you to it. The judgments of god upon a sinful world, only go before the judgment of the world in the last day. It will come about after this that i will pour out my.
And it shall come to pass afterward, that i will pour out my spirit on all. It takes its title from the reference to prophet jonah in verse 98 and concentrates primarily on the oneness of god. He said, lets open up our bibles to the book of joel. Its not clear whether the imminent aggression will come from an army that threatens jerusalem in joels time, or from the apocalyptic forces mentioned in verse 20 and in 3. This page shows seven parallel translations in english for the 30th verse of chapter 2 surat lbaqarah. For a broader view look at the comments in the right column. Joel draws on the imagry of the locusts in chapter 1 to describe the invading army in. As one reads joel, it is important to catch the changes in verb tense and in chronology. These verses form a chapter the third by themselves in the hebrew text, but in the lxx. The title of the chapter owes its designation to the opening verse. The word tur, connoting the mount of tur, the appointed place miqat where torah was divinely revealed to prophet moses as, is attested ten times in the holy quran. This page shows seven parallel translations in english for the 25th verse of chapter 2 surat lbaqarah. In chronological order we have a number of key events that must occur before god pours out his spirit on all people in verse 28.
Joel 1 is the first chapter of the book of joel in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. Therefore, the blackout described in joel 2 is the blackout associated with the fifth bowl judgment near the end of tribulation. Joel chapter 2 summary and what god wants from us youtube. In joel 1, the prophet spoke of the judgment that had arrived in judah a plague of locusts and drought. For our reading, what can best be described as an assurance of salvation for the land and the children of.
Read and study joel 2 with the verse by verse bible commentary. The day of the lord and afterward, i will pour out my spirit on all people. For personal study, i suggest you start at the beginning of a chapter or book. Let all who live in the land tremble,for the day of the lord is coming. Thank you that despite israels apostasy, you have not forsaken your people israel, but have promised that whoever calls on the name of the lord jesus will be saved. The discussion about pouring out his spirit in joel 2. In acts verse 14, peter explains but this is that which was spoken by the prophet joel we just read it in the book of joel, and it is also in acts 2. And it shall come to pass afterward, that i will pour out my spirit upon all flesh. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the lord is coming.
Joel 2 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The prophet sounds the alarm of a dreadful calamity, the description of which is most terribly worked up, joe 2. These verses contain far too much meat to just do a basic look at them. 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.
After the restoration joel spoke of previously in the chapter. Joel 2 is the second chapter of the book of joel in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the. It contains a beautiful and important verse that is the greatest verse of their book. Known in arabic as ayah alkursi, the verse speaks beautifully about god. But this is what was uttered through the prophet joel. Acts shall not come to pass until after satan leads the locust army then after that this event will come to pass. There is a strong eschatological overtone in joel 2. Click on the arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verse s morphology. In the 1611 king james bible, the book of joel is formed by three chapters. The description is immediately followed by another call to repent from god himself joel 2. In them the prophet passes on to spiritual blessings. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong people appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come. All we can say is that while the children of israel were making their covenant in the shadow of mount sinai, they witnessed an awesome phenomenon and felt as if the mountain was about to fall upon them. Joel chapter 2 king james version kjv alexander scourby free audio video bible.
A possible hint of the rapture of the church saints before the tribulation appears in the following passage. Ecclesiasticus sirach chapter 1 bible catholic online. Welcome to the quranic arabic corpus, an annotated linguistic resource for the holy quran. It is close at hand 2 a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. It assumes an interval of time between verse 17 and verse 18 during which israel repented. Surat albaqarah verse 28 sahih international how can you disbelieve in allah when you were lifeless and he brought you to life. The second chapter of the muslim scripture, the quran, is called surah albaqarah, or the cow. War and desolation will precede the second comingthe sun and the moon will be darkenedthe lord will pour out his spirit upon all.
Alim provides the opportunity to learn quran, hadith and islamic history. What does verse 23 of surat albaqarah in the quran mean. Bible explained bible commentary study of each verse in. Joel 2 is the second chapter of the book of joel in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness. God honoured some of the illiterate people of arabia and disregarded the ancient people of the book because. In the tanakh, verses 28 through 32 of chapter 2 actually comprise a separate chapter 3 and then chapter 4 begins with what we have in our bibles as chapter 3, verse 1. It is a remarkable passage of scripture, unlike anything you will find elsewhere in literature. The one message that really stands out in the book of joel is the day of the lord. A further description of that terrible desolation which should be made in the land of judah by the locusts and caterpillars. In fact, the way that joel is divided in the hebrew bible, the tanakh, makes this even clearer. It is easy to see the depictions of the locust plague as the testimony of a person who actually witnessed the calamity.
According to scholars who hold that joel was historically the first book of the minor prophets, joel 1. Although most of one difference that i did see immediately. Even on my servants, both men and women, i will pour out my spirit in those days. Chapter 2 moves on to gods army of locusts, speaking of them in the present tense. This page shows seven parallel translations in english for the 28th verse of chapter 2 surat lbaqarah. A look at the old testament teachings of the feast of weeks, i. And afterward, i will pour out my spirit on all people. Notice that none of what is described in joel chapter 2 up to verse 28 has occurred yet. A versebyverse study of the book of joel 7 an army of locusts joel chapter 1 discussion notes 1.
Commenting on this verse zamakhshari further notes that god is beyond time and movement and the usage thumma signifies the difference between the two creations. Chapter 10 yunus jonah part 1 of 2 the religion of islam. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth out of the house of the lord, and shall water the valley of shittim. He had a bible study, one that both taught the 120 disciples they better understood their experience according to the scriptures and called the lost to salvation. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of jehovah shall be delivered. When baruch wrote these words, the lord said to him. The first chapter describes a historical locust plague, one of such magnitude that the prophet sees it as a punishment from god and urges the people to fast and repent before god. But if you cannot do itand you can never do it, then guard yourselves against the fire hell whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for th. Recent linguistic analysis suggests that it was written in the preexilic period, or before the temple was destroyed in 586 bce. This chapter begins with the announcement that the day of jehovah cometh, and the summons of all of the people to a solemn convocation in the presence of god. Comparing joel 2 to the judgments of tribulation verse. Besides this very short message we do not know anything about the person and circumstances of joel s life.
The first verse of this short book names joel jehovah is god the son of pethuel as author. We will discuss the following topics in our search for the truth. Joel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. If the sea were ink wherewith to write out for the words of my lord, the sea would surely be consumed before the words of my lord are exhausted, though we were to bring the like of that sea to add thereto for its aid, surah alkahf, no. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers. Many believe that joel s prophecy as recorded in chapter two was partially fulfilled at pentecost. Joel was trying to call the people to repent of their sins, and be brought back into good standing with god. With the advent of verse 18, the text makes a decisive transition, devoting the remainder of the book to restoration. Biblical research studies groupthe rapture of the churchjoel 2. This is a summary of the second chapter of joel, the most important verse, and what i think god is wanting us to do in response to it. For there is a language of flowers for flowers are peculiarly, the poetry of christ christopher smart. Book of joel bible study chapter 2 the day of the lord.
In joel 2, he begins by describing judgment that will come a mighty army set against judah. Soon thereafter, the nation of israel will be saved as described in zechariah 12. The back button should bring you back through several pages. Surah altur, chapter 52, verses 1 28 an enlightening. Now viewing scripture range from the book of joel chapter 2. Gods turning towards istawa the heaven indicates his exercising dominion and authority in the creation see usage 41.
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