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. Let everybody in the country tremble, for the day of yahweh is coming, yes, it is near. Book of joel bible study chapter 1 locuts, destruction. As outlined by leslie c allen the books of joel, obadiah, jonah and micah, 1976.
This chapter contains the allusions to the day of the l ord as an awesome and terrifying manifestation of god and his army. Joel 2 is the second chapter of the book of joel in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. Like dawn spreading across the mountains a large and mighty army comes, such as never was in ancient times nor ever will be in ages to come. This chapter also lets us know about the full blessing of the millennium. Book of joel, second of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the lord is coming. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet joel from the seventh century bce, and is a part of the book of the twelve minor prophets. Book of joel, chapter 2 nasb new american standard bible. The book of joel is apocalyptic in nature, referring to the day of the lord. Joel there are no explicit references in the book to datable persons or events, and scholars have assigned a wide range of dates to the book. Blow ye the trumpet in zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain. Like the dawn, across the mountains spreads a vast and mighty people, such as has.
Book of joel bible study chapter 2 the day of the lord. David guzik commentary on joel 2, where a mighty army would invade judah, but god will help the. Making full use of this tragedy for the kingdom of god, joel likens gods coming judgment to the swarming of locusts. Next chapter of joel the book of joel, chapter 2 we hope that you find the content of the book of joel, chapter 2 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. Chapter 1 showed the devastation that was coming to israel. So, the people must confess their evil deeds to god.
It is close at hand a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. The book of joel is in the old testament part of the bible. The book of joel accounts for justice over evil in a form thats unique to the other old testament prophets. Chapter 1, joel compares the destruction and judgment of god like a plague of locust. The jewish canon lumps all together as the twelve and divides joel into four chapters. Joel reflects on the day of the lord and how true repentance will bring about the great restoration hoped for in the other prophetic books. Joel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.
The impetus for the book of joel was a devastating swarm of locusts which came through the land of judah in the days of joel. Verses 111 the day of the lord is a biblical term and theme used in both the hebrew bible old testament and the new testament. Joel 2 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. For some information concerning the date and times, the believers bible commentary states. A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness. Chapter 2 page 719 the book of joel modern english. Joel 2 niv an army of locusts blow the trumpet bible gateway. A related expression is the great day as in the sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the lord come.
God will in due time take vengeance on all the enemies of pure and undefiled religion, joe 2. A more terrific judgment than that of the locusts is foretold, under imagery drawn from that of the calamity then engrossing the afflicted nation. Joel 2 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. The last chapter describes the judgment of the nations which will happen in the day of jehovah in the valley of jehoshaphat. Unlike the other books, joel tells us a story about a terrible plague of locusts that seems to. According to scholars who hold that joel was historically the first book of the minor prophets, joel 1. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the lord comes, for it is close at hand. With an increased level of intensity, joel utilized the metaphor of the locust plague and drought as a backdrop from which to launch an intensified call to repent in view of the coming invasion of judah and the day of the lord, present and future. Dates as varied as the tenth century to the fifth century b. A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains.
God compares the past to the future in the book of joel. In the 1611 king james bible, the book of joel is formed by three chapters. Enrich your faith and grow in spiritual maturity with the incredible bible study and devotional books listed below. Joel 2 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. The prophet sounds the alarm of a dreadful calamity, the description of which is most terribly worked up, joe 2. Books of the bible buy a bible daily readings old testament new testament ten commandments. What we use to determine the date, in that case, is internal evidence reference to various nations, events, etc. Youll get this book and many others when you join bible gateway plus. Joel s position in the book of the twelve, as the jews call the minor prophets, indicates that jewish tradition considered joel to be an early book. It is easy to see the depictions of the locust plague as the testimony of a person who actually witnessed the calamity. Blow the trumpet in zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain. The day of jehovah is mentioned five times in joel.
Exhortation to repentance, fasting, and prayer, that the divine judgments may be averted, joe 2. This last paragraph is written as a separate chapter in the hebrew bible, giving four chapters instead of three in that version of joel. Turn back to me with your whole heart, with fasting, tears, and mourning. Chapter 1 showed the devastation that was coming to israel through an unprecedented locust invasion. Joel 2 kjv blow ye the trumpet in zion, and sound bible gateway. The holy bible book 44 acts kjv dramatized audio duration. Joel 2 now in the midst of this warning, god promises a day. A preacher from a little church a couple of blocks down the road from us came by our house and invited us to come visit the church. Let all who live in the land tremble,for the day of the lord is coming. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the 2 day of the lord is coming. Chapter 2 moves on to gods army of locusts, speaking of them in the present tense. Suddenly, like dawn spreading across the mountains, a great and mighty army appears. Joel chapter 2 kjv king james version remnant whom the lord shall call. This is the warning and penalty for disobedience and evilness, for a nation has invaded my land, mighty and without number.
Joel 2 niv an army of locusts blow the trumpet bible. Surely it is near, a day of 3 darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness. He said, lets open up our bibles to the book of joel. Joel chapter 2 explained discover the 66 books of the bible. Repent, for the lord is coming, it should be the cry of every christian today. Joel 2 nkjv the day of the lord blow the trumpet bible gateway. The book relates nothing about joel except his name and that of his father. Joel 2, new international version niv the bible app. The description is immediately followed by another call to repent from god himself joel 2. Chapters 1 2 refer to a plague of locusts which ravaged judah at the time.
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