Category: Joel

1 Blow a trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming; 2 a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! Like blackness there is spread upon the mountains a great and powerful…

25 I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you. Setting the Scene for Joel 2:25 The scene in Joel chapter 2 is set in ancient Israel during a time of great distress and devastation. The…

28 “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.” Setting the Scene for Joel 2:28 The scene in Joel chapter 2 is set in ancient Israel…

10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, “I am a warrior.” Setting the Scene for Joel 3:10 The scene in Joel chapter 3 is set on the battlefield, where nations have gathered for war in the Valley of Jehoshaphat. The valley is filled with armies from…

1 “For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,” 2 I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And I will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they…

1 The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel: 2 Hear this, you elders; give ear, all inhabitants of the land! Has such a thing happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers? 3 Tell your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and…