Note sull'episodio
God’s judgment will come
There is a war coming: God versus pride.
The Book of Joel comes full circle by the
end: from the judgment prophesied through
locusts, to the judgment fulfilled in enemies, to restoration at repentance, and finally to the ultimate judgment of God against those who never chose to believe Him.
God is going to enact judgment on the
very wicked nations and evil people that He allowed, for a time, to conquer His people.
However, they never acknowledged Him, and they will soon realize they're fighting a losing battle.
But they are warned to prepare (v. 9).
They're told to take their tools for agricul-ture and to beat them into weapons of war
(v. 10). But it won't work, because "the sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will diminish their brightness.
The Lord also will roar from Zion, and utter His voice from
ersaw t different armies assembling for battle (Mark 8:38; Rev. 19:14).
STUDY THE BOOK
Joel 3:1-21
Jerusalem" (vv. 15, 16). No one and no thing can stand against the Lord.
Every enemy of God will fall. "But Judah
shall abide forever, and Jerusalem from gen-eration to generation.... For the Lord dwells in Zion" (vv. 20, 21).
He will not forget His promises to His people. He will prove Himself to be the God of Israel of the Old Testament and the ultimate conqueror.
MORE INSIGHT
Isaiah 2:4 and Micah 4:3 use language
similar to Joel 3:10, but their prophecies are reversed; the weapons are turned back into farming equipment.
Why? The battle is over!
No need for any more war. Once God has demolished His enemies, war is over forever.
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