Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Joel 3:16
Shall roar — He will strike the enemy with astonishment as the roaring of the lion astonishes the weaker beasts of the forest.
Shall roar — He will strike the enemy with astonishment as the roaring of the lion astonishes the weaker beasts of the forest.
Verse 16. _THE LORD ALSO SHALL ROAR OUT OF ZION_] His temple and worship shall be re-established there, and he will thence denounce his judgments against the nations. "The heavens and the earth shall...
THE LORD SHALL ROAR OUT OF ZION - As in the destruction of Sennacherib, when he was now close upon his prey, and “shook his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem, the L...
III. THE EVENTS OF THE DAY OF THE LORD: ISRAEL'S ENEMIES JUDGED AND THE KINGDOM ESTABLISHED CHAPTER 3 _ 1. The judgment of the nations (Joel 3:1) _ 2. The preceding warfare of the nations and how i...
A CHALLENGE TO THE NATIONS TO APPEAR IN THE VALLEY OF JUDGMENT TO MEET THEIR DOOM. Returning to the idea of Joel 3:2, Joel represents Yahweh as bidding the heralds make proclamation among the nations,...
THE LORD. But Jehovah. App-4. ROAR OUT OF ZION. Compare Jeremiah 25:30; Ezekiel 38:18.Amos 1:2. ROAR. thunder. THE HEAVENS... SHALL SHAKE. Compare...
After the digression on the Phoenicians and Philistines (Joel 3:4), the thought of Joel 3:1 is resumed; and the description of the judgement on the nations, announced in Joel 3:2, is continued. The he...
Part II. Chap. Joel 2:18 to Joel 3:21 Jehovah's answer to His people's prayer of penitence. He will remove from them the plague of locusts, and bestow upon them an abundance of both material and spir...
Jehovah draws near in a mighty storm; heaven and earth quake before Him: but His judgement lights only upon His foes; to His own people He proves Himself a stronghold and defence. AND JEHOVAH _shall r...
_THE LORD SHALL ROAR OUT OF ZION -- JOEL 3:12-17:_ These people are brought to Judgment Valley or the Valley of Jehoshaphat where the Lord will judge the nations. The only hope the nations had of avoi...
THE LORD—SHALL ROAR OUT OF ZION— This verse may be thus paraphrased; "Thus shall Jehovah take vengeance on the enemies of his people, and make the inhabitants of Zion and Jerusalem to execute his judg...
III THE PURPOSE OF REPENTANCE (cont-'d) GOD'S PRESENCE AMONG HIS PEOPLE TEXT: Joel 3:16-21 16 And Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem: and the heavens and the earth sh...
The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of I...
3:16 refuge (e-32) Or 'stronghold,' 'fortress.' see Jeremiah 16:19 ....
ROAR] suggests the lion. HIS VOICE] the thunder: cp. Psalms 29. The figure is of a great tempest with the cry of the beast and thunder combined. SHAKE] cp. Joel 2:10. THE HOPE.. THE STRENGTH] RV 'a re...
THE JUDGMENT OF THE HEATHEN AND THE GLORY OF ISRAEL A general judgment of all nations, for their mistreatment of Israel, is announced in the valley of Jehoshaphat (Joel 3:1). Tyre, Zidon, and Philisti...
THE DAY OF THE LORD JOEL _ROY ROHU_ CHAPTER 3 THE *LORD *JUDGES THE NATIONS V1 ‘One day, at that time, I will make *Judah and Jerusalem great again. V2 Then I will bring all the nations together...
THE LORD ALSO SHALL ROAR... — This is the key-note of the prophecy of Amos, who opens his appeal with these words. The majestic roar of the lion is transferred to express victorious utterance of the L...
_[Joel 4:16]_ וַ יהוָ֞ה מִ צִּיֹּ֣ון יִשְׁאָ֗ג...
THE JUDGMENT OF THE HEATHEN Joel 3:1 HITHERTO Joel has spoken no syllable of the heathen, except to pray that God by His plagues will not give Israel to be mocked by them. But in the last chapter of...
“THE VALLEY OF DECISION” Joel 2:28-32; Joel 3:1-21 Having stated the outward blessings that would follow repentance, Joel unveils the extraordinary spiritual blessings that were in store. The outpour...
Finally the prophet moved on to a yet higher level, and dealt wholly with things to come. The great word introducing the section is "afterward." Some of the things foretold have now been fulfilled, so...
The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD [will be] the (i) hope of his people, and the strength of the children...
_Roar, in thunder, Jeremias xxv. 30., and Amos i. 2. (Haydock)_...
I do not presume to say as much, but I venture to believe, that Joel's prophecy in this Chapter is looking so far on, as to the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. The valley of Jehoshaphat is aga...
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. "The word of Jehovah that came to Joel the son of Pethuel." Like Hosea, Joel is one of the earliest prophets (being earlier even than Jonah), but differs ess...
The Prophet explains here more clearly his object, or the end for which he had hitherto spoken of God’s judgment; for what we have heard served only to spread terror: but now the Prophet shows that hi...
In Joel 3 the Spirit develops, with more detail, the circumstances of the last days-those days, in which God would bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem. This epoch precedes the time of peace...
THE LORD ALSO SHALL ROAR OUT OF ZION, AND UTTER HIS VOICE FROM JERUSALEM,.... Christ, the Lamb, shall now appear as the Lion of the tribe of Judah, and utter his voice in his providence and judgments...
The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD [will be] the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of...
_The Lord shall roar out of Zion_ He shall strike the enemies of his people with astonishment, as the roaring of the lion astonishes the weaker beasts of the forest. _And the heavens and the earth sha...
The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, with a voice of thunder terrifying His enemies, AND UTTER HIS VOICE FROM JERUSALEM, in the Word which was proclaimed there for so many centuries; AND THE HEAVENS...
JEHOVAH THE HOPE OF THE PEOPLE...
HOPE: _ Heb._ place of repair, or harbour...
9-17 Here is a challenge to all the enemies of God's people. There is no escaping God's judgments; hardened sinners, in that day of wrath, shall be cut off from all comfort and joy. Most of the proph...
THE LORD; who, JOEL 2:27, is the Lord in the midst of Israel or in the midst of his church. SHALL ROAR; when he brings forth his mighty ones the men of war, and commands them to march out against his...
Joel 3:16 LORD H3068 roar H7580 (H8799) Zion H6726 utter H5414 (H8799) voice H6963 Jerusalem H3389 heavens...
THE FINAL SHOWDOWN (JOEL 3:15). Joel closes his prophecy by declaring what YHWH will do for His people as by His mighty roar, and by portentous signs, He demonstrates to the world His watch over them....
CONTENTS: Restoration of Israel, and judgment of all nations in regard to Israel. Full kingdom blessings under Christ. CHARACTERS: God, Joel. CONCLUSION: Though God has suffered the enemies of His pe...
Joel 3:1. _Behold, in those days,_ in the days of the Messiah, as stated from the twenty eighth verse of the preseding chapter. Of course all references in our elder critics, to Cambyses, and to Judas...
_But the Lord will be the hope of His people._ THE HAVEN OF REPAIR The margin reads, “The Lord will be a place of repair, or a harbour for His people.” As a secluded, landlocked haven, where storm d...
_Prepare war, wake up the mighty men._ THE FINAL BATTLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL I. In this battle evil will gather all its available energies. “Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up...
JOEL 3:1 Judgment: The Lord’s Judgment against the Nations and His Dwelling with His People. The Lord provides reasons for judgment (vv. Joel 3:1), a description of the climactic judgment on the day o...
JOEL—NOTE ON JOEL 3:16 ROARS... UTTERS HIS VOICE. God’s voice alone causes the world to QUAKE. REFUGE, STRONGHOLD. Amid the confusion, the...
CRITICAL NOTES. Joel 3:13.] The judgment compared to a double figure. JOEL 3:14.] A description of the streaming of nations into the valley of judgment. MULTITUDES, MULTITUDES] Heb. immense multitude...
EXPOSITION JOEL 3:1 These verses describe the deliverance of God's people and the destruction of his enemies because of their injurious, insulting, and ignominious treatment of his people. JOEL 3:1...
Now in those days (Joel 3:1), He goes into chapter 3. and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem (Joel 3:1), That is, in the days--we're getting close now, for...
1 Samuel 15:29; Amos 1:2; Amos 3:8; Ezekiel 38:19; Haggai 2:6;...