Joel 2:18-27

The Lord will bless His people -- Joel 2:18-27: The People of Judah would spend seventy years in Babylonian captivity. Even while they were there the Lord was deeply concerned about the land and He had pity on His people. The Lord provided an opportunity for His people to return from captivity. He said, "Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen."

God would drive out the locusts and the army of Babylon. The Lord did great and marvelous things both in sending His armies and in removing them when the time was right. He told the land or literally the people of the land to rejoice because of the great things that God does. The animals would again be able to rejoice over the blessing that God sent to the land. There would be no more reason to fear. The people of Zion were to rejoice because God was to give the right seasons and proper rain to produce necessary crops. Grain will cover their threshing floors and wine and olive oil would overflow their containers. When the people returned from Babylonian captivity the effects of the locust and of the army of Babylon were all reversed. The Lord made up for their losses.

God said, "ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed." What happened to them would never again happen to them nationally. Having learned that the Lord is the one and only God Israel could now receive His blessings. He would stand by their side and not allow them to be put to shame.