SAVED OUT OF TROUBLES -- Joel Three -- Not only would God bring His judgment upon Israel and Judah but the nations or Gentiles would also be judged. God promised to restore Judah and to bring those nations into the valley of Jehoshphat for judgment. The valley of Jehoshphat was "Judgment Valley.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE VALLEY OF JEHOSHAPHAT -- JOEL 3:1-5:_ God promised that at the end of the captivity that He would make Judah and Jerusalem prosperous again. Judah was the name that identified the two tribe Southern Kingdom and Jerusalem was its capital city. They were the last of the Jews to go into captivity... [ Continue Reading ]
_RECOMPENSE UPON THE NATIONS -- JOEL 3:6-11:_ These nations kidnapped the young people of Jerusalem from their land and sold them as slaves to the Greeks. God promised that He would now grant freedom to His enslaved people. They would be allowed to come home. Judgment would be sent upon the nations... [ Continue Reading ]
_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 avoiding sever judgments was to be gathered by the gospel. These people were to be gathered like ripe gr... [ Continue Reading ]
_ENEMY NATIONS FACE PUNISHMENT -- JOEL 3:18-21:_ In Joel three verse eighteen we see figures of (1) fruitful vineyards, (2) cattle and goats tat graze on the hills and produce a lot of milk, and (3) streams in Judah that will never run dry. These are actually pictures of spiritual blessings that are... [ Continue Reading ]