“ The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. ”
The word of the Lord that came to Joel - Joel, like Hosea, mentions the name of his father only, and then is silent about his extraction, his tribe, his family. He leaves even the time when he li...
The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. The Argument - The Prophet Joel first rebukes those of Judah, that being now punished with a great plague of famine, still remain obstinate...
Joel 1:1 . A Short Superscription.
TITLE. The word of the LORD. Therefore not Joel's. This is the Divine key to the book Joel's pen, but not Joel's words, Compare Acts 1:16 for. similar fact concerning David. the LORD. Hebrew....
The word of Jehovah which came to Joel, the son of Pethuel. He names here his father; it is hence probable that he was a man well known and of some celebrity. But who this Pethuel was, all now...
The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. The word of the Lord that came to Joel - See the introduction for some account of this prophet, whose history is very obscure. Bishop Newcom...
The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. The word of the Lord that came to Joel. He records nothing of himself except his divine commission. He desired to live as before God...
Joel ] see Intro. Pethuel ] entirely unknown. 4 . The palmerworm, cankerworm, caterpiller , and locust , are not different insects, but in the original four different names of the locust, possi...
Joel. — Compounded of Jehovah — El, the composite title of the God of Revelation and of Nature, which is the subject of Psalms 19 . It was a favourite name among the Jews, and was borne by an ance...
a Summons to Penitence Joel 1:1-20 ; Joel 2:1-11 We know nothing of Joel beyond this book. He was content to be God's mouthpiece and remain unknown. His message was one of unparalleled woe. Th...
Joel was especially a prophet to Judah. The burden of his message was the Day of the Lord. It seems to be one remarkable utterance rather than notes of a ministry covering a long period. A terrible l...
CONTENTS. The Prophecy begins with an account of a dreadful affliction to be accomplished on Judea. The Prophet exhorts the people to repentance, and appointeth a fast.
THE PROPHET JOEL ‘The word of the Lord that came to Joel.’ Joel 1:1 There is this value in the study of Joel—that he touches nearly the whole round of the Christian year, or which is the sam...
The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. Who this Pethuel was is not known; Jarchi takes him to be the same with Samuel the prophet, who had a son of this name, 1 Samuel 8:2 ; an...
The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. Ver. 1. The word of the Lord that came, &c. ] See the note on Hosea 1:1 , with whom Jerome and some other interpreters make this pro...
Hear this, ye old men Ye that have seen and remember many things. Hath this been in your days , &c. Give attention; and when you have heard and considered, say whether any thing like the calam...
Threatenings of Judgment. B. C. 720. 1 The word of the L ORD that came to Joel the son...
JOEL CHAPTER 1 Joel declareth the destruction of the fruits of the earth by noxious insects, Joel 1:1-7 , and by a long drought, Joel 1:8-13 . He recommendeth a solemn fasting with prayer...
‘The word of YHWH which came to Joel the son of Pethuel.' The whole prophecy is summed up in these words. It is to be seen as ‘the word of YHWH', that is, as God speaking directly to Judah. And He d...
CRITICAL NOTES.] The prophecy opens with lamentation over the land, made desolate by successive swarms of locusts. Joel 1:2-4 contain the spirited introduction. Old men ] are called upon to note...
Joel 1:1 . Joel, the son of Pethuel. Nothing can be gathered from antiquity of this prophet, but what appears from his writings. His father was either a prophet or a man of note, as may be presume...
The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. Joel Great as is the variety in the works of nature, it is no less so in the treasury of God’s Word. The “prophets” are quite unlike t...
EXPOSITION Joel 1:1 The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel . The name Joel signifies "Jehovah is God," or "whose God is Jehovah." We read in Scripture of several of the...
The word of the Lord that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel, the superscription assuring us that we are not getting Joel's own ideas, but the inspired words of Jehovah.
2 Peter 1:21 ; Acts 2:16 ; Ezekiel 1:3 ; Hosea 1:1 ; Jeremiah 1:2
Came to Joel — Probably in the latter end of Jeroboam the second's reign over Israel and in the days of Uzziah, over Judah.