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Ep 127 (S7E12) Joel - Pt 4: God’s response: Mercy to Hope

• John • Season 7 • Episode 12

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References:

  • Review
    • Setting and background/context of Joel
    • Structure
      • Poem 1 - 1:1-20
      • Poem 2 - 2:1-17
      • God’s response - 2:18-27
      • THE Day of the Lord - 2:28-3:16
  • Joel 2:18-19 - God will take pity
    • A turning point - upon repentance God shows love for the land and His people
    • Answered prayer - grain, wine, oil = satisfaction
    • Shame removed - the surrounding nations that once mocked Israel will be silenced
  • God’s response in three parts
    • God will defeat the invaders - 2:20-21
      • From the north? Assyria? Babylon? 
        • Northern armies   צָפוֹן  (tsef-o-nee') from   צְפוֹנִי(tsaw-fone')  
          • The call of Jeremiah Jer 1:13-14
          • Calling the northern kingdom (Israel) back Jer 3:11-13
        • possibly how people moved along the fertile crescent.
      • Into the eastern sea and the western sea (Dead & Mediterranean) - meaning complete victory
      • The stench of death as a great reminder
        • Stink בְּאשׁ (be-oshe') foul odor
        • Stench צַחֲנָה (tsakh-an-aw') only here in Joel 
        • Poetic way of saying total annihilation of the enemy  
    • God will restore the land - 2:22-26
      • Restoration to the animals and trees
      • Restoration to the threshing floor and wine & olive presses
      • Restoration of what the locusts stole (remember four locusts from 1:4
        • Locust #1 גָּזָם (gaw-zawm)
        • Locust #2 אַרְבֶּה (ar-beh’) most common in OT
        • Locust #3 יֶלֶק (yeh'-lek) young locust
        • Locust #4 חָסִיל (khaw-seel') 
    • God will dwell with His people - 2:27