Chapter summary

Joel 2 Summary

Joel 2 warns of the day of the LORD and calls for whole-hearted return to him — and ends with God's astonishing promise to pour out his Spirit on all flesh.

An invading army, pictured first as a locust plague, is portrayed marching against Judah. Joel calls a sacred assembly: rend the heart, not just the garment; return to a God who is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

Then come some of the Old Testament's most luminous lines: 'I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy.' Peter quotes them on Pentecost — the day, he says, has come.

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Joel 2:12 ““Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”” Joel 2:28 “And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.”

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