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God Judges The Nations
This passage is a judgment speech against the Gentile nations concerning their treatment of Christ’s “brethren,” the Jews (Matthew 25:40). These nations had scattered the Lord’s people, sold them as slaves to distant lands, and divided up His land (v. 3). In t …

God Blesses His People
Joel lists four significant events toward which history has long been pointing: (1) The assembling of troops (vv. 9-11). Tools are turned into weapons as the nations assemble for battle (v. 10). The Lord destroys his enemies like a farmer harvesting his grain. (2) The judgment of the nations ...

God Blesses His People
After this awesome display of divine power all of Israel will know: (v. 17) That Jehovah is GodThat He is in their midstThat Jerusalem will never again be defiledThat foreigners will never again invade Jerusalem The soil will become fertile, the rivers will be rep …