18 Then the Lord will be zealous for His land And will have pity on His people . 19 The Lord will answer and say to His people , "Behold , I am going to send you grain , new wine and oil , And you will be satisfied in full with them; And I will never again make you a reproach among the nations . 20 "But I will remove the northern army far from you, And I will drive it into a parched and desolate land , And its vanguard into the eastern sea , And its rear guard into the western sea . And its stench will arise and its foul smell will come up, For it has done great things ." 21 Do not fear , O land , rejoice and be glad , For the Lord has done great things . 22 Do not fear , beasts of the field , For the pastures of the wilderness have turned green , For the tree has borne its fruit , The fig tree and the vine have yielded in full . 23 So rejoice , O sons of Zion , And be glad in the Lord your God ; For He has given you the early rain for your vindication . And He has poured down for you the rain , The early and latter rain as before . 24 The threshing floors will be full of grain , And the vats will overflow with the new wine and oil . 25 "Then I will make up to you for the years That the swarming locust has eaten , The creeping locust , the stripping locust and the gnawing locust , My great army which I sent among you. 26 "You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied And praise the name of the Lord your God , Who has dealt wondrously with you; Then My people will never e be put to shame . 27 "Thus you will know that I am in the midst of Israel , And that I am the Lord your God , And there is no other ; And My people will never e be put to shame .
28 " It will come about after this That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind ; And your sons and daughters will prophesy , Your old men will dream dreams , Your young men will see visions . 29 "Even on the male and female servants e I will pour out My Spirit in those days . 30 "I will display wonders in the sky and on the earth , Blood , fire and columns of smoke . 31 "The sun will be turned into darkness And the moon into blood Before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes . 32 "And it will come about that whoever e calls on the name of the Lord Will be delivered ; For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem There will be those who escape , As the Lord has said , Even among the survivors whom the Lord calls .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Joel 2:18-32
Commentary on Joel 2:15-27
(Read Joel 2:15-27)
The priests and rulers are to appoint a solemn fast. The sinner's supplication is, Spare us, good Lord. God is ready to succour his people; and he waits to be gracious. They prayed that God would spare them, and he answered them. His promises are real answers to the prayers of faith; with him saying and doing are not two things. Some understand these promises figuratively, as pointing to gospel grace, and as fulfilled in the abundant comforts treasured up for believers in the covenant of grace.
Commentary on Joel 2:28-32
(Read Joel 2:28-32)
The promise began to be fulfilled on the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit was poured out, and it was continued in the converting grace and miraculous gifts conferred on both Jews and Gentiles. The judgments of God upon a sinful world, only go before the judgment of the world in the last day. Calling on God supposes knowledge of him, faith in him, desire toward him, dependence on him, and, as evidence of the sincerity of all this, conscientious obedience to him. Those only shall be delivered in the great day, who are now effectually called from sin to God, from self to Christ, from things below to things above.