Joel 1:14

"Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the LORD, your God, and cry to the LORD."

Key Reflection

This passage calls for a holy fasting and a gathering of the community in worship, emphasizing collective repentance and a call to seek the Lord's presence and protection through communal prayer and sacrifice. It underscores the importance of genuine religious observance over superficial ritualism.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Sanctify ye a fast -He does not say only, “proclaim,” or “appoint a fast,” but “sanctify it.” Hallow the act of abstinence, seasoning it with devotion and with acts meet for repentance. For fasting is not accepted by God, unless done in charity and obedience to His commands. : “Sanctify” it, i. e., make it an offering to God, and as it were a sacrifice, a holy and blameless fast.” : “To sanctify a fast is to exhibit abstinence of the flesh, meet toward God, with other good. Let anger cease, strife be lulled.

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