Joel 2:12

"The LORD thunders his voice before his army, for his forces are very great; for he is strong who obeys his command; for the day of the LORD is great and very awesome, and who can endure it?"

Key Reflection

Joel 2:12 portrays a powerful and awe-inspiring vision of the Day of the Lord, where God's presence is both magnificent and fearsome. The verse describes how God "thunders his voice before his army," emphasizing His overwhelming power and authority as He leads an immense host. This imagery draws attention to the magnitude and fearfulness of this day, highlighting that it is a time when even the mightiest will be brought low—only those who truly obey God's commands can endure such a formidable presence.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Therefore -(And) now also All this being so, one way of escape there is, true repentance. As if God said , “All this I have therefore spoken, in order to terrify you by My threats. Wherefore “turn unto Me with all your hearts,” and show the penitence of your minds “by fasting and weeping and mourning,” that, fasting now, ye may “be filled” hereafter “weeping now,” ye may laugh hereafter; mourning now, ye may hereafter “be comforted”Luke 6:21;Matthew 5:4. And since it is your custom “to rend your garments” in sorrow, I command you to rend, not them but your hearts which are full of sin, which, like bladders, unless they be opened, will burst of themselves.

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