Joel 2:15

"Who knows? He may turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal offering and a drink offering to the LORD, your God."

Key Reflection

This verse suggests that if one repents, God may not only spare judgment but also bestow blessings, including offerings meant for worship. It underscores the possibility of divine mercy and the potential for spiritual generosity in response to genuine repentance.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Before, he had, in these same wordsJoel 2:1;Joel 1:14, called to repentance, because the Day of the Lord was coming, was near, “a day of darkness,” etc. Now , because God is “gracious and merciful, slow to anger and plenteous in goodness,” he agains exhorts, “Blow ye the trumpet;” only the call is more detailed, that every sex and age should form one band of suppliants to the mercy of God. : “Most full abolition of sins is then obtained, when one prayer and one confession issueth from the whole Church.

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