Joel 3:7

"and have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem to the sons of the Greeks, that you may remove them far from their border."

Key Reflection

This verse symbolizes God's judgment on Israel for their sins, using the metaphor of selling them as slaves to distant nations, effectively scattering them far from their homeland and covenant promises. This act serves both as a punishment and a means of purification, ultimately leading to their eventual restoration.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Behold I will raise them -If this promise relates to the same individuals who had been sold, it must have been fulfilled silently; as indeed the return of captives to their own land, unless brought about by some historical event, belongs not to history, but to private life. The prophet, however, is probably predicting God’s dealings with the nations, not with those individuals. The enslaving of these Hebrews in the time of Joram was but one instance out of a whole system of covetous misdeeds.

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