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Joel 2:18-3:1

Joel 2:18–3:1 NET

Then the Lord became zealous for his land; he had compassion on his people. The Lord responded to his people, “Look! I am about to restore your grain as well as fresh wine and olive oil. You will be fully satisfied. I will never again make you an object of mockery among the nations. I will remove the one from the north far from you. I will drive him out to a dry and desolate place. Those in front will be driven eastward into the Dead Sea, and those in back westward into the Mediterranean Sea. His stench will rise up as a foul smell.” Indeed, the Lord has accomplished great things. Do not fear, my land! Rejoice and be glad, because the Lord has accomplished great things! Do not fear, wild animals! For the pastures of the wilderness are again green with grass. Indeed, the trees bear their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield to their fullest. Citizens of Zion, rejoice! Be glad because of what the Lord your God has done! For he has given to you the early rains as vindication. He has sent to you the rains— both the early and the late rains as formerly. The threshing floors are full of grain; the vats overflow with fresh wine and olive oil. I will make up for the years that the ‘arbeh-locust consumed your crops— the yeleq-locust, the hasil-locust, and the gazam-locust— my great army that I sent against you. You will have plenty to eat, and your hunger will be fully satisfied; you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has acted wondrously in your behalf. My people will never again be put to shame. You will be convinced that I am in the midst of Israel. I am the Lord your God; there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame. After all of this I will pour out my Spirit on all kinds of people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your elderly will have revelatory dreams; your young men will see prophetic visions. Even on male and female servants I will pour out my Spirit in those days. I will produce portents both in the sky and on the earth— blood, fire, and columns of smoke. The sunlight will be turned to darkness and the moon to the color of blood, before the day of the Lord comes— that great and terrible day! It will so happen that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be delivered. For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who survive, just as the Lord has promised; the remnant will be those whom the Lord will call. For look! In those days and at that time I will return the exiles to Judah and Jerusalem.

Hermeneutics

Hermeneutics - The method of interpretation

Exegesis-

Explanation of a text, bounded by the text, extracting from the text focusing on the Author’s Intention

Eisegesis-

Explanation of a text, bounded by personal ideas, reading into the text focusing on the Reader’s Interpretation.

Theology

The study of God, and the contents thereof.

God is the Box

The Institution of God

His Word

Bounded by Genesis to Revelation

His Creation

Bounded by the markers that God set forth: day and night, land and water,

His Personas

Yahweh - The Father

Incarnation - The Son in Human Flesh

Pneuma - The Holy Spirit

His Fulfillment

Prophecies, Promises, Faithfulness

Grace, Mercy, Love

Truth

Application

Are we following the science of man (propaganda )or are we following the science of God (Truth, Fact, and Accuracy)? Right now, God is carrying out His plan for the nations of this world, being ruled by the Principalities of this world. The war that you and I are in is one of ideology, values, morals, policies, and faith. This faith is based on evidence, and hope that God will one day make things good and just. God’s love for us is that He gave us His plan, and is executing His plan, on His time, and for His benefit. We are simply asked to trust and obey.