New Wine Ministries International
  • Home
  • About
    • Mission & Vision
    • Joshua & Maureen
  • Ministries
    • Kids
    • Outreach
  • Resources
    • Warrior Newsletter
    • Audio Messages
    • Book
  • Give
  • Home
  • About
    • Mission & Vision
    • Joshua & Maureen
  • Ministries
    • Kids
    • Outreach
  • Resources
    • Warrior Newsletter
    • Audio Messages
    • Book
  • Give

2012 Reading Through
The Bible Blog

Joel – September 11

9/11/2012

2 Comments

 
It’s interesting that we are reading the book of Joel on the 11th anniversary of 9/11. Just like what happened eleven years ago, this book is a call to “awake” (Joel 1:5). The prophecy begins by telling the people how God’s blessing has been removed from the land. After telling them of their present condition, He tells them to “Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly; Gather the elders And all the inhabitants of the land Into the house of the LORD your God, And cry out to the LORD” (Joel 1:14). Like many Old Testament prophecies, these words applied to them, but more specifically they spoke about the end days; Joel 1:15 say, “Alas for the day! For the day of the LORD is at hand.” After chapter 1 tells of the crop failure they were experiencing, chapter 2 tells of the fierce army that was coming.  After telling them of the impending judgment of the army that was coming to destroy them, the LORD reminds them that He desires to have mercy if they will only repent. He says in Joel 2:12-13, "Now, therefore," says the LORD, "Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning. So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the LORD your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm.”

Since the Israelites first took the land, there has always been a fight for Israel to keep the land that the LORD made a covenant to give to the decedents of Abraham. The LORD says in Joel 3:2, that He will bring the nations into the valley of Jehoshaphat because they have scattered His people and “they have also divided up My land.” The LORD will gather a remnant of Israel back into their land in the last days to receive the Lord Jesus. Israel will dwell in peace in their land under the Kingship of Jesus the Messiah. 

2 Comments
shari
9/12/2012 02:13:14 am

Interesting. Who is the army talked about here that runs upon the wall, and doesn't break rank?

Reply
Joshua
9/12/2012 12:03:38 pm

Literally, the army is the Babylonians, (the army that would invade Judah and other nations). I believe it is also a "type" of the army that the LORD is raising up in these last days.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    RSS Feed

    About

    Read through the Bible with us in 2012! The reading plan can be downloaded below; we are reading in chronological order. Check back often to read the blog posts on the Bible readings and discuss things in the "comments" section.   

    2012 Bible Plan

    2012_bible.pdf
    File Size: 187 kb
    File Type: pdf
    Download File

    Archives

    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011

    Categories

    All
    1 Chronicles
    1 Corinthians
    1 John
    1 Kings
    1 Peter
    1 Samuel
    1 Thessalonians
    1 Timothy
    2 Chronicles
    2 Corinthians
    2 John
    2 Kings
    2 Peter
    2 Samuel
    2 Timothy
    3 John
    Acts
    Amos
    Colossians
    Daniel
    Deuteronomy
    Ecclesiastes
    Ephesians
    Esther
    Exodus
    Ezekiel
    Ezra
    Galatians
    Genesis
    Habakkuk
    Haggai
    Hebrews
    Hosea
    Introduction
    Isaiah
    James
    Jeremiah
    Job
    Joel
    John
    Jonah
    Joshua
    Jude
    Judges
    Lamentations
    Leviticus
    Luke
    Malachi
    Mark
    Matthew
    Micah
    Nahum
    Nehemiah
    Numbers
    Obadiah
    Philemon
    Philippians
    Proverbs
    Psalms
    Revelation
    Romans
    Ruth
    Song Of Solomon
    Titus
    Zechariah
    Zephaniah

Phone

952-881-0123
​

Give to New Wine

    Contact Us

Submit