Joel 2:23
People of Jerusalem! Celebrate and be happy in the Lord your God because he has given you rain to show his goodness. As before he sends the autumn and the spring rains.
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24The threshing floors will be full of grain, the vats will overflow with new wine and olive oil.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:4I will make sure it rains at the right time so that the ground will grow good crops and the fruit trees will be productive.
Deuteronomy 28:12The Lord will provide rain for your land at the right time from his heavenly storehouse to bless all your work growing crops. You will lend money to many nations but you won't need to borrow from any of them.
1 Kings 8:36then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Teach them the good way so that they can walk in it, and send rain on the earth that you have given to your people as their possession.
Job 37:13He does this to accomplish his will, either to discipline or to show his goodness.
Psalms 32:11So be happy in the Lord and celebrate, you who do good. Shout for joy, all you who live right!
Psalms 95:1Come, let's sing for joy to the Lord! Let's shout in triumph to the rock of our salvation!
Matthew Henry on Joel 2:19-28
Promise of Mercy. ( b. c. 720.) 18 Then will the Lord be jealous for his land, and pity his people. 19 Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen: 20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and… Read the whole commentary →