The LORD'S Blessings Joel 2:19

As Joel continued to encourage the people of Judah, he told them “the LORD” will be “jealous for his land, and pity his people”. In chapter two and verse nineteen of his letter, Joel shared about the LORD's blessings upon the people where we read:

Yes, 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:

The verse begins, “Yes, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil,...” Joel began with the phrase, “Yes, the LORD” which refers to “Yehovah or Jehovah who is the existing One and the proper name for the one true God” “will answer” or “respond, testify and speak as a witness” “and say” which means “speak or utter” “unto his people” which refers to “a nation, members of one's people, compatriots, countrymen, kinsman and kindred”, “Behold I will send” which means “let go, stretch out, extend, direct and let loose” “you corn” which means “wheat, cereal or grain” “and wine” or “fresh or new wine such as freshly pressed wine”, “and oil” which means “fresh, shining and pure oil”. Joel idea is the LORD is waiting to bless His people with provisions of food, wine and pure “oil”.

The verse continues, “...and you shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:” Joel added, “and you shall be satisfied” which means “fulfilled, sated, surfeited, in excess, enriched and glutted” “therewith: and I will no more make” which means “give, set, put, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, devote, consecrate, dedicate, commit and entrust” “you a reproach” or “scorn, taunt, disgrace and rebuke” “among the heathen” which means “a people or nation usually of non-Hebrew people”. Not only would provision and blessing be given, but “satisfaction” and lack of being “scorned” among “heathen” nations would be provided as well.

When we think through these words of Joel, we see the benefits to humbling ourselves before the LORD. God desires to bless us with provisions, and as we make Him the priority in our lives through His Son Jesus Christ, we will be “satisfied” with sustenance, and when others would “scorn” us, they will have no provision to do so.

Next time Joel shares how the LORD will “will remove far off from” them “the northern army”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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