The Plentiful Floors and Fats Joel 2:24

Because the LORD was going to pour out His blessings upon the humbled people of Judah, Joel the prophet instructed them to “be glad and rejoice” because the LORD their God “has given” them “the former and the latter rain”. In chapter two and verse twenty-four of his prophecy, Joel continued to describe the benefits of the LORD's blessings as he wrote concerning the “floors” of “wheat” and the “fats” of “wine and oil” where we read:

And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.

The verse begins, “And the floors shall be full of wheat,...” Joel began with the phrase, “And the floors” or “the threshing-floor, barn floor, corn floor or void place” “shall be full” which means “with abundance and satisfied” “of wheat” or “corn or grain”. As the people of Judah humbled themselves before God, even their “threshing-floors” would be filled with “corn and grain”.

The verse continues, “...and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.” Joel added, “and the fats” which were “the wine vats or wine presses” “shall overflow” or “be abundant and overflow” “with wine” which means “fresh or new wine or freshly pressed wine” “and oil” or “fresh and shining oil”. In addition to the “corn and grain” being abundantly supplied, the people of Judah would also experience the copiousness of vines and oil as well.

When we consider these words of Joel, we continue to see the manner in which the LORD blesses people physically when they turn to Him spiritually. The people of Judah were to experience “bumper” crops whereby both their “threshing-floors” and their “wine and oil vats” would be abundantly full. When we align ourselves with God's salvation plan for man by accepting His Son Jesus as Savior and LORD, we too may experience the blessings He promises to His people. May the LORD lead us to an abundantly full relationship with Jesus Christ.

Next time Joel tells how the LORD will “restore the years” of “the cankerworm, caterpillar and palmerworm”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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