Joel 1:1

The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

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Interpretation

The most aged could not remember such calamities as were about to take place. Armies of insects were coming upon the land to eat the fruits of it.

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This thought runs through Joel 1:1-2.

Joel 1:1 Joel 1:2

Joel Person: Jehovah is his God. (1. ) The oldest of Samuel’s two sons appointed by him as judges in Beersheba ( 1 Sam. 8:2 ). (See VASHNI. ) (2. ) A descendant of Reuben ( 1 Chr. 5:4 , 8). (3. ) One of David’s famous warriors.
Pethuel Person: Vision of God, the father of Joel the prophet ( Joel 1:1 ).