Template:Joel 1
| Comments for Joel 1 |
| What was the sin of Israel that brought destruction? |
| Joel mentions the palmerworm [1] |
| Many things of the people will be eaten by these worms as as seen in the noncanonical Ecclesiasticus 19:3 also called the Wisdom[2], in Job the worms consume the garments of others to build their house[3], Psalms the consuming worm is like vanity[4] but Isaiah speaks as God's righteousness shall be for ever from generation to generation.[5]
Daniel also talks about kingdom of God, His dominion,[6] is from generation to generation.[7] Which is why Joel also does the same here and in Joel 3[8] if we dwell in Jerusalem which means double peace. Jesus also warns of the worms of moths eating our substance entrusted to rulers.[9] |
| A key to understanding the prophecy is to understand the curse. |
| We can see the palmerworm,[1] the locust, the cankerworm[10], and the caterpiller[11] eat up everything. Who or what are they? |
| Hebrew Westminster Leningrad Codex יֶ֤תֶר הַגָּזָם֙ אָכַ֣ל הָֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה וְיֶ֥תֶר הָאַרְבֶּ֖ה אָכַ֣ל הַיָּ֑לֶק וְיֶ֣תֶר הַיֶּ֔לֶק אָכַ֖ל הֶחָסִֽיל׃ |
| 03499 יֶ֤תֶר YodTavReish What left 01501 הַגָּזָם֙ HeyGimelZayinMem the chewing locust, palmerworm[1] |
| The locust,[12] palmerworm, cankerworm, and caterpiller are the bureaucrats of a system of governance, that "erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance[13] through force. It is the Corban of the Pharisees and the foolishness of Saul. It is the covetous practices that allows us to be biting one another[14] until we are devoured by the beast of our own making. |
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Joel 1
1 The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
2 Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?
3 Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.
4 That which the palmerworm[1] hath left hath the locust[12] eaten; and that which the locust[12] hath left hath the cankerworm[10] eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller[11] eaten.
5 Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine;[15] for it is cut off from your mouth.
6 For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.
7 He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.
8 Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.
9 The meat offering[16] and the drink offering[17] is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD'S ministers, mourn.
10 The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine[15] is dried up, the oil languisheth.
11 Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.
12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy[18] is withered away from the sons of men.
13 Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.
14 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,
15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
16 Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy[19] and gladness[20] from the house of our God?
17 The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
18 How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
19 O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
20 The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 palmerworm01501 ^םזג^ GimelZayinMem gazam \@gaw-zawm’\@ from an unused root meaning to devour; n m coll; {See TWOT on 338 @@ "338a"} AV-palmerworm 3; 3 a.k.a. the chewing locust
- 1) locusts
- Another word for Locust. ^הברא^ ‘arbeh 0697 from הבר rabah 07235 meaning multiply "become many"
- GimelZayinZayin 01494 and 01495 means to shear.
- GimelZayinLamed 01497AV-spoil 8, take away 8, rob 4, pluck 3, caught 1, consume 1, exercised 1, force 1, pluck off 1, torn 1, violence 1; 30. means to tear away, seize, plunder, tear off, pull off, rob, take away by force
- GimelZayinLamedHey 01500 AV-violence 3, robbed 1, that 1, spoil 1; 6. means 1) plunder, spoil, robbery
- ↑ Ecclesiasticus, also called the Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, deuterocanonical biblical work (accepted in the Roman Catholic canon but noncanonical for Jews and Protestants)
- ↑ Job 13:28 And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.
- Job 27:18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth [that] the keeper maketh.
- ↑ Psalms 39:11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man [is] vanity.
- ↑ Isaiah 51:8 For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
- ↑ Ps 145:13 Thy kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion [endureth] throughout all generations.
- Da 4:3 How great [are] his signs! and how mighty [are] his wonders! his kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion [is] from generation to generation.
- Da 4:34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion [is] an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom [is] from generation to generation:
- Da 7:14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion [is] an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom [that] which shall not be destroyed.
- ↑ Daniel 4:3 How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation. Daniel 4:34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
- ↑ Joel 3:20 But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
- ↑ Matthew 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
- Matthew 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
- Luke 12:33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 cankerworm 03218 ^קלי^ yekeq \@yeh’- lek\@ from an unused root meaning to lick up; n m; {See TWOT on 870 @@ "870a"} AV-cankerworm 6, caterpillar 3; 9
- 1) young locust (early stage of development)
- 1a) caterpillar (as devouring)
- 1) young locust (early stage of development)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 caterpiller 02625 ^ליסח^ chaciyl \@khaw-seel’\@ ChetSamechYodLamed or הֶחָסִֽיל HeyChetSamechYodLamed which appears in Isaiah 33:4, Joel 1:4 and Joel 2:25 with a Vav in the beginning from 02628; n m; {See TWOT on 701 @@ "701a"} AV-caterpiller 6; 6
- 1) locust
- Note:
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 0697 ^הברא^ ‘arbeh \@ar-beh’\@ AlefReshBeitHey said to be from רָבָה rabah ReshBeitHey 07235 which means "be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous"; n m; {See TWOT on 2103 @@ "2103a"} AV-locust 20, grasshopper 4; 24 a.k.a. the swarming locust
- 1) a kind of locust, locust swarm (coll)
- 2) (CLBL)
- 2a) sudden disappearance (fig.)
- 2b) insignificance (fig.)
- 2c) activity (fig.)
- Note:
- ↑ 6. "He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance." Thomas Jefferson is referring to the creation of positions, including soldiers and tax collectors, which result in the colonists needing to provide for them. Grievances in the Declaration of Independence
- ↑ Galatians 5:15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 06071 ^oyoe^ `aciyc \@aw-sees'\@ from 06072 crush, press; TWOT-1660a; n m AV-new wine 2, sweet wine 2, juice 1; 5
- 1) sweet wine, wine, pressed out juice
- ↑ 04503 ^החנמ^ minchah \@min-khaw’\@ MemNunChetHey from an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. bestow; n f; {See TWOT on 1214 @@ "1214a"} AV-offering 164, present 28, gift 7, oblation 6, sacrifice 5, meat 1; 211
- 1) gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering
- 1a) gift, present
- 1b) tribute
- 1c) offering (to God)
- 1d) grain offering
- Many translations also translate this word as grain offering.
- מ ם Mem Fountain of water, a flow, a fountain of the Divine Wisdom [massive, overpower chaos] (Numeric value: 40)
- נ ן Nun Heir to the Throne, Aramaic fish in the Mem (fish moving in flowing waters) or in the Hebrew the Nun may mean the kingdom with a double Nun suggesting spiritual insight in two realms. [fish moving... Activity life] (Numeric value: 50)
- ח Chet The Life Force - Dynamic nature of - cause and effect - give life and live.[fence, thread, hedge, chamber...cycle] (Numeric value: 8)
- ה Hey Expression--Thought, Speech, Action. Manifest seeds of thought and life. [Emphasize, jubilation, window, fence] (Numeric value: 5)
- 1) gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering
- ↑ 05262 נֶסֶךְ necek [neh’-sek] or נסך necek [nay’-sek] NunSamechKaf from 05258 Pour out; n m; [BDB-651a] [{See TWOT on 1375 @@ "1375a" }] AV-offering 59, image 4, cover withal 1; 64
- 1) drink offering, libation, molten image, something poured out
- 1a) drink offering
- 1b) molten images See Graven images and Jehovahnissi
- נ ן Nun Heir to the Throne, Aramaic fish in the Mem (fish moving in flowing waters) or in the Hebrew the Nun may mean the kingdom with a double Nun suggesting spiritual insight in two realms. [fish moving... Activity life] (Numeric value: 50)
- ס Samech The Eternal Cycle The circular symbolizes the fundamental truth described in the mystery of the ten statements [ prop... Support, turn] (Numeric value: 60)
- כ ך Kaf K Crown: To Actualize Potential power from spiritual to physical realm [to cover, strength] (Numeric value: 20)
- 1) drink offering, libation, molten image, something poured out
- ↑ 08342 שָׂשׂוֹן sasown [saw-sone’] or שׂשׂן sason [saw-sone’] ShinShinNun from 07797 ShinVavShin to exult; n m; [BDB-965a] [{See TWOT on 2246 @@ "2246a" }] AV-joy 15, gladness 3, mirth 3, rejoicing 1; 22
- 1) gladness, joy, exultation, rejoicing
- 1a) exultation, joy
- ש Shin Eternal Flame of Spiritual Revelation, bound to the coal of righteousness, the Divine Essence. [sun... teeth... consume destroy] (Numeric value: 300)
- נ ן Nun Heir to the Throne, Aramaic fish in the Mem (fish moving in flowing waters) or in the Hebrew the Nun may mean the kingdom with a double Nun suggesting spiritual insight in two realms. [fish moving... Activity life] (Numeric value: 50)
- 1) gladness, joy, exultation, rejoicing
- ↑ 08057 שִׂמְחָה simchah [sim-khaw’] ShinMemChetHey from 08056 ShinMemChet; n f; [BDB-970b] [{See TWOT on 2268 @@ "2268b" }] AV-joy 44, gladness 31, mirth 8, rejoice 3, rejoicing 2, misc 6; 94
- 1) joy, mirth, gladness
- 1a) mirth, gladness, joy, gaiety, pleasure
- 1b) joy (of God)
- 1c) glad result, happy issue
- ש Shin Eternal Flame of Spiritual Revelation, bound to the coal of righteousness, the Divine Essence. [sun... teeth... consume destroy] (Numeric value: 300)
- מ ם Mem Fountain of water, a flow, a fountain of the Divine Wisdom [massive, overpower chaos] (Numeric value: 40)
- ח Chet The Life Force - Dynamic nature of - cause and effect - give life and live.[fence, thread, hedge, chamber...cycle] (Numeric value: 8)
- ה Hey Expression--Thought, Speech, Action. Manifest seeds of thought and life. [Emphasize, jubilation, window, fence] (Numeric value: 5)
- 1) joy, mirth, gladness
- ↑ 01524 גִּיל giyl [gheel] GimelYodLamed from 01523 exalt tremble; n m; [BDB-162a] [{See TWOT on 346 @@ "346a" }] [{See TWOT on 346 @@ "346b" }] AV-rejoice 3, joy 3, gladness 2, exceedingly 1, of your sort 1; 10
- 1) a rejoicing
- 2) a circle, age
- ג Gimel Reward and Punish, Cause and effect, 'justified repayment'. Do to others as they should do. Written like a Vav with a Yod as a "foot". Camel, [throwstick, pride, to lift up] (Numeric value: 3)
- י Yod The Infinite Point of essential good. Divine spark hidden in the ט Tet. Spark of spirit. [closed hand... Deed, work, to make] (Numeric value: 10)
- ל Lamed means Aspiration of the Heart or to learn or even direct like a shepherd. It has to do with what the Hand produces, [hand is די YodDalet] or directs with staff, whip... like the tongue may direct. (Numeric value: 30)