Heretofore the just or right order of nature has been interrupted through your sin; now God will restore it. Next, the two species of the latter, "the former and the latter rain" (in March and April). and rejoice in the Lord your God; not in any creature or creature enjoyment, but in the Lord. In the first month.âBetter, as at first, as before. Before, "the barns were broken down," since there was nothing to store therein. Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God. The early rain and the latter rain - o: "He multiplies words, expresssive of the richness of the fruits of the earth, that so we may understand how wondrous is the plenteousness of spiritual goods." Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. His Coming old Jacob looked to, "I have longed for Thy salvation, O Lord." Le aie saran piene... Read verse in Riveduta 1927 (Italian) Or, since this meaning is uncertain , it may be, "at the first" , i. e., as soon as ever it is needed, or in contrast to the more extensive gifts afterward; or, "as at first" i. e., all shall, upon their penitence, be restored as at first. It is pressed by calamity; refined from iniquity, purified from vanity. Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he has given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. Likeness does not necessarily imply equality as in the words, "The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet like unto me" Deuteronomy 18:15; and, "that they may be one, even as We are One" John 17:22. So He says, "I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counselors as at the beginning" ; and, "She shall sing there as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she come up out of the land of Egypt" Hosea 2:15; and, "then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old and as in the former years" Malachi 3:4. New International Version (NIV). (2) The righteousness spoken of is most naturally understood of righteousness in man; it is a condition which is the result and object of God's gifts, not the Righteousness of God. And these are the things of Christ. Wheat is the perfecting of righteousness; wine, the clearness of spiritual understanding; oil, the sweetness of a most pure conscience.". For the living water of Holy Baptism is given us as in rain; and as in grain, the Bread of Life, and as in wine the Blood." in Christ the essential Word; see Philippians 3:3; though rather Jehovah the Father, the giver and sender of Christ, is here meant, because of what follows; and who is to be rejoiced in by his people, not as an absolute God, but as in Christ, and as their covenant God and Father in him; who has chosen them for himself, and is their portion and inheritance; which are reasons sufficient why they should rejoice in him, and others follow: for he hath given you the former rain moderately; or rather, "for he hath given you the teacher of righteousness" (g); to which agrees the Targum, "for he hath returned to you your teacher in righteousness;''. It seems then most probable, that the prophet prefixes to all the other promises, that first all-containing promise of the Coming of Christ. Gioele 2:23-27 E voi, figliuoli di Sion, gioite, rallegratevi nell’Eterno, nel vostro Dio, perché vi dà la pioggia d’autunno in giusta misura, e fa cadere per voi la pioggia, quella d’autunno e quella di primavera, al principio della stagione. The Riveduta Bible is in the public domain. The phrase, "in due measure," in this clause is parallel to "in the first month," in the last clause (that is, "in the month when first it is needed," each rain in its proper season). It will be an exercise in biblical renewal. He had been promised as a Teacher when that intermediate dispensation of Israel began, the prophet like unto Moses. The Targum is. Next, "the rain," generically, literally, "the showering" or "heavy rain." To this then the discourse again proceeds. But if the former word "moreh" signified "early rain," both would mean one and the same thing. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Le aie saran piene di grano, e i tini traboccheranno di vino e d’olio; e vi compenserò delle annate che han mangiato il grillo, la cavalletta, la locusta e il bruco, il mio grande esercito che avevo mandato contro di voi. It is still a reversal of the former sentence, that, whereas afore the rivers of water were dried up, now the rains should come, each in its season. But "He hath given you the early rain unto righteousness," i. e., that ye may be righteous, is an unaccustomed expression. The threshing floors will be filled with grain; the vats will overflow with new wine and oil. Copyright © 2020, Bible Study Tools. In the first month - This would belong only to the latter rain, which falls about the first month, Nisan, or our April, "the former rain" falling about 6 months earlier, at their seed time . (3) There is a great emphasis on the word , which is not used in the later part of the verse, where rain, (whether actual, or symbolic of spiritual blessings) is spoken of. How His coming should issue in righteousness, is not here said. This office he performed personally on earth, both in a doctrinal way, and by way of example; and now executes it by his Spirit, and by his ministers: and a "teacher of righteousness" he may be truly said to be; since he not only taught the Gospel, the word of righteousness in general; but in particular directed men to seek in the first place the righteousness of God, which is no other than his own; and pronounced those happy that hungered after it: he declared he came to fulfil all righteousness, even the law for righteousness; and taught men to believe in him for it, and to live righteously and godly. "In the first month," and "at the beginning," express the same thought, the one with, the other without a figure. and R. Japhet says that signifies a prophet that should teach them in the way of righteousness; not Isaiah, as Grotius; but the King Messiah as Abarbinel interprets it; who is the teacher sent from God, and given by him, as his presence with him, and the miracles done by him, sufficiently prove, John 3:2; for which he was abundantly qualified, being the omniscient God, and the Son of God that lay in the bosom of his Father; is the Wisdom of God, as Mediator; had the Spirit of wisdom on him, and the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hid in him; and who is able to make his teachings effectual, and to qualify others for such work. Be glad, people of Zion, rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. The Margin, "a teacher of righteousness," is wrong. If then the words had this meaning, there must have been this emphasis in it, that God would give them good gifts punctually, instantly, at man's first and earliest needs, at the first moment when it would be good for him to have them. 23 Be glad, people of Zion, rejoice(A) in the Lord your God,for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. The former rain moderately. Article Images Copyright © 2020 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. and so Jarchi paraphrases the words, and interprets them of the prophets in general, "your prophets that teach you to return unto me, that I may justify you;''. These lesser variations leave the sense of the whole the same, and all are supported by good authorities. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan. All rights reserved. former rain … the rain … the former … the latter rain—The autumnal, or "former rain," from the middle of October to the middle of December, is put first, as Joel prophesies in summer when the locusts' invasion took place, and therefore looks to the time of early sowing in autumn, when the autumnal rain was indispensably required. Hence are elicited the groans of pure confession; hence, stream the tears of anxious compunction; hence flow the sighs of pleasurable devotion; hence melt the longings of sweetest love; hence are drawn the drops of purest contemplation. Salem Media Group. (p) That is, such as would come by just measure, and would be sent when God was reconciled with them. As other parts of the natural and spiritual husbandry correspond, and our Lord Himself compares His gracious trials of those who bear fruit, with the pruning of the vine John 15:2; it may be that the "vat" wherein the grape or the olive, through pressure, yield their rich juice, is a symbol of the "tribulations," through which we "must enter the kingdom of God" Acts 14:22. : "The holy mind, placed as if in a winefat, is pressed, refined, drawn out pure. E voi, figliuoli di Sion, gioite, rallegratevi nell’Eterno, nel vostro Dio, perché vi dà la pioggia d’autunno in giusta misura, e fa cadere per voi la pioggia, quella d’autunno e quella di primavera, al principio della stagione. All rights reserved worldwide. The good things of the Old Testament had a likeness to those of the New, else "the law" would not have been even the shadow of good things to come Hebrews 10:1; they had not equality, else they would have been the very things themselves. : "Christ is the whole delight of the soul, from When and through whom there cometh to those who love Him, all fullness of good and supply of heavenly gifts, represented in "the early and latter rain," and "the full floor of wheat," and "the fats overflowing with wine and oil." 'As at the beginning,' would express the same which he goes on to say, that God would bestow the same largeness of gifts as He did, before they forfeited His blessings by forsaking Him. and in our margin, has led to the connection of this passage with a prophetic intimation of the advent of the Messiah. Proud member (23) Ye children of Zion — i.e., they were called upon to manifest their rejoicings in the place where the trumpet had been sounded for the proclamation of the fast. (4) The following words, "and He maketh the rain to descend for you," according to the established Hebrew idiom relates to a separate action, later, in order of time or of thought, than the former. Being about to speak of the large gift of God the Holy Spirit as an "out-pouring," he says here that "the largeness of the spiritual gifts thereafter should be as abundant as the riches temporal blessings" hitherto, when God disposed all things to bring about the fruitfulness which He had promised. He hath given you the former rain moderately; And he will cause to come down for you the rain; Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first. For the same Hebrew word is translated "former rain" in the next sentence, and cannot therefore be differently translated here. E voi conoscerete che io sono in mezzo ad Israele, e che io sono l’Eterno, il vostro Dio, e non ve n’è alcun altro; e il mio popolo non sarà mai più coperto d’onta. Him, well known and longed for by the righteous of old, Joel speaks of as the subject of rejoicing, as Zechariah did afterward, "Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion; behold thy King cometh unto thee." Aben Ezra observes, that the phrase is the same with "the sun of righteousness", Malachi 4:2; which is said of Christ the author of righteousness, who is our righteousness made so by imputation, the Lord our righteousness: or, as here, "a teacher unto, or for righteousness" (h), all which is matter of joy and gladness; see Isaiah 61:10; and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month; alluding to the two seasons of the year in which rain was given to the Jews; the former rain fell in Marchesvan, which answers to our September and, October, part of each, at their seedtime; and the latter in Nisan, the first month of their ecclesiastical year, and answers to part of March and April, and fell some time before their harvest; and these former and latter rains now fall about the same time. The former rain moderately.âSt. For he hath given you the former rain moderately, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. moderately—rather, "in due measure," as much as the land requires; literally, "according to right"; neither too much nor too little, either of which extremes would hurt the crop (compare De 11:14; Pr 16:15; Jer 5:24; see on [1132]Ho 6:3). "The early and latter rain," coming respectively at the seed-time and the harvest, represent the beginning and the completion; and so, by the analogy of earthly and spiritual sowing, growth and ripeness, they represent preventing and perfecting grace; the inspiration of good purposes and the gift of final perseverance, which brings the just to glory consummated; "the principles of the doctrine of Christ" and "the going on unto perfection Hebrews 6:1. The repetition of the "former rain" implies that He will give it not merely for the exigence of that particular season when Joel spake, but also for the future in the regular course of nature, the autumn and the spring rain; the former being put first, in the order of nature, as being required for the sowing in autumn, as the latter is required in spring for maturing the young crop. of So Joel here, "Exult and joy in the Lord thy God, for He giveth," or "will give thee, the Teacher unto righteousness," i. e., the result and object of whose Coming is righteousness; or, as Daniel says, "to bring in everlasting righteousness;" and Isaiah, "By His knowledge," i. e., by the knowledge of Him, "shall My righteous Servant justify many," i. e., make many righteous. (N)27 Then you will know(O) that I am in Israel, that I am the Lord(P) your God, and that there is no other;never again will my people be shamed.(Q). Such is the custom of the prophets, to go on from past judgments and deliverances, to Him who is the center of all this cycle of God's dispensations, the Son manifest in the Flesh. ", "It is the custom of the holy prophets," says Cyril, "on occasion of good things promised to a part or a few, to introduce what is more general or universal. (, Compiled & Edited by BibleStudyTools Staff, California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. But Joel speaks of His Coming, as a gift, "He shall give you;" as Isaiah says, "unto us a Son is given;" and that, as the Teacher, as Isaiah says, "I have given Him a witness to the peoples, a Prince and a Commander unto the people" Isaiah 55:4; and that, "for righteousness. E voi mangerete a sazietà, e loderete il nome dell’Eterno, del vostro Dio, che avrà operato per voi delle maraviglie, e il mio popolo non sarà mai più coperto d’onta. Ps 33:21; 97:12; 149:2; Isa 12:6; 41:16; 66:14; Hab 3:18; Zec 10:7, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Romans, Comfort Print, NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Luke, Comfort Print, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Acts, Comfort Print, NIV, The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People. He hath given you the former rain moderately â, in just proportion: and he will cause to come the latter rain in the first month â. 25 “I will repay you for the years the locusts(H) have eaten(I)— the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm[a]—my great army(J) that I sent among you.26 You will have plenty to eat, until you are full,(K) and you will praise(L) the name of the Lord your God, who has worked wonders(M) for you;never again will my people be shamed. (B)He sends you abundant showers,(C) both autumn(D) and spring rains,(E) as before.24 The threshing floors will be filled with grain; the vats will overflow(F) with new wine(G) and oil. It is true also as to the fullness of the mysteries. When did the Lord do mighty things, but when the Word, being God, became Man, that, flooding all below with the goods from above, He might be found to those who believe in Him, as a river of peace, a torrent of pleasure, as the former and latter rain, and the giver of all spiritual fruitfulness?". We should not say, "He giveth you the former rain to righteousness, and then He maketh the rain, the former rain and the latter rain to descend;" nor doth the Hebrew. For when was ground given to the earth to rejoice? Don't miss our free Thanksgiving email series! Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before. The precise meaning of the four Hebrew words used here for locusts is uncertain. See my [1133]Introduction to Joel. So Dr. Shaw (i) observes, that, "the first rains in these countries (Syria, Phoenicia, and the Holy Land) usually fall about the beginning of November; the latter sometimes in the middle, sometimes toward the end, of April:'', "in Barbary the first rains fall some years in September, in others a month later; the latter rains usually fall in the middle of April:''. Paul adduces the gift of the rain as a witness to the people of Lystra of the existence and beneficence of God, who âgave us rain from heaven, filling our hearts with food and gladness.â The possibility of the interpretation of âthe former rain moderatelyâ out of the Hebrew words by a âteacher of righteousness,â as in the Vulg. It is presupposed. For no one then needed to be told that the latter rain, if it fell, should fall "in the first month," which was its appointed season for falling. Besides, Joel begins with the inferior and temporal blessings, and not till Joe 2:28 proceeds to the higher and spiritual ones, of which the former are the pledge.
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