Ep 127 (S7E12) Joel - Pt 4: God’s response: Mercy to Hope

References:ReviewSetting and background/context of JoelStructurePoem 1 - 1:1-20Poem 2 - 2:1-17God’s response - 2:18-27THE Day of the Lord - 2:28-3:16Joel 2:18-19 - God will take pityA turning point - upon repentance God shows love for the land and His peopleAnswered prayer - grain, wine, oil = satisfactionShame removed - the surrounding nations that once mocked Israel will be silencedGod’s response in three partsGod will defeat the invaders - 2:20-21From the north? Assyria? Babylon? Northern armies   צָפוֹן  (tsef-o-nee') from   צְפוֹנִי(tsaw-fone')  The call of Jeremiah Jer 1:13-14Calling the northern kingdom (Israel) back Jer 3:11-13possibly how people moved along the fertile crescent.Into the eastern sea and the western sea (Dead & Mediterranean) - meaning complete victoryThe stench of death as a great reminderStink בְּאשׁ (be-oshe') foul odorStench צַחֲנָה (tsakh-an-aw') only here in Joel Poetic way of saying total annihilation of the enemy  God will restore the land - 2:22-26Restoration to the animals and treesRestoration to the threshing floor and wine & olive pressesRestoration of what the locusts stole (remember four locusts from 1:4Locust #1 גָּזָם (gaw-zawm)Locust #2 אַרְבֶּה (ar-beh’) most common in OTLocust #3 יֶלֶק (yeh'-lek) young locustLocust #4 חָסִיל (khaw-seel') God will dwell with His people - 2:27