“Land. Beast. Do Not Fear”

March 27, 2020

“Land. Beast. Do Not Fear”

Blessings folk!

Fear not!
Be not dismayed!
Trust in the Lord!
Rejoice in the Lord!

The prophet Joel speaks to this.
Joel’s words are interesting.
They have a near future application.
They have a distant future application.
Most of the prophets were like this.

Read this passage.

Note that it is not just “people” who fear…

Joe 2:18-23
Then the LORD will be zealous for His land
And will have pity on His people.

The LORD will answer and say to His people,
“Behold, I am going to send you grain, new wine and oil,
And you will be satisfied in full with them;
And I will never again make you a reproach among the nations.

“But I will remove the northern army far from you,
And I will drive it into a parched and desolate land,
And its vanguard into the eastern sea,
And its rear guard into the western sea.
And its stench will arise and its foul smell will come up,
For it has done great things.”

Do not fear, O land, rejoice and be glad,
For the LORD has done great things.

Do not fear, beasts of the field,
For the pastures of the wilderness have turned green,
For the tree has borne its fruit,
The fig tree and the vine have yielded in full.

So rejoice, O sons of Zion,
And be glad in the LORD your God;
For He has given you the early rain for your vindication.
And He has poured down for you the rain,
The early and latter rain as before.

The Land is told to not fear.
To rejoice.
To be glad.
For the Lord has done great things.
For the Lord will answer the cry of His people.
The Lord will send grain, new wine, oil.
The people and the land will never be reproach among the nations - which makes me think this is yet to be fulfilled.

Then this.

Do not fear, beasts of the field.
Pastures and trees will yield fruit.

The Lord will have pity on His people.

Therefore,
Do not fear, O land.
Do not fear, beasts of the field.
Rejoice, sons of Zion!
Be glad in the Lord.
He will pour forth the early and the latter rain!

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