Joe 2:12 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Joel 2:12-17: 2:12-17 Joel calls on the people to repent and throw themselves on the mercy of their compassionate God. 2:12 This verse begins with the words the Lord says , a phrase that frequently accompanies divine speeches in the prophets. This is the only time that it occurs in Joel (“says the Lord ” in 3:1 is supplied by the translators), and it indicates that this gracious invitation came directly from God. • Turn to me now, while there is time: The Lord implored his people to repent because the day of judgment was near. There was still opportunity to avoid the coming destruction if they returned to the Lord their God with true repentance. • Unlike other prophets, Joel never catalogs the sins committed by the people of Judah and Jerusalem. Perhaps they were so obvious that he did not feel the need to list them.

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‏ Joel 2:12

Summary for Joel 2:12-17: 2:12-17 ^a Joel calls on the people to repent and throw themselves on the mercy of their compassionate God. 2:12 ^b This verse begins with the words the Lord says, a phrase that frequently accompanies divine speeches in the prophets. This is the only time that it occurs in Joel (“says the Lord” in 3:1 ^c is supplied by the translators), and it indicates that this gracious invitation came directly from God.

• Turn to me now, while there is time: The Lord implored his people to repent because the day of judgment was near. There was still opportunity to avoid the coming destruction if they returned to the Lord their God with true repentance.

• Unlike other prophets, Joel never catalogs the sins committed by the people of Judah and Jerusalem. Perhaps they were so obvious that he did not feel the need to list them.