Joe 3:17 | TNotes | STEP | 3:17 Then you will know: God’s ultimate purpose is that his people should know him and share his holy character. They must learn that he alone is God and that he reigns over all creation from Zion , his holy mountain (see also 2:27 ). The only true security in the present, and the only hope for the future, comes from God’s presence.

‏ Joel 3:17

3:17 ^a Then you will know: God’s ultimate purpose is that his people should know him and share his holy character. They must learn that he alone is God and that he reigns over all creation from Zion, his holy mountain (see also 2:27 ^b). The only true security in the present, and the only hope for the future, comes from God’s presence.