Joe 1:2 | TNotes | STEP | 1:2 Hear this: Joel summoned the inhabitants of the land to pay close attention to the prophetic word. • Leaders (literally elders ): The prophet asked the community elders, has anything like this happened before? It hadn’t—this disaster was unique in the history of God’s people.

‏ Joel 1:2

1:2 ^a Hear this: Joel summoned the inhabitants of the land to pay close attention to the prophetic word.

• Leaders (literally elders): The prophet asked the community elders, has anything like this happened before? It hadn’t—this disaster was unique in the history of God’s people.