Joe 2:16 | TNotes | STEP | 2:16 bridegroom ... and the bride: Newlyweds were exempt from most civic duties in ancient Israel (Deut 24:5 ; Luke 14:20 ), but in this emergency, everyone would be summoned to the Temple to cry out to God.

bDeut 24:5►

cLuke 14:20►

‏ Joel 2:16

2:16 ^a bridegroom ... and the bride: Newlyweds were exempt from most civic duties in ancient Israel (Deut 24:5 ^b; Luke 14:20 ^c), but in this emergency, everyone would be summoned to the Temple to cry out to God.