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Tell your children about it, And have your children tell their children, And their children, another generation.
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An Unforgettable Judgment
Commentators agree that the disaster was so unprecedented that God commanded it to be passed down for generations. Unlike the usual command to remember God's goodness, this was a solemn instruction to remember His severe judgment. The event's uniqueness was meant to make it an unforgettable lesson for all time.
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Joel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Tell your children of it - In the order of God’s goodness, generation was to declare to generation the wonders of His love. He …
19th Century
Anglican
Hath this been in your days? The introduction points to the startling nature of the portent: it was unexampled; it was a …
16th Century
Protestant
The word of Jehovah which came to Joel, the son of Pethuel. He names his father here; it is therefore probable that he was a well-known ma…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Tell you your children of it Give them a particular account of it; describe the creatures and their number as near a…
The oldest people could not remember such calamities as were about to take place. Armies of insects were coming upon the land to eat its fruits. Th…
