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A Reversal of Peace
Commentators highlight that this verse is a direct reversal of the famous peace prophecies in Isaiah 2:4 and Micah 4:3. Instead of turning swords into plowshares, God summons the nations to turn farming tools into weapons. This isn't a contradiction, but a depiction of the fierce judgment that must occur before the final, lasting peace of God's kingdom is established.
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Joel
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Albert Barnes
On Joel 3:10
18th Century
Theologian
Beat your plowshares into swords - Peace had already been promised as a blessing of the gospel. In His days, foretold Solomon, …
Charles Ellicott
On Joel 3:10
19th Century
Bishop
Beat your plowshares ...—When the contest was over, and the victory of the Lord achieved, Micah foresaw the reversal of this order…
John Calvin
On Joel 3:9–11
16th Century
Theologian
Some think these words were announced so that the people, terrified by their evils, would not become completely dejected. They derive this meaning:…
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John Gill
On Joel 3:10
17th Century
Pastor
Beat your ploughshares into swords, and your pruning hooks
into spears
Let not only s…
Matthew Henry
On Joel 3:9–17
17th Century
Minister
Here is a challenge to all the enemies of God's people. There is no escaping God's judgments; hardened sinners, in that day of wrath, will be cut o…