Joel 2:27 And you shall know that I am in the middle of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else… Joel was the bearer of very heavy tidings. Their sins had exceeded the bounds of Divine patience. I. THE CHARACTER UNDER WHICH THE PERSONS MENTIONED IN THE TEXT APPEAR BEFORE US. He calls them "My people." This shows that they belong to God by some peculiar appropriation. He speaks of them as having His favour, as deriving blessings from Him, and as feeling, under a consciousness of His presence abiding with them, a confidence which the wicked never possess. They are a chosen people; a sanctified people; and an obedient people. They are always set upon obedience, and sorry when they do not render it. II. THE HONOURABLE AND ENCOURAGING STATEMENT WHICH GOD MAKES CONCERNING THEM. "My people shall never be ashamed." 1. They shall not be ashamed of their principles. Which serve them at all times. And they are good, profitable to society, and calculated to advance the interests of men! 2. They are not ashamed of the singularity which distinguishes their conduct. 3. Of the confidence which they repose in God. And they shall not be ashamed amid the terrors of the last great day. (W. Curling, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. |
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