Joel 1:14

“Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,”

"Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD," - Joel 1:14
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What does Joel 1:14 mean?

The Bible verse Joel 1:14, as stated in the King James Version (KJV), reads: "Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord." In this verse, the prophet Joel is calling…

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A Call to Assembly: The Power of Collective Fasting and Prayer

In the book of Joel, we encounter a profound invitation and a divine command that echoes through the pages of history. Joel 1:14 says, "Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry…

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A Prayer for Humility and Repentance

O Heavenly Father, We come before You with humble hearts, acknowledging Your greatness and sovereignty over all creation. As we reflect on the words of Joel 1:14, “Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of…

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Joel 1:14 - "¶ Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,"
Joel 1:1 - "The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel."
"The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel." - Joel 1:1
Joel 3:14 - "Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision."
Joel 1 natural disaster
Joel 1:4 - "That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten."
1 Chronicles 11:38 - "Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,"
Joel 2:14 - "Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?"
Joel 1:2-4, 13-20
1 Chronicles 23:8 - "The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three."
Joel 1:8 - "¶ Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth."
1 Chronicles 5:12 - "Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan."
"Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision." - Joel 3:14
1 Chronicles 4:35 - "And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,"
1 Chronicles 6:36 - "The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,"
1 Chronicles 15:7 - "Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:"
Joel 1:15 - "Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come."
Prophet Joel in a small village surrounded by a small diverse group of listeners. Joel has an aura about his head. The background sky and cloud are seen in soft pastels pinks, yellows, and blues.
Prophet Joel in a small village surrounded by a small diverse group of listeners. Joel has an aura about his head. The background sky and cloud are seen in soft pastels pinks, yellows, and blues.
1 Chronicles 6:33 - "And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,"
Joel 1:10 - "The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth."
Joel 1:3 - "Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation."
1 Chronicles 5:4 - "The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,"
Joel 1:17 - "The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered."
Joel 3:1 - "For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,"
1 Chronicles 27:20 - "Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:"
Joel 1:16 - "Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?"
1 Chronicles 15:11 - "And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,"
1 Chronicles 26:22 - "The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD."