Joel
Main Divisions include: Joel 1 - The terrible plague of
locusts
Joel 2:1-27 - The coming day of the Lord, repentance, and
restoration
Joel 2:28-3:21 - The outpouring of the Holy Spirit, judgment
upon the nations....
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Main Theme - The Kingdom of Judah. Joel 2:1-3 - Blow ye the
trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let
all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the
LORD cometh, for [it is] nigh at hand; A day of darkness and
of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the
morning spread upon the mountains: a great...
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Date - 800 BC Approximately. Although it is not certain it
seems that he prophesied around 800 BC during a time when
Judah was experiencing prosperity and security. God was kind
enough to give ample warning before such a devastating
judgment....
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Author - Joel (According to the Bible and Jewish Tradition)...
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God raised up certain "prophets" who were His mouthpieces.
They would speak out against their sin and idolatry and would
continually warn of God's judgment. Some of the prophets spoke
out in the North and some in the South, but God was faithfully
warning them of certain catastrophe if they would not turn to
him....
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Quick Overview of Joel. – – 1: 1-2:27 – – The plague of
locusts – – 2:38-3:21 – – the approaching day of the Lord....
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The prophet Joel showed up in Israel during a time of the
most terrible plague of locusts in the nation's history.
Joel came and prophesied to the land of Judah before the
plague came. He warned the people of Judah that the
devastation was going to sweep across the land very soon. He
called for a season of fasting, mourning, and repentance.
H...
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The name "Joel" means "Jehovah is God." Other than his name
and the fact that he was the son of Pethuel, there is little
known about this man Joel, other than the fact that he wrote a
very powerful book. Although it is not certain it seems that
he prophesied around 800 BC during a time when Judah was
experiencing prosperity and security. God w...
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Joel described the coming day of the Lord. In the New
Testament after the resurrection of Jesus Christ and on the
day of Pentecost Peter rose to speak to the people of Israel
regarding the last days. Peter described what they were seeing
as that which was spoken by the prophet Joel (Acts 2:16). The
church age has always been seen by Christians...
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Hebrew Name - Yo-el "Yahweh is God"...
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