Dict: easton - Joel

easton:

Joel @ Jehovah is his God.

(1.) The oldest of Samuel's two sons appointed by him as judges in Beersheba ( kjv@1Samuel:8:2). (
See VASHNI (n/a).)

(2.) A descendant of Reuben ( kjv@1Chronicles:5:4 kjv@1Chronicles:5:8).

(3.) One of David's famous warriors ( kjv@1Chronicles:11:38).

(4.) A Levite of the family of Gershom ( kjv@1Chronicles:15:7 kjv@1Chronicles:15:11).

(5.) kjv@1Chronicles:7:3.

(6.) kjv@1Chronicles:27:20.

(7.) The second of the twelve minor prophets. He was the son of Pethuel. His personal history is only known from his book.

Joel, Book of @ Joel was probably a resident in Judah, as his commission was to that people. He makes frequent mention of Judah and Jerusalem (1:14; 2:1,15, 32; 3:1,12, 17, 20, 21). He probably flourished in the reign of Uzziah (about B.C. 800), and was contemporary with Amos and Isaiah. The contents of this book are,

(1.) A prophecy of a great public calamity then impending over the land, consisting of a want of water and an extraordinary plague of locusts (1:1-2:11).

(2.) The prophet then calls on his countrymen to repent and to turn to God, assuring them of his readiness to forgive (2:12-17), and foretelling the restoration of the land to its accustomed fruitfulness (18-26).

(3.) Then follows a Messianic prophecy, quoted by Peter kjv@Acts:2:39).

(4.) Finally, the prophet foretells portents and judgments as destined to fall on the enemies of God (ch. 3, but in the Hebrew text 4).

Joelah @ a Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag ( kjv@1Chronicles:12:7).