The Book of Joel
JOEL - Traditionally called the "Prophet of Pentecost," since his prophecy of the outpouring of the Spirit ( kjv@Joel:2:28 ) is quoted by Peter ( kjv@Acts:2:16 ) as being fulfilled at Pentecost, Joel was the kind of man who could see the eternal in the temporal. The occasion of his message was a devastating locust plague, which he interpreted as foreboding the Day of the Lord when God would act directly to punish His people for their sins. Joel calls upon the people of Judah to repent, promising that repentance will bring God’s blessings, material and spiritual.
Author: Prophet Joel
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
| kjv@Joel:1:1 | Introduction |
| kjv@Joel:1:2-12 | An Invasion of Locusts |
| kjv@Joel:1:13-20 | A Call to Repentance |
| kjv@Joel:2:1-11 | An Army of Locusts |
| kjv@Joel:2:12-17 | Rend Your Heart |
| kjv@Joel:2:18-27 | The LORD'S Answer |
| kjv@Joel:2:28-32 | The Day of the LORD |
| kjv@Joel:3:1-16 | The Nations Judged |
| kjv@Joel:3:17-21 | Blessings for God's People |
(see also: BIBLEBYCHAPTER-Joel )
SUMMARY:
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Joel, Book of
(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).
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