Joel must have lived during the early eighth century b. Book of joel overview insight for living ministries. The book of joel has striking linguistic parallels to the language of amos, micah, zephaniah, jeremiah and ezekiel. Joel means jehovah is god, and it was a very common name. Is it true that you\re a real old testament prophet. Study guide for joel 1 by david guzik blue letter bible.
I hope youll find them helpful as you seek a faith that changes your life and moves you to serve the lord with more passion and conviction than ever before. Little is known about joel, a prophet from judah perhaps jerusalem. The book of joel is part of the hebrew bible, one of twelve prophetic books known as the. Repent and be restored bible lesson on joel ministry. The book of joel joel, was probably the first of the so called writing prophets. Joelinductive bible study for youth inductive bible study means that we read the bible and try to figure out what is there, as opposed to having an idea and looking for verses to support it.
Bill hybels, timothy keller, and timothy peck give us their perspective on this weighty topic. Joel does not give a reason for the plague of locusts as other prophets do. Joel reflects on the day of the lord and how true repentance will bring about the great restoration hoped for in the other prophetic books. We now turn to the book of joel, and this will be the first of two lessons 2. Some scholars maintain that the prophets borrowed phrases from one another. There is this also to be said of its literary character, that the style of joel is bright and flowing, his imagery and language are fine driver, introduction to the literature of the old testament. God compares the past to the future in the book of joel.
For part 1 of my notes on this series on the book of joel. The jewish canon lumps all together as the twelve and divides joel into four chapters. Yonder from the mountaintop of the beginning of written prophecy, this man looked down. The book of joels importance to the canon of scripture stems from its being the first. However, this little book is like an atom bombit is not very big, but it sure is potent and powerful. Charles savelle center point bible institute 1 the book of joel message. This summary of the book of joel provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of joel.
Joel free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. In the two speeches that make up this book, joel uses an agricultural crisis to measure his audiences knowledge of its god, warn them of a worse disaster if they ignore his preaching, and. The beginning of chapter 2 is similar to chapter 1, but it speaks specifically of judgment on jerusalem through a plague of locusts. The focus of the lesson is gods desire for all people to repent and believe in jesus to be saved from gods punishment. His father, pethuel, is mentioned nowhere else in the bible. Over the past few months, we did an intensive verse by verse study of the book of joel. To answer your question, i thought it would be fun to pretend to interview joel.
Most scholars date the book after the exile to babylon 586 b. The book of joel s importance to the canon of scripture stems from its being the first to develop an oftmentioned biblical idea. View chuck swindoll s chart of joel, which divides the book into major sections and highlights themes and key verses. The prophet joel cannot be identified with any of the 12 other figures in the ot who have the same name. Joel there are no explicit references in the book to datable persons or events, and scholars have assigned a wide range of dates to the book. Joel reflects on the day of the lord and how true repentance will. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. The prophet joel spoke to the southern kingdom of judah, and makes no reference to the northern kingdom of israel.
Studies in the minor prophets joel the day of the lord 1. Book of joel bible study chapter 1 locuts, destruction. Joel is referred to only once in the new testament acts 2. The book of joel is in the old testament part of the bible. Today, im posting part four of my personal study notes on the book of joel. The genre of joel is narrative and prophetic oracle. The book of joel accounts for justice over evil in a form thats unique. This is an overview of joel prepared for a small group of students ranging from age 610. This makes joel a preexilic prophet, who ministered before the fall of the northern kingdom of israel 721. The book of joel describes the devastation of a vast horde of locusts as a marching army destroying everything in its path. Basically, it is that, the day of the lord is coming to bring judgment for gods enemies and restoration for gods people. Studies in the minor prophets joel the day of the lord.
From this book, we can see that he was acquainted with the land, the farming and the geography. Lament over these terrible circumstances is key within the book of joel joel 2. This was an interesting study and taught me many valuable lessons. Learn about god the father, jesus, and the holy spirit in this 3session study. Book of joel bible study chapter 1 locuts, destruction near and far. He uses their present physical suffering as a warning of their. Book of joel bible study chapter 1 locusts, destruction, near and far book of joel bible study chapter 2 the day of the lord book of joel bible study chapter 3 the judgement of the nations related studies book of habakkuk bible study chapter 1 god is moving and judgment is coming.
Twelve other men in the old testament have this name, none of whom can be identified with the author of this book. Book of joel, second of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets. The term indicates the short length of the text in relation to longer prophetic texts known as. Intro to joel biblica the international bible society. This video is part of the teaching series, the book of joel explained. Joel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Joel is the one who introduces the day of the lord in prophecy. Joel summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of joel for bible study or sunday school lessons. This is the day in which god reveals his attributes of wrath, power and holiness, and it is a. The book of joel is part of the hebrew bible, one of twelve prophetic books known as the twelve minor prophets. The book of joel explained is a passagebypassage analysis of the. Chapter 1 showed the devastation that was coming to israel through an unprecedented locust invasion.
Book of joel read, study bible verses online bible study tools. Joel in the picture study bible the book of joel with. Joel foretells the day of the lord and again calls the people to return to the lord. The author281 the name joel means, the lord is god. The overriding theme of the book of joel is the day of the lord, a day of gods wrath and judgment. The greek septuagint lxx, and latin vulgate versions follow the hebrew masoretic text, titling this book after joel the prophet, the recipient of the message from god 1. The nwt study bible is complete with cross references, maps, and an accurate bible dictionary. Watch our overview video on the book of joel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Its hard to pin down his exact time, because he doesnt mention any other kings or prophets. A free bible version and commentary on the book of joel in easyenglish. The book of joel offers free, online access to study passages, for biblical studies, contained in the words, text and verses of the roman catholic scripture of the douay rheims version of the bible. The book of joel the book of joel joel, was probably the first of the so called writing prophets.
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