BIBLE SURVEYJoel

Bible Survey - Joel

Title:

1.Hebrew – laeÞAy2.Greek – Iwhl 3.Latin – Iohel

Bible Survey - Joel

Author:

Joel

Bible Survey - Joel

Date of Writing:

~ 835 B.C.

Bible Survey - Joel

Bible Survey - Joel

Bible Survey - Joel

Joel 1:4 What the gnawing Joel 1:4 What the gnawing locust has left, the swarming locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; And what the locust has eaten; And what the swarming locust has left, the swarming locust has left, the creeping locust has eaten; And creeping locust has eaten; And what the creeping locust has what the creeping locust has left, the stripping locust has left, the stripping locust has eaten….eaten….

Bible Survey - Joel

Theme:Joel describes two distinct ways in which the Day of the Lord can be experienced. The first is as a judgment for sin in which the nation of Judah will experience an even worse devastation than the devastation of the locusts.  

Joel 2:1-2 Blow a trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, For the day of the LORD is coming; Surely it is near, 2 A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness.

Bible Survey - JoelThe second is as a day of vindication from the nations.

Joel 2:30-32 "I will display wonders in the sky and on the earth, Blood, fire and columns of smoke. 31 "The sun will be turned into darkness And the moon into blood Before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. 32 "And it will come about that whoever calls on the name of the LORD Will be delivered.

Bible Survey - Joel

The Day of the Lord will come one way or the other; the only thing for the people to decide is which side they want to be on when it comes. If they want to be on the side of the Lord and experience the Day of the Lord as a day of vindication, then they simply need to repent.

 

Joel 2:12-13 "Yet even now," declares the LORD, "Return to Me with all your heart, And with fasting, weeping and mourning; 13 And rend your heart and not your garments." Now return to the LORD your God, For He is gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness And relenting of evil.

Bible Survey - JoelPurpose of Writing:

Joel wrote to bring the people of Judah to repentance. He illustrated God’s total sovereignty over nature and nations with the plague of locusts that had recently devastated the land. He taught that God was in control of those locusts and in the same way that he had brought devastation, he could bring blessing, if he wanted. For this reason, the people should repent and return to loving obedience.

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Christ in Joel:

1. The Spirit of Christ2. Christ the Judge

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Joel 2:28-29 "It will come about after this That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; And your sons and daughters will prophesy, Your old men will dream dreams, Your young men will see visions. 29 Even on the male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.”

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Bible Survey - JoelJoel 3:2, 12-14 I will gather all the nations And

bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them there….12 Let the nations be aroused And come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I will sit to judge All the surrounding nations. 13 Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, tread, for the wine press is full; The vats overflow, for their wickedness is great. 14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

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Revelation 19:11-21 Revelation 19:11-21 And I saw And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and righteousness He judges and wages war. wages war.

Bible Survey - JoelPlace in the Canon:Historically, Joel informs us that the road which led eventually to Judah’s Babylonian exile was not without possible exit points. She could have repented and avoided her punishment. Theologically, Joel shows us that God is both holy (in ferociously punishing sin) and merciful (in ferociously pardoning sin). Devotionally, we are led to repent and praise God for his mercy and faithfulness.