Prophecy · 3 chapters
Joel
The day of the Lord brings judgment and a summons to return. God promises restoration and the outpouring of His Spirit, later cited by Peter at Pentecost.
Historical & literary context
The prophet is named Joel, but his date is uncertain. A locust disaster in Judah becomes the setting for a call to repentance.
Introduction and study notes are commentary, not Scripture.
The shape of the book
- 1 · Locust devastation
- 2 · Repentance, restoration, and the Spirit
- 3 · Judgment and renewed Zion
A passage to begin with
Joel 2:28-32
28And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. 29Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days. 30I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. 31The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. 32And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD.
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