What does this book teach us about God?
Joel 1
- old men should teach the younger generations about God’s judgments (vs 1-3)
- locusts and caterpillars can be judgments from God (vs 4)
- consider the irony that the drunken sinners have no more wine (vs 5-7)
- consider the tragedy that there is no food available for sacrifices (vs 8-13)
- ask what to do (vs 14-18)
- the prophet’s resolve to pray (vs 19-20)
Joel 2
- do these plagues represent human adversaries? (vs 1-11)
- call to repentance (vs 12-20)
- God promises restoration (vs 21-27)
- God’s Spirit will come (vs 28-29)
- destruction or deliverance? (vs 30-32)
Joel 3
- heathen are not exempt from judgment (vs 1-3)
- Tyre and Sidon may expect reward; but they will receive judgment (vs 4-8)
- what is this valley battle? (vs 9-15)
- eternal peace and blessing (vs 16-21)
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