Notes: December 12, 2008 – Joel the Prophet

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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