Prof. Robson T.

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THE TIME WHEN JOEL PREACHED
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THE AUTHOR
When the prophet Joel preached his messages, the economic situation was
The name Joel literally means, 'Jehovah is God.' This is a name desperate, due to an unparalleled locust attack. He starts from this
very common in Israel, and Joel, the prophet, is specified as the son of
fact to alert the people to the practice of sanctification, of breaking, and of
Petuel. Nothing is known about him or the circumstances of his greater submission to the Lord, 1:14, messages that make the book very relevant.
life. He probably lived in Judah and prophesied in Jerusalem. Joel also announces the day of the Lord and warns about the imminence of a
military attack that would come from a foreign nation and ends the book with
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a very precious message about the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
There is no way to date the book with absolute certainty, and scholars
They vary in their opinions. There are references in both Amos and Isaiah, a) The plague of locusts - Among the more than 80 varieties of locusts,
which are also in Joel (compare Am 1:2 with Jl 3:16 and Is 13:6 with Jl Joel says that there are four: the cutter, the migrator, the devourer, and the destroyer, v. 4,
1:15). It is the opinion of many conservatives that Amos and Isaiah had devastated the land of Israel. The people fell silent, in a sign of sadness. Everything
borrowed from Joel, making him one of the oldest prophets dried up and the field produced nothing.
minors.
Moreover, the worship of God, which the high priest Joiada b) The lessons from the devastation - The news of such calamity should be passed down from
restored during the reign of Joash (2Kings 11; 2Chronicles 23:16), is supposed by
generation to generation, v. 3, because it refers to a time of the Lord's judgment in which
Joel. Therefore many assert that Joel prophesied during the first the pleasures of life were taken away and there was a general lament. Even the drunks
thirty years of the reign of Joash (835-796 BC), when Jehoiada was theythe
lamented because the locusts had devoured the vines, v. 5, and they no longer had any.
king's counselor. This would place Joel's ministry around 835-805. the wine; they destroyed the fig tree, tearing off its bark, v. 7.
B.C. Because of this misery even the young cried, v. 8. All the grain was lost
and the farmers were ashamed and disoriented, vv. 10, 11, because the
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
judgment came through a small enemy, but in great number and wise,
Joel prophesied in a time of great devastation across the land of Pv30:27.
Judah. A huge plague of locusts had stripped the rural area of the entire
vegetation, destroyed even the pastures for both sheep and cattle, even c) Reactions to debauchery, 1:10-14 - With the destruction of the pastures and of the
even took the bark off the fig trees. In just a few hours, what crops, even the priests lamented because there were no elements for
it had been a beautiful, green land, it had become a place of the sacrifices to the Lord, v. 9. Just as the calamity was widespread, sin
desolation and destruction. Contemporary descriptions of destructive power it had also devastated all domains of life. It is at this moment that says the
The swarms of locusts confirm Joel's description of the plague. Lord: "Mourn, priests."
The plague of locusts that Joel wrote about was greater than any When the church experiences a calamity of such nature, engulfed in
I had never seen. The entire harvest was lost, and the seeds of the harvest. confusions, sins, and ailments that devastate families after families, 1Co
for the next planting were also destroyed. The hunger and the drought 11:30-32, the biblical teaching to resolve such a situation is that ministers and people
they took over all the land. Both the people and the animals werelet us return to the Lord with the same sincerity, intensity, repentance and
dying. She was so deep and disastrous that Joel saw an explanation: interests described in Joel 1:13-14 and 2:12-17 and Deuteronomy 4:30-31.
it was the judgment of God.
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CONTENT
OUTLINE OF JOEL
The Book of Joel is naturally divided into two sections. The first I. THE HAND OF THE LORD IN THE PRESENT
1:1–2:27
(1:1-2:27) deals with the present judgment of God, a call to
The destruction by the locusts 1:2
repentance and the promise of restoration.
The repentance of Judah 2:12-17
The second section (2:28-3:21) explains that this plague, horrible as it is
The restoration of the Lord 2:18-27
it may be, it is nothing compared to the judgment of God that is
path. This was a time when not only Judah, but also II. THE DAY OF THE LORD IN THE FUTURE 2:28–3:21
All the nations of the world will be called before God. The grace of the Lord 2:28-32
However, we cannot help but notice the most remarkable section of this
short prophecy. Through the Holy Spirit, Joel looks hundreds of years into the future.
The Judgment of the Lord 3:1-17
The Blessing of the Lord 3:18-21
front, for a time when God will pour out His Spirit 'upon all
"the flesh" (2:28). This will be a prelude to the devastation and judgment of the Day
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of the Lord. It will be a time when all believers will feel the dwelling
of the Holy Spirit and will form a prophetic community on earth. It will be a
time in which the prophecy will come from young and old, alike; when WEEKLY VITAMINS
both men and women will prophesy. Salvation will not be only the
unequaled blessing upon Judah. It will be a time when "everyone who SUNDAY - (THE RUIN OF THE PEOPLE) Joel 1:2-12
calling on the name of the Lord will be saved" (2:32)
SECOND - (THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RUIN)Jl 1:15-20
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Joel is remarkable in his references to the Holy Spirit. He was obviouslyTUESDAY
the - (THE FUTURE RUIN)
Holy Spirit who inspired the prophet to see the hand of the Lord in everything that
FOURTH - (THE EXHORTATION) Jl 2:12-17
is happening and being able to leap towards the terrible Day of
Sir. Fifth - (THE IMMEDIATE RESCUE) Joel 2:18-27
But the most astounding passage in Joel is 2:28-32. There, the prophet sees
a future time, "after", when the Spirit of God is poured out "over SIXTH - (THE FUTURE RESCUE) Joel 2:8–3:21
all the meat.” Young and old, both men and
women will experience this outpouring. SATURDAY- (THE CONSUMMATION) Joel 3:18-21