The Book of
Joel
A locust disaster becomes a summons to return, a warning of the day of the LORD, and a promise of Spirit-filled restoration.
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Read Joel as prophetic preaching that moves from local disaster to cosmic horizon. Track the "day of the LORD," the call to return with the heart, and the way restoration becomes bigger than crop recovery.
Chapters
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Pick a chapter. Each chapter keeps the text, sections, questions, and context together.
Context
Big idea and book facts
Joel turns a devastating crisis into a call for wholehearted return to God. The book moves from lament and repentance to restoration, Spirit outpouring, judgment on hostile nations, and security for God's people.
- Author
- Joel son of Pethuel
- Date
- Date debated; presented here in a monarchic Judah setting, c. 835-796 BC
- Location
- Judah/Jerusalem
- Audience
- Judah and Jerusalem called to repentance and hope
- Genre
- Prophetic oracle