Post by professorc on Oct 3, 2015 15:08:12 GMT -5
THE BOOK OF JOEL
Joel- “The LORD is God”
Theme: The Day of the Lord.
(1:15; 2:1,11,31; 3:14). This phrase occurs 19 times in the OT.
The phrase “day of the Lord” does not have reference to a chronological time period, but to a general period of wrath and judgment uniquely belonging to the Lord.
-It is a day when judgmemt is poured out on sinners that subsequently leads to blessings on the penitent, and reaffirmation of God’s covenant with His people.
Content: A devastating locust plague sets the stage for a twofold summons to repentance, to which God responds with a promise of mercy and an outpouring of His Spirit, with a Day of Judgment on the nations.
Prophet: Joel was concerned for Judah and Jerusalem (2:23,32: 3:1). Joel was probably from the Southern Kingdom.
Date: Late 9th Century B.C., during the reign of Joah (ca. 835-796 B.C).
BACKGROUND AND SETTING
Tyre, Sidon, and Philistia had made frequent military incursions into Israel (3:2ff.). An extended drought and massive invasion of locusts had stripped every green thing from the land and brought severe economic devastation (1:7-20), leaving the SOUTHERN KINGDOM WEAK.
This physical disaster gives Joel the ILLUSTRATION for God’s JUDGMENT.
GOD’S CHARACTER IN JOEL
1. Accesible 2:12
2. Longsuffering- 2:13
3. Merciful- 2:13
4. Wrathful- 2:12-14
Israel’s God keeps COVENANT by showing mercy to His people. God is sovereign over all the nations and will judge those who have shown NO MERCY to His people.
Joel centers around 4 SCENES describing this day.
Scene 1: The Locust Plague
Scene 2: God’s Invading Army
Scene 3: God’s Response: The Promise of the Spirit
Scene 4: God’s Response: Final Judgment of the nations.
Joel- “The LORD is God”
Theme: The Day of the Lord.
(1:15; 2:1,11,31; 3:14). This phrase occurs 19 times in the OT.
The phrase “day of the Lord” does not have reference to a chronological time period, but to a general period of wrath and judgment uniquely belonging to the Lord.
-It is a day when judgmemt is poured out on sinners that subsequently leads to blessings on the penitent, and reaffirmation of God’s covenant with His people.
Content: A devastating locust plague sets the stage for a twofold summons to repentance, to which God responds with a promise of mercy and an outpouring of His Spirit, with a Day of Judgment on the nations.
Prophet: Joel was concerned for Judah and Jerusalem (2:23,32: 3:1). Joel was probably from the Southern Kingdom.
Date: Late 9th Century B.C., during the reign of Joah (ca. 835-796 B.C).
BACKGROUND AND SETTING
Tyre, Sidon, and Philistia had made frequent military incursions into Israel (3:2ff.). An extended drought and massive invasion of locusts had stripped every green thing from the land and brought severe economic devastation (1:7-20), leaving the SOUTHERN KINGDOM WEAK.
This physical disaster gives Joel the ILLUSTRATION for God’s JUDGMENT.
GOD’S CHARACTER IN JOEL
1. Accesible 2:12
2. Longsuffering- 2:13
3. Merciful- 2:13
4. Wrathful- 2:12-14
Israel’s God keeps COVENANT by showing mercy to His people. God is sovereign over all the nations and will judge those who have shown NO MERCY to His people.
Joel centers around 4 SCENES describing this day.
Scene 1: The Locust Plague
Scene 2: God’s Invading Army
Scene 3: God’s Response: The Promise of the Spirit
Scene 4: God’s Response: Final Judgment of the nations.