Many people like to read the Book of Joel in today’s time. The prophet that wrote the Book of Joel was the prophet Joel. The Book of Joel was written between 835 and 400 B.C. The prophet Joel wrote to the Jews during this time period (Allen). The audience the prophet Joel wrote to was the Jews. Joel was talking to the Jews in the Babylonian Exile.
At the time Joel lived the Exile was going on. The Book of Joel in the Bible stressed four main points. Joel wanted to warn the people of Judah, that the Lord was coming back. Another key idea is that he wanted the people of Judah to repent their sins. Joel proclaims that in future time a complete restoration will come to the nation of Judah (Jones). The Book of Joel, God shows that he is willing …show more content…
Joel is among the prophets named Hosea and Amos. Joel plays a very significant role in the Bible and also has a message of great importance to deliver to the people of God. Joel described to the Jews the "Day of the Lord” (Allen). Joel preached in Israel during a time of the most terrible plague of locusts in the nation's history. Joel prophesied to the land of Judah before the plague came. Joel warned the people of Judah, that the devastation was going to sweep across the land soon. Joel told the people to start fasting, mourning, and have repentance. Joel warned them of God's judgment in the imagery of the impending invasion of locusts (Jones).
Joel addresses that God was not pleased with what they were doing. Joel also tells them that God will come back and destroy things if they do not start following his word and commands. The second major problem in the book concerns the fulfillment of Joel (Allen). Joel's passage was fulfilled in his own day and was terminated on the day of Pentecost. The nation of Israel had split after King Solomon’s death into two kingdoms, Israel; the Northern Kingdom, and Judah, the Southern …show more content…
Joel tells the Jews that God will pour out his Spirit on all of them, he means that God will draw near to men and women and make himself known and felt in a powerful way (Allen). There is a difference between perceiving a lake at a distance and being immersed in the lake. So this means there is a difference between experiencing God as a distant object of knowledge and being immersed in his presence (Jones). The picture of a worldwide pouring compels us to think of being soaked and saturated and swept along by the Spirit of God.
Many people in the Exile had a hard struggle. Life in the Exile was a horrible time to live. There were over ten thousand plus Exiles in 598 B.C. Many people in the Exile settled into Jewish communities because of energy or this was one of the safest place to settle. During the Exile it was pretty much self-governing with means people making up their own laws and
At the time Joel lived the Exile was going on. The Book of Joel in the Bible stressed four main points. Joel wanted to warn the people of Judah, that the Lord was coming back. Another key idea is that he wanted the people of Judah to repent their sins. Joel proclaims that in future time a complete restoration will come to the nation of Judah (Jones). The Book of Joel, God shows that he is willing …show more content…
Joel is among the prophets named Hosea and Amos. Joel plays a very significant role in the Bible and also has a message of great importance to deliver to the people of God. Joel described to the Jews the "Day of the Lord” (Allen). Joel preached in Israel during a time of the most terrible plague of locusts in the nation's history. Joel prophesied to the land of Judah before the plague came. Joel warned the people of Judah, that the devastation was going to sweep across the land soon. Joel told the people to start fasting, mourning, and have repentance. Joel warned them of God's judgment in the imagery of the impending invasion of locusts (Jones).
Joel addresses that God was not pleased with what they were doing. Joel also tells them that God will come back and destroy things if they do not start following his word and commands. The second major problem in the book concerns the fulfillment of Joel (Allen). Joel's passage was fulfilled in his own day and was terminated on the day of Pentecost. The nation of Israel had split after King Solomon’s death into two kingdoms, Israel; the Northern Kingdom, and Judah, the Southern …show more content…
Joel tells the Jews that God will pour out his Spirit on all of them, he means that God will draw near to men and women and make himself known and felt in a powerful way (Allen). There is a difference between perceiving a lake at a distance and being immersed in the lake. So this means there is a difference between experiencing God as a distant object of knowledge and being immersed in his presence (Jones). The picture of a worldwide pouring compels us to think of being soaked and saturated and swept along by the Spirit of God.
Many people in the Exile had a hard struggle. Life in the Exile was a horrible time to live. There were over ten thousand plus Exiles in 598 B.C. Many people in the Exile settled into Jewish communities because of energy or this was one of the safest place to settle. During the Exile it was pretty much self-governing with means people making up their own laws and