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When was the book of Joel written? |
Written before the fall and exiles of the Northern and Southern Kingdoms. |
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What purpose was behind the book of Joel? |
The purpose was to call the Southern Kingdom to repentance or prepare for the coming of judgment. |
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What do locusts have to do with the book of Joel? |
He describes locusts that inflicted damage to everything in their path in Judah (an event that happened)—saying that this is only the beginning of what is to come. |
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What does Joel talk about that is one of the earliest depictions in the bible? |
Joel gives one of the earliest depictions of the Day of the Lord (Judgment Day)—days cloaked in darkness, armies that conquer like consuming fire, and the moon turning to blood. Judgment on God’s people, foreign nations, purification and restoration of God’s people through intense suffering. |
