The Minor Prophets

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The Minor Prophets

• Living Messages from the Old Testament

JOEL
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The Minor Prophets Joel

• About the author
• Joel means Jehovah is God
• Historical Context
• 830 B.C. (Early Assyrian Period)
• Calamity in the land
• Locust Plague

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The Minor Prophets Joel

• The Text (Ch. 1-227)
• Deterioration of the land (11-12)
• A plea to turn to the Lord (113-20)
• Warns of the day of the Lord (21-11)
• Call for repentance (212-17)
• Gods response to repentance (218-20)
• Call for courage and rejoicing (221-24)
• The Lords reassurance (225-27)

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The Minor Prophets Joel

• The Text (Ch. 228-3)
• What happens afterward (226-32)
• Events of the future (31-17)
• The fate of nations (318-21)

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The Minor Prophets Joel

• Lessons/Themes from the Text
• The spiritual impact of disasters
• The nature of true repentance
• The nature of God
• The role of human choices

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The Minor Prophets Joel

• Prophecies(The day of the Lord)
• Initially given to provide comfort and hope
• Relevant elements
• Deliverance in Jerusalem (232)
• Oppression of enemies (31-8)
• Fall of Edom and Egypt (319)
• Blessings upon the nation (318, 20-21)
• Spiritual fulfillment through the coming Messiah
• Deliverance through Zion and Jerusalem
• Gods judgment of enemies
• Prosperity for Gods people

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The Minor Prophets For next week

• Read the book of Jonah
• Consider and answer study questions