History of the book joel

Israel was occupied by a foreign power when joel was prophesying in the area. He warned the people of judah that the devastation was going to sweep across the land very soon. Throughout the books lifetime, a history of the modern world has been hailed as an elegantly written historical narrative, filled with analysis and balanced historical insights as well as its traditional attention to the processes of historical change, conflict, and political transformations. We refer to the book of joel, which describes a plague of locusts under the old covenant as a type of the day of the lord joel 1. Yuil was a prophet of ancient israel, the second of the twelve minor prophets and according to the book itself the author of the book of joel.

Joel s name means the lord is god and when god used him to judge israel. Nothing other than his name is known about the prophet. He appears on the biblical timeline during the divided kingdom around 930 bc. Historical background and summary of the book of joel in easy to study.

The book of joel teaches about the power of the combined prayers and fasting of gods people during a time of great difficulty in israels history. Hegel in his lectures on the philosophy of history. The book of joel was likely written between 835 and 800 b. It is possible that joel may have been a contemporary of elisha in israel. Joel must have lived during the early eighth century b.

The date of composition was probably between 400 and 350 bc, although some scholars place it much earlier 9th 7th century bc. The prophet joel is identified only as joel son of pethuel joel 1. Watch our overview video on the book of joel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. This invasion of locusts destroys everythingthe fields of grain, the vineyards, the gardens and the trees. Not much is known about joel other than he is the son of pethuel. The structure of the book of joel lena lee kerux 7. The greek septuagint lxx, and latin vulgate versions follow the hebrew masoretic text, titling this book after joel the prophet, the recipient of the message from god 1. The book of joel is apocalyptic in nature, referring to the day of the lord. In the two speeches that make up this book, joel uses an agricultural crisis to. And in joel both judgment and salvation are worldwide in nature.

The book gives us no other information about the prophet, and he is mentioned nowhere else in scripture. Overview of the book of joel third millennium ministries. We now turn to the book of joel, and this will be the first of two lessons 2. From references in his writings it is presumed that he was an inhabitant of jerusalem, and he addressed most of his prophecies to judah. God compares the past to the future in the book of joel. Joel osteen, born march 5, 1963, houston, texas, u.

The book of joel accounts for justice over evil in a form thats unique to the other old testament prophets. It is believed that he did not live far from jerusalem. Joel gross novels, including the books of rachel, have been selected by the book of the month club and the literary guild. Nothing is know about joel other than his being the son. Scholarly estimates of the period of joel have ranged from the ninth century b. This is what was spoken by the prophet joel desiring god. As there are no explicit references in the book to datable persons or events, scholars have assigned. Throughout history, travel, trade and war have spread ideas and knowledge from one land to another. Little is known about joel, a prophet from judah perhaps jerusalem. The book of joel is often noted for its rich poetic5 imagery. After a superscription ascribing the prophecy to joel son of pethuel, the book may be broken down into the following sections. Intro to joel biblica the international bible society. Meaning, origin and history of the name joel behind the name.

Types and shadows in joel the day of jesus is at hand. Joel is referred to only once in the new testament acts 2. The date the book of joel was written has aroused a good deal of discussion among biblical scholars. Joel reflects on the day of the lord and how true repentance will bring about the great restoration hoped for in the other prophetic books. A locust invasion precipitated the vision of the next book in our yearlong study of the old testament writing prophets. Book of joel old testament britannica encyclopedia britannica. Joel intro to joel biblica the international bible society. Chapters 12 refer to a plague of locusts which ravaged judah at the time.

No other details of his personal history or background are recorded. Dating the book of joel depends upon ones interpretation of gods great army of locust, cankerworms, caterpillars, and the palmerworm cf. All of this points to a date of approximately 835 bc or soon after, making joel one of the earliest writing prophets, as well as a contemporary of the prophet elisha. God sent joel to get the people to turn from their sins so he could restore the nation. Is it true that you\re a real old testament prophet. Patterson for one states that, he wrote with a pure classical yet logical style, distinguished by its clarity, flow of thought, and beauty of expression. As there are no explicit references in the book to datable persons or events, scholars have. Book of joel, second of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets.

The book of joel has striking linguistic parallels to the language of amos, micah, zephaniah, jeremiah and ezekiel. Studies in the minor prophets joel the day of the lord. Joel summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of joel for bible study or sunday school lessons. His father, john osteen, was pastor and over the years had built a regional.

Joel is a narrative and prophetic source of wisdom. The basis for the early date stems from joel s parallel themes with the prophets isaiah, ezekiel, zechariah and amos. In any case, its message is not significantly affected by its dating. Alan delivers the book of joel, where we look at the invasion of locusts. But, there isnt any other information about the author in the bible. Most scholars date the book after the exile to babylon 586 b. The book of joel also makes ample mention of priests, temple rituals, and nations, such as phoenicia, philistia, egypt, and edom, that were prominent in the late ninth century bc. Joel calls the inhabitants of judah and jerusalem to lament and return to the lord during a time of national disaster. The jewish canon lumps all together as the twelve and divides joel into four chapters.

Joel old testament prophet amazing bible timeline with. God, history, and the natural world in the book of joel jstor. Joel is bright and flowing, his imagery and language are fine driver, introduction to the literature of the old testament. According to bible history, there were no jews known as such until about 15 centuries after abraham was born, and until 600 years after the death of moses. Also a playwright and screenwriter, gross received his ma in english and comparative literature at columbia university. The book of joel, a prophetic book of the old testament of the bible, derives its name from the prophet joel. Judgment is global in the sense that, throughout joel, judgment will come upon israel joel 1. Since the book of joel contains no clear indications as to when it was written, it is exceedingly difficult to date the book. Lament over a great locust plague and a severe drought 1. Joel wasnt the only old testament prophet who longed for the day when god would saturate his people with his spirit.

Joel is one of the twelve minor prophets of the old testament, the author of the book of joel, which describes a plague of locusts. A history of the modern world joel colton although european history is the focus of this book, it gives a great summary of how the changes in europes timeline affected the world at large. A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original. Joel was a prophet in the southern kingdom of judah during the period of the divided kingdom 930722 bc. The central message of joel, as is so often the case in the prophets, is that of salvation amid judgment. Joel and the locust invasion reformed bible studies. But the author of this book, joel distinguishes himself by giving us a name of his father. To answer your question, i thought it would be fun to pretend to interview joel. These things are essential to know if we want to understand the book of joel or any of the prophecies of the. The book contains no references to datable historical events. Many interpreters date it somewhere between the late seventh and early fifth centuries b. The early placement of joel in the hebrew canon second minor prophet after hosea. Joel came and prophesied to the land of judah before the plague came.

The book of the twelve prophets was originally on one parchment roll because of the brevity of the text, and together formed one book of the 24 books of hebrew scripture. The prophet joel showed up in israel during a time of the most terrible plague of locusts in the nations history. Book of joel overview insight for living ministries. The name joel means jehovah is god, and we know very little about the author. The postexilic composition of the book can least of all be proved from the mention of the elders see especially i. The book relates nothing about joel except his name and that of his father. It was only when the great divine judgments were being prepared, and were approaching, that it was time, through their announcement, to waken from the slumber of security those who had forgotten god, and to open the treasures of. He is mentioned by name only once in the hebrew bible, in the introduction to that book. Studies in the minor prophets joel the day of the lord 1. Judah, the setting for the book, is devastated by a vast horde of locusts. The book of joel states that its author was the prophet joel joel 1.