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Joel

Old Testament · translated from the Hebrew

A plague of locusts becomes an urgent call: return to YHWH with all your heart, for the day of YHWH is coming. He promises restoration and that he will pour out his spirit on all flesh.

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How it is laid out

  1. The plague and the day of YHWHchapters 1–2
  2. The spirit and the judgment of the nationschapters 2–3

Key verses

  • Joel 2:28 — I will pour out my spirit on all flesh
  • Joel 2:13 — Tear your heart, and not your garments
  • Joel 2:32 — Everyone who calls on the name of YHWH will be delivered

Who wrote it

The word of YHWH that came to Joel son of Pethuel (1:1). The book gives no more details about him.

When it was written

Debated: the book names no kings and gives no dates.

For whom, and in what situation

For Judah and Jerusalem, with their priests and elders (1:13-14), after a plague of locusts and a drought. Peter quotes the promise of the spirit on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:16-21).

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