Joel was prophesying on some tough times, comparing GOD's judgment of His people to a plague of locusts. He talks about the coming of a "dark and terrible day of the LORD" However, as with all the Old Testament prophets, he also talks about repentance.
Some of the line from Joel will be familiar to us. "Whoever calls on the name of the LORD will be saved" - Joel 2:32 and of course "I will pour out my Spirit on all men...." (Joel 2:28) is quoted by Peter at Pentecost to explain the workings of the Holy Spirit. (See, he wasn't just making it up as he went along.)
Joel suggested that the Day of the Lord was near for those multitudes in the Valley of Decision.
So what does it tell us?
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ReplyDeleteI am going to get the minor prophets down. These were easy. It gets fuzzy at Habukuk and Obidiah. I trust that after I read these posts, I'll have them for good.
Nicely done!
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