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Process
Activity 3: Know Your
Prophets in the Hebrew Scriptures
Group 6: Your Prophets are Hosea, Joel, Amos
Complete the tasks for Joel.
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Joel
Use the following information and the
listed resources to complete your tasks.
Joel - His Profile
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His Name Means |
The
Lord is god |
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Appears |
Joel;
Acts 2 |
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Key
Content |
A
plague of locusts (Joel 1) The
coming of the Day of the Lord (Joel 2:1-17)
Future fertility (Joel 2:18-32)
Oracles against the nations (Joel 3) |
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Biographical |
Son
of Pethuel. Joel
had a deep appreciation for the worship coducted in the Temple (Joel 1:8-9; 2:27;
4:16-17). |
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Special
Interest |
In
the first two chapters the country is ravaged by a locust swarm, which the prophet regards
as heralding the 'day of the Lord'. The last two chapters describe the judgement executed
against enemy nations on that day. The language and style are among the finest in the
prophetical writings. On
the day of Pentecost, Peter quoted Joel's prophecy of the gift of the Holy Spirit.
The second part of the
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Time |
Virtually
nothing specific is known about Joel or when he wrote. But since the book speaks of Israel
scattered among the nations (Joel 3:2), it must obviously be later than the exile in
Babylon. Possibly it relates to the same period as Malachi (515 - 445 BC). Some authors put the book at near 400 BC. |
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Key
Themes/
Messages |
The
Day of the LORD The
contrast between judgement and salvation
The outpouring of the Spirit of the
LORD |
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Key
Passages |
I
will pour out my Spirit on all people (Joel 2:28-29) |
Sources:
Bowker, J. 1998, The Complete Bible Handbook - An Illustrated Companion,Dorling
Kindersley, UK
Brown, R.E., Fitzmyer, J.A.,and Murphy, R.E., 1992. The New Jerome Bible
Handbook, Geoffrey Chapman, England
Comay, J., and, Brownrigg, R., 1980. Who's Who in the Old Testament,
Bonanza Books, NY
Drane, J.(ed), 1998, The Lion Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Bible,
Lion Publishing, England
Motyer, S. 1998. Who's Who in the Bible - An Illustrated Guide,
Dorling Kindersley, UK
Resources
Catholic Encyclopedia - Joel (difficult reading)
Bible Study - Joel
Bible Basics - Joel (scroll down the left hand side to
Joel)
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Go to Amos and complete this
activity
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