Joel, Exposition # 4 of 4

THIS SERIES IS NOW COMPLETE. Joel has been called the 'Prophet of the Day of the Lord.' The Book of Joel is the second of the ‘Minor Prophets of the Old Testament,' and The Minor Prophets, as a rule, are not minor as in being less important than Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, and Daniel (the ones known as the ‘Major Prophets'), but minor in the quantity of their content--though Hosea & Zechariah are exceptions. The Hebrew Bible puts the books of these twelve prophets together, and simply calls them ‘The Twelve,' known by the Aramaic term as the Trei Asar. In each of the books of all the Minor Prophets, we will find the historical, the prophetical, and the practical--how it applies to us. This exhaustive exposition of the Book of Joel is a book where 'Local things teach Last things.' When sin becomes the dominant condition of God's people, they must be judged. Joel illustrates God's use of history to bring Israel to repentance and ultimately to preserve the lineage for the Messiah. God may use natural disasters, or political means, to accomplish the chastisement of His people. For those who repent there will be the blessings of a restored fellowship. The Minor Prophet Series is the in-depth type of teaching one might expect to receive while attending a seminary or Bible college. For best use in studying this series, please have your Bible open to the passages read. (The Minor Prophets series are complete, and will be uploaded in sequence.)