History of the book joel

His father, john osteen, was pastor and over the years had built a regional. As there are no explicit references in the book to datable persons or events, scholars have. These things are essential to know if we want to understand the book of joel or any of the prophecies of the. Intro to joel biblica the international bible society. Scholarly estimates of the period of joel have ranged from the ninth century b. Chapters 12 refer to a plague of locusts which ravaged judah at the time.

Joel gross novels, including the books of rachel, have been selected by the book of the month club and the literary guild. In the two speeches that make up this book, joel uses an agricultural crisis to. Historical background and summary of the book of joel in easy to study. From references in his writings it is presumed that he was an inhabitant of jerusalem, and he addressed most of his prophecies to judah. Is it true that you\re a real old testament prophet. Throughout history, travel, trade and war have spread ideas and knowledge from one land to another. It is possible that joel may have been a contemporary of elisha in israel. The book of joel was likely written between 835 and 800 b. The central message of joel, as is so often the case in the prophets, is that of salvation amid judgment. The prophet joel showed up in israel during a time of the most terrible plague of locusts in the nations history. Joel and the locust invasion reformed bible studies. A locust invasion precipitated the vision of the next book in our yearlong study of the old testament writing prophets. 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.

Joel old testament prophet amazing bible timeline with. Joel intro to joel biblica the international bible society. Lament over a great locust plague and a severe drought 1. This invasion of locusts destroys everythingthe fields of grain, the vineyards, the gardens and the trees. But, there isnt any other information about the author in the bible. Book of joel, second of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets. 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. The early placement of joel in the hebrew canon second minor prophet after hosea. Also a playwright and screenwriter, gross received his ma in english and comparative literature at columbia university. Joel came and prophesied to the land of judah before the plague came. The book of joel, a prophetic book of the old testament of the bible, derives its name from the prophet joel.

God sent joel to get the people to turn from their sins so he could restore the nation. The name joel means jehovah is god, and we know very little about the author. The jewish canon lumps all together as the twelve and divides joel into four chapters. No other details of his personal history or background are recorded. The postexilic composition of the book can least of all be proved from the mention of the elders see especially i. Meaning, origin and history of the name joel behind the name.

The date the book of joel was written has aroused a good deal of discussion among biblical scholars. Book of joel overview insight for living ministries. Studies in the minor prophets joel the day of the lord 1. The book gives us no other information about the prophet, and he is mentioned nowhere else in scripture. The book of joel presents difficult historical, critical and interpretative problems. The prophet joel is identified only as joel son of pethuel joel 1. 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. 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. Judah, the setting for the book, is devastated by a vast horde 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. Most scholars date the book after the exile to babylon 586 b. Hegel in his lectures on the philosophy of history. The book of joel has striking linguistic parallels to the language of amos, micah, zephaniah, jeremiah and ezekiel. Joel summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of joel for bible study or sunday school lessons.

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. Little is known about joel, a prophet from judah perhaps jerusalem. But the author of this book, joel distinguishes himself by giving us a name of his father. The date of composition was probably between 400 and 350 bc, although some scholars place it much earlier 9th 7th century bc. He is mentioned by name only once in the hebrew bible, in the introduction to that book. Overview of the book of joel third millennium ministries. An investigation into the use of israels historical. As there are no explicit references in the book to datable persons or events, scholars have assigned. The book contains no references to datable historical events. The basis for the early date stems from joel s parallel themes with the prophets isaiah, ezekiel, zechariah and amos.

We now turn to the book of joel, and this will be the first of two lessons 2. Many interpreters date it somewhere between the late seventh and early fifth centuries b. Judgment is global in the sense that, throughout joel, judgment will come upon israel joel 1. The book of joel accounts for justice over evil in a form thats unique to the other old testament prophets. Not much is known about joel other than he is the son of pethuel. The book of joel is apocalyptic in nature, referring to the day of the lord. This is what was spoken by the prophet joel desiring god. After a superscription ascribing the prophecy to joel son of pethuel, the book may be broken down into the following sections. Joel wasnt the only old testament prophet who longed for the day when god would saturate his people with his spirit. Studies in the minor prophets joel the day of the lord. The book relates nothing about joel except his name and that of his father. Nothing other than his name is known about the prophet. Nothing is know about joel other than his being the son. 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.

Alan delivers the book of joel, where we look at the invasion of locusts. 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. The structure of the book of joel lena lee kerux 7. Joel is a narrative and prophetic source of wisdom. God, history, and the natural world in the book of joel jstor. It is believed that he did not live far from jerusalem. The book of joel states that its author was the prophet joel joel 1. He appears on the biblical timeline during the divided kingdom around 930 bc. To answer your question, i thought it would be fun to pretend to interview joel. 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. 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. He warned the people of judah that the devastation was going to sweep across the land very soon. Types and shadows in joel the day of jesus is at hand. In any case, its message is not significantly affected by its dating.

Joel was a prophet in the southern kingdom of judah during the period of the divided kingdom 930722 bc. Joel s name means the lord is god and when god used him to judge israel. Joel osteen, born march 5, 1963, houston, texas, u. 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. Joel must have lived during the early eighth century b. Joel calls the inhabitants of judah and jerusalem to lament and return to the lord during a time of national disaster. 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. 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.