CHAPTER 1
Who was Joel?
A prophet in Judah.
What is known as the day of thick mist and of gloom?
Judgement Day
vs. 2
Finish the sentence. “Let the weak say _______________.”
I am strong
v.10
Fill in the blank . The vine has dried up, And the fig tree has withered; The pomegranate tree, The palm tree also, And the apple tree- All the trees of the field are withered; Surely ______ has withered away from the sons of men.
Joy v.11
The Lord asked all the people to turn and come to Him with ___
All their heart ( in genuine repentance)
Ch. 2 v. 12
What does Joel say has happened to the wine in Joel 1:10?
It had dried up.
Who are those that will be saved?
Those that call on the name of the Lord.
vs. 32
What does Joel tell the children of Judah to prepare for?
War v.9
Fill in the blank . Alas for the day! For the day of the ______ is at hand; It shall come as destruction from the Almighty. 16 Is not the food cut off before our eyes, Joy and gladness from the house of our God?
LORD V.15-16
Who was Joel’s father according to chapter one verse one?
Pethuel.
Ch.1 v1
Be ashamed, you farmers, wail, you vinedressers, for the wheat and the barley; because the _______ of the field has perished.
Harvest - vs 11
We run like war horses with noise like that of chariots. What is our name?
Locusts
vs. 4&5; 25
What does the Lord say he is for the children of Israel?
A refuge 2. Stronghold of protection.
v.16
According to the Lord, Zion will no longer be ridiculed by what nations?
Gentile
vs. 19
Where did the Lord gather all the nations for judgement?
Down in the valley of Jehoshaphat
Ch. 3 v.2
’Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God. Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord, Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come." Verses 13-15 . According to this verse what was Joel telling the people to do?
REPENT
What causes the broken fellowship to be restored?
Fasting and prayer
vs. 12
What does He say will happen to Egypt?
Become a waste (Desolation)
v.19
True or False: The palmer worm is the army sent by the Lord
False (Locust)
vs.25
Put these in the right order as is listed in verse 4 of chapter one.
A) caterpillar, palmerworm, locust, cankerworm.
B) cankerworm, caterpillar, palmerworm, locust.
C) locust, cankerworm, caterpillar, palmerworm.
D ) palmerworm, locust, cankerworm, caterpillar.
D ) palmerworm, locust, cankerworm, caterpillar.
The sun will turn into _______ before the great and ______ day of the Lord comes.
Blood; Terrible
vs. 31
What is the Lord's judgement for? (Encroachment and division)
1. For casting lots for his people.
2. Traded a boy for a prostitute.
3. Sold a girl for wine
v.3
What does Joel tell the children of Judah to prepare for?
War
v.9