Joel

Introduction:

Ø Joash is King of Judah

Ø A plague of locusts has just devastated the land

Ø There is a drought and other natural disasters

Ø Purpose: to use the pestilence as an illustration of the need for repentance and revival

Ø Uses the phrase “Day of the Lord” five times and is the first to use this phrase

Ø Three understandings

o Local application

o Dispensational application dealing with the giving of the Spirit (Acts 2)

o Tribulational application dealing with the tribulation period

I. Reproach

A. Desolation

B. Despair

C. Day of the Lord

II. Repentance

A. Return to the Lord

B. Receive His blessings

III. Renewal

A. The promise of the Spirit

B. The judgment of God

C. The prosperity of the righteous