JOEL
READING PLAN + STUDY QUESTIONS
HOW TO USE
READ THE CHAPTERS IN THE BIBLE FOR EACH SESSION
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS + REFLECT ON THE READING
This study encourages going at your own pace, allowing each session to be a day, a week, or however long you need. Each session contains questions to be used for individual reflection or small group discussion.
This study was made to be used alongside Bible reading. Although we have created chapter summaries, there is no substitute for reading God's Word.
JOEL 1-3
PROPHECIES OF THE DAY OF THE LORD + THE HOLY SPIRIT
In Joel 1:4, how are the locusts described? How does this foreshadow the fate of Israel?
How does Joel describe the “Day of the Lord”? Had you ever heard this term before? To what does it refer?
In Joel 2:3, how might the comparison of the land to the garden of Eden be significant or meaningful to the Israelites?
In Joel 2:12-13, the Israelites were called to repent. What does it mean to “rend your heart and not your garments”?
Read Exodus 34:6-7. Why do you think this verse is referenced in Joel 2:13?
What does Joel reveal about God’s compassion and mercy towards the Israelites? How has God shown you mercy?
What does it mean that God will “pour out His Spirit on all flesh” (Joel 2:28)? How was this prophecy fulfilled in Acts 2?
In Joel 3:16, God is described as a refuge. How was God a refuge for the Israelites? How can God be a refuge for you?
Joel 3 speaks of a future time of peace and restoration. How does the idea of a “new Jerusalem” align with Revelation 21-22?
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