SUNDAY SCHOOL: JOEL

Joel means “Yahweh is God”
Occasion for writing: Locust plague
Major themes: Day of the Lord and repentance
Luther’s 1st of 95 theses: When our Lord and master Jesus Christ said “Repent”, he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.
If you’d like to read his interpretation of his 95 these please click here:
http://www.oocities.org/united_in_christ_3in1/95explained.pdf
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NT use of Joel:
1.            Mark 13:24
2.            Acts 2:16-21
3.            Romans 10:13 references Joel 2:32
4.            Rev. 6:12,13
5.            Rev. 9:2,3
Outline of Joel breaks into 2 parts
1.            1:2-2:17: Judah experiences foretaste of the Day of the Lord
2.            2:8-3:21: Judah is assured of salvation in the Day of the Lord
 
First Division 1:2-2:17 is broken down into 5 units
1.            1:2-4 Call to attention
2.            V5-14 Call to lament and repent
3.            15-20 Lamentation
4.            2:1-11 Call to alarm
5.            12-17 Call to repentance
 
Second Division into 2 segments
2:18-27 promises to spare and restore Joel’s generation
 2:28-3:21 looks beyond the immediate to the future and final vindication
Joel 3 develops the Day of the Lord

1. A day of reckoning v2
2. V12 nations summoned
3. V14-16 battle in details