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Joel (/ ˈ dʒ oʊ əl /; Hebrew: יוֹאֵל – Yōʾēl; Greek: Ἰωήλ – Iōḗl; Syriac: ܝܘܐܝܠ – Yu'il) was an Israelite prophet, the second of the twelve minor prophets and according to the book itself the author of the Book of Joel.
Dec 17, 2020 · The only photos of the casket that exist show his body barely visible through a glass lid, guarded by members of the military.
- Mel Judson
Part 1 (Joel 1‑2) presents a detailed and graphic depiction of an unprecedented locust plague, which attacks like a raving enemy that wipes out the food supply of the people (1:2-7,10‑12, 16‑19). The prophet exhorts the people, the elders, and the priests to don sackcloth and beseech God’s mercy through repentance, fasting, and prayer.
- Michael Fishbane
It is not known exactly when the prophet Joel began his work as a prophet. However, it is known that during his life a terrible catastrophe befell the land. A swarm of locusts, surpassed only by the plague of locusts in Egypt during the days of Moses, descended upon the fields and vineyards and devoured everything green.
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The purification and restoration of God's people through intense suffering 1. We find each of these elements in the book of Joel, as it offers one of the most complete pictures in Scripture of this ultimately redemptive event ( Joel 2:1–11; 2:28–32; 3:1–16 ).
JOEL, BOOK OF (יﯴאֵ֔ל, Yahweh is God, LXX ̓Ιωήλ, ̓Ιουήλ). In the Heb. list of the twelve Minor Prophets, the Book of Joel stood second, whereas in the MSS of the LXX it was put in fourth place.
