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Names of the Book
| English: | Joel |
| Hebrew: | יוֹאל |
| Transliterated: | Yo'el |
| Other names: |
Who
| Wrote the book: | Joel |
| Are the key people: | Joel, the people of Judah |
| Is it written to: | The people of Judah |
What
| The day of locusts (Joel 1:1-2:27) |
| The day of the Lord (Joel 2:28-3:21) |
When
| Was it written: | c 869-809 BCE |
| Did the events occur: | c 869-809 BCE and future |
| Was it canonized: | c 499-100 BCE |
| (see the Timeline of the Tanakh) | |
Where
| Was it written: | Jerusalem |
| Did the events occur: | in and around Jerusalem and in Judea |
Why
| Joel was written to inform us that: |
| G-d punishes sin. |
| G-d grants forgiveness. |
| G-d promises to pour out His Holy Spirit. |
Introduction
Joel is a book of prophecy and apocalyptic vision written to the southern kingdom of Judah. The prophet compares a recent locust plague to the coming "day of the Lord". Joel corrected the commonly held view that G-d would only judge the nations on that day and made it known that G-d would also punish Israelites who were unfaithful. He delivers G-d's unceasing call to repentance and tells of a day when G-d would "pour out His Spirit upon all flesh".
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