Old Testament · Minor Prophets
Joel
Written by Joel. Written for Judah after a swarm of locusts ate the crops.
Big picture in three sentences
Joel describes locusts like an army and calls the people to return to God.
God promises to restore what the swarm ate.
He also promises to pour out his Spirit on all kinds of people, young and old.
Peter quotes Joel on the day of Pentecost.
Key verse · Joel 2:28
““It will happen afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions.”
Stories families know from this book
- The locust army
- Return to me
- I will pour out my Spirit