Minor prophets
The book of Joel
A plague of locusts becomes a warning of the day of the LORD and a promise that God will pour out his Spirit.
Joel gives no king’s name, so his date is argued. This timeline follows the early date (in the reign of Joash). Peter quotes Joel 2:28–32 at Pentecost (Acts 2:16–21).
Kinds of writing
- Prophecy 100%
Key verses
I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. “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.”
Joel 2:28 (World English Bible)
People
Places
JerusalemMount ZionValley of Jehoshaphat
On the timeline
Joel prophesies the day of YahwehPentecost: the Holy Spirit is poured out
The New Testament quotes or alludes to Joel 2 times (counted in the site’s Old in the New).
Dating notes
Many scholars date Joel after the exile, about 500–400 BC. The span is an estimate; Scripture doesn’t say when the book was written.