Minor Prophets:
Joel

Beginning with a comparison to a present-day plague of locusts, Joel paints a worrying picture of the Day of the Lord.  There's a lot of fire and brimstone available within these three chapters.

Left: Michaelangelo's "Joel" from the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

 

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Memorable Passages

Overviews and Outlines

An Introduction to the Book of Joel

An outline-formatted overview of the book by David Malick.

The Grace Institute: Joel

A well-rounded overview from a Eugene Oregon church.

An Argument of the Book of Joel

David Malick's rhetorical outline.

The Book of Joel

An introduction from Quartz Hill School of Theology.

Walking thru the Bible

A short overview.  This file covers Hosea, Joel, and Amos, although they misspelled Hosea.

About Bible Prophecy: Joel

A list and discussion of the prophecies and their fulfillments.  Created by a team of Catholics and Wisconsin-Synod Lutherans.

Easton Bible Dictionary: Joel

The article from M.G. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

Catholic Encyclopedia: Joel

The appropriate entry from the public domain edition of this venerable reference work.

Columbia Encyclopedia: Joel

A brief article from the 2001 edition of this reference work.

Jewish Encyclopedia

An article from the 1901-06 reference work.  Generally liberal in its critical presuppositions.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

The article from 19th century reference work.

Bible Explained

This is a commentary by an energetic fellow named Ted Wade.  He provides brief notes on each chapter and most verses for the entire Bible.

Bible Studies: Whole Book

Joel: The Day of the Lord

A Tune My Heart exclusive.  Ten devotions drawn from the pages of Joel's prophecies.

The Minor Prophets: Joel

Hampton Keathley, IV's study of the book from his 13-lesson series.

From Creation to the Cross: Joel

A lesson from the series by Bob Deffinbaugh.

Love the Lord Bible Studies: Amos

A three-lesson study with questions from an Arkansas-based ministry.  They seem orthodox enough, although the statement of faith makes me wonder if they're not into prosperity gospel teachings.

Undiscovered Treasures: Two "Minor" Prophets

A study of Joel and Amos by Chuck Missler.

The Minor Prophets: Joel

A study by Al Maxey.

Joel: John Calvin

Calvin's 16th century commentary on Joel's prophecies.

Joel: Matthew Henry

The Joel section from the great Puritan divine.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The relevant materials from the founder of Methodism.

Jamieson, Fausset, Brown: Joel

Materials from the Commentary Critical and Explanatory of the Whole Bible.

The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible

Materials from this pastor who served in Spurgeon's pulpit.

1599 Geneva Bible Study

The notes from the world's first study Bible, the 1599 Geneva edition.

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The commentary of the 17th century Baptist theologian.

Scofield Reference Notes

The notes from the 1917 edition of the great study Bible.  From a dispensationalist viewpoint.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

A combination brief commentary and thorough cross-reference.  Developed by R.A. Torrey.

Jewish Bible (JPS 1917)

Three versions of the text in Hebrew.

Joel: Misplaced Prophet of the Locust Plague

A study by Michael Fishbane from MyJewishLearning.com.

Peculiar Things

Commentary by Yair Davidiy

This is an off-beat commentary that presupposes the theory of Anglo-Israel, that is the identity of the lost tribes with the English.

Bible Studies: Part of Book

Waves of Locusts! (Joel 1)

An article by David Inks from Kerux: the Online Journal of Biblical Theology.

Pentecost--The Day of the Lord (Joel 2:28-29)

A Word and World article by Carl A. Volz.

Sermons

Joel: The Revelation of God's Hand

The appropriate sermon from Ray C. Stedman's Adventuring through the Bible series.

Max Forsythe

Sermons from a series on the minor prophets.  Look for the appropriate sermon(s) on this page, which contains all twelve.

The Prophet Joel Speaks of the Great Outpouring

This is a rather protracted devotion/brief sermon by Robert Figueroa.

Books and Bibliographies

Two-Age Bibliography

A list of recommended sources, mostly scholarly in nature, provided by a website devoted to the "Redemptive Historical" school of theology.

Annotated Bibliography on Joel

An eight-page list of sources by Thomas F. McDaniel of Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Denver Seminary Bibliography

This will take you to the top of the "Commentary" section.  You'll need to scroll down to find the relevant section.

The Structure of the Book of Joel

An article by Lena Lee from Kerux: the Online Journal of Biblical Theology.