Summary of Joel 2:28-3:21
God will pour out His Spirit with repentance. God will show wonders, and everyone who calls on the Lord will be saved.
On the day of the Lord, the nations will be judged. The fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem shall be restored. Israel’s enemies will have returned upon them what they have done to God’s people. God will sell their sons and daughters to the people of Judah who will sell them to a far off land.
The people must prepare for war, for the day of the Lord is near. The Lord will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold. They will know He is God, and Jerusalem shall be holy.
Judah’s enemies shall be desolate, while Israel blooms with blessings.
BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 11, Day 4: Joel 2:28-3:21
10a) Peter repeats Joel verbatim, saying God will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.
b) I think because we humans can see these changes, which can cause us to more readily believe and understand that Jesus is coming. Matthew 24:30 says that these are the signs of Man and that all the people of the earth will mourn when they see him coming down. It’s a warning and a sign.
11a) The Holy Spirit created the Earth. The Spirit marks us as God’s when we accept Jesus as our Savior. He guides and protects us, too. The Bible was written by prophets who were inspired by the Holy Spirit. In essence, the Holy Spirit/God has worked throughout all of history and continues to do so to this day.
b) There is just a peace that I experience that’s hard to define when I am troubled. I know God’s got it, and I believe that’s the power of the Holy Spirit at play.
12a) Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. It means my future is sealed. I am to forever dwell with the Lord after this earthly life, and it will be amazing!
b) Joel promises that no matter how much we sin, we are forgiven if we just rely on the Lord. God will reward us. This offers extreme comfort in hard times.
Conclusions BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 11, Day 4: Joel 2:28-3:21
It’s a great reminder that the Holy Spirit is always with you, acting through you, for God’s will.
End Notes BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 11, Day 4: Joel 2:28-3:21
The people will ultimately be restored and blessed. God’s Spirit will be poured out on all after Jesus. Peter points to how Joel’s prophecy here was fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost after Jesus’ death.
The Holy Spirit is poured out on all who believe and receive.
The Holy Spirit is the author of Scripture.
Joel 3 discusses the Last Days. Technically, we are in the Last Days, which were ushered in with Jesus’ death.
Bringing back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem refers to the return of the Jews from Babylonian exile.
God will gather the nations for the final battle (Revelation 16:12-16).
God does not like it when others mistreat His people. He will retaliate against those that do. There will be a war with no hope of the other side prevailing.
It will be tragic, but God will be a shelter for His people. There will be abundance. God’s people will be forgiven.
Joel begins with a plague of locusts and ends with a promise of restoration. How great is our God!
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