Berean Bible Church

The Prophets

Lesson X

Introduction to Joel

March 7, 2010

I The Major message

The Book of Hosea - the love of God

The Book of Joel - the judgments of God

II The Key phrase in Joel –“The Day of the Lord”

Joel 1:15

Joel 2:1-2

Joel 2:11

Joel 2:31

Joel 3:14

III There are two aspects to the Day of the Lord

1. Joel 3:14 The great and terrible day, to come, in judgment on this earth

Matthew 24:37 as the days of Noah

Matthew 24:39 the wicked were all taken away from the earth

So Shall it be:

Proverbs 2:22 the wicked shall be cut off from the earth

Matthew 13:30 tares are taken

Matthew 13:39 the reapers are the angels

Matthew 13:41 gathered out of

Matthew 13:49 the wicked

Psalm 37:10 the wicked

2. Psalm 37:11 introduces the other side of the Day of the Lord

Joel 3:16-21 He who judges the world, will bless Israel

Isaiah 9:6 wonderful

Today may rightly be called “Man’s Day” but the “Lord’s Day” is coming

IV In the Old Test. every major judgment was considered “a day of the Lord”

Genesis 7:11,12- the flood was a day of the Lord

Genesis 19:24-25 the destruction of Sodom, a day of the Lord

Joel 1:15 the coming Babylonian Captivity a day of the Lord near at hand

2 Peter 2:6 all past judgments were to be seen as ensamples of a greater judgment

to come. ( are the earthquakes not but signs of greater to come? Chile was 500

times stronger than the earthquake of Haiti)

A.D.70 was a day of the Lord. Remember all wars are judgments of God!

V The New Testament teaches that there is a future Day of the Lord

1 Thessalonians 5:2 shall come

2 Peter 3:10 elements, will melt, it does not say ‘matter”

This day will come when the Lord returns to earth, first to judge and then to bless.