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Study Guide: Joel

• Use this guide to read, reflect, and apply the message of Joel. </aside>

1) At a glance

• Book: Joel
• Type: Prophetic book
• Big idea: Return to YAHUAH with all your heart, and trust His promise to restore and pour out His Spirit.

2) Purpose and themes

• Repentance and returning (not just outward signs, but a heart change)
• The “Day of YAHUAH” (judgment and deliverance)
• Prayer, fasting, and assembly (community repentance)
• Restoration (YAHUAH repays what was lost)
• Outpouring of the Spirit (promise for “all flesh”)
• Justice among nations (YAHUAH defends His people)

3) Simple outline (read in 3 sittings)

1. Joel 1 — Crisis and lament: devastation and a call to wake up
2. Joel 2 — Call to return; mercy; promise of restoration; Spirit poured out
3. Joel 3 — YAHUAH judges the nations; Zion’s security and blessing

4) Key passages to mark

• Joel 1:14 — Call a fast; gather the people
• Joel 2:12–13 — “Return… with all your heart… rend your heart”
• Joel 2:25–27 — Restoration of what was lost