Joel - Dozing through disaster

So squidged between Hosea and Amos, I'm going to be looking at Joel, which is an OT book, it's not very long but significant :) 


Background info


Joel is mentioned during Acts, and obviously in the book of Joel, but he isn't identified with any other Joel's in the bible. Joel actually means "the Lord is good". Joel writes about the army of locusts that invaded Judah between 9th - 5th BC. Joel sees this as an invasion from the Lord. He sees it as a sort of foreshadowing of judgement, that if the Israelite's do not repent, there will be a greater Judgement. 


The outline of this book of the bible is;


A. Foretaste of the day of the Lord
1. An invasion of locusts
2. A call of repentance


B. Salvation in the Day of the Lord
1. The Lord's restoration of Judah
2. The Lord's renewal of his people
3. The Lord's judgement on the nations


Anyone else excited?! :)