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Timeline based on traditionally accepted timeframes and general consensus of a variety of sources, including Wilmington's Guide to the Bible, A Survey of Israel's History (Wood), The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings (Thiele), ESV Study Bible, The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, and Easton's ...
- Old Testament Timeline
The Word of the LORD to Joel: Joel 1 - 3: 812 BC: Joash...
- John 1
The Beginning (Genesis 1:1–2; Hebrews 11:1–3)1 In the...
- Genesis 7
The Great Flood (2 Peter 3:1–7)1 Then the LORD said to Noah,...
- Revelation 1
Prologue (Daniel 12:1–13)1 This is the revelation of Jesus...
- Exodus 2
The Birth and Adoption of Moses (Acts 7:20–22; Hebrews...
- Malachi 1
The LORD’s Love for Israel (Genesis 25:19–28; Romans...
- 2 Kings 25
Nebuchadnezzar Besieges Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 36:15–21;...
- 2 Samuel 7
God’s Covenant with David (1 Chronicles 17:1–15)1 After the...
- Luke 1
Dedication to Theophilus (Acts 1:1–3)1 Many have undertaken...
- Matthew 13
The Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1–9; Luke 8:4–8)1 That same...
- Old Testament Timeline
- The Chronology of The Old Testament Prophets
- I. Introduction
- II. Israel as God’s Chosen People
- III. The Ideal: How The Plan Was to Operate
- IV. Israel’s Failure to Carry Out God’s Plan
- V. Why Israel Failed
- VI. The Nature and Purpose of Conditional Prophecy
- VII. Spiritual Israel Replaces Literal Israel
- VIII. Conclusion: Principles of Interpretation
The sixteen prophets—Isaiah to Malachi—whose writings have come down to us lived during four centuries, from about 800 to 400 B.C. Most of them left chronological data by which the duration of their ministry can be determined, at least approximately. For two of them (Joel and Obadiah), however, no conclusive evidence as to the time of their work ex...
This article surveys the fundamental problem of the interpretation of the prophetic portions of the Old Testament in terms of their message to Israel of old and to the church today. Consideration is given to the role of literal Israel as God’s chosen people, to the way His plan for them was to have been accomplished, to the way in which it actually...
With the call of Abraham, God set in operation a definite plan for bringing the Messiah into the world and for presenting the gospel invitation to all men (Genesis 12:1-3). In Abraham God found a man ready to yield unqualified obedience to the divine will (Genesis 26:5; Hebrews 11:8) and to cultivate a similar spirit in his posterity (Genesis 18:19...
God placed His people in Palestine, the crossroads of the ancient world, and provided them with every facility for becoming the greatest nation on the face of the earth. It was His purpose to set them “on high above all nations of the earth” (Deuteronomy 28:1), with the result that “all people of the earth” would recognize their superiority and cal...
God provided Israel with “every facility for becoming the greatest nation on the earth”. When they “brought forth wild grapes” instead of the mature fruit of character, He inquired, “What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it?” (Isaiah 5:1-7). There was nothing God could have done for them that He did not do, yet they...
Israel’s “unwillingness to submit to the restrictions and requirements of God, prevented them, to a great extent, from reaching the high standard He desired them to attain, and from receiving the blessings He was ready to bestow upon them”. They cherished the idea that they were favorites of Heaven, and were ungrateful for the opportunities so grac...
God’s word is sure (Isaiah 40:8; 55:11; Romans 11:29), and His plan for the salvation of man will ultimately prevail (Isaiah 46:10). With Him there is “no variableness, neither shadow of turning” (James 1:17). He is “the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever” (Hebrews 13:8). His word “endureth for ever” (1 Peter 1:25). Eventually God’s purposes ...
The formal rejection of Jesus by the Jews, as a nation, marked the close of their last opportunity as the special agents of God for the salvation of the world. It was “last of all” that God “sent unto them his son,” according to Christ’s own words (Matthew 21:37), but they “caught him” and “slew him” (verse 39). Thereafter, God “let out his vineyar...
In general, Old Testament promises and predictions were addressed to literal Israel and were to have been fulfilled to them, conditional on obedience. Partial compliance on their part with the will of God made possible a partial fulfillment of the covenant promises on God’s part. Yet many of the promises, particularly those concerning the giving of...
Jul 5, 2023 · Question. Who was Joel in the Bible? Answer. Joel was an Old Testament prophet. His name means “The Lord is God” and is still in common use today. Joel is considered a minor prophet alongside Hosea, Obadiah, Habakkuk, Jonah, Micah, Malachi, and some others.
Joel (/ ˈ dʒ oʊ əl /; Hebrew: יוֹאֵל – Yōʾēl; Greek: Ἰωήλ – Iōḗl; Syriac: ܝܘܐܝܠ – Yu'il) is a Biblical prophet, the second of the Twelve Minor Prophets, and, according to itself, the author of the Book of Joel, which is set in the early Assyrian period.
- The Locust Plague and the Day of the Lord. Joel writes in the midst of crisis. A devastating locust plague had attacked Israel and left virtually no vines or grain: "What the cutting locust left, the swarming locust has eaten.
- Pentecost and the Prophecy of Joel. Hundreds of years later the apostle Peter stands up on the day of Pentecost and announces the fulfillment of this prophecy, and he says in Acts 2:16, "This is what was spoken by the prophet Joel."
- The Outpouring of God's Spirit on All Flesh. In the Old Testament the Spirit of God is the presence of God in the world to reveal himself by some action or word.
- All God's People Will Prophesy. Joel goes on to say that when God makes himself known and felt in people's lives, this can manifest itself in three ways: they may dream dreams, see visions, and prophesy (Joel 2:28).
Oct 4, 2021 · After the manner of Moses, in Exod. 10:1–6, Joel is commissioned to announce a fourfold plague of locusts. One swarm leaves behind another devour (verse 4) until all vegetation is destroyed, and the whole land is left in mourning.
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Jul 12, 2023 · Beyond the Bible, some historical records hint that Joel might have been from the tribe of Reuben and lived in the town of Bethom (or Bethharam), north of the Dead Sea, but as John MacArthur notes in his commentary, the context of Joel’s prophecy suggests he was from Judea and lived near or around Jerusalem, a city he seems familiar with.
