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Themes in Joel 1

Joel 1:1 (show verse)

The word of the Lord that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel:

Joel » One of the twelve minor prophets, probably lived in the days of uzziah
Pethuel » Father of the prophet joel
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Joel

Joel 1:2 (show verse)

Hear this, O elders,

And listen, all inhabitants of the land.

Has anything like this happened in your days

Or in your fathers’ days?

No Themes for this verse.

Joel 1:3 (show verse)

Tell your sons about it,

And let your sons tell their sons,
And their sons the next generation.

Children » Instruction of
Parents » Their duty to their children is » To tell them of God's judgments

What the gnawing locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten;
And what the swarming locust has left, the creeping locust has eaten;
And what the creeping locust has left, the stripping locust has eaten.

Agriculture » Foes of » Locusts
Agriculture » Foes of » Caterpillars
Agriculture » Foes of » Palmerworm
Animals » Instruments of God's will
Cankerworm » Sent as a judgment
Caterpillar » Sent as a judgment
Fig tree » The jews punished by » Barking and eating of, by locusts, &c
Harvest » Failure of » Occasioned by locusts
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Cankerworm
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Palmerworm
Locusts » Devastation by
Locusts » The jews » Often plagued by
Palmerworm » Foe of agriculture
Seed » The jews punished by » Its increase being consumed by locusts, &c

Joel 1:5 (show verse)

Awake, drunkards, and weep;
And wail, all you wine drinkers,
On account of the sweet wine
That is cut off from your mouth.

Drunkards » Drunkards, general references to
Drunkenness » Punishment of
Intemperance » Examples of » Drunkards, general references to
Intoxication » Examples of » Drunkards, general references to
Locusts » Devastation by
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » General references to

Joel 1:6 (show verse)

For a nation has invaded my land,
Mighty and without number;

Its teeth are the teeth of a lion,

And it has the fangs of a lioness.

Drunkenness » Punishment of
Lions » Strength of
Lions » Greatness of its teeth alluded to
Locusts » Devastation by
Locusts » Illustrative » Of destructive enemies

Joel 1:7 (show verse)

It has made my vine a waste
And my fig tree splinters.
It has stripped them bare and cast them away;
Their branches have become white.

Fig tree » The jews punished by » Barking and eating of, by locusts, &c
Locusts » Devastation by
The vine » Frequently made unfruitful as a punishment

Joel 1:8 (show verse)

Wail like a virgin girded with sackcloth

For the bridegroom of her youth.

Lamentations » Examples of » For the miseries of israel
Marriage » The jews » Contracted when young
Sackcloth » A symbol of mourning

Joel 1:9 (show verse)

The grain offering and the drink offering are cut off
From the house of the Lord.
The priests mourn,
The ministers of the Lord.

Drink offering » Omission of, caused by bad vintage
Meat offerings » The jews » Often prevented from offering, by judgments

Joel 1:10 (show verse)

The field is ruined,

The land mourns;

For the grain is ruined,
The new wine dries up,
Fresh oil fails.

Agriculture » Fruits blasted because of sin
Agriculture or husbandry » Produce of, often blasted because of sin

Joel 1:11 (show verse)

Be ashamed, O farmers,

Wail, O vinedressers,
For the wheat and the barley;
Because the harvest of the field is destroyed.

Agriculture » Products of » Barley
Agriculture » Fruits blasted because of sin
Agriculture or husbandry » Produce of, often blasted because of sin
Agriculture or husbandry » Grief occasioned by the failure of the fruits of
Famine » Caused » Grief and mourning
Grain » Barley
Harvest » Failure of » A cause of great grief

Joel 1:12 (show verse)

The vine dries up
And the fig tree fails;
The pomegranate, the palm also, and the

apple tree,

All the trees of the field dry up.
Indeed, rejoicing dries up
From the sons of men.

Apple » Fruit
Famine » Caused » Grief and mourning
Fig tree » The jews punished by » Barking and eating of, by locusts, &c
natural Fruit » Varieties of » Apples
Fruits » Often destroyed » By blight
Palm trees » Blasted as a punishment
Pomegranate-trees » The blasting of, a great calamity
Trees » Varieties » Palm
Trees » Varieties » Apple
Trees » Varieties » Pomegranate
The vine » Frequently made unfruitful as a punishment

Joel 1:13 (show verse)

Gird yourselves with sackcloth

And lament, O priests;

Wail, O ministers of the altar!

Come, spend the night in sackcloth
O ministers of my God,
For the grain offering and the drink offering
Are withheld from the house of your God.

Drink offering » Omission of, caused by bad vintage
Famine » Caused » Grief and mourning
Judgments » Should lead to » Humiliation
Meat offerings » The jews » Often prevented from offering, by judgments
Night » The jews » In affliction spent, in sorrow and humiliation
Sackcloth » The jews lay in, when in deep affliction

Joel 1:14 (show verse)

Consecrate a fast,

Proclaim a solemn assembly;
Gather the elders
And all the inhabitants of the land
To the house of the Lord your God,
And cry out to the Lord.

Fasting » Duty of
Fasting » Observed on occasions of » Judgments of God
Government » Mosaic » Seeks counsel from prophets

Joel 1:15 (show verse)

Alas for the day!

For the day of the Lord is near,
And it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

No Themes for this verse.

Joel 1:16 (show verse)

Has not food been cut off before our eyes,
Gladness and joy from the house of our God?

No Themes for this verse.

Joel 1:17 (show verse)

The

seeds shrivel under their clods;

The storehouses are desolate,
The barns are torn down,
For the grain is dried up.

Famine » Described
Famine » Caused by » Rotting of the seed in the ground
Seed » The jews punished by » Its rotting in the ground

Joel 1:18 (show verse)

How the beasts groan!
The herds of cattle wander aimlessly
Because there is no pasture for them;
Even the flocks of sheep suffer.

Animals » Suffer under divine judgments, sent upon man
Beasts » Frequently suffered on account of the sins of men
Famine » Described

Joel 1:19 (show verse)

To You, O Lord, I cry;

For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness
And the flame has burned up all the trees of the field.

Animals » Suffer under divine judgments, sent upon man
Drought » Instances of
Famine » Described
God » God's Judgments » Drought » General references to » Examples of
Trees » Often suffered from » Fire

Joel 1:20 (show verse)

Even the beasts of the field

pant for You;

For the water brooks are dried up
And fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

Animals » Suffer under divine judgments, sent upon man
Beasts » Frequently suffered on account of the sins of men
Famine » Described
Fire » Characterized as » Drying