Introduction to the Book of Joel God's hand of discipline also reaches out to
restore those He loves.
God's prophet, Joel, warned those living in the southern kingdom of Judah to return
to God before even greater discipline and judgment befell them.
Joel, whose name means, The Lord is God, was a constant reminder of the one true
God.
Joel used a recent plague of locusts and a time of drought to illustrate his message
of God's discipline.
He spoke of coming judgment with the phrase The Day of the Lord, which had
meaning both for the people in his day and for a future time of judgment.
Listen now as the prophet Joel describes how God pursues His people, offering
restoration and blessing, and how God would one day pour out His Spirit upon all flesh.