The MAJOR & MINOR Prophets - The 16 Writing Prophets Of The Hebrew Canon

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Outline of the Book of Joel

I. The Threat of a Locust Plague (1:1-2:11) A. Contemplate the Devastation (1:1-4) B. Completeness of Devastation (1:5-12)

II. A Call for Repentance (1:13-17)

A. Consecrate a fast (1:14; 2:12, 15) B. Cry Out to God (1:19) C. Blow the Trumpet in Zion (2:1, 15) D. Intercession (2:17) III. *RG·V 5HVSRQVH WR +LV 3HRSOH -27) IV. The Day of the Lord (2:28-3:21)

A. A Great Outpouring of the Holy Spirit (2:28-32) B. God Will Judge the Nations (3:1-15) C. The Lord Dwells in Zion (3:16-21)

Sound the Alarm!

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