Joel — The Locust Plague and Restoration Quiz Flashcards

#1

What type of locust invasion does Joel describe as destroying the land in the opening chapters?

📖 Joel 1:4

#2

How does Joel call the people to respond to the locust plague?

📖 Joel 2:15-16

#3

What does Joel promise God will do after the people repent and call on Him?

📖 Joel 2:23-25

#4

In Joel 2:28, what does God promise to pour out on all people?

📖 Joel 2:28

#5

What sign does Joel say will occur in the heavens before the great and dreadful day of the Lord?

📖 Joel 2:31

#6

Which book in the New Testament explicitly connects to Joel's prophecy about the outpouring of the Spirit?

📖 Acts 2:16-21

#7

What does Joel say about survivors in the final chapter, regarding their deliverance?

📖 Joel 2:32

#8

In Joel 3, what does God promise will flow from Mount Zion?

📖 Joel 3:18

#2

Blow the trumpet and call a solemn assembly for repentance

Joel urges the people to sound the trumpet in Zion and gather for a solemn assembly to call upon the Lord (Joel 2:15-16, NIV).

Joel 2:15-16

#1

Four successive waves of locusts

Joel describes four types or waves of locusts that progressively destroy the vegetation: the swarming locust, the stripping locust, the cutting locust, and the consuming locust (Joel 1:4, NIV).

Joel 1:4

#4

The Holy Spirit

Joel 2:28 (NIV) states: 'And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.'

Joel 2:28

#3

Send rain and restore the harvests

Joel prophesies that the Lord will send rain, restore the grain, new wine, and oil, and provide abundantly for His people (Joel 2:23-25, NIV).

Joel 2:23-25

#6

Acts

Peter quotes Joel 2:28-32 in Acts 2:16-21 (NIV) to explain the events at Pentecost when the Holy Spirit was poured out.

Acts 2:16-21

#5

The sun will turn dark and the moon will turn blood red

Joel 2:31 (NIV) describes: 'The sun will turn dark and the moon will turn blood red before the great and dreadful day of the Lord comes.'

Joel 2:31

#8

A stream of wine and milk

Joel 3:18 (NIV) states: 'In that day the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills will flow with milk; all the ravines of Judah will run with water.'

Joel 3:18

#7

All those who call on the name of the Lord will be saved

Joel 2:32 (NIV) declares: 'And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the Lord has said.'

Joel 2:32

#9

How long is the period of locust devastation described in Joel 1-2 before the promise of restoration?

📖 Joel 1:4; Joel 2:25

#10

Which of the following best describes Joel's message overall?

📖 Joel 1:1; Joel 2:25-32; Joel 3:18

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#10

Judgment followed by restoration and the outpouring of God's Spirit

Joel's message combines the call to repentance amid judgment with the promise of restoration and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, offering hope through covenant faithfulness.

Joel 1:1; Joel 2:25-32; Joel 3:18

#9

The duration is not specifically stated in terms of years

While Joel describes the plague vividly and promises restoration upon repentance, the text does not specify the duration in years; the focus is on the severity and the call to repentance rather than a precise timeframe.

Joel 1:4; Joel 2:25

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