Joel

Joel is short but intense. It was likely written after a massive plague of locusts devastated the land. Joel uses this ecological disaster as a symbol for something bigger: "The Day of the Lord." He warns that just as the locusts stripped the land bare, God's judgment is coming to strip the people of their pride.

However, Joel predicts a day when God will "pour out His Spirit on all flesh," making God's presence accessible to everyone. While Joel focuses on spiritual revival, the next prophet challenges us to look closely at our social behavior and justice in the book of Amos.