Joel 2 - Flashcard Quiz
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Why does God say all in the land should tremble (Joel 2:1)?

  • Because the fields will be burned with fire
  • Because the Day of the Lord is coming close (correct)
  • Because the Feast of Trumpets is at hand
  • Because the locusts are coming

    • What is Israel to do because the day of the Lord is coming close at hand (Joel 2:1)?

  • Put on sackcloth and put dust on their heads
  • Close the city gates and lock them with bars
  • Flee from Jerusalem
  • Sound the alarm by blowing the trumpet (correct)

    • The day of the Lord is described by all of the following EXCEPT (Joel 2:2)

  • A day of storms (correct)
  • A day of clouds
  • A day of darkness
  • A day of blackness

    • What is the large and mighty army compared to (Joel 2:2)?

    <p>The dawn spreading across the mountains</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What goes before the large and mighty army (Joel 2:3)?

    <p>Fire devouring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the land like before the large and mighty army comes (Joel 2:3)?

    <p>The garden of Eden</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the large and mighty army leave behind it (Joel 2:3)?

    <p>Desert waste</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What appearance does the large and mighty army have (Joel 2:4)?

    <p>Horses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What sound does the large and mighty army make as it advances (Joel 2:5)?

    <p>The sound of chariots</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What sound does the large and mighty army make as it advances (Joel 2:5)?

    <p>The sound of a crackling fire consuming stubble</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the response of the nations against whom the large and mighty army comes (Joel 2:6)?

    <p>Their faces turn pale</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the large and mighty army scale like soldiers (Joel 2:7)?

    <p>The walls</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does each soldier in the large and mighty army march (Joel 2:8)?

    <p>Straight ahead</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the large and mighty army do without breaking ranks (Joel 2:8)?

    <p>Plunge through the defenses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does the large and mighty army run (Joel 2:9)?

    <p>Along the wall</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the large and mighty army climb into (Joel 2:9)?

    <p>Houses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the large and mighty army enter houses (Joel 2:9)?

    <p>Through the windows like thieves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    All of the following are nature's response to the large and mighty army EXCEPT (Joel 2:10)

    <p>The trees are stripped</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Lord do at the head of his army (Joel 2:11)?

    <p>He thunders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the day of the Lord described (Joel 2:11)?

    <p>Great and dreadful</p> Signup and view all the answers

    God encourages Israel to return to him with all of these EXCEPT (Joel 2:12)

    <p>Prayer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should Israel do with weeping and fasting (Joel 2:12)?

    <p>Return to the Lord</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does God say Israel should rend/tear (Joel 2:13)?

    <p>Their hearts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Joel invites Israel to return to God because he is all of the following EXCEPT (Joel 2:13)

    <p>Full of mercy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Of what does God relent (Joel 2:13)?

    <p>Sending calamity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What may God turn and leave behind (Joel 2:14)?

    <p>A blessing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What may God turn and leave behind (Joel 2:14)?

    <p>Grain and drink offerings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Joel say should be done in Zion (Joel 2:15)?

    <p>A trumpet should be blown</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Joel suggest should be declared (Joel 2:15)?

    <p>A fast</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Joel says that an assembly should be called with all of the following people EXCEPT (Joel 2:16)

    <p>Warriors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Joel say the priests who minister before the Lord should do (Joel 2:17)?

    <p>Weep between the temple porch and altar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should the priest pray that God not make his people (Joel 2:17)?

    <p>A byword among the nations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What would the peoples say in making Israel an object of scorn (Joel 2:17)?

    <p>Where is their God?</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When will the Lord take pity on his people (Joel 2:18)?

    <p>When he is jealous for his land</p> Signup and view all the answers

    God will send all of the following to satisfy them fully EXCEPT (Joel 2:19)?

    <p>Figs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What will Israel never again be made to the nations (Joel 2:19)?

    <p>An object of scorn</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who does God say he will drive far from them (Joel 2:20)?

    <p>The northern army</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where do the front columns of the northern army go (Joel 2:20)?

    <p>Into the eastern sea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where will the rear columns of the northern army go (Joel 2:20)?

    <p>Into the western sea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why should the land be glad and rejoice (Joel 2:21)?

    <p>Because the Lord has done great things</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why should the wild animals not be afraid (Joel 2:22)?

    <p>Because the open pastures are becoming green</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is yielding their riches once again (Joel 2:22)?

    <p>The fruit of the fig and vine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Zion is to rejoice because in what has God given the autumn rains (Joel 2:23)?

    <p>Righteousness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has God given in righteousness (Joel 2:23)?

    <p>The autumn rains</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Zion is to rejoice because what will be filled with grain (Joel 2:24)?

    <p>The threshing floors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What will their vats overflow with (Joel 2:24)?

    <p>Oil and new wine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    God said he would repay them for what years (Joel 2:25)?

    <p>The locusts have eaten</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does God call the locusts (Joel 2:25)?

    <p>My great army</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why will they praise the name of the Lord their God (Joel 2:26)?

    <p>Because he has worked his wonders for them</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What will never happen to Israel again (Joel 2:26)?

    <p>They will never be shamed again</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What will Israel know after God has worked his wonders (Joel 2:27)?

    <p>That I am the Lord your God there is no other</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Afterward, what will God pour out on all people (Joel 2:28)?

    <p>His Spirit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Afterward, who will prophesy (Joel 2:28)?

    <p>Your sons and daughters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Afterward, who will dream dreams (Joel 2:28)?

    <p>Your old men</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Afterward, who will see visions (Joel 2:28)?

    <p>Your young men</p> Signup and view all the answers

    On whom will God pour out his Spirit in those days (Joel 2:29)?

    <p>My servants both men and women</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In those days, God will show all of the following signs and wonders EXCEPT (Joel 2:29)

    <p>Hail</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In those days what will happen to the moon (Joel 2:31)?

    <p>It will be turned to blood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When will the sun be turned to darkness (Joel 2:31)?

    <p>Before the coming great day of the Lord</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who will be saved in those days (Joel 2:32)?

    <p>All who call on the name of the Lord</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where will deliverance be in those days (Joel 2:32)?

    <p>On Mount Zion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Day of the Lord

    • The Day of the Lord is imminent, causing fear and trembling in the land.
    • Israelites are instructed to sound the alarm by blowing the trumpet.

    Description of the Army

    • A large and mighty army is compared to the dawn spreading across mountains.
    • This army brings fire and destruction, leaving the land desolate, likened to desert waste.

    Characteristics of the Army

    • The army has the appearance of horses and creates sounds akin to chariots and crackling fire.
    • Nations respond with fear, their hearts failing and faces paling at the army's advance.

    Military Precision

    • Soldiers march straight ahead without breaking ranks, demonstrating disciplined movement.
    • They scale city walls and invade homes stealthily like thieves.

    Divine Response and Repentance

    • God calls for true repentance, asking Israel to tear their hearts, not garments.
    • He is gracious, merciful, and compassionate, eager to relent from sending calamity.

    Restoration Promises

    • God promises to restore what the locusts have eaten, bringing abundance of grain, wine, and oil.
    • He assures Israel they will no longer be an object of scorn among the nations.

    Signs and Prophecies

    • God will pour out His Spirit on all people, leading to prophecy, dreams, and visions.
    • Signs and wonders will accompany this outpouring, including darkened celestial bodies.

    Salvation

    • Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will find salvation during these prophetic days.
    • Deliverance will occur on Mount Zion, emphasizing its significance in God's promises.

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