Joel 2:18-27 Rick Hogaboam Sermon “Jealous God = Glad People”

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Joel 2:18-27 “Jealous God = Glad People”
Joel 2:18 Then the Lord became jealous for his land and had pity on his people.
Joel 2:19 The Lord answered and said to his people, “Behold, I am sending to you grain, wine, and oil, and [...]

Joel 2:12-17 “Tear Up Your Hearts”

Joel 2:12-17 “Tear Up Your Hearts”
Joel 2.12t17 tear your hearts up
Joel 2:12 “Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
Joel 2:13 and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to [...]

Book Review of George Montague’s “Holy Spirit: Growth of a Biblical Tradition”

Montague, G.T. (1994). Holy Spirit: Growth of a Biblical Tradition. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson.
 Commenting on Joel, Montague suggests the following:
This passage from Joel, written probably in the fourth century B.C., stands on the divide between classical prophecy and apocalyptic or “end-time” prophecy. Although the immediate occasion for the prophecy seems to have been a plague of [...]

Rick Hogaboam Sermon: Joel 2:1-11 “Who Can Endure It?”

I will be uploading an attached pdf file of my sermon outlines from now on. Most outlines are about 6 pages long and will include most the material used in my preaching. I also hope to upload the “pbb” file for Libronix users. Enjoy.
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Review of Charles Holman’s “Till Jesus Comes: Origins of Christian Apocalyptic Expectation”

Holman, Charles L.: Till Jesus Comes : Origins of Christian Apocalyptic Expectation. Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, 1996
For more information on Dr. Charles Holman, visit: http://www.regent.edu/acad/schdiv/holman/charles.shtml
Holman comments on Joel 2-3 as follows:
Following material blessing, a deluge of the Spirit “on all flesh” is foreseen, answering to the downpour in verse 23 which replenished the earth [...]

Review of Greg Carey “Ultimate Things: An Introduction to Jewish and Christian Apocalyptic Literature”

Carey, G. (2005). Ultimate Things: An Introduction to Jewish and Christian Apocalyptic Literature. St. Louis, MO: Chalice.

Commenting on Joel 2:28-32, Carey (2005:61) says:
…it proclaimed an eschatological age marked by prophetic and visionary activity…Peter recites part of the passage to interpret the manifestations of the Spirit at Pentecost (2:16-21). Likewise, Paul, who testifies to prophetic activity [...]

Quotables by Elizabeth Achtemeier

These are all taken from The New International Biblical Commentary: Minor Prophets I -
“…Joel shows us that the true God is a God of power, the ruler of all nature and history, who has the might to offer effective love. God can do away with rebellion and his enemies on earth, and he will establish [...]