Joel — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on joel, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · Joel 1:1 (KJV)
Who was the father of the prophet Joel?
Answer: Pethuel
Study note. The book begins by identifying Joel as the son of Pethuel.
Lesson 2 · Joel 1:4 (KJV)
What specific disaster does Joel describe as having laid waste to the vines and barked the fig trees?
Answer: A mighty army of locusts
Study note. Joel describes a series of locusts that have devoured the land.
Lesson 3 · Joel 2:13 (KJV)
What are the people commanded to do instead of rending their garments?
Answer: Rend their heart
Study note. The LORD calls them to 'rend your heart, and not your garments.'
Lesson 4 · Joel 2:28 (KJV)
Where does the LORD say he will pour out his spirit upon all flesh?
Answer: Afterward
Study note. The prophecy states, 'And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit.'
Lesson 5 · Joel 2:31 (KJV)
According to Joel 2:31, what shall the sun be turned into before the great and terrible day of the LORD?
Answer: Darkness
Study note. The scripture says 'The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood.'
Lesson 6 · Joel 3:2 (KJV)
In which valley will the LORD gather all nations to plead with them?
Answer: Valley of Jehoshaphat
Study note. The LORD says He will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat.
Lesson 7 · Joel 3:10 (KJV)
What are the people told to beat their pruninghooks into?
Answer: Spears
Study note. In a reversal of other prophecies, Joel says to beat 'your pruninghooks into spears.'
Lesson 8 · Joel 3:10 (KJV)
What should the weak say according to Joel 3:10?
Answer: I am strong
Study note. The text commands, 'let the weak say, I am strong.'
Lesson 9 · Joel 3:14 (KJV)
Where is the 'multitudes, multitudes' located in Joel's prophecy?
Answer: The valley of decision
Study note. Joel 3:14 speaks of 'Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision.'
Lesson 10 · Joel 3:18 (KJV)
What will flow out of the house of the LORD in the final restoration?
Answer: A fountain
Study note. The text says 'a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD.'
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does joel point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?