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    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

    1. 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.

      Read Joel 1:1 (KJV) →

    2. 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.

      Read Joel 1:4 (KJV) →

    3. 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.'

      Read Joel 2:13 (KJV) →

    4. 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.'

      Read Joel 2:28 (KJV) →

    5. 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.'

      Read Joel 2:31 (KJV) →

    6. 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.

      Read Joel 3:2 (KJV) →

    7. 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.'

      Read Joel 3:10 (KJV) →

    8. 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.'

      Read Joel 3:10 (KJV) →

    9. 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.'

      Read Joel 3:14 (KJV) →

    10. 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.'

      Read Joel 3:18 (KJV) →

    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

    1. Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
    2. How does joel point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
    3. Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
    4. Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?