Fun Trivia : Joel

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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Joel

What does Joel say has happened to the wine in Joel 1:10? (KJV)

Three Chapters of Joel


dried up. Joel 1:10 "The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth." It seems Israel was going through a drought at this point and the priests were mourning because there was nothing to eat or drink.



How does he describe the corn in Joel 1:17? (KJV)

Three Chapters of Joel


withered. Joel 1:17 "The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered." The locusts that invaded had made things very hard on the Israelites.



What does Joel compare the land to in Joel 2:3 (KJV)?

Three Chapters of Joel


Garden of Eden. Joel 2:3 "A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them." The Garden of Eden was the home of Adam and Eve until they ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.



In Joel 2:10, Joel describes an event. What does he say that event will be -- light or dark?

Three Chapters of Joel


dark. Joel 2:10 "The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining." Not only will the sun and moon not shine, but the stars will cease as well, so it will be very dark.



What does Joel say the moon will be turned into in Joel 2:31?

Three Chapters of Joel


blood. Joel 2:31 "The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come." According to Christians, Joel is prophesying the end times.



Whom does he say the children of Judah and Jerusalem were sold to in Joel 3:6? (King James Version)

Three Chapters of Joel


the Grecians. Joel 3:6 "The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border." Grecia is the country we know as Greece. In some translations I believe it says Greece, but in the King James it is Grecia.



What does Joel tell them to prepare for in Joel 3:9?

Three Chapters of Joel


war. Joel 3:9 "Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up." According to John Wesley, the war is against people who are anti-God. http://www.ccel.org/ccel/wesley/notes.ii.xxx.iv.ii.html



What does he say will happen to Egypt in Joel 3:19?

Three Chapters of Joel


It shall be a desolation.. Joel 3:19 "Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land." This is one of the verses that implies that the nations that are a threat to Israel will not be around in the end times.



What is the last word in the book of Joel (King James Version)?

Three Chapters of Joel


Zion. Joel 3:21 "For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion." Zion could be a reference to Heaven. I hope you enjoyed this quiz. The next quiz in this series will be on the book of Amos.