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Books of the Bible

Listed are all sixty-six books of the Bible. Each has a brief summary of what the book is about and information about the author.. We hope that this will aid you in your study of the Bible and give you a better understanding of what God is saying to you personally.

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1Samuel, 2Samuel,

1Kings, 2Kings, 1Chronicles, 2Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Psalms, Proverbs,

Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel

Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi,

Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1Corinthians, 2Corinthians, Galatians,

Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1Thessalonians , 2Thessalonians, 1Timothy, 2Timothy

Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1Peter, 2Peter, 1John, 2John, 3John, Jude, Revelation

Joel

The Book of Joel, whose name means the Lord is God, is difficult to date because no Israelite king or foreign nation is mentioned in it. Many think it was written in the time of Jehoash. It describes the invasion of Judah by a plague of locust that destroyed everything in its path and impoverished the people. In this situation the prophet urged the people to turn to the Lord. God's merciful answer follows. The passage at 2:18-19 shows the Lord excepting the repentance of the people and promising that He will not only remove from them the plague of locust, but that He will also restore to them all that the locust have eaten. The prophet looks far into the future at coming judgement and coming joys. The locust invasion, now only a matter of history, may be taken as a harbinger of invasions of human armies which are yet to come. Great blessings which God promises to pour out upon His people in the latter days are described.

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