“Minor Prophets… Major Messages”

 

The Old Testament is divided into five sections:

Law, History, Poetry, Major Prophets, Minor Prophets

 

The prophets focused on three sins:

1) Idolatry

“Our contemporary society is not fundamentally different from those ancient ones…

Whether office towers, spas and gyms, studios and stadiums, sacrifices are made in order

to secure the blessings of the good life and ward off disaster.”  ~Tim Keller, Counterfeit Gods

2) Social Injustice

Matthew 25:40

3) Religious Hypocrisy

 

Joel’s message is this:

Repentance Leads to Restoration.

Joel 1:14

Joel 2:5

Joel 2:11

II Chronicles 7:14

 

What we don’t remember, we forget.  What we forget, we repeat.