Joel's redemption story - Joel

The book of Joel is a mini story of the Bible. It is a story of salvation. It is the story of a people, created and chosen by God who go astray because of their bent on sin. It is the story of God allowing sin to do what it does because when we sin we can't, on our own, prevent the evil that it unfolds. It is a story of God's redemptive grace entering the scene to rescue and save His chosen people. It is a story of God's blessing being poured out upon those He saves to give them power and pleasure for the future and hope for the future. The book of Joel is the gospel message ... the Bible message ... rolled up into a tight package in the story of Israel being chosen, rebelling, repenting, being saved and being blessed. It might read like a little prophet, a "minor" prophet, by description and genre. But, Joel is a powerful book of God's redemptive mercy and grace. Read it with both warning and pleasure. It is the Bible story.