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— Joel.—
Chapters {Eng. 3.
Heb.4.
Order {Heb. 2.
Sept. 4.

His life.— Was the son of Pethuel, is said to have been of the Tribe of
Reuben and of the city of Betharan.
He prophesied in the kingdom of Judah,
It is opinion of some that he did not appear there until after
the removal of the ten tribes and the destruction of the king
dom of Israel.
The time when he began to prophesy, or date of his death are
unknown.
St Jerome and many others believe him to be contemporary
with Hosea.
The Jews maintain that he prophesied under Manasseh.
(Prevailing opinion that he prophesied under Uzziah, 800. B.C.).

Contents—: His book begins by the announcement of an extra-ordinary
plague of locusts, accompanied with extreme drought.
—
In the II ch. the forminable aspect of the locusts, their rapid
progress, their sweeping devastation, and the irresistible per-
severance with which they make their way over every obstacle
is delineated with the utmost graphic force.
Joel after describing the coming judgements, exhorts his coun-
trymen to repent, and assures Gods readiness to forgive (II.12.17).
he fortells the restoration of their Land, and declares that Je-
hovah would still be their God. (II 28.32.), this prediction
quoted by St Peter in Acts II.16.21.
—
In Ch. III. Gods vengeance is denounced against the enemies
of his chosen people, the Phoenicians, Egyptians and Edomites.

Style—: Poetical and elegant. (Vividness.)
His descriptions, vivid and sublime.
His prophecy ranks among the gems of Hebrew poetry.
—
Elegant, perspicuous, clear, diffusive and flowing.
In first two chapters, he displays his power of poetic des-
cription, also his fondness for metaphors, comparisons, and
allegories.
Not to be denied but that in some places he is very obscure.
Classical. pure.
Aim—: Eschatology— the doctrine of the Last things.

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Hosea- Chapters.14.
Son of Beeri— Was the first of the minor prophets.
He prophesied— 785 to 725, B.C. or from Uzziah to Hezekiah.
St Jerome— believes him to be the oldest prophet whose
writings are in our possession, and that he was
a witness to the first captivity of the four tribes
carried away by Tiglath-pileser, and to the ex-
tinction of the Kingdom of Samaria, by Shalmanezer.

His Prophecies—
Directed against the Children of Israel, for their
Idolatry and Wickedness.
The principal predictions are; the captivity and dis-
persion of the kingdom of Israel— the deliverance of
Judah from Sennecharib— the present state of the Jews-
— their future restoration and union with the Gentiles.
in the kingdom of the Messiah,— the call of our Savior
out of Egypt, and his resurrection the third day.
The first three chapters contain a series of symboli-
cal actions directed against the idolatries of the
children of Israel.
The remaining chapters occupied with denunciations
against Israel, and especially Samaria, for their wor
-ship of the idols which prevailed there-
It is disputed whether his marriage was a real transact
-ion or an allegorical vision, but in all probability
the latter is the correct view, in either case, is illustrat-
ed the relations of idolatrous Israel to her covenant God-
All of his warnings are mingled with tender and path
-etic expostulations.
The prophecies are in one continued series, without
any distinction as to the time when they were deliv-
ered.
They are not so clear and detailed as those of the
prophets who lived in succeeding ages.
He is quoted three times in the New Testament.

His Style— Peculiarly obscure, sententious, concise, and abrupt,
the transitions of persons are sudden, he omits the
connexive and adversative particles.
He abounds with short and lively comparisions.
Many passages difficult to understand because they
allude to circumstances of which we have no knowledge,
and because of the broken sentences of which they are
composed and the absence of any regular line of develop-
ment.
He often has great force of expression— Ch. I.7. II. 3. 18. 21-2.
IV. 2. VI. 5. XI. 4, XII. 1.
Is sometimes highly animated— Ch. IV. 14. V. 8. VIII. 1. IX. 5.
14. XIII. 10. 14.
(Similies-) Many beautiful passages— Ch. II. 2. 20. VII. 11. 12. VIII. 7.
X. 11. 12. 13. XIII. 15.
Pathos— XI. 3. 8,9. Figures— XIII. 12. XiV 2. 5. Sublime—
V. 14. 15. VIII. 9. X. 8. XIII. 7. 8.—

Hoseas thorough familiarity with the legends that were committed to writing
in the prophetic schools, seems to indicate that he had been an inmate of
them.