Joel Bible Quiz
Test your knowledge of the book of Joel with 10 multiple-choice Bible questions, each with an explanation and the chapter to read.
What devastating event does Joel describe in chapter 1?
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1. What devastating event does Joel describe in chapter 1?
- A) A drought
- B) A plague of locusts (correct answer)
- C) A famine
- D) An earthquake
Answer: A plague of locusts. Joel describes a plague of locusts that has ravaged the land. Joel 1
2. What does Joel urge the people to do in response to the locust plague?
- A) Repent and turn back to God (correct answer)
- B) Build a temple
- C) Rejoice in their harvest
- D) Celebrate a feast
Answer: Repent and turn back to God. Joel calls on the people to repent and return to God after the devastation. Joel 1
3. What does Joel describe as a sign of the Day of the Lord?
- A) People rejoicing
- B) Rivers overflowing
- C) Mountains crumbling
- D) Sun turning to darkness (correct answer)
Answer: Sun turning to darkness. Joel describes the sun turning to darkness as a sign of the Day of the Lord. Joel 2
4. What does God promise in Joel 2:25?
- A) To destroy the earth
- B) To send more locusts
- C) To bring a flood
- D) To restore the years eaten by locusts (correct answer)
Answer: To restore the years eaten by locusts. God promises to restore the years that the locusts have eaten. Joel 2:25
5. What type of offerings does Joel mention in chapter 1?
- A) Grain and drink offerings (correct answer)
- B) Animal sacrifices
- C) Tithes
- D) First fruits
Answer: Grain and drink offerings. Joel mentions grain and drink offerings in the context of mourning the devastation. Joel 1
6. What does Joel say will happen to the people who call on the name of the Lord?
- A) They will be punished
- B) They will be judged
- C) They will be saved (correct answer)
- D) They will be ignored
Answer: They will be saved. Joel states that all who call on the name of the Lord will be saved. Joel 2:32
7. In Joel 3, what does God promise to do for His people?
- A) To judge them harshly
- B) To restore and bless them (correct answer)
- C) To send them into exile
- D) To abandon them
Answer: To restore and bless them. God promises to restore and bless His people in the midst of judgment. Joel 3
8. What does Joel prophesy about the nations in chapter 3?
- A) They will prosper
- B) They will be united
- C) They will be ignored
- D) They will be judged (correct answer)
Answer: They will be judged. Joel prophesies that the nations will be judged for their actions. Joel 3
9. What metaphor does Joel use to describe the locusts?
- A) A flood
- B) Fire
- C) An army (correct answer)
- D) A storm
Answer: An army. Joel uses the metaphor of an army to describe the locusts' devastation. Joel 1
10. What does Joel call for in the face of impending judgment?
- A) Wealth
- B) Repentance (correct answer)
- C) Celebration
- D) Power
Answer: Repentance. Joel calls for repentance in light of the impending judgment of God. Joel 2