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Joel 1:1-20 On Focus Worksheet

Worksheet questions for Joel 1 chapter of the King James Version Holy Bible, to focus Becker Bible Studies students attention on their study of the Word of God

Becker Bible Studies On Focus worksheet is provided as a resource to allow a student the ability to read Scripture in the Word of God, then check their understanding and focus their attention to His Words. Small tidbits of the deeper things of the LORD GOD are offered to lead the student to hunger for more understanding of His Word, however the complete interpretation of prophecy, typology and the deep things of God contained within this chapter cannot be included in their entirety in this project. For deeper study of the Word of God, please refer to the dedicated study pages at Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians.

1. What came to Joel? (Joel 1:1)

A. The word of the LORD
B. The praises from the LORD
C. The strength from the LORD
D. The gratitude of the LORD
E. All the above
F. A and B
G. C and D

2. Who is Joel? (Joel 1:1)

A. The son of Josiah
B. The son of Buzi
C. The son of Beeri
D. The son of Pethuel
E. The son of Uzziah
F. The son of Jotham
G. The son of Ahaz

3. Who did the LORD want to hear? (Joel 1:2)

A. O foolish people
B. All ye inhabitants of the world
C. All ye inhabitants of Jerusalem
D. Ye old men
E. All ye inhabitants of the land
F. A and B
G. D and E

4. What were the old men to do? (Joel 1:2)

A. Speak
B. Give ear
C. Prophecise
D. Watch
E. Pray
F. A and B
G. D and E

5. What did the LORD ask? (Joel 1:2)

A. Hath this been in your days
B. Who hath created man upon the earth
C. Hath this been in the days of your fathers
D. Who hath ears to hear
E. Who hath mouths to speak
F. A and C
G. D and E

6. Review: What does Daniel say there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation in Daniel 12:1 ? (Dan 12:1)

7. Review: What does Mattthew say there shall be a great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world in Mattthew 24:21? (Mt 24:21)

8. Review: What does Jeremiah 30:7 say there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation in Jeremiah 30:7? (Jer 30:7)

9. Review: What does Deuteronomy say the the days that are past in Deuteronomy 4:32-35? (Deut 4:32-35)

10. Review: What does Revelation say to him that overcometh in Revelation 2:7? (Rev 2:7)

11. Who does the LORD want to be told? (Joel 1:3)

A. Tell ye your children
B. Let your children tell their children
C. Their children tell another generation
D. Let their children tell their grandchildren
E. All the above
F. A and B and C
G. A and D

12. Review: What does Exodus say about what should be told in the ears of their son and their son’s son in Exodus 10:2? (Ex 10:2)

13. Review: What does Deuteronomy 6:4-9 say about shall be taught in Deuteronomy 6:4-9? (Deut 6:4-9)

14. What is the meaning of Palmerworm ? (Joel 1:4)

15. What is the meaning of Locust ? (Joel 1:4)

16. What is the meaning of Cankerworm ? (Joel 1:4)

17. What is the meaning of Caterpiller ? (Joel 1:4)

18. Review: What does Exodus say about locusts in Exodus 10:12-15? (Ex 10:12-15)

19. Review: What does Revelation say about Manasseh in Revelation 9:3-7? (Rev 9:3-7)

20. Review: What does Nahum 3:15-17 say about Manasseh in Nahum 3:15-17? (Na 3:15-17)

21. What is the meaning of Nineveh ? (Nahum 3:15-17)

22. Review: What does Proverbs say about the Locust in Proverbs 30:27? (Pr 30:27)

23. Review: What does Judges say about grasshoppers in Judges 6:5 ? (Jud 6:5)

24. Who was to awake? (Joel 1:5)

A. Ye drunkards
B. Ye who does vulgarities
C. Ye who do immorality acts
D. Ye who have lewd behavors
E. Ye drinkers of wine
F. A and E
G. C and D

25. What are the drinkers of wine to do? (Joel 1:5)

A. Grieve
B. Lament
C. Weep
D. Murmur
E. Howl
F. A and B
G. C and E

26. Why is this to be done? (Joel 1:5)

A. Because I the LORD have spoken it
B. Because of the new wine
C. Because it is tribulation
D. It is cut off from their mouth
E. Because it is time
F. B and D
G. C and E

27. Review: What does Luke say about drunkenness in Luke 21:34-36 ? (Lu 21:34-36)

28. Review: What does Romans say about drunkenness in Romans 13:11-14? (Ro 13:11-14)

29. What is to come? (Joel 1:6)

A. The Lord GOD
B. A country
C. A people
D. A land
E. A nation
F. A kingdom
G. A dominion

30. Where is it to come up upon? (Joel 1:6)

A. The land of the LORD
B. The land of Jordan
C. A mighty army
D. A monarchy of great strength
E. The land of Israel
F. Mighty men
G. Horses prepared unto battle

31. What shall it be like? (Joel 1:6)

A. Strong
B. Without number
C. Whose teeth are the teeth of a lion
D. He hath the cheek teeth of a great lion
E. All the above
F. A and B
G. C and D

32. Review: What does Revelation say about the teeth of lions in Revelation 9:7-10? (Revelation 9:7-10)

33. What has the nation done? (Joel 1:8)

A. Laid the LORD’S vine waste
B. Barked the LORD’S fig tree
C. He hath made it clean bare
D. He hath cast it away
E. All the above
F. A and B
G. C and D

34. What has happened to the branches thereof? (Joel 1:8)

A. They are holy
B. They are the inheritance
C. They are made white
D. They are cast aside
E. They are cut down to the ground
F. A and E
G. C and D

35. Review: What does Isaiah say about vineyard in Isaiah 5:5-7? (Isa 5:5-7)

36. How were they to lament? (Joel 1:8)

A. Lie all night in sackcloth
B. Like the new wine mourneth
C. Like those who deal treacherously
D. Like a husband who gird themselves with sackcloth
E. Like a virgin girded with sackcloth
F. A and E
G. B and B

37. Who was this to be done for? (Joel 1:8)

A. For the ministers of the altar
B. For the husband of her youth
C. For the prophets of old
D. For the weak and tender hearted
E. For the men of war
F. For the priests that howl
G. All the above

38 Review: What does James say about mourning in James 4:8-9? (Jas 4:8-9)

39. What is cut off? (Joel 1:9)

A. The meat offering
B. The wine offerings
C. Tthe riches of the Gentiles
D. The drink offering
E. The captives of Israel
F. A and B and D
G. A and D
H. C and E

40. Where is it cut off from? (Joel 1:9)

A. The house of the LORD
B. The twelve tribes of Israel
C. The children of Israel
D. The priests
E. The sons of Aaron
F. A and B
G. C and D

41. Who shall mourn? (Joel 1:9)

A. The house of the LORD
B. The twelve tribes of Israel
C. The children of Israel
D. The priests
E. The sons of Aaron
F. A and B
G. C and D

42. Who are the LORD’S ministers? (Joel 1:10)

A. The house of the LORD
B. The twelve tribes of Israel
C. The children of Israel
D. The priests
E. The sons of Aaron
F. A and B
G. C and D

43. Review: What does Joel say about the ministers of the LORD in Joel 2:17 ? (Joel 2:17)

44. Review: What does Joel say about the ministers of the LORD in 2 Chronicles 13:10? (2Chr 13:10)

45. What is wasted? (Joel 1:10)

A. The new wine
B. The field
C. The corn
D. The land
E. The oil
F. A and B
G. C and D

46. What mourneth? (Joel 1:10)

A. The new wine
B. The field
C. The corn
D. The land
E. The oil
F. A and B
G. C and D

47. What is dried up? (Joel 1:10)

A. The new wine
B. The field
C. The corn
D. The land
E. The oil
F. A and B
G. C and D

48. What is languisheth? (Joel 1:10)

A. The new wine
B. The field
C. The corn
D. The land
E. The oil
F. A and B
G. C and D

49. Review: What does Jeremiah say about the languish of the ground in Jeremiah 14:2-6? (Jer 14:2-6)

50. Who is to be ashamed? (Joel 1:11)

A. O ye wheat
B. O ye barley
C. O ye vinedressers
D. O ye harvest of the field
E. O ye husbandmen
F. A and B
G. C and D

51. Who is to howl? (Joel 1:11)

A. O ye wheat
B. O ye barley
C. O ye vinedressers
D. O ye harvest of the field
E. O ye husbandmen
F. A and B
G. C and D

52. Who shall they howl for? (Joel 1:11)

A. The wheat
B. The barley
C. The vinedressers
D. The harvest of the field
E. The husbandmen
F. A and B
G. C and D

53. For what reason shall this be for? (Joel 1:11)

A. Because the wheat is burnt
B. Because the barley is consumed
C. Because the vinedressers are withered
D. Because the harvest of the field is perished
E. Because the husbandmen are corroded
F. A and E
G. B and C and D

54. What is dried up? (Joel 1:12)

A. The fig tree
B. The palm tree
C. The vine
D. The apple tree
E. All the above
F. A and B
G. D and E

55. What is languished? (Joel 1:12)

A. The fig tree
B. The palm tree
C. The vine
D. The apple tree
E. All the above
F. B and E
G. C and D

56. What is withered? (Joel 1:12)

A. The pomegranate tree
B. The palm tree
C. The apple tree
D. All the trees of the field
E. All the above
F. A and B
G. C and D

57. Why is this happening? (Joel 1:12)

A. Because the field is wasted
B. Because joy is withered
C. Because the land shall yield no meat
D. Because thy plants are an orchard
E. Because the vineyards there shall be no singing
F. A and B
G. C and D

58. Where is this happening? (Joel 1:12)

A. Out of the mountain of God
B. Before the valley of the giants
C. On the floor and the winepress
D. Away from the sons of men
E. With them that go down into the pit
F. In the time that their iniquity had an end
G. At the time of their calamity

59. What are the priest to do? (Joel 1:13)

A. Gird yourselves
B. Make the meat offering it
C. Lie all night in sackcloth
D. Lament
E. Howl
F. A and D
G. B and C and E

60. Who are to howl? (Joel 1:13)

A. Ye ministers of the altar
B. Ye giants of the land
C. Ye priests
D. Ye sons of men
E. Ye that go down into the pit
F. A and B
G. C and D

61. What are they to do when they come? (Joel 1:13)

A. Cry on the mountain of God
B. Lie all night in sackcloth
C. Lament on the floor and the winepress
D. Howl with the sons of men
E. Grieve with them that go down into the pit
F. Celebrate in the time that their iniquity had an end
G. Mourn at the time of their calamity

62. Who are to do this? (Joel 1:13)

A. Ye ministers of my God
B. Ye giants of the land
C. Ye priests
D. Ye sons of men
E. Ye that go down into the pit
F. A and B
G. C and D

63. What is withholden from the house of your God? (Joel 1:13)

A. The prayers
B. The worship offering
C. The sin offering
D. The meat offering
E. The drink offering
F. A and B
G. D and E

64. Review: What does Jeremiah say about girding with sackcloth, lament and howl in Jeremiah 4:8? (Jer 4:8)

65. What are all the inhabitants of the land to do? (Joel 1:14)

A. Sanctify ye a fast
B. Call a solemn assembly
C. Gather the elders
D. Proclaim a holy convocation
E. All the above
F. A and B and C
G. C and D

66. Where shall this occur? (Joel 1:14)

A. Into the house of the LORD
B. Below the mountains
C. At the entry of the sea
D. Beside the still waters
E. At the edge of the forest
F. In the middle of the desert
G. Outer most parts of heaven

67. Who shall they cry unto? (Joel 1:14)

A. The LORD
B. The giants of the land
C. The priests
D. The sons of men
E. Those that go down into the pit
F. A and B
G. C and D

68. What is at hand? (Joel 1:15)

A. The day of the LORD
B. A day of darkness
C. A day of wrath
D. A day of of clouds and of thick darkness
E. A day of gloominess
F. A and B
G. C and D

69. What is it as? (Joel 1:15)

A. Wailing shall be in all streets
B. Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness
C. Wasteness and filth
D. Trouble and distress
E. A destruction
F. A and B
G. C and D

70. Where is this from? (Joel 1:15)

A. From the Almighty
B. The high priest
C. The prophets
D. The ministers of the solemn assembly
E. The majority of the elders
F. B and E
G. B and C and E

71. Review: What does Zephaniah say about the great day of the LORD in Zephaniah 1:14-18? (Zep 1:14-18)

72. Review: What does Luke say about the time of visitation in Luke 19:41-44? (Lu 19:41-44)

73. Review: What does Revelation say about the great day of his wrath in Revelation 6:17? (Rev 6:17)

74. Where is the meat cut off? (Joel 1:16)

A. In front of the altar
B. Along side the virgin girded with sackcloth
C. Before our eyes
D. Along with the occupiers of thy merchandise
E. before the people of the land
F. A and B
G. C and E

75. What comes from the house of our God? (Joel 1:16)

A. Praise
B. Adoration
C. Joy
D. Forgiveness
E. Gladness
F. A and B
G. C and E

76. Review: What does Amos say about what has been withheld in Amos 4:6 7 ? (Am 4:6 7)

77. What is rotten? (Joel 1:17)

A. The barns
B. The garners
C. The clods
D. The seed
E. The corn
F. A and B
G. C and E

78. Where is it rotten? (Joel 1:20)

A. The barns
B. The garners
C. Under their clods
D. The seed
E. The corn
F. A and B
G. C and E

79. What are laid desolate? (Joel 1:17)

A. The barns
B. The garners
C. Under their clods
D. The seed
E. The corn
F. A and B
G. C and E

80. What are broken down? (Joel 1:17)

A. The barns
B. The garners
C. Under their clods
D. The seed
E. The corn
F. A and B
G. C and E

81. What is withered? (Joel 1:17)

A. The barns
B. The garners
C. Under their clods
D. The seed
E. The corn
F. A and B
G. C and E

82. What is the meaning of Garners ? (Joel 1:17)

83. What groans? (Joel 1:18)

A. The herds of cattle
B. The beasts
C. The flocks of sheep
D. The fishes of the sea
E. All the above
F. A and B
G. C and E

84. What are perplexed? (Joel 1:18)

A. The herds of cattle
B. The beasts
C. The flocks of sheep
D. The fishes of the sea
E. All the above
F. A and B
G. C and E

85. Why did this happen? (Joel 1:18)

A. Because they have defiled their lands
B. Because their soul abhorred the statutes
C. Because they despised the judgments
D. Because they they were thrust out of the country
E. Because they have no pasture
F. The high priest
G. The temple

86. What are made desolate? (Joel 1:18)

A. The herds of cattle
B. The beasts
C. The flocks of sheep
D. The fishes of the sea
E. All the above
F. A and B
G. C and E

87. Who will they cry to? (Joel 1:19)

A. To the LORD
B. To the ministers of the LORD
C. To the prophets of Israel
D. To the priests
E. To the Levites
F. B and D
G. C and E

88. What did the devouring? (Joel 1:19)

A. The intensity of the LORD
B. The inferno
C. The flame
D. The fire
E. The wrath
F. B and D
G. C and E

89. What has it been devoured? (Joel 1:22)

A. The mountains of the LORD
B. The grass of the pasture
C. The briers of the wasteland
D. All the trees of the field
E. The pastures of the wilderness
F. The thorns of the forest
G. The rivers of waters

90. What did the burning? (Joel 1:19)

A. The intensity of the LORD
B. The inferno
C. The flame
D. The fire
E. The wrath
F. B and D
G. C and E

91. What has it been burned? (Joel 1:22)

A. The mountains of the LORD
B. The grass of the pasture
C. The briers of the wasteland
D. All the trees of the field
E. The pastures of the wilderness
F. The thorns of the forest
G. All the above

92. Review: What does Habakkuk say about rejoicing in the LORD in Habakkuk 3:17-18? (Hab 3:17-18)

93. Review: What does Philippians say about rejoicing in the LORD in Philippians 4:6-7? (Php 4:6-7)

94. Who also cries unto the LORD? (Joel 1:20)

A. The eagle from on high
B. The young ravens
C. The heathen
D. The dragons of the wilderness
E. The beasts of the field
F. A and B
G. C and D

95. What is dried up? (Joel 1:20)

A. The streams of the mountains
B. The grass of the pasture
C. The briers of the wasteland
D. The rivers of waters
E. The pastures of the wilderness
F. The thorns of the forest
G. All the trees of the field

96. What did the devouring? (Joel 1:20)

A. The intensity of the LORD
B. The inferno
C. The flame
D. The fire
E. The wrath
F. B and D
G. C and E

97. What has been devoured? (Joel 1:20)

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Joanne B. Holstein is a Becker Bible Studies Teacher and author of Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians. She is a Religious Philosophy student of Liberty University, and a Homeschool parent and child advocate. She is well-known as a counsleor to Christian faithful who are struggling with tremendous burden in these difficult times. She is a leading authority on the history of development of the Christian churches and the practices and beliefs of world religions and cults.

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