Editing Book of Joel (section)

== Content ==
After the initial attribution, the book may be broken down into the following sections:
* Lament over a great [[locust]] plague and a severe drought (1:1–2:17).
** The effects of these events on agriculture, farmers, and on the supply of agricultural offerings for the [[Temple in Jerusalem]], interspersed with a call to national lament (1:1–20).
** A more [[Apocalyptic literature|apocalyptic]] passage comparing the locusts to an army, and revealing that they are God's army (2:1–11).
** A call to national repentance in the face of God's judgment (2:12–17).<ref>{{cite web
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* Promise of future blessings (2:18–32 or 2:18–3:5).
** Banishment of the locusts and restoration of agricultural productivity as a divine response to national penitence (2:18–27).
** Future prophetic gifts to all of God's people, and the safety of God's people in the face of cosmic cataclysm (2:28–32 or 3:1–5).
* Coming judgment on the [[Kingdom of Judah]]'s enemies: the [[Philistines]], the [[Kingdom of Edom]], and the [[Third Intermediate Period of Egypt|Kingdom of Egypt]] (3:1–21 or 4:1–21).