Table of Contents

Joel Bible Quiz: 3 Powerful Chapter Tests on the Prophet of Pentecost!

Ready to explore Joel’s urgent message? This compelling Joel Bible Quiz takes you through the prophet’s warnings about locust plagues, calls to repentance, and glorious promises of spiritual renewal. Perfect for individual or group study!

The Book of Joel reveals:

Devastating locust invasion as divine warning (Chapter 1)
The coming “Day of the Lord” (Chapter 2)
Call to sincere repentance with fasting (Joel 2:12-17)
Promise of Spirit outpouring (Joel 2:28-32)
Future blessings and judgment of nations (Chapter 3)

For deeper study, explore Joel commentaries or The Bible Project’s Joel overview.

Joel Bible Quiz: The Day of the Lord is Coming

Bible Quiz Joel Chapter 1: The Locust Plague

Bible Quiz Joel Chapter 1 describes the devastating locust invasion. Test your knowledge of:

The four types of destructive locusts (1:4)
Effects on agriculture and temple worship
Call to priests and drunkards to mourn
The plague as foreshadowing divine judgment

1➤ Which is the 29th book in the Bible?

1 pointⓐ Hoseaⓑ Joelⓒ Amosⓓ Obadiah

2➤ Who is the writer of the book of Joel?

1 pointⓐ Hoseaⓑ Zephaniahⓒ Joelⓓ Habakkuk

3➤ What is the writing period of the book of Joel?

1 pointⓐ B.C. 920–880ⓑ B.C. 750–700ⓒ B.C. 835–796ⓓ B.C. 900–860

4➤ How many fulfilled prophecies are there in Joel?

1 pointⓐ 7ⓑ 11ⓒ 15ⓓ 18

5➤ How many unfulfilled prophecies are in Joel?

1 pointⓐ 42ⓑ 55ⓒ 59ⓓ 63

6➤ Who was the father of Joel?

1 pointⓐ Zadokⓑ Pethuelⓒ Elkanahⓓ Shealtiel

7➤ Who said, “Awake, you drunkards, and weep”?

1 pointⓐ Isaiahⓑ Hoseaⓒ Joelⓓ Amos

8➤ Who said that the destruction of Judah by locusts was due to sin?

1 pointⓐ Joelⓑ Jeremiahⓒ Obadiahⓓ Ezekiel

9➤ Who was told to mourn like a virgin grieving in sackcloth for the husband of her youth?

1 pointⓐ The priestⓑ The cityⓒ The daughter of Zionⓓ A virgin

10➤ What was cut off from the house of the Lord?

1 pointⓐ Tithes and incenseⓑ Bread and saltⓒ Grain offerings and drink offeringsⓓ Prayers and songs

11➤ Who was told by Joel to despair?

1 pointⓐ The priestsⓑ The farmersⓒ The prophetsⓓ The elders

12➤ To whom did the prophet say, “Put on sackcloth”?

1 pointⓐ The kingsⓑ The peopleⓒ The priestsⓓ The merchants

13➤ Where are the seeds said to be shriveled?

1 pointⓐ On the threshing floorⓑ Beneath the clodsⓒ Inside the granariesⓓ On the altar

Why Chapter 1 Matters

This opening chapter uses ecological disaster as a wake-up call, showing how creation reflects God’s messages to His people.

Bible Quiz Joel Chapter 2: The Day of the Lord

Bible Quiz Joel Chapter 2 presents the ominous “Day of the Lord.” Questions include:

Army of locusts as God’s military force
True repentance: “Rend your heart, not garments”
God’s compassionate character (2:13)
Promise to restore years eaten by locusts

14➤ Where was the trumpet blown according to the book of Joel?

1 pointⓐ Jerusalemⓑ Zionⓒ Bethelⓓ Hebron

15➤ Who said, “Rend your heart and not your garments, return to the Lord your God”?

1 pointⓐ Amosⓑ Jeremiahⓒ Joelⓓ Hosea

16➤ Who prophesied, “I will pour out my Spirit on all people”?

1 pointⓐ Isaiahⓑ Joelⓒ Ezekielⓓ Zechariah

17➤ Who will see visions when the Lord’s Spirit is poured out on all?

1 pointⓐ Eldersⓑ Priestsⓒ Young menⓓ Kings

18➤ Who will prophesy when the Lord pours out His Spirit on all?

1 pointⓐ Sons and daughtersⓑ Only the prophetsⓒ The Levitesⓓ The Gentiles

19➤ When will the sun turn to darkness and the moon to blood?

1 pointⓐ During the exile to Babylonⓑ At the birth of the Messiahⓒ Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lordⓓ At the fall of Jerusalem

Turning Point

Chapter 2 moves from warning to hope, showing God’s desire to relent when His people genuinely repent.

Bible Quiz Joel Chapter 3: Judgment of Nations

Bible Quiz Joel Chapter 3 describes end-times judgment. Test your knowledge of:

Valley of Jehoshaphat as place of judgment
Nations being judged for scattering Israel
Promise of Jerusalem’s security
Final image of flowing wine and milk

20➤ In which valley will all gather while God restores the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem?

1 pointⓐ Valley of Jezreelⓑ Valley of Hinnomⓒ Valley of Jehoshaphatⓓ Valley of Achor

21➤ Who saw multitudes in the valley of decision?

1 pointⓐ Ezekielⓑ Joelⓒ Zechariahⓓ Amos

22➤ Who will say “I am strong”?

1 pointⓐ The richⓑ The powerfulⓒ The weakⓓ The wise

23➤ What can be seen in the valley of decision?

1 pointⓐ Treesⓑ Multitudesⓒ Cloudsⓓ Chariots

24➤ Which valley will be watered by the fountain flowing from the Lord’s house?

1 pointⓐ Valley of Dry Bonesⓑ Valley of Acaciasⓒ Valley of the Shadowⓓ Valley of Elah

25➤ The Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing His plan to whom?

1 pointⓐ The kings of Judahⓑ The priests in the templeⓒ His servants the prophetsⓓ The children of Israel

26➤ CHAPTER:4 How did Amos complement the women of Israel?

1 pointⓐ As lions of Judahⓑ As queens of Jerusalemⓒ As cows of Bashan on Mount Samariaⓓ As lilies of the field

27➤ Who said, “Prepare to meet your God, O Israel”?

1 pointⓐ Hoseaⓑ Isaiahⓒ Amosⓓ Joel

28➤ CHAPTER:5 Which place would be reduced to nothing?

1 pointⓐ Bethelⓑ Shilohⓒ Jerusalemⓓ Gilgal

29➤ Who proclaimed, “Seek the Lord and live”?

1 pointⓐ Amosⓑ Hoseaⓒ Joelⓓ Obadiah

30➤ Who turned justice into bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground?

1 pointⓐ House of Judahⓑ House of Davidⓒ House of Israelⓓ House of Levi

31➤ Who were to keep quiet at the time of evil?

1 pointⓐ Prophetsⓑ Eldersⓒ Prudentⓓ Scribes

32➤ What was to be rolled on like a river?

1 pointⓐ Mercyⓑ Peaceⓒ Justiceⓓ Wisdom

33➤ Which was the star that God said was made by Israel?

1 pointⓐ Molechⓑ Remphanⓒ Chiunⓓ Orion

34➤ Who was the king carried by Israel?

1 pointⓐ Sikkuthⓑ Jeroboamⓒ Rezinⓓ Omri

35➤ CHAPTER:6 Who sang idly to the sound of stringed instruments and invented musical instruments like David?

1 pointⓐ House of Judahⓑ Priests of the templeⓒ House of Israelⓓ Sons of Levi

36➤ Who had turned justice into gall and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood?

1 pointⓐ House of Benjaminⓑ House of Israelⓒ House of Davidⓓ House of Reuben

37➤ CHAPTER:7 Who saw the Lord standing on a wall with a plumb line in His hand?

1 pointⓐ Zechariahⓑ Amosⓒ Isaiahⓓ Ezekiel

38➤ Who said that Amos had conspired against Jeroboam in the midst of the house of Israel?

39➤ Who said, “I was no prophet nor was I a son of a prophet, but I was a sheep breeder and a tender of sycamore fruit”?

40➤ What was Amos’s job before he was called by God?

41➤ Who was the tender of sycamore fruit?

42➤ Who was known as the shepherd prophet?

43➤ CHAPTER:8 Who had the vision of a basket of summer fruit?

44➤ How many chapters are there in the Book of Joel?

45➤ How many verses are there in the Book of Joel?

46➤ Which is the key verse in the Book of Joel?

47➤ Which is the key word of the Book of Joel?

48➤ What is the meaning of the name Joel?

49➤ CHAPTER:9 Who saw the Lord standing by the altar?

50➤ Whom did God shake among all nations?

You Got

Climactic Vision

The book concludes with God’s justice against enemy nations and abundant blessings for His people.

Joel Bible Quiz FAQs

Why is Joel’s locust plague significant?

Our Joel Bible Quiz highlights how the devastating locust invasion (Joel 1:4) symbolizes both a literal agricultural disaster and a coming ‘Day of the Lord’ judgment, showing how natural events can carry spiritual warnings.

What’s the key message of Joel?

The Joel Bible Quiz focuses on the prophet’s twin themes: urgent call to repentance (Joel 2:12-17) and glorious promise of future restoration (Joel 2:28-32). This ‘judgment and hope’ pattern is central to understanding the book.

How is Joel connected to Pentecost?

Our quiz covers Joel’s famous prophecy (Joel 2:28-32) about God pouring out His Spirit – the very passage Peter quoted at Pentecost (Acts 2:17-21), showing how Joel’s words found ultimate fulfillment in Christ’s church.

What does ‘Day of the Lord’ mean in Joel?

The Joel Bible Quiz explains this key phrase as God’s decisive intervention in history – both in immediate judgments (like locust plagues) and the ultimate end-times judgment and salvation.

Is Joel’s prophecy still relevant today?

Absolutely! Our quiz shows how Joel’s call to heartfelt repentance and his Spirit-outpouring promise remain vital for the church. Modern ‘locust plagues’ (crises) still invite us to return to God while anticipating Christ’s return.