Yoel is the second of the “twelve prophets” or תרי עשר, which span a period of over 300 years. 

Short and to the point, Yoel talks about a plague of locusts which will strike the land, which will eventually recover and be blessed; and then he talks about retribution to nations which have harmed Am Yisrael.

 

Archaeology Snapshot is a discussion on the location, timeline, main characters and highlights from history and archaeology, for each Sefer in Tanach.