The Book of Joel KJV narrated by Max McLean with relaxing ambient background music
Channel: SIMPLE CREATIONS by Joe Hackney
Date: 2021-02-23

Introduction to the book of Joel
There are several special features about the prophecy of Joel which I would like to point out. Joel was the first of the writing prophets, and as he looked down through the centuries, he saw the coming of the Day of the Lord. However, I do not think he saw the church at all—none of the prophets did. When the Lord Jesus went to the top of the Mount of Olives, men who were schooled in the Old Testament came and asked Him, “What is the sign of the end of the age?” Our Lord didn’t mention His Cross to them at that time. He didn’t tell them then about the coming of the Holy Spirit. He didn’t tell them about the church period or mention the Rapture to them. Instead, the Lord went way down to the beginning of the Day of the Lord. He dated it, but it’s not on your calendar or mine; the events He predicted will identify it for the people who will be there when the Day of the Lord begins: “When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)” (Matt. 24:15). That is how we are to know the beginning of the Day of the Lord. Joel will make it clear to us that it begins with night—that is, it begins as a time of trouble. After all, the Hebrew day always began at sunset. Genesis tells us, “And the evening and the morning were the first day” (Gen. 1:5). We begin at sunup, but God begins at sundown. The Day of the Lord, therefore, begins with night.

It is remarkable to note that, unlike Hosea, Joel says practically nothing about himself. In Hosea we find out about the scandal that went on in his home, about his unfaithful wife. We do not know whether Joel had an unfaithful wife or not; we don’t even know if he was married. The very first verse of the prophecy gives us all that we are to know: “The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel” (Joel 1:1).

Unlike many of the other prophets, Joel does not condemn Israel for idolatry. Earlier in their history, at the time Joel was prophesying, idolatry was not the great sin in Israel. Joel will only mention one sin, the sin of drunkenness.

Joel opens his prophecy with a unique description of a literal plague of locusts. Then he uses that plague of locusts to compare with the future judgments which will come upon this earth. The first chapter is a dramatic and literary gem. It is a remarkable passage of Scripture, unlike anything you will find elsewhere in literature.

Finally, Joel’s prophecy contains the very controversial passage in which he mentions the outpouring of the Holy Spirit which was referred to by the apostle Peter on the Day of Pentecost (see Joel 2:28–29).

This is the Full Audio Book of Joel (King James Version) with calm & relaxing ambient background music (A paid licensed track from "Soothing Relaxation" Peder B. Helland) Who I highly recommend for his great talents as a composer of music for whatever need you may have for background tracks for projects. 

Click this Link to visit his website: 
https://www.soothingrelaxation.com  

And this is his Youtube Link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjzHeG1KWoonmf9d5KBvSiw

Narrated by Max McLean who is the "Official Voice of the Listeners Bible". He has been nominated for four awards from the Audio Publishers Association for his narration of The Listener’s Bible. His creative work has been cited with distinction by the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, and CNN to name a few media outlets.

This is the Link for His Website:
https://listenersbible.com/about-max-mclean/

I've given special attention to produce these files with high quality sound, speed & tone/pitch. For the Best ambient experience, Headphones are recommended.

Youtube Link:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTYB0A-tYcioclLA_O09HsY-5_Ect-XW0

For Education and Inspirational purposes, This is great to listen to as you fall asleep, meditate, or just for relaxing background noise at the office or home. The video also makes a great screensaver also. All video footage used in this video were created and produced by myself (Gospel Productions by Joe Hackney)  PLEASE DO NOT RE-UPLOAD THESE VIDEOS AS IF THEY WERE CREATED BY YOU.

May you be blessed and grow spiritually as you listen to the Word of God.

~Joseph P. Hackney
Mark 16:15 Internet Ministries &
Gospel Productions by Joe Hackney

You can also follow my other ministry pages on these Social Networks Below

https://www.facebook.com/GospelProductionsbyJoeHackney7/

https://www.facebook.com/mark1615ministries.wordpress.co/?ref=bookmarks

https://www.pinterest.com/joehackney71/_created/

https://www.facebook.com/100009387599255/videos/2718578098465083/