Joel

The message of the prophet Joel is predominately one of punishment. God will use whatever means he can to lead his people to repentance. Though they have rejected him he will not abandon them. God's hope is that they will see all of the suffering and want as his way to draw them close. In 3:16 Joel shares this truth; protection is found in the LORD. To his contemporary audience the protection is physical because the inheritance is the same. For the new covenant believers the protection is spiritual because we have been promised the spiritual inheritance.
Stuart