SUMMARY
God judges the nations who have scattered JudahJudah was the name of Jacob's fourth son and one of the 12 tribes. More and Jerusalem.
ANALYSIS
The location of the valley of Jehoshaphat is not known, but the meaning of the Hebrew word (“The LORD judges”) makes clear the message. Like other prophetic books such as AmosProphet to the northern kingdom who condemned Israel's oppression of the poor, calling for justice to "roll down like waters." More and EzekielEzekiel was a priest and prophet who was raised in Jerusalem and exiled to Babylon in 597 BCE. More, Joel contains oracles of judgment against nations other than Judah. These nations’ actions against Judah are cause for God’s wrath.
