Matthew’s Gospel reveals Jesus as Israel’s promised King who fulfills the Law and the Prophets. It calls believers to kingdom-shaped discipleship under His authority.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
Here, you’ll find an archive of posts that address the broad exploration of foundational Christian beliefs drawn from both the Old and New Testaments.
Matthew’s Gospel reveals Jesus as Israel’s promised King who fulfills the Law and the Prophets. It calls believers to kingdom-shaped discipleship under His authority.
Malachi confronts casual religion and comforts the faithful with God’s unchanging love. From polluted offerings to the promised messenger, it calls God’s people to reverence, generosity, and hope before the coming Day.
Zechariah lifts a weary remnant to Spirit-powered hope. From night visions to a donkey-riding King and living waters, it maps God’s path from a rebuilt temple to a world where holiness fills the earth.
Haggai calls a remnant to reorder life around God’s house and promises greater glory and peace ahead. Under Law yet reaching to Grace and the Kingdom, the book weds obedience now to hope that endures.
Zephaniah confronts complacency with the day of the Lord and comforts the humble with God’s song over Zion. His vision stretches from judgment to restored joy under the King.
Habakkuk records a prophet wrestling with God and learning to rejoice. God answers with a vision: the proud fall, the righteous live by faith, and the earth will be filled with His glory.
Nahum unveils God’s justice against Nineveh and comfort for Judah. Set under the Law yet leaning toward Grace and the Kingdom, it teaches the Church to proclaim peace and trust the Judge who does right.
Micah indicts corrupt power and comforts the faithful with a Bethlehem-born Shepherd-King. His vision spans justice under the Law, grace in Christ, and the Kingdom’s peace to come.
Jonah’s narrative shows God’s sovereign mercy from sea to city. Set under the Law yet reaching toward Grace and the Kingdom, it calls the Church to preach repentance and to share the Lord’s compassion for the nations.
Obadiah compresses justice and hope into twenty-one verses. Edom falls, Zion rises, and the King’s rule comes into view for the nations.
Joel turns a locust-plagued crisis into a summons to repent and a promise of restoration. He announces the Spirit for all who call on the Lord and paints a horizon where the Lord judges the nations and dwells in Zion forever.
Hosea weds a covenant lawsuit to a wedding vow. The prophet exposes Israel’s unfaithfulness under the Law and promises healing love that renews the people and points to David’s greater Son.
Daniel pairs court faithfulness with apocalyptic vision. From Babylon to Persia, God humbles empires, reveals the Seventy Weeks, and grants the Son of Man an everlasting kingdom that steadies His people in exile and points to the world to come.
Ezekiel moves from presence lost to presence restored. From dated visions and sign-acts to New Heart and Spirit and a river from the temple, the prophet prosecutes covenant breach, promises Spirit-wrought renewal, and points to a Messianic order where “The Lord Is There.”
Isaiah confronts covenant breach and announces comfort through a Spirit-anointed Servant and a righteous King. From Assyria to new creation, the prophet binds worship to justice and anchors present endurance in a sure kingdom horizon.