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.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
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.
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.
2 Chronicles retells Judah’s story from Solomon to exile and the first return, centering on temple worship, repentance, and the Davidic promise. It calls God’s people to seek Him, reform by Scripture, and hope in the coming King.
1 Chronicles restores identity after exile by centering Israel on God’s covenants and ordered worship. It elevates the Davidic promise and the temple’s ministry to form a joyful, obedient people who live in hope of the coming King.
2 Kings traces the divided monarchy to exile, showing why judgment fell and how God’s promise to David endured. Through prophets, reforms, and hard discipline, the LORD keeps His word and sustains hope for the coming King.
1 Kings moves from Solomon’s wisdom and temple glory to a divided kingdom policed by prophets and sustained by God’s promises. It shows how the LORD keeps His word to David, confronts idolatry, and preserves a faithful people while pointing to the coming King.
2 Samuel centers on the Lord’s promise to David—a house, a throne, a kingdom that endures—while telling hard truths about sin, discipline, and mercy. It honors the Law’s order, advances the promise, and lifts hope toward the visible reign of the righteous Son of David.
Under siege, God says “Call to me,” then answers with cleansing, wedding songs, and a righteous Branch who brings justice. Creation’s daily rhythms seal his promises and steady hope.
Psalm 132 unites David’s vow and God’s oath, celebrating Zion as the Lord’s resting place and promising a radiant crown for the Anointed. The song trains worshipers to pray with covenant confidence and to live with generous joy as we await the Son of David’s visible reign.
Psalm 122 celebrates arriving in Jerusalem, where praise and justice meet. It calls believers to pray for the city’s peace and to seek its good.
Psalm 110 unveils the Messiah as royal Son and everlasting Priest. This study traces His present reign, ongoing intercession, and promised future victory.
Psalm 89 binds praise to God’s sworn promise to David and then dares to lament when that promise seems buried under defeat. It trains believers to pray the oath back to God and to wait for the King who keeps his word.
Psalm 72 is a prayer for a king who embodies God’s justice and brings gentle flourishing like rain on a mown field. It lifts our eyes beyond Solomon to the royal Son whose name endures forever and through whom all nations are blessed.
Amaziah obeys when it costs him silver, defeats Edom, and then bows to their gods. Jehoash’s warning goes unheeded, Judah falls, and a divided heart writes a divided end.
Joash rebuilds the temple under Jehoiada, but after his mentor’s death he abandons the center he restored. Zechariah’s martyrdom and Aram’s win show how quickly borrowed conviction collapses when hearts stop listening to God.