Josiah’s greatest Passover shows word-shaped worship, ordered service, and generous leadership. The chapter then turns at Megiddo, urging humble discernment and teaching God’s people to lament with hope.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
Josiah’s greatest Passover shows word-shaped worship, ordered service, and generous leadership. The chapter then turns at Megiddo, urging humble discernment and teaching God’s people to lament with hope.
1 Chronicles 9 records how a people came home from judgment and rebuilt life with God at the center. See priests, Levites, gatekeepers, stewards, and musicians serving side by side so worship could flourish again.
1 Chronicles 8 traces Benjamin’s families from builders of Ono and Lod to the brave archers of Ulam and the line of Saul. See how names, places, and courage form a scaffold for faithful life near God.
David keeps his oath to Jonathan by seeking Mephibosheth, restoring his inheritance, and seating him at the royal table. Second Samuel 9 showcases a king’s mercy that points beyond David to the Son of David who welcomes the undeserving.
2 Samuel 6 brings the ark to Jerusalem and teaches that joy endures only within holiness. David’s corrected obedience leads to blessing, while scorn withers.
Acts 6 names the “Synagogue of the Freedmen,” a diaspora Jewish network in Jerusalem that argued with Stephen. Their dispute highlights how Jesus fulfills the law and reorients the role of the temple while the Spirit empowers Scripture-rooted witness.
Acts 22 recounts Paul’s testimony in Jerusalem—zeal confronted by Jesus, sins washed by calling on His name, and a mission aimed at the nations. The Lord’s providence and civil order preserve the witness for courts and kings.
Acts 21 traces Paul’s Spirit-led journey into chains and public witness. It models wise peacemaking, courageous obedience, and trust in God’s providence when rumor and rage threaten the church.
God formed David in hidden places, then raised him to lead Israel with faith and restraint. His story points to Jesus, the Son of David, whose kingdom will not end.
The Jebusites, once an obstacle to Israel, became part of God’s redemptive plan when their city was transformed into Jerusalem. Their story illustrates that no stronghold is too great for God to conquer and use for His purposes.
Jesus prophesies that the times of the Gentiles will come to an end. The hope of Israel is at the end of a treacherous path.