Isaiah 60 calls Zion to arise because the Lord’s glory has come. The vision moves from restored worship and open gates to the final city where the Lord is everlasting light.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
Isaiah 60 calls Zion to arise because the Lord’s glory has come. The vision moves from restored worship and open gates to the final city where the Lord is everlasting light.
Isaiah 9 moves from gloom to glory: a great light dawns in Galilee, a child is given whose government and peace will never end, and a sober refrain warns that pride which rebuilds without repentance only deepens the night.
Psalm 36 moves from self-flattery and scheming to wings, river, fountain, and light. Discover how God’s steadfast love steadies daily life and guides wise prayer.
Psalm 27 opens with fearless trust and moves to a single request to dwell near God, sing, and walk straight paths. Learn how desire for God, honest lament, and patient waiting form courage for daily life.
Job 24 asks why God does not post public court dates and then catalogs rural and urban injustices. The chapter answers with God’s watchful oversight, the brief rise of the wicked, and a hope that waits for the day he has set.
Numbers 8 turns on the lampstand and commissions the Levites. God orders light and appoints servants so his people can live near him with joy.
Paul refuses tricks and preaches Jesus as Lord while God shines creative light into human hearts. In fragile jars of clay, the church learns endurance now and fixes its eyes on the eternal weight of glory to come.