Psalm 86 moves from “poor and needy” to praise anchored in God’s character. It seeks an undivided heart, public help that honors God, and the day when all nations worship the One whose deeds have no equal.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
Psalm 86 moves from “poor and needy” to praise anchored in God’s character. It seeks an undivided heart, public help that honors God, and the day when all nations worship the One whose deeds have no equal.
Psalm 41 begins with a blessing on those who see the weak and ends with the promise of God’s nearness to the upheld. This study follows that path through confession, betrayal, and renewed praise.
Psalm 35 teaches believers to bring deceit and violence to the Lord who contends and saves. It holds compassion for enemies with clear pleas for justice and ends with a vow to praise when God vindicates the righteous.
Psalm 28 moves from silence and danger to strength and song, teaching us to cry for mercy, trust the Rock, and praise before outcomes are visible. It ends with a corporate plea for God to save, bless, shepherd, and carry his people forever.
Job 42 ends the debate with encounter. Job sees the Lord, repents, prays for those who hurt him, and receives restoration that flows into community life. The chapter calls readers to humility, careful speech about God, intercession, and hope.
Eliphaz’s third speech mixes real truths with reckless charges and transactional promises. This study untangles the counsel, treasures God above gold, and points to the righteous Advocate who delivers the guilty.
Zophar’s speech in Job 20 warns that evil collapses quickly and that God exposes hidden guilt. The wider canon agrees with the warning but corrects his compressed timetable, directing us to patience, refuge, and a public day when the Lord sets all things right.
Job 16 exposes counsel that wounds and teaches lament that tells the truth to God. At the center stands a “witness in heaven,” pointing readers to the Advocate who pleads for his friends and steadies faith in the dark.
Eliphaz magnifies God’s holiness and human sin yet turns general truths into a verdict against Job. This study shows how Scripture corrects that error, calls for compassionate counsel, and anchors hope in God’s just and patient rule.
Job 10 brings complaint into the presence of the Creator who formed bone and sinew. It shows how faith appeals to God’s kindness, seeks pardon without bargaining, and asks for a “moment’s joy” while awaiting the day when darkness and disorder are no more.
Nehemiah 9 gathers Israel for fasting, Scripture, and a sweeping prayer that recounts creation to exile. Confession flows into a written covenant as the people trust the God who is gracious and merciful.
Manasseh plunges Judah into idolatry, is exiled in shame, and returns humbled to restore worship. 2 Chronicles 33 displays severe discipline and surprising mercy.
Ahaz shuttered the temple and chased foreign gods, and Judah reeled under defeat. Yet God sent a prophet, moved enemies to mercy, and preserved David’s line. This study follows the chapter’s moral logic and its surprising grace.
David’s census in 1 Chronicles 21 exposes pride, unleashes a plague, and leads to a costly altar where God answers by fire. From halted judgment to chosen temple ground, the chapter shows how the Lord turns discipline into direction and centers His people in worship.
Josiah repairs the temple, the Book of the Law is found, and a humbled king seeks the Lord. Through Huldah, God announces certain judgment yet grants Josiah peace, modeling reform rooted in recovered Scripture and responsive hearts.