Daniel 7 lifts our eyes from beastly empires to heaven’s courtroom, where the Ancient of Days sits and the Son of Man receives an everlasting kingdom. This chapter steadies fearful hearts with the certain verdict of God and the sure hope of the saints.
Nebuchadnezzar’s dream exposes the limits of human wisdom and the certainty of God’s kingdom. Daniel prays, God reveals, and the stone becomes a mountain.
Ezekiel 24 names the day the siege begins and interprets it with a parable of a burning pot and a sign in the prophet’s own home. The chapter exposes stubborn impurity and prepares the way for cleansing and restored speech after judgment.
Jeremiah 38 lowers a prophet into a muddy cistern and lifts him out by a foreigner’s hand. The Lord still offers life through surrender, exposing fear, calling for courage, and promising safety on his terms.
In Jeremiah 37 a brief lull tempts Judah to chase Egypt and ignore God’s voice. The prophet is beaten, moved to a courtyard, and kept alive by daily bread while the same unaltered word calls the city to heed the Lord.
Hananiah breaks Jeremiah’s yoke and promises a two-year turnaround. God answers with iron and verifies his word the same year, teaching communities to resist pleasant lies and to live inside God’s appointed season.
With a wooden yoke on his neck, Jeremiah tells kings and priests that life lies in submitting to God’s declared plan. The Lord will keep his promises, guarding even temple vessels “until the day I come for them,” and will restore in his time.
Jeremiah 26 turns worship into a courtroom where God invites reform so he may relent. The city spares Jeremiah, slays Uriah, and learns that sacred space cannot shield a people who refuse the Lord’s word.
Jeremiah 23 pronounces woe on corrupt shepherds and promises a righteous King whose wise rule brings safety. It exposes false prophecy and calls communities to love the fiery, faithful word that gathers and heals God’s flock.
Jeremiah 20 pairs public blows with private anguish—and a word that burns too hot to silence. Through lament and praise, the Lord stands with his servant like a mighty warrior and will vindicate those who entrust him with their cause.
At the potter’s wheel Jeremiah learns how God’s sovereignty and our responsibility meet: warnings aim at rescue, and promises call for obedience. Yield to the Lord’s shaping hands today, for he delights to rebuild what sin has marred.
Jeremiah 6 unfolds alarms and a crossroads: the city can walk the ancient paths and find rest or ignore the trumpet and face siege. The chapter unmasks false peace, rejects ritual without righteousness, and preserves hope with mercy that limits ruin.
Jeremiah 5 turns Jerusalem into a test case for covenant life, searching the city for a single honest truth-seeker. The chapter exposes leaders and people alike, warns of devouring judgment, and preserves hope with a word that limits ruin and promises future planting.
Babylonian envoys flatter a healed king, and Isaiah announces exile that will touch treasure and sons. This hinge chapter turns from deliverance to discipline and sets the stage for the comfort and future hope that follow.
Under Assyrian threat, Hezekiah spreads the letter before the Lord and prays for God’s honor. Isaiah announces deliverance grounded in God’s name and Davidic promise, and the Lord defends Zion while giving a sign that the remnant will flourish.