Jeremiah 17 diagnoses sin carved on the heart and points to the Lord as living water and sanctuary. It calls for rooted trust and public Sabbath obedience that turns cities toward enduring joy.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
Jeremiah 17 diagnoses sin carved on the heart and points to the Lord as living water and sanctuary. It calls for rooted trust and public Sabbath obedience that turns cities toward enduring joy.
Isaiah 50 denies divine abandonment, presents a listening Servant who endures shame with steadfast trust, and summons readers to rely on the Lord’s name while refusing self-lit torches. Walk this path of obedience and find help from the near Redeemer.
Assyria’s capture of Ashdod frames Isaiah’s three-year sign: stripped and barefoot, he embodies the fate awaiting Egypt and Cush. Judah’s temptation to seek southern help is exposed as a path to shame, and the chapter counsels a better trust in the Lord who defends Zion in his time and way.
The Syro-Ephraimite crisis reveals Judah’s fears and God’s fidelity. Isaiah 7 promises Immanuel, ties stability to faith, and warns that the very alliances Ahaz pursues will become instruments of discipline.
Proverbs 29 shows how righteous leadership and humble lives stabilize a city. Learn why fear of people is a trap and trust in the Lord brings safety and joy.
Proverbs 3 gathers trust, generosity, correction, and neighbor love into one wise life. It shows how heart-level faith becomes straight paths, sweet sleep, and public integrity under God’s care.
Psalm 146 contrasts mortal rulers with the faithful Creator who feeds, frees, heals, and lifts the lowly. It teaches a hallelujah life anchored in the Lord’s everlasting reign.
Psalm 131 is a small psalm with wide reach. David renounces proud striving, quiets his soul like a weaned child, and calls Israel to hope in the Lord now and forever.
David’s pilgrim psalm teaches a nation to bless the Lord who breaks snares and stops floods. It leaves us with a creed to carry: our help is in his name.
This chapter study follows Psalm 123’s servant-gaze posture: looking to the enthroned Lord for timely mercy amid ridicule. It offers practical guidance for waiting well.
Psalm 115 redirects glory to God, exposes the emptiness of idols, and calls God’s people to trust Him as their help and shield. It ends with blessing, stewardship, and a vow to praise the Lord now and forever.
Psalm 112 sketches the blessed life that grows from fearing the Lord: generous in mercy, steady under pressure, and honored by God. It pairs with Psalm 111 to show how God’s character becomes the believer’s way.
Psalm 91 invites believers to make the Lord their dwelling and to meet real dangers with real promises. It guards against presumption, calms fear, and steadies hearts with the Lord’s own pledge to be with his people and show them salvation.
Psalm 84 sings of holy longing and the joy of nearness to God. Pilgrims pass through dry valleys toward Zion and find that the Lord is both sun and shield, withholding no true good from those who walk with him.
Psalm 71 gathers a lifetime of trust into a single song: refuge in God, honest pleas for nearness, and vows to tell his deeds to the next generation. Its hope stretches beyond relief toward comfort renewed and honor increased by the Holy One of Israel.