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Read actual prophetic messages in their royal, exilic and restoration settings, explaining the LORD's judgement, mercy and promised King with textual reasons.
Kings and God's authoritative word
2 Samuel; 1 Kings; Jonah; 2 Chronicles
- Lesson 1
A promise greater than David's house
2 Samuel 7:1–17
God graciously promises David a lasting house and kingdom.
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- Lesson 2
Solomon's divided heart and the kingdom
1 Kings 11:1–13, 26–40
Royal privilege does not excuse idolatry or cancel God's judgement and promise.
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- Lesson 3
Elijah calls Israel to the LORD
1 Kings 18:17–39
The LORD exposes powerless rivals and calls His people back to Himself.
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- Lesson 4
Naboth's vineyard and the king's guilt
1 Kings 21:1–29
The LORD holds powerful people accountable for murder and theft.
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- Lesson 5
Jonah resists God's mercy to Nineveh
Jonah 3:1–4:11
The LORD shows compassion to repentant Nineveh and challenges his prophet's resentment of that mercy.
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- Lesson 6
Huldah's word and Josiah's public response
2 Chronicles 34:14–33
God's recovered word calls the king and gathered people to humble covenant response.
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Prophets confront sin and announce hope
Amos; Hosea; Isaiah; Micah
- Lesson 7
Amos addresses injustice in Israel
Amos 1:1–2; Amos 2:6–16
The LORD calls prosperous Israel to account for oppression and rejection of His gifts.
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- Lesson 8
When songs accompany injustice
Amos 5:10–24
Religious celebrations cannot substitute for the justice the LORD commands.
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- Lesson 9
The love Israel resists
Hosea 11:1–11
God's tender care exposes Israel's turning away while opening hope of merciful restoration.
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- Lesson 10
Isaiah calls worshippers to listen
Isaiah 1:1–20
The LORD confronts corrupt worship and invites a sinful people to cleansing and obedience.
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- Lesson 11
Light and a righteous King
Isaiah 9:1–7
God promises light and lasting righteous rule to people under darkness and oppression.
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- Lesson 12
The servant who bears guilt
Isaiah 52:13–53:12
The LORD's servant suffers for others' sins and is vindicated.
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- Lesson 13
Micah's covenant case
Micah 6:1–8
God's gracious history calls for justice, faithful love and humble walking with Him.
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Rejected words and coming exile
Jeremiah; Habakkuk; 2 Kings
- Lesson 14
The temple cannot shelter unrepentance
Jeremiah 7:1–15
God's presence cannot be used as protection for persistent injustice and idolatry.
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- Lesson 15
Two prophets and a dangerous response
Jeremiah 26:1–24
God's word must be heard even when powerful hearers resist it.
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- Lesson 16
Habakkuk brings his complaint
Habakkuk 1:1–11; Habakkuk 2:1–4
God's answer calls the troubled prophet to patient faith while judgement unfolds.
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- Lesson 17
Habakkuk prays when the fields are empty
Habakkuk 3:1–19
Remembering God's mighty saving work gives grounds for trust even when provisions fail.
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- Lesson 18
Jerusalem falls
2 Kings 24:10–17; 2 Kings 25:1–12
The fall of Jerusalem makes covenant judgement concrete and exposes confidence in kings and buildings.
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Lament, renewal and fidelity in exile
Lamentations; Ezekiel; Daniel
- Lesson 19
Hope within lament
Lamentations 3:19–33
A devastated sufferer can bring grief to God and recall His enduring mercy without denying the pain.
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- Lesson 20
Cleansing and a new heart
Ezekiel 36:16–32
The LORD restores His dishonoured name by cleansing and renewing His people.
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- Lesson 21
Daniel's first test in exile
Daniel 1:1–21
God preserves His people and gives wisdom in a foreign court without requiring them to abandon allegiance.
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Return and the hope still awaited
Ezra; Haggai; Zechariah; Malachi; Revelation
- Lesson 22
An altar and a mixed response
Ezra 3:1–13
The returned community resumes worship amid both joy and grief over the unfinished restoration.
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- Lesson 23
Haggai calls the builders to consider
Haggai 1:1–15
The LORD exposes misplaced priorities and renews His people's courage to build.
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- Lesson 24
A restored city's truthful life
Zechariah 8:1–17
God's promised restoration calls His people to courageous, truthful and just community life.
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- Lesson 25
The messenger and the coming LORD
Malachi 3:1–5; Malachi 4:1–6; Revelation 21:22–27
The LORD’s coming brings searching judgement and lasting holy fellowship, so we heed His word and look to Christ for cleansing and hope.
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