Click here to download a PDF version of this lessonDownload Our study has painted a bleak picture of God’s people. Homeless and leaderless because of their constant covenant breaking, and without prospect of any change in their immediate fortunes, what hope was there? But hope is exactly what God held out for Israel! Consider the... Continue Reading →

Click here to download a PDF version of this lessonDownload Jerusalem, along with the other fortified cities of Judah, lay in ruins. The Lord’s Temple had been stripped of anything of value, then burned to the ground. Zedekiah, the last king of Judah, had been blinded and taken bound to Babylon. The people, except for... Continue Reading →

Click here to download a PDF version of this lessonDownload The Lord had been ready to destroy the Israelites following their breaking the covenant by making the golden calf (Exodus 32). However, Moses interceded for the people and the Lord relented. It was soon after that the Lord would pass in front of Moses and declare... Continue Reading →

Click here to download a PDF version of this lessonDownload The book of Daniel opens by declaring how “the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah” into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 1.2). Later, Daniel would declare to the Babylonian king that “you, o king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven... Continue Reading →

Click here to download a PDF version of this lessonDownload God’s prophet Habbakuk had wondered “how long” he would have to witness the iniquity of his people (see Habakkuk 1.1-4). The Lord responded by saying He “was raising up the Chaldeans, that fierce and impetuous people who march throughout the earth to seize dwelling places which... Continue Reading →

Click here to download a PDF version of this lessonDownload The Scripture says of Josiah that “before him there was no king like him who turned to the Lord with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might...” (2Kings 23.25). However, the Scripture continues, “the Lord did not turn from... Continue Reading →

Click here to download a PDF version of this lessonDownload In our previous lesson we noted the great lengths taken by Josiah to renew the covenant between the people and Jehovah. The Lord’s house was repaired, His Law was found and read, covenant oaths were taken and a great work of purging the land of... Continue Reading →

Click here to download a PDF version of this lessonDownload When the Lord first delivered Israel out of Egyptian bondage, He brought them to Mt. Sinai and promised that they would be His “own possession… a kingdom of priests and a holy nation”. But for Israel to experience these blessings they must “obey My voice... Continue Reading →

Click here to download a PDF version of this lessonDownload When the Lord first brought Abraham to Canaan He promised, “to your descendants I will give this land” (Genesis 12.7). Years later the Lord revealed that Abraham’s descendants wouldn’t inherit the land for several generations because “the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete”... Continue Reading →

Click here to download a PDF version of this lessonDownload “‘For I will defend this city to save it for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’ ”” (2 Kings 19:34, NASB95) Assyria’s rising power has been described in several of our recent lessons, most notably as Israel was taken away captive by this... Continue Reading →