Isaiah 31–34

Common Theme

God contrasts the futility of trusting in earthly powers with the hope found in His righteous rule. He promises judgment for the nations and deliverance for His people through His justice and reign.

Questions

• Where do I place my trust when I feel threatened or uncertain?
• How does God’s promise of justice shape the way I view present injustices?

God Shot

God is a righteous King who rises in power to judge evil and protect His people. He is majestic in justice, fierce in holiness, and unwavering in His commitment to establish peace through His reign.

Isaiah 28–30

Common Theme
God confronts the pride and false security of His people, exposing their trust in lies and alliances rather than in Him. Yet, despite their rebellion, He offers grace, waiting to be gracious and longing to show compassion.

Questions

• Where are you tempted to find security apart from God’s Word and presence?
• What does it reveal about God that He patiently speaks again and again, even to a stubborn people?

God Shot
God is a just and patient teacher who speaks truth with clarity and purpose. He longs to be gracious and rises to show mercy, revealing a heart that delights in compassion even while judging sin.

Hosea 8–14

Common Theme
Israel’s unfaithfulness brings judgment, yet God’s heart aches with longing to restore His people. Despite their rebellion, He promises healing, love, and fruitfulness if they return to Him.

Questions

• What false sources of security have you trusted instead of the Lord?
• How does God’s longing for His people shape your understanding of His discipline?

God Shot
God grieves over His people’s betrayal but refuses to give them up, saying, “My heart recoils within me; My compassion grows warm and tender” (Hos. 11:8). He is a God whose justice burns, but whose mercy runs deeper still, always ready to heal and restore.

Hosea 1–7

Common Theme
Israel’s unfaithfulness is portrayed through Hosea’s marriage to Gomer, revealing the nation’s spiritual adultery against God. Despite their repeated rebellion, God pleads with His people to return, offering mercy and healing if they repent.

Questions

• What does it reveal about God’s heart that He continues to pursue a people who repeatedly reject Him?
• In what ways do people today try to cover sin instead of confessing it, like Israel did?

God Shot
God is a faithful husband who refuses to stop loving His unfaithful bride. He is both just and deeply compassionate, longing to heal and restore those who betray Him.

2 Kings 18; 2 Chronicles 29–31; Psalm 48

Common Theme
God honors wholehearted trust and covenant faithfulness. He brings deliverance, restoration, and joy to those who return to Him with sincerity and purity.

Questions

• What does it look like to trust the Lord wholeheartedly in the face of surrounding threats or past unfaithfulness?
• How does genuine worship shape both personal and national restoration?

God Shot
God is a restorer who delights in repentance and responds with mercy and strength. He defends His people, purifies His dwelling, and establishes joy in Zion because His steadfast love endures.

Isaiah 23–27

Common Theme
God brings judgment on the pride of nations and the corruption of the world, but He also promises restoration, refuge, and resurrection for His people. The Lord is both the righteous Judge and the gracious Redeemer who reigns in glory.

Questions

• What does Isaiah’s contrast between worldly pride and God’s refuge reveal about where we place our security?
• How does God’s promise to swallow up death impact the way we view our present suffering?

God Shot
God is the sovereign Lord who humbles the proud and shelters the humble. He is the One who swallows up death forever and wipes away tears revealing His heart to redeem and restore, not just to judge.

Isaiah 18-22

Common Theme

These chapters depict God’s judgment against various nations, showing His sovereignty over all peoples and His authority to humble pride and idolatry. God demonstrates that no nation, no matter how powerful or self-reliant, can escape His righteous rule and ultimate plans.

Questions

• How do these prophecies against the nations shape your view of God’s power and global authority?
• In what ways might we, like these nations, rely on our own strength instead of trusting in God?

God Shot

God reveals Himself as the Lord of hosts who reigns over every nation and orchestrates history according to His purposes. He is patient and deliberate, carrying out His judgments with perfect wisdom and timing, showing that He alone is truly in control.

Isaiah 13-17

Common Theme

God sovereignly judges the nations for their pride and wickedness, demonstrating that no earthly power can stand against His purposes. Through these judgments, He reveals His ultimate authority over all kingdoms and His commitment to humble human arrogance.

Questions

• How does seeing God judge powerful nations shape your view of His authority and justice today?
• In what ways might pride cause individuals or societies to ignore God’s sovereignty?

God Shot

God reveals Himself as the supreme ruler who rises against all pride and self-exaltation, proving that He alone holds ultimate power over the earth. He acts with unwavering righteousness and intentionality, showing that His judgments are deliberate and just.

2 Chronicles 28; 2 Kings 16-17

Common Theme

These chapters describe the deepening unfaithfulness of Judah and Israel, leading to Judah’s defeat under Ahaz and Israel’s ultimate exile by Assyria. They show how persistent idolatry and rejection of God’s covenant result in judgment and loss.

Questions

• What small compromises in worship or allegiance might lead us away from wholehearted devotion to God?
• How does God’s patience with Israel and Judah challenge our understanding of His justice and mercy?

God Shot

God is shown as a holy and jealous God who cannot overlook persistent rebellion and idolatry. Yet even in judgment, His actions reveal a deep desire for His people to return to Him and acknowledge His rightful rule.

Micah 1-7

Common Theme

God confronts His people’s sin and injustice with righteous judgment, yet promises future restoration and deliverance through a Shepherd-King. His faithfulness shines as He shows compassion and offers hope beyond their failures.

Questions

• How does God’s combination of justice and mercy challenge your understanding of His character?
• What areas of your life need to be brought into alignment with God’s call for justice and humility?

God Shot

God reveals Himself as both the righteous Judge who cannot overlook sin and the compassionate Redeemer who delights in showing steadfast love. He pardons iniquity and casts sins into the depths of the sea, demonstrating His unmatched commitment to mercy and faithfulness.