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2 Chronicles
God supplies wisdom to those who want it (1)
God values worship (3-5) 1,
God hears sincere prayers (6-7)
God honors those who stand for what is right (14-17)
God has his confronters (18) 64
Some lives are a patchwork of obedience and disobedience (24)
God is honored when leaders seek purification and reform (29-31, 34-35)
Otherwise godly people can end life in a less than godly manner (32:24-33)
Ungodly leaders wreak havoc on a nation (33)
Ezra
God moves through international events (1f)
Renewal practices may be necessary (3)
When you get serious about God, expect opposition (4)
When you start a project for God, work till it's done (6:13-18)
Prayers for confession of sin are healthy (9-10)
God has serious standards for marriage (9-10)
Nehemiah
Prayer burdens often trigger action (1)
Building anything valuable requires cooperation (3)
Expect opposition when doing God's work (4, 6)
God's Word prompts repentance and praise (8)
Confession of sin is appropriate (9)
Repentance and reform are required if sin has set in (12) 34, 122
Esther
God is working behind the scenes of human activity
Risk is a component of faith (4:12-17)
God puts people in specific situations for a special cause
Personalized guidance is a form of mentoring (4)
Sometimes diabolical plots boomerang (3-7)
Celebration accompanies God's deliverance (9)
Job
Satan seeks to bring God's people down (1-2)
God's people can expect to experience serious testing (1)
God's ways often don't seem fair
Sometimes we're made to feel like failures
Some attempts to comfort only prove uncomfortable (3f)
Suffering is not necessarily due to sin (13:19, 23; 23:6-7; 27:5-6)
God reveals himself in unexpected ways (33:12-19)
Gleams of truth can anchor the sufferer (19:25-26)
God's creation provides staggering insights (38-41)
God eventually comes through for his approved people (42)
Psalms
Depression due to grief or turmoil is normal (10, 13, 22, etc)
God's words yield great delight (1, 19, 119)
God's people call to him in their distresses (3, 4, 5, 12, 28, 43)
Believers are like God's sheep (23)
Sometimes believers face violence (10, 13, 41 etc)
Renewal follows confession (32, 51)
God's majesty evokes thought and praise (8, 139)
Praise God! (9, 18, 29, 33, 34, 47, 48)
God wants purity and integrity (15)
God lavishes his care upon us (23, 46)
Proverbs
Reverence for God is the source of wisdom (1)
Foolish people despise wisdom
Laziness brings a person down
Real friends are faithful
Words carry power for good or evil
Children need to heed their parents' wisdom
True piety breeds truest prosperity
God's wisdom is crystallized in creation (8)
Ecclesiastes
Life can be meaningless (1:2; 2:11; 4:7; etc)
People try life's pleasures and other opportunities for meaning (2)
There's a time for everything (3:1-8)
Be in awe of God and revere him (5:1-5; 12)
Wisdom is honorable (7; 9:13-18)
Song of Solomon
A loving relationship is great
Sex is highly pleasurable
Physical attraction is part of human sexuality
Romance often involves paying compliments
Isaiah
God expects ethical behavior from his people (1:10-31)
God is pro-peace (2)
God announces Immanuel (7, 9)
Nations who sin reap the consequences (13-24)
Placing ultimate trust in military will bring disappointment (31)
God supplies comfort (40)
God is high and holy in majesty (40-45)
God's Suffering Servant (42, 53, etc)
God summons to a freely offered salvation (55)
Judgment and salvation will culminate in a brand new world (65:17; 66:22)
