# Bible chapter summary 4: Major prophets

## Isaiah

1. Judah is rebellious, the offerings are meaningless, Zion is corrupt (2 Chronicles 26-28)
2. the mountain of God's house, the day of reckoning
3. judgment on Jerusalem and Judah, a warning to Zion's daughters
4. a remnant in Zion
5. the song of the vineyard, woes to the wicked
6. Isaiah's commission
7. message to Ahaz, Immanuel's sign, judgment to come (2 Chronicles 28)
8. Assyrian invasion prophesied, a call to fear God, judgment to come
9. unto us a child is born, judgment against Israel's pride, hypocrisy, and unrepentance
10. woe to tyrants, judgment on Assyria, a remnant shall return
11. Jesse's root
12. in that day you will thank God
13. the burden against Babylon
14. restoration for Israel, Babylon's fall, Assyria's fall, Philistia's fall
15. the burden against Moab
16. Moab's destruction
17. the burden against Damascus
18. a message to Cush
19. the burden against Egypt, a blessing on the earth
20. a sign against Egypt and Cush
21. Babylon is fallen, the burden against Edom, the burden against Arabia
22. the valley of vision, a message for Shebna
23. the burden against Tyre
24. God's judgment on the earth
25. praise to the victorious God
26. a song of salvation
27. God will destroy Leviathan and save His vineyard
28. Ephraim's captivity, a cornerstone in Zion, listen and hear
29. woe to David's city, sanctification for the godly
30. the worthless treaty with Egypt, God will be gracious
31. woe to those who rely on Egypt
32. a righteous king, Jerusalem's women
33. God is exalted
34. judgment on the nations, judgment on Edom
35. Zion's glory
36. Sennacherib from Assyria threatens Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:13–37, 2 Chronicles 32:1–8)
37. Hezekiah sends for Isaiah who sends a message of deliverance, Sennacherib sends a blasphemous letter, Hezekiah's prayer, Isaiah prophesies Sennacherib's fall, 185,000 Assyrians killed by God that night (2 Kings 19)
38. Hezekiah's illness and recovery, Hezekiah's song of thanksgiving (2 Kings 20:1–11; 2 Chronicles 32:24–31)
39. Hezekiah shows his treasures to Babylon (2 Kings 20:12-19)
40. prepare the way for God, the word of God stands forever, here is your God
41. God's help to Israel, meaningless idols
42. here is my servant, a new song of praise, Israel is deaf adn blind
43. Israel's only savior, a way in the wilderness, Israel's unfaithfulness
44. God has chosen Israel, Jerusalem will be restored
45. God calls Cyrus (2 Chronicles 36:22-23, Ezra 1:1-4)
46. Babylon's idols and God's will
47. Babylon's humiliation
48. Israel's stubbornness, Israel's deliverance is promised
49. the Servant and Light to the Gentiles
50. Israel's sin, the Servant's obedience
51. Zion's salvation, God's fury is removed
52. deliverance for Jerusalem, the Servant exalted
53. the suffering Servant, a grave is assigned
54. future blessings for Zion
55. invitation to the needy
56. salvation for foreigners, Israel's sinful leaders
57. the blessed death of the righteous, God condemns idolatry, healing for the repentant
58. true fasts and sabbaths
59. sin separates us from God, the covenant of the Redeemer
60. future glory for Zion
61. the year of God's favor
62. Zion's salvation and new name
63. God's vengeance on the nations, God's mercies are remembered, a prayer for mercy (Jeremiah 14:19–22)
64. a prayer for God's power
65. judgments and promises, a new heaven and new earth
66. "Heaven is My throne", rejoice with Jerusalem

## Jeremiah

1. Jeremiah's calling
2. Israel has forsaken God, the consequence of Israel's sin, Israel's unfaithfulness
3. the harlot's wages, Judah follows Israel's example, a call to repentance
4. a plea to return, disaster is coming from the north, lamentation for Judah
5. nobody is just, God's judgment proclaimed
6. Jerusalem's final warning, an invasion is coming from the north
7. Jeremiah's message at the temple gate, Judah's idolatry persists, the valley of slaughter
8. Judah's sin and God's punishment, the people respond by fleeing, Jeremiah weeps for his people
9. a lament over Zion, God's promises
10. the sovereignty of God, the coming captivity of Judah
11. the broken covenant, a plot against Jeremiah
12. the prosperity of the wicked, God's answer to Jeremiah, a message for Israel's neighbors
13. the linen loincloth, the wineskins, God threatens captivity
14. drought, famine, sword, and plague, a prayer for mercy (Isaiah 63:15-19)
15. judgment to continue, Jeremiah's woe, God's promise
16. disaster is predicted, God promises to restore Israel
17. the sin and punishment of Judah, Jeremiah's prayer for deliverance, restoring the Sabbath
18. the potter and the clay, another plot against Jeremiah
19. the broken jar
20. Pashhur persecutes Jeremiah, Jeremiah's complaint
21. Jerusalem will fall to Babylon, a message to David's house
22. warnings to Judah's kings, about the palace, about Shallum/Jehoahaz, about Jehoiakim, to Coniah
23. David's righteous branch, lying prophets, false prophecies
24. the good and bad figs
25. seventy years of captivity, the cup of God's wrath, the cry of shepherds
26. a warning to Judah's cities, Jeremiah threatened with death, Jeremiah spared, the prophet Uriah
27. the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar
28. Hananiah's false prophecy
29. Jeremiah's letter to the exiles, message to Shemaiah
30. Israel and Judah's restoration (Ezekiel 28:25–26)
31. mourning turned to joy, the new covenant
32. Jeremiah buys Haname's field, Jeremiah prays for understanding and God answers him, God's promise of restoration
33. the restored nation's excellence, David's covenant
34. prophecy against Zedekiah, freedom for Hebrew slaves
35. the Rechabites' obedience, Judah rebuked
36. Jeremiah's reads scroll in the Temple and palace, then burns the scroll, Jeremiah rewrites the scroll
37. Jeremiah warns Zedekiah, Jeremiah imprisoned
38. Jeremiah cast into the cistern
39. the fall of Jerusalem, Jeremiah is delivered (2 Kings 25:1-12, 2 Chronicles 36:15-21)
40. Jeremiah remains in Judah, Gedaliah governs Judah, there's a plot against Gedaliah (2 Kings 25:22–24)
41. Gedaliah is murdered, Johanan rescues the captives (2 Kings 25:25-26)
42. a warning against going to Egypt
43. Jeremiah taken to Egypt
44. judgment on Egypt's Jews, the people's stubbornness, calamity for the Jews
45. Jeremiah's message to Baruch
46. judgment on Egypt
47. judgment on the Philistines
48. judgment on Moab (Isaiah 15-16, Ezekiel 25:8-11)
49. judgments on Ammonites, Edom, Damascus, Kedar and Hazor, and Elam
50. prophecy against Babylon, hope for Israel and Judah, Babylon's fall is certain, redemption for God's people, the destruction of Babylon
51. judgment on Babylon, praise to Jacob's God, Babylon's punishment, Jeremiah's message to Seraiah
52. the fall of Jerusalem, the temple is destroyed, the captives are carried to Babylon, Jehoiachin is released from prison (2 Kings 24:18-20, 2 Chronicles 36:11-14)

## Lamentations

1. how lonely lies the city!
2. God's anger over Jerusalem
3. the prophet's afflictions, the prophet's hope, God's justice
4. the distress of Zion
5. prayer for restoration

## Ezekiel

1. Ezekiel's vision by the Kebar river, four living creatures, four wheels, divine glory
2. Ezekiel's call
3. Ezekiel eats the scroll, a watchman for Israel
4. sign of Jerusalem's siege, defiled bread
5. razor of judgment, famine, sword, and dispersion
6. judgment against idolatry, remnant to be blessed
7. the hour of doom, Israel's desolation
8. idolatry's vision in the Temple
9. the idolaters' execution
10. God's glory leaves the Temple
11. evil in high places, God's promise of restoration, God's glory leaves Jerusalem
12. signs of coming captivity, presumptuous proverb
13. rebuking of false prophets and prophetesses
14. idolatrous elders condemned, four dire judgments
15. Jerusalem the useless vine
16. Jerusalem's unfaithfulness, judgment on Jerusalem, the covenant remembered
17. parable of two eagles and a vine, the parable explained
18. the soul who sins will die
19. lament for the princes of Israel
20. Israel's rebellion in Egypt, judgment and restoration, prophecy against the south
21. God's sword of judgment
22. sins of Jerusalem, refining furnace, Israel's wicked leaders
23. two adulterous sisters, Oholibah will be plagued, judgment on both sisters
24. parable of the cooking pot, Ezekiel's wife dies
25. prophecies against Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Philistines (Isaiah 15-16, 34:5-17; Jeremiah 48-49)
26. prophecy against Tyre
27. lament for Tyre
28. prophecy against Tyre's ruler, lament for Tyre's ruler, prophecy against Sidon, Israel's restoration (Jeremiah 30)
29. prophecy against Pharaoh, Egypt's desolation, Egypt will be Nebuchadnezzar's reward
30. lament for Egypt, Pharaoh's power broken
31. Egypt will fall like Assyria
32. lament for Pharaoh
33. Ezekiel as Israel's watchman, the watchman's message
34. prophecy against Israel's shepherds, the good shepherd, covenant of peace
35. prophecy against Mount Seir
36. prophecy to Israel's mountains, a new heart and spirit
37. valley of dry bones, one nation with one king
38. prophecy against Gog
39. slaughter of Gog's armies, Israel will be restored
40. man with a measuring rod, east gate, outer court, north gate, south gate, inner court gates, eight tables for sacrifices, ministry chambers, inner court
41. temple interior, temple exterior, interior structures
42. priests' chambers, outer measurements
43. God's glory returns to the Temple, the altar of sacrifice
44. east gate assigned to the prince, the Levites' reproof, the priests' duties
45. the land's consecration, the prince's portion, honest scales, offerings and feasts
46. the prince's offerings, courts for boiling and baking
47. waters from under the temple, the land's borders
48. portions for the tribes, priests and levites, common portion, the prince, and the remaining tribes, the city gates and dimensions

## Daniel

1. Daniel removed to Babylon, Daniel's faithfulness, Daniel's wisdom
2. Nebuchadnezzar's dream, God reveals the dream to Daniel and he interprets it, Nebuchadnezzar promotes Daniel
3. Nebuchadnezzar's golden status, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego go through the fiery furnace and then promoted
4. Nebuchadnezzar confesses God's kingdom, Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a great tree, Daniel interprets it, the dream is fulfilled, Nebuchadnezzar is restored
5. Belshazzar's feast and the writing on the wall, Daniel interprets it
6. the plot against Daniel, Daniel cast into lions' den, Daniel honors God
7. Daniel's visions of the four beasts, the ancient of days, the son of man, and their interpretations
8. Daniel's vision of the ram and goat, Gabriel interprets it
9. Daniel's prayer for his people, Gabriel's prophecy of the seventy weeks
10. Daniel's vision by the Tigris
11. kings of the south and north, the king who exalts himself
12. the end times