Exile

Books in this part

• 2 Kings

  25 chapters

  Kings who turn from God, and the road to exile.

• 2 Chronicles

  36 chapters

  From Solomon to exile, ending with a hope of return.

• Esther

  10 chapters

  God’s hidden care for His people in Persia.

• Isaiah

  66 chapters

  Judgment and comfort; a suffering servant; a new creation.

• Jeremiah

  52 chapters

  A weeping prophet and the promise of a new covenant.

• Lamentations

  5 chapters

  Grief over Jerusalem — and new mercies every morning.

• Ezekiel

  48 chapters

  Visions in exile: God’s glory, dry bones, and a renewed temple.

• Daniel

  12 chapters

  Faithfulness in Babylon and visions of God’s kingdom.

• Obadiah

  1 chapters

  Judgment on Edom and hope for God’s kingdom.

• Habakkuk

  3 chapters

  Wrestling with God, and choosing to trust.

People you’ll meet

• Isaiah

  Prophet of hope

  A prophet in Jerusalem.

  God’s judgment is never His last word.

• Jeremiah

  The weeping prophet

  A young prophet during Jerusalem’s fall.

  Honest grief and deep faith can live together.

• Daniel

  Faithful in Babylon

  A young exile serving foreign kings.

  You can be faithful anywhere — even far from home.

• Esther

  Queen for such a time

  A Jewish orphan who becomes queen of Persia.

  God works even when His name isn’t mentioned.