Christians can take comfort in God's righteous universal judgment because God will be glorified and Christ will be exalted through it.

Christ understand and supplies the needs of his church with tender affection.

God causes the many streams of individual judgments to flow into the great ocean of the universal judgment.

Although believers repeat the patterns of OT Israel, God's grace in Christ prevails.

Christ's communicative, deep, unselfish, principled love for the church is the model Christian husbands are to take.

Although God's judgment falls on a great commercial empire, all is not lost; restored wealth goes to God's servants.

The Lord casts down the arrogant pretensions of Shebna, but raises a whole family through the elevation of Eliakim--anticipating the humble and faithful work of Christ.

Out of Christ's abundant anointing, a special gift to believers is the provision for elders and deacons.

Mutual submission in the fear of God is the form a Spirit-filled life takes in reference to other believers.