Poems of Zion

This poem has only one request: because of God's righteous reign, it is very important that we respect our ruler.

Surrounded by sinners and criminals, one man tells us about his decision to stand by the God so many have abandoned.

After an unfortunate defeat by the Philistines, the Israelites decided to bring the Ark of the Covenant to the battlefield with the hope that God would come and help them overcome their enemies.  It would be one of the worst decisions of their lives.

In the Bible's only secular love poem, a woman expresses her love for her man and remembers important moments of their relationship.

In a desolate landscape full of lifeless skeletons, with the help of the Lord, Ezekiel brought life to scores of fallen Israelites and foreshadowed the resurrection of not only righteous Hebrews but also true Christians.

When Judah was conquered by Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar, Edom took advantage of the situation to attack their old rivals and steal some territory. However, Yahweh would not forget what they did. No! This mighty God went to plan His revenge...

In the wilderness of Engedi, David discovered that Saul was in a very vulnerable position. He could stab him in seconds and get rid of his enemy once and for all.  However, as this poem shows, David actually spared the man who wanted to kill him, displaying the righteousness that would later define his reign.

In Genesis 12, God promised Abram amazing things: a new nation, endless blessings, and divine protection. However, as Abram travelled through the Promised Land, he would get involved in quite a bit of trouble. Let's find out what happened to him.

We all know about how Job lost everything after Satan tempted him, but sometimes we forget just how great his life was before his troubles began.   That's why we're going to learn about Job's past in this poem.

Surrounded by evil people who only want to see him fall, the Psalmist has only one person he can turn to. This man is the sole person who can get him out of the trouble he is in...

Daniel spends years developing his leadership skills to become a great Median leader, but envious government officials threaten to destroy the Jew's entire career.

Assyria was once a mighty nation, and they conquered Israel in 2 Kings 17. Eventually, however, they too would be attacked, and as shown in this poem, the fall of their capital was very terrible indeed.

The famine described in Joel is one of the most terrible events ever described in the Bible. Millions of insects descended on Israel and destroyed all the crops. Cattle grew hungry and died. Scores of people were left with nothing to eat.   The land of milk and honey was now a land of thirst and hunger.

We may find sinners prospering in this world and doing better than the righteous people they oppress, but as this poem shows, someday, they are going to meet their doom.

Ishbosheth was an innocent man who just happened to be Saul's son, but unfortunately, this relationship would be the source of his doom at the hand of two opportunists.

This poem may seem very depressing, but we must understand that, like with many spiritual words, the Bible's view of the Earth is different from our view of the Earth.   In the Bible, Earth represents the people who think only earthly and not heavenly, so the destruction presented in this poem is directed only to sinners. Once they are gone, the perfect world Christians seek can finally...

After receiving the news that his sons would rule his kingdom for centuries after his death, David took the time to thank God for what he did for himself and for his nation.

From being hunted down to having to live with his enemies, David went through a lot as a child of God. Thus, God promised the young man that the future of him and his descendants would be a lot better than he could ever imagine.

Welcome to Poems of Zion! Today, we will hear the tale of the Witch of Endor, and how her divination foretold the end of Saul's reign.

In this classic biblical parable, two men who live completely different lives see their worlds completely change when they end up in the grave.

A sinner may gain immense wealth and power, but as this poem shows, one day, they are sure to fall.

Furious with a righteous man's condemnation of her unlawful marriage, Herodias gets her revenge on her marriage's biggest critic...

As David continued the repatriation of the ark of God, he urged the Israelites to praise their creator and took the time to thank Yahweh for the protection he gave to Israel. Let's hear his glorious poem.

With everyone speaking one language, we could work as one and use our great intellect to achieve great things.   However, we wasted our intelligence on a vanity project, and God had to make sure we didn't head down the wrong path...

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