God sends prophets to call His people back and to promise a coming Saviour.
The story
The kingdom divides and both Israel and Judah turn to idols. Elijah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel and others warn of judgment, and Judah is carried to Babylon. Yet the prophets also foretell a new covenant and a suffering Servant who will bear the sin of many.
What it teaches
God's warnings are mercy, and His promises never fail. The prophets point to Christ.
In the Scriptures
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 · KJV
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5 · KJV
But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. Jeremiah 31:33 · KJV
But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. Micah 5:2 · KJV