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  • Psalms and Korah’s Rebellion

    An overview of the book of Psalms, and the story of Korah’s Rebellion in Numbers 16. What do these two have in common?

  • Immigration

    The Bible does not have policy advice for the United States of America about immigration. But we do see where Scripture informs what real people would be dealing with when confronted with a clash of government and individuals. In this lesson, we look at immigration from three perspectives: a government agent, a wrongfully detained immigrant,…

  • Job and Chariots of Fire

    The book of Job (rhymes with “robe”) is about the man Job, whom God allows to be tested by Satan. 2 Kings 6:8-23 is a story of God delivering the prophet Elisha from a foreign Army. What is surprising to us is what Elisha already knows: God’s army is all around them.

  • Ezra-Nehemiah and the Reading of the Law

    In ancient times, Ezra-Nehemiah was a single book, and we look at it as one in this lesson. The stories take place after return from exile to Babylon (then Persia by the time of return). In Nehemiah 8, Ezra reads “the Law” to the people; you can see how the stories intertwine. Unfortunately, this lesson…

  • Chronicles and the Exile to Babylon

    In ancient times, 1 & 2 Chronicles were a single book, and we will treat it as one in this lesson. Chronicles is Israel’s patriotic history book: it focuses on the good things of David and the kings of Judah, while Samuel and Kings air out all the dirty laundry. We also look at Judah’s…

  • Kings and the Split of the Kingdom

    In ancient times, 1 & 2 Kings were a single book, and we look at them as one in this lesson. Kings has… a lot of kings. Solomon was king of all Israel, but after him the kingdom splits into two kingdoms, and this book describes the kings in both kingdoms.

  • 2 Samuel and the House of David

    2 Samuel is about the reign of King David. He is promised that his family line (“house”) will be a dynasty in Israel.

  • The apostle Paul was born a Roman citizen in a Greek region as a Jew. In this lesson, we explore his diverse background as he became “all things to all men” (1 Corinthians 9:22).

  • 1 Samuel and David’s Anointing

    Israel demands a king in the book of 1 Samuel. The first king, Saul, fails and David is chosen as his replacement. He also kills someone named Goliath.

  • Judges and Deborah

    The book of Judges describes some terrible times in Israel. One of the better examples, though, is Deborah, a judge and prophetess.