The book of Job is a brilliantly composed epic poem that wrestles with one of the core questions of the human experience: "Why do good people suffer? Here’s the scenario. Job is a great guy. He’s rich, he’s powerful, he’s got a great family, and he is...
Esther is the last historical book in the Old Testament and it, like Ruth, does not propel the main story line any further. In fact, the book of Nehemiah is the last book in the chronological flow of Israel’s history. Esther is a story that takes place between...
In the 20th year of King Artaxerxes, Nehemiah, the king’s cupbearer, felt compelled to go to Jerusalem and fortify its walls in order to protect it from its hostile neighbors. In the story of Nehemiah we see a wonderful example of how the Kingdom of God should work. ...
In this book we jump over the 70-year chasm called the Exile and land in the period of Israel’s history called The Restoration. After the Babylonians were defeated by the Persian Empire, the tides changed for the Jewish people living in Exile. Under the permission...
In 2 Chronicles we leave the era of the united monarchy, when Israel was one united kingdom, and enter the tumultuous time of the divided kingdom when brother fought brother. It is interesting to compare this week’s chart to that of 2 Kings. In 2 Kings there is a...
1 Chronicles begins with Adam and, through extensive genealogies, connects Adam to David. The majority of 1 Chronicles focuses on the reign of David. 2 Chronicles will tell the story of Solomon and the kingdom of Judah. Much of the background material listed here...
If you compare this page with the page for 1 Kings, you will notice two problems. First, they don't match. The chart for 1 Kings ended with Israel at the bottom of the page, wallowing in the blood of Ahab, while Judah was soaring at the top of the page. On the chart...
Walk Through 1 Kings with This PresentationUse this presentation, or any pieces of it, to walk your audience through the big picture of 1 Kings in a quick and compelling way. This will help you set the context for whatever passage you are preaching on.1 Kings: From a...
Outline of David’s Story 2 Samuel is the story of David. David was considered to be a man after God’s own heart. (1 Samuel 13:14; Acts 13:22) Yet, it is easy to observe that David was far from perfect. He made some huge mistakes in his life. A valid question could be...
1 Samuel: A Tale of Two Hearts 1 and 2 Samuel were originally written as one book. The scroll was so big that it was decided by those who had to lug it around all the time to divide it into two separate scrolls.1 Samuel can be broken into two major parts. Part 1:...
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