May the Lord Do What Seems Good to Him
2023-05-14
DAVID’S KINGDOM faced a strong test from his neighbors to the east and north as a coalition of Ammonites and Arameans tried to take down the new Israelite kingdom.Continue Reading
Who is like Tyre?
2018-04-29
Ezekiel’s lament over Tyre wasn’t a simple proclamation against a pagan neighbor of the Israelites, but an already-but-not-yet prophecy that will ultimately be fulfilled just before Armageddon.Continue Reading
Babylon’s doom
2018-02-04
PROPHECIES AGAINST Ammon, Edom, and Babylon are the focus of this week’s study. Again, by looking closely, we see references to rebellious supernatural entities.Continue Reading
The Day of Yahweh
2017-11-05
YOU’D THINK that prophets of Yahweh during the reign of good king Josiah would have been a little more upbeat. Not so much.Continue Reading
The divine council in action
2017-02-12
GOD HAS a council that carries out His commands, and this week we get one of the few glimpses into its workings recorded in the Bible. It’s the story of Ahab’s demise in battle against the Syrians at Ramoth-Gilead, where the king of Israel is enticed by lying spirits to go to his doom.Continue Reading
The War of the Beards
2016-05-22
The War of the Beards is the core event of this week’s Old Testament study.Continue Reading
David extends his kingdom
2016-05-08
David consolidates control over his kingdom, extending it from the border with Egypt to the Euphrates River.Continue Reading
Tall and handsome…but that’s all
2016-01-17
Israel’s first king turned out to be something less than ideal. Anointed by Samuel at God’s direction, Saul showed his true colors right from the start. Click here for the notes and the audio of the study.Continue Reading
The judges
2015-12-06
WE BEGIN our study of the second of the Historical Books, Judges. It chronicles Israel’s slide into apostasy and chaos, showing the need for a godly king to lead them. Click here for the notes and the audio from the study.Continue Reading