Reference: Judges 3:1-11Chapter three of Judges follows Judges one and Judges two. You say, “Well, I know that. I can add. I can follow numbers.” Well, I don’t mention that to check out your mathematics skills. I mention it...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Reference: Judges 2.14-23When the children of Israel in doubt and disobedience failed to obey God and destroy the people in Canaan and their altars, they ended up just as God said they would. They worshiped the gods about them and joined in the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Bible Text: Judges 2:1-23“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.”Does that phrase sound familiar to you? Charles Dickens made that statement famous in his book A Tale of Two Cities. Written in the mid 1800s he...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Bible Text: Judges 1:1-36Big gates swing on little hinges. The first chapter and the rest of the book of Judges describe the severe consequences that Israel suffered because they failed to believe God. It started with their failure to believe that...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Bible Text: Judges 1:1-36Big gates swing on little hinges. You knew that, didn’t you? If you look at a door, you can see along the side usually three hinges, not that big. If you took all of them collectively in contrast to the size of the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Bible Text: Exodus 33:1-17The children of Israel sinned a grievous sin against God when they made the gold calf and worshiped it. How did God respond to all of this, their gross sinfulness? We find this truth recorded in Exodus 33, the chapter...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Bible Text: Exodus 33:1-17One of the darkest moments in the history of Israel came when they demanded that Aaron make them a golden calf. We examined the lives of Jacob, Joseph, and Judah and discussed their trip to Egypt to find food because...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Bible Text: Genesis 35:1-15 While at Bethel God spoke to Jacob again, a fourth time. What he said to Jacob is very revealing in the panorama of Scripture. He said to him, “Be fruitful and multiply.” That was the command that God...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Bible Text: Genesis 35:1-15 In an earlier session, we examined a story from the life of Jacob when he fled from his brother Esau. He stayed over-night in a barren spot where he dreamed of a ladder that went from earth to heaven. We studied that...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Reference: Genesis 43.30-34In the previous segment, we observed the change that God brought in Judah. He became a surety and a substitute for his brother Benjamin. He promised his father that he would bring Benjamin home safely from their trip to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
