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1) Numbers
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The account of Israel's history in the book of Numbers begins in the second year of Israel's release from captivity and records the events that took place as Israel wandered in the wilderness on the way to the Promised Land. It ends with the people of God camped beside the Jordan River ready to enter the land God had promised their fathers.In this book we learn about the people God had chosen and His requirements for them as they prepared to enter...
2) Job
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The book of Job is the story of a blameless man of God who fell on hard times. More than this, however, it is the story of a man's feeble attempts to understand the purposes of a sovereign God in suffering and pain.In this story we meet Satan in the presence of God. We see the righteous suffer while the evil seem to prosper. We watch a righteous man curse the day he was born as God remains silent to his cries. Most importantly we discover a God who...
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The prophet Daniel spoke to a people in exile. He reminded them that God had not forgotten them. He was a man who stood out in his day as one who was not afraid to be faithful to the God he loved and worshipped.In his exile, Daniel distinguished himself as a God fearing Jew wh o could interpret dreams. He was rewarded with a place of prominence among the wise men of the land. During this time, Daniel would have a series of visions pointing to the...
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The book of Ecclesiastes is a search for the meaning in life.The quest of the author is to find what gives life purpose. He sought fulfilment in pleasure, possessions, position and profession. He examined life in general and saw that there was a general sense of hopelessness in it. In the end, he concluded that a life without God was a life without meaning. To know God and reverence Him brings the fullness and satisfaction to life we all crave.The...
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"A Fiery Prophet," that is what Jeremiah was. He worked with "a people of wood." His messages often burnt them to a crisp! What a thankless job he had. Nobody likes to get burnt. His listeners tried to kill him. They threw him in prison and put him in stocks. He did not have many friends. He never married and had no children to carry on his name. For forty years, however, he faithfully proclaimed the word of the Lord to a people who turned their backs...
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The books of 1 & 2 Chronicles examine the history of Judah from David to her return from exile in Babylon. The focus of these book is not so much political as it is spiritual. God and a relationship with Him seems to be the central theme. Success as a nation is attributed not to capable leadership but to a right relationship with God.As we study these books we will see the various temptations that confronted God's people and especially her leaders....
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Amos the prophet spoke to a nation steeped in materialism. It is the story of a nation who allowed her blessings to turn her away from the Giver of blessings. It is also the story of how a simple shepherd accepted the call of God and courageously preached to a nation rapidly rushing to ruin.Obadiah spoke to the Edomites, a self-sufficient and embittered people with unresolved conflicts with her neighbour Israel. It is the story of the downfall of...
8) Deuteronomy
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Deuteronomy contains the words of Moses to the people of God as they stood by the Jordan River ready to cross over to the land the Lord had promised their fathers. The Israelites had come through the wilderness, conquered the land east of the Jordan and were ready now to possess the land east of the Jordan. Knowing that he would not cross the river with them, Moses took the time, before he died to encourage the people of God and instruct them in how...
9) Proverbs
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Proverbs is a collection of wise sayings. While much of the book is written by King Solomon, it also contains a section of sayings by Agur, and King Lemuel's mother. The focus of the book is to draw its readers into seeking God and living according to His purpose. The fear of the Lord seeems to be a central teaching of the book and underlying motivation for livin the life tht the writers describe. The heart cry of each writer is that their readers...
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This is volume 2 of a two volume set on the book of Psalms. Psalms is divided into five books. This volume covers books 3 to 5 of the psalms of Israel (Psalm 73 to Psalm 150).The Psalms of Israel were used in the worship of God from David onward. In some cases they were written to be sung by temple musicians on a particular occasion. Some of the psalms contain instructions regarding the type of instruments to be played while they were sung. Psalm...
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This is volume 1 of a two volume set on the book of Psalms. Psalms is divided into five books. This volume covers books 1 and 2 of the psalms of Israel (Psalm 1 to Psalm 72).The Psalms of Israel were used in the worship of God from David onward. In some cases they were written to be sung by temple musicians on a particular occasion. Some of the psalms contain instructions regarding the type of instruments to be played while they were sung. Psalm 5...
12) 1 & 2 Samuel
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1 & 2 Samuel is the story of how Israel moved from a leadership under a series of judges and prophets to a king like the nations around them. The two books cover a period of about 150 years in the history of Israel from Samuel to the reign of King David. This transition to a leadership under a series of kings was a move toward a more secular mindset. Despite their rejection of the Lord God as their king, the Lord continues to bless and lead them as...
13) Genesis
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The book of Genesis traces the beginings of the earth as it was created by God to its first inhabitants. It shows how sin entered the world and the effects of the sin on the human race. From the early chapters of this book, however, we see that plan of a loving God to restore His creation to himself. Through the stories of ordinary humans like you and I we see the grace and patience of God and are reminded of our obligation toward this God of grace...
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Joshua was a military commander who served with Moses and who would ultimately take the people of God into the Promised Land. While he distinguished himself as a military commander he was also an able administrator and spiritual leader as well. Joshua is the story of his leadership and the conquest of the land of Canaan.The book of Judges is the record of the judges who ruled from the death of Samuel to the anointing of Saul as king. Like Joshua before...
15) Ezekiel
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Ezekiel was a priest who prophesied at the time when God's people being taken into captivity in Babylon. He spoke to a people who knew the judgement of God on their lives. His messages were often sometimes acted out so God's people could understand them. On one occasion the Lord took his wife from him to show the people that they too would lose the delight of their hearts because of sin.Ezekiel was no stranger to pain. He suffered exile along with...
16) Exodus
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For 430 years that nation of Israel had been in slavery in Egypt. The book of Exodus recounds how God raised up a man named Moses to deliver His people from bondage and organize them as a nation. At the foot of Mount Sinai, God's people were divided into family groups (tribes) and given a central place of worship. Priests were ordained to serve as spiritual leaders. A governing law was written with the requirements of God for them as a new nation...
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Jeremiah was known as the weeping prophet. The call of God on his life was a difficult one. He was forbidden to marry, celebrate with the people of his day or attend their funerals. Jeremiah suffered insults, and was put in stocks to be publically mocked. He was thrown into a pit and left to die. The people of his own town wanted to kill him. His was a difficult ministry. He preached a message that the people of His day refused to accept yet for forty...
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The prophet Haggai spoke to a people caught up in building their own homes while neglecting the work of the Lord. They missed the blessing of God because they did not put Him first in their lives.Zechariah challenged his people to live in the reality of a coming judgment of God. He spoke about the incredible love of God and reminded them of a day when Messiah would bring to them a rich salvation.Malachi addressed a people who had lost their joy of...
19) Isaiah
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The prophecy of Isaiah was written prior to the judgment and exile of Israel and Judah and the hands of the Assyrians and Babylonians. It is the reflection of the heart of a loving God who has been deeply hurt by the rebellion of His people. It is the heart cry of a loving husband spurned by an adulterous wife. It is also, however, a prophecy of hope for a nation steeped in sin and rebellion. It's prophecies of the Messiah who was to come are among...
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Genesis 11:1-9 is a familiar story of how the descendants of Noah, leaving Mount Ararat after the flood, migrated to the fertile Valley of Shinar where they built a tower and a city.The story of the Tower of Babel is a story about the tension between the will of God and the pull of the flesh--of human ability and surrender to God and His purpose.This important Old Testament passage is a warning to us about not walking in the call of God for our lives....
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