Esther, along with the Old Testament books Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, and Ecclesiastes, are five scrolls that are read on various Jewish holidays. Esther provides us with ...
Week One
The Burnt Offering: Giving Our All
Discover what it means to be wholly consumed for God.
Week Two
The Grain Offering: Giving Our BestDiscover the significance of offering to God ...
If you've ever faced an overwhelming task or felt inadequate to meet a challenge, you'll be able to identify with Nehemiah. He struggled with issues still with us today: ...
The Book of Deuteronomy deals with hardship, testing, and doubt, but also with promise, hope, and trust. It reminds us that faith is not automatic or mechanical. Faith becomes personal ...
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What is one quick and seemingly painless way we often reduce the size of our gospel? We reduce what we study in the Old Testament portion of the Bible - approximately three ...
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The burnt offering is in one sense the most "complete" of all the sacrifices offered to God. In every other type of offering, only a small portion is burnt on the ...
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In this study, we will examine the uniqueness of the grain offering—the significance of offering to God the work of our hands, and the role of purity. We will see how ...
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This study examines the sin offering, which—along with the guilt offering—is often seen as prophetic of the role of Christ as the redeemer of sin. We will examine ...
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The guilt offering, which deals specifically with issues of ritual uncleanness, might seem on the surface to have little to do with modern Christianity. This study will examine ...
Job is not only the direct word of God but also a great literary masterpiece. Poet Alfred Tennyson called Job, "the greatest poem of ancient or modern times." British author ...
Our world is broken. This is clear from the pages of the Bible, the wars between nations, and the grief of our own hearts. The book of Genesis reveals an intimate and faithful God, ...
If the deep and perplexing issues of life intrigue you, take a look at Ecclesiastes—but be prepared for a few surprises. On the surface, Ecclesiastes seems to challenge essential ...
More Bibles are sold than any other book, yet few understand this bestseller. Why do we need both an Old and New Testament? Who are the main characters in the Bible and what significance ...
Emotions are both complicated and complex, both mysterious and mystifying. Even the experts are not sure what causes us to experience emotions. Both social science and neurobiology ...
With so many messages coming at us from society, we have questions about sex before marriage, sex in marriage, dating, courtship, homosexuality, pornography, and loneliness. God tells ...
The purpose of this course is to help us learn how to follow God wherever he leads. A major theme of Genesis is God calling Abram to a land he would show him. Along with that land, ...
Elijah demonstrates both courage and fear in the book of 1 Kings. We see him boldly tell the evil king Ahab, "There will be no rain or dew until God says so." Elijah trusts ...
The Book of 1 Samuel is full of colorful characters. In its pages you will meet Hannah, Samuel, Saul, and David. As you experience their tragedies and triumphs, their emotional highs ...
The How We Got Our Bible course provides more than an introduction to church history. It helps people ask the key questions Christians have faced over two millennia—and provides ...
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"They all sound alike"-who hasn't had the same thought about the Books of the Prophets? Philip Yancey is no exception. For years he avoided reading the Prophets. ...