Bible Briefs

Episode 10 - Return and Restoration

Finishing off the OT with the return from exile under the Persians Corresponding Bible passages: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi Do you like the story based approach to Bible study? Would you like to learn how to do it yourself for personal devotions? Would you like to lead a similar study in the future? Check out Simply the Story at  simplythestory.org . You can download their handbook or see when there will be a workshop near you, where you can learn how to take a short Bible story and help others dig into it and encounter God in his word.

Episode 9 - Daniel

Story this week was a movie:  The Book of Daniel Available for purchase at : https://www.amazon.com/Book-Daniel-Robert-Miano/dp/B00D6I7DEE Watch on You Tube : https://youtu.be/zxqC4Zc7ioQ Or just read Daniel Chapter 1-6

Episode 8 - Prophets, Kings, and Empires

We cover most of the prophets, the rise of the Assyrian and Babylonian empires, and the last kings of both the north and the south. Corresponding Bible passages:  2 Kings 15 -25,   2 Chron 26-36:21, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Hosea, Amos, Jonah, Micah, Habakkuk Prophets timeline:  https://i0.wp.com/anthonyingram.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/O.T.-Prophets-by-Anthony-Ingram.png

Episode 7 - The Divided Kingdom

Jereboam - Jehu   and Rehoboam - Jehoshaphat  plus Elijah, Elisha, and some other prophets Corresponding Bible passages: 1 Kings 12- 2 Kings 14 2 Chron 10-25 Great timeline of Bible kings:  https://visualunit.me/2010/03/27/kings-of-judah-israel/

Episode 6 - The Golden age of kings

Saul, David, and Solomon Corresponding Bible passages:  1 Sam 8 – 1 Kings 11  Psalms (especially 3, 23, 51), Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs