24 Minute Bible - A Simple Journey to Understand the Bible

Episode #162

From a slave girl to Queen of Persia. Only a God who ‘sees’ could do that! And He did that! Even greater, though was her deeper mission— to save the Jewish lineage of the Messiah from total destruction.

Episode # 160

‘Walls’ are hot political topics today. Building them, especially! The book of Nehemiah is almost exclusively about that very subject— rebuilding the WALLS of Jerusalem. Nehemiah was the man chosen for the task… he persevered through the opposition… and rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem!

Episode #160

It has been 70 years since the babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar burned Jerusalem - including the Temple - to the ground. Now....it is time to rebuild the Temple. And that is the job of Ezra - to get the Temple rebuilt. For one day....a King of Kings will teach in it's court.

Episode # 159

The definition of a ‘chronicle’ is ‘a factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence’. Well… welcome the books of 1 and 2 Chronicles. These two books give an orderly account of, predominantly, the background , plan and building of the greatest structure ever built— the TEMPLE of Solomon. God filled it with His PRESENCE… and for 400 years it served as the focal point of God’s People.

Episode #158

The books of 1 and 2 Kings starts with the reign of the last great king (Solomon), then details the ‘civil war’ that breaks the ‘united’ Israel into two separate countries/kingdoms (Northern kingdom of ISRAEL and the Southern kingdom of JUDAH) to the final destruction of these kingdoms (the burning of Solomon’s Temple). Enhance your understanding with a ‘listen’ to this episode — Talking Through KINGS!

Episode #157

Two Kings… One Nation… and the Last Judge. That is what we ‘talk through’ in the books of 1 and 2 Samuel. As the last Judge of Israel, Samuel is charged with anointing TWO kings for the new ‘United States of Israel. The lives of these two kings (Saul and David) are the focus of the books of Samuel.

Episode #156

The Book of of Ruth is a ‘love story’ on many levels. A love story about a man and a women (Boaz and Ruth)— but also a deep love between two women (Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth)… AND about a Moabite lady who abandons her pagan god and commits to love and serve the God of Israel. Enjoy the fascinating story of RUTH!

Episode #155

One of the most ‘intriguing’ books of the Bible is JUDGES! The odd list of characters and their twisted and depraved exploits would put any ‘Hollywood’ movie to shame. JUDGES shows the sad depths of humanity— and how God in grace raise up ‘heroes’ to help in times of despair.

Episode #154

Over 500 years earlier, a promise was given by God to Abraham— a promise that ‘one day’ his children will have their own nation and a land to call their own. A PROMISED Land. That day is now here… and the book of Joshua is about the battles to ‘fulfill’ God’s promise and to give the Nation of Israel a place to live.

(Episode #153)
Moses has lead the Children of Israel out of Egypt, through the Red Sea, across the wilderness and to the border of the Promised Land.  And he is about to DIE. His FAREWELL SPEECH to this new generation of Israelites... is the book of Deuteronomy.