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.

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

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

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/

Saul, David, and Solomon

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

The conquest of the promised land and then the days of the judges. 

Corresponding Bible passages:  Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Sam 1-7

Sorry this is so late to be posted. 

The rest of the life of Moses.  Apologies for this week's audio.  I forgot to start the recorder until I was about halfway through presenting to the class and it's rather obvious where the transition is. 

Corresponding Bible passages: Exodus 15:22 – End of Deuteronomy (yes that's like 3.5 books of the Bible in one episode)

Some of the most hollywood worthy stories of the Bible - Joseph and Moses

Corresponding Bible Passages:   Genesis 37-50   Exodus 1-15:21

Resources:

Patterns of Evidence : Exodus - https://patternsofevidence.com/exodus-film/

Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

Corresponding Bible passages: Genesis 12-36

God makes the world; people keep breaking it and messing it up.  And a challenge to see if a good man will break for good. 

Corresponding Bible passages:  Genesis 1-11 , Job

Check out our Bible briefs soundtrack playlist:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3NxbFT87Is&list=PLe5C0KLtVHA22nF5CnoSA04VVKJ7N8-zc

Additional resources to dig deeper into this week's passages

Organizations:

Answers in Genesis -  https://answersingenesis.org/answers/

Ark Encounter (by the above) -  https://arkencounter.com/

Books:

Eternity in their Hearts  by Don Richardson