Today we surveyed Joshua by talking about the violence of the conquest and its purpose. We also looked at the fascinating stories surrounding the Jericho narrative.

This week we surveyed the book of Deuteronomy by talking about its central themes and purposes. We focused on the shema passage of chapter 6 and discussed Jewish monotheism and Christian trinitarianism.

Today we finished our study of Numbers by discussing this strange story and why the people of Israel told themselves this story.

This week we discussed Moses' mistake and why he was not allowed to enter the promised land with Israel. We discussed that sometimes what seems to be the "harshness" of God is actually his mercy.

Today we began our survey of the book of Numbers by focusing on Israel's failure to enter the promised land.

Today we surveyed the book of Leviticus, which often gets accused of being "boring." We discussed its purpose and how it ought to be read. We also did a review quiz on Genesis and Exodus.

This week we talked about an interesting passage in Exodus in which God appears to "change his mind." We talked about the implications of a few important stories to conclude our Exodus study.

This Sunday we studied God's commands about the Tabernacle and how the Tabernacle represented God's interaction with the world.

This Sunday we read about how Israel left Egypt. We kept in mind that God released his people, but they still had to walk out of Egypt!

We began studying the way God began to free his people from slavery!