Israel has not heard from God in decades. The priests are corrupt. The nearby nations threaten the land’s safety. Israel needs more than a judge. Israel needs to hear from God again. Israel needs a prophet.

Judges is the account of how Israel behaves between the death of Joshua and the leadership of a king. Instead of remaining loyal to God and following His laws, these generations of Israelites wander in their faith, worshiping idols, indulging in violence, and descending into chaos. The story of Ruth takes place during the time of the Judges: it’s a bright story of hope during a very dark period in Israel’s spiritual and political history.

God has delivered Israel from slavery in Egypt, disciplined them in the wilderness, and brought them to the land He promised their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But now Moses is dead, and his aide Joshua is commissioned to lead the people into the promised land of Canaan.

You’ve heard that the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness for 40 years? The book of Numbers tells that story. Moses also gives directions, blessings, and warnings, for the children of Israel in the future.

Last time God shared a place with humans, the humans (with help from an evil serpent) messed it up. How can they get it right this time?

The title “Exodus” means “way out,” for God is showing the people enslaved in Egypt a way out to freedom. This week we use both sessions to see how God saves Israel from slavery in Egypt, and then enters into a special relationship with them.

The title “Exodus” means “way out,” for God is showing the people enslaved in Egypt a way out to freedom. This week we use both sessions to see how God saves Israel from slavery in Egypt, and then enters into a special relationship with them.

Genesis answers two big questions: “How did God’s relationship with the world begin?” and “Where did the nation of Israel come from?” This week we use both sessions to answer the second question, tracing the lives of the Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Genesis answers two big questions: “How did God’s relationship with the world begin?” and “Where did the nation of Israel come from?” This week we use both sessions to answer the second question, tracing the lives of the Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

This course is an overview of the entire Bible, tracing the progressive revelation of God and His plan of redemption from Genesis to Revelation.