Who do you serve: God or the world? This is always the challenge. Listen to this message to learn that friendship with the world is hostility toward God. Hear Joshua’s role in leading the Israelites as they conquered the land and see that this is the challenge he presented to them. Every believer, every day has to make this choice whom they will serve: God or their sinful nature.

What happens in a culture when it divorces itself from divine truth? Listen to this lesson to see how a nation erodes over time and loses its vitality and ability to make good decisions when it ignores God and His Word. Hear the characteristics of the first three generations of Israelites and how they abandoned God and accepted the values and gods of the pagans around them. Review the essence of God with an emphasis on righteousness, justice, and love which govern His plan for mankind.

What can we depend on when everything around us is in a state of chaos? Listen to this lesson to learn that God will never let us down. Hear a number of Scriptures describing His faithfulness. Learn of the two basic commands of God that the Israelites did not obey when they entered the land and the consequences that followed. When we encounter problems and tests always remember that we can depend on the faithfulness of God for the help we need.

Do you compromise your beliefs to avoid conflict with colleagues, peers, employees or being thought of as not in touch with today’s politically correct values? Even if it seems to be just a little? Listen to this lesson to learn about the importance of not compromising your beliefs in the pagan culture in which we live. See how it begins with seemingly innocuous decisions and then snowballs into life-altering changes if left unchecked. Hear how the Israelites began compromising with the pagan culture in the land and learn who the Angel of the Lord is referring to throughout the Bible.

Why did God tell the Israelites to utterly destroy the inhabitants in the land He had given them? Listen to this lesson to learn how these people needed to be removed so their wicked culture would not influence the Israelites. Understand that today we must not allow ourselves to be influenced by the decadent culture around us, but must lovingly share the gospel with the paganized culture around us.

What happens when people turn their back on God? Listen to this lesson to continue the study of Israel during a time when they had abandoned God and the results that followed. Hear a discussion of worldviews and how they have changed. See the importance of having a biblical worldview. Learn how Judah fought its battles and had victory when they were obeying God. Remember that our spiritual decisions will have a profound effect on ourselves, our families, and our nation.

What can we learn today from the failures of Israel during the time of the judges? Listen to this lesson to learn that the opening chapters of the Book of Judges describe a series of battles taking place as the Israelites attempt to take over the rest of the land God had promised them. See that they employed pagan methods and compromised with their enemies. Find out what the Angel of the Lord, the pre-incarnate Jesus Christ, said when He confronted them and gave them a warning. Just as Israel was tested during this time, the Church today is being tested in this dark period of decline.

You think our country and the world around us is on the fast track to destruction? If so, listen to this lesson to hear about a time when Israel was in an appalling state and nothing was going right. Hear that God had laid out the principles they were to follow to be a prosperous country and told them of the consequences that would happen if they were disobedient. See eleven principles that apply to us today to help us not to succumb to the pressures of the world system.

What happens to a country when its citizens reject God? Listen to this lesson to learn that when a country goes its own independent way with no regard for the laws of divine establishment, the result is chaos, tyranny, and unhappiness. Find out a time in Israel’s history when they followed their own desires and for many years they suffered defeat and misery. When we find ourselves crying out to God for help for our country, remember that we must humble ourselves and trust God to win our battles for us.

The video of Yoram Hazony and Ben Shapiro talking about nationalism is available here.

Yoram Hazony's book, The Virtue of Nationalism is available here.

Why should we study Judges? Isn’t it just an old history of people who messed up their lives long ago? Listen to this lesson to learn that the context of the Book of Judges describes a nation much as our nation and other nations in the world are today. Hear a review beginning in Genesis of the first six books of the Bible to see how mankind after the Fall continued to defy God over and over again and reap the horrible consequences that come with that. Find out four life-changing lessons we can learn from Judges that apply to our lives today and show us how we are to live in a pagan nation so we can fulfill God’s plan while depending on His never-failing grace.