Line Upon Line

A walk through the book of Nehemiah as "The Road to Restoration," showing how God rebuilds and strengthens His people after exile. The teaching divides the book into the reconstruction of the wall (chapters 1–7) and the restoration of the people (chapters 8–13), drawing spiritual meaning from the ten gates and from Nehemiah's bold resistance to evil.

A verse-by-verse walk through Ezra, showing God's faithful fulfillment of His prophetic word as He raises up the pagan king Cyrus to return His people to the land, restore the temple, and reform their hearts. The book pictures the gospel: Christ the King restores us, and the Spirit reforms us from the inside out.

A walk through 2 Chronicles showing how the book focuses on King David's line and the temple, and how the heart of each king—the "soul" of the nation—determined whether Judah followed God toward blessing or the flesh toward destruction. The teaching contrasts the wicked kings who departed from the Lord with the kings who brought restoration, calling believers to a perfect heart fully devoted to God.

A through-the-Bible overview of 1 Chronicles, framed around the book's two great themes—the king (David) and the temple—and the principle of inclusion and exclusion in God's work, which always turns on the condition of the heart. Pastor Miles traces David's reestablishment of worship, his return of the ark, God's covenant to build David a house, and David's careful preparation of Solomon to build the temple.

A verse-by-verse overview of 2 Kings, framing the divided nation (northern ten tribes and southern Judah/Jerusalem) as a picture of the human person—body, soul, and spirit—with the king representing the soul that directs the nation toward either the flesh or the spirit. The teaching traces Israel's slide into decay, division, and destruction, the ministry of the prophets, and climaxes in the faith of King Hezekiah, who refused to pay off the enemy and instead trusted God for deliverance.

A through-the-Bible overview of 1 Kings, tracing Solomon's rise in wisdom and the building of the temple, his decline through divided affections, and the resulting division of the kingdom—all underscoring that God looks at the heart, not external religion. The teaching closes with the ministry of Elijah on Mount Carmel and the call to choose whom we will serve.

A book-overview teaching of 2 Samuel, tracing the reign of King David through three movements—his triumphs, his transgression, and his troubles—and showing that what made David "a man after God's own heart" was not perfection but faith and a willingness to repent.

A survey of 1 Samuel that traces three central figures — Samuel the last judge and first prophet, Saul the man of the flesh, and David the man after God's own heart — and draws out the contrast between a life lived in the flesh and a life lived by faith. The teaching urges believers to learn from these examples, to utterly destroy the flesh, and to give their hearts wholly to God as David did.

A verse-by-verse teaching through the book of Ruth, set during the time of the judges, showing how this short story functions as "the romance of redemption" — a picture of Christ the kinsman redeemer who purchases a field and wins a Gentile bride. The teaching traces the meaning of the names, the law of the kinsman redeemer, and the way Ruth foreshadows the gospel of grace.

A verse-by-verse walk through Judges, showing how Israel's repeated cycle of failure in the promised land pictures the believer's ongoing battle with the flesh, and how God's raised-up deliverers point us to wielding the Word of God against sin.