University Baptist Church-Houston

The request for and selection of a king was the start for the twelve tribes, but just having any king would not completely unify the tribes. It would have to be the right king. And so it was David, the second king of Israel, who would lead the twelve...

While the book of Joshua settles Israel in the Promised Land, in Judges we see how they become unsettled. It wasn’t because Israel lacks political or military ability, rather they fall into a cycle of sin, judgment, and repentance that defines their...

While the book of Joshua settles Israel in the Promised Land, in Judges we see how they become unsettled. It wasn’t because Israel lacks political or military ability, rather they fall into a cycle of sin, judgment, and repentance that defines their...

The Jericho victory for the Israelites was just the first move in what would become a generation-long chess match in Canaan. The entire book speaks about military battles, setbacks, victories, land settlement, and future challenges. The constants that...

The Jericho victory for the Israelites was just the first move in what would become a generation-long chess match in Canaan. The entire book speaks about military battles, setbacks, victories, land settlement, and future challenges. The constants that...

Instead of following in faith where God was leading them, the Exodus generation of Israelites chose to disregard God’s previous work and ignore his command to enter the promised land. As a result, they would spend the rest of their lives wandering in...

Instead of following in faith where God was leading them, the Exodus generation of Israelites chose to disregard God’s previous work and ignore his command to enter the promised land. As a result, they would spend the rest of their lives wandering in...

The Israelites’ history as a captive people was always to inform their relationships with outsiders. But their history of deliverance was to inform their behavior and faithfulness from within their own community. Time after time God would remind them...

The Israelites’ history as a captive people was always to inform their relationships with outsiders. But their history of deliverance was to inform their behavior and faithfulness from within their own community. Time after time God would remind them...

While the account of the family of Israel living in Egypt is rather brief, the actual time (estimated 400 years) covers practically 25% of the historical window of the Old Testament. That time of captivity would remain in Israel’s collective DNA...