Vigshorts

Vigshorts

By Vigil UcheReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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  • The Book of Esther in seconds

    The story invites us to see that God can and does work in the mess and moral ambiguity of human history, using the faithfulness of even morally compromised people to accomplish his purposes. The book of Esther asks us to trust in God's providence even when we can't see it working.

    1 min
  • The Book of Maccabees in 56 seconds

    The book of 2 Maccabees tells the story of a family of seven sons and an unnamed mother who sacrifice their lives in the name of religious freedom. King Antiochus IV of the Seleucid empire outlaws observance of Jewish holidays and worship.

    1 min
  • The Book of Judith in 60 seconds

    The Book of Judith is the apocryphal story of a Jewish widow who murders an Assyrian general to save her town from invasion. When Holofernes sieges the city of Bethulia, Judith seduces the general and murders him in his sleep. The assassination gives the Israelites the advantage they need to defeat the Assyrians.

    1 min
  • The First Book of Maccabees in 60 seconds

    The first book of the Maccabees is a history of the rebellion of the Jews against their Syrian rulers in the 160s BCE. The rebellion's leader was Judas Maccabee, and from his family and its success sprang a dynasty that ruled Judah for the century before the arrival of Herod the Great.

    2 min
  • The Book of Tobit in 60 seconds

    This book is primarily concerned with the problem of reconciling evil in the world with divine justice. Tobit and Sarah are pious Jews unaccountably afflicted by malevolent forces, but their faith is finally rewarded, and God is vindicated as both just and omnipotent.

    2 min
  • The Book of Ezra in 60 seconds

    The book of Ezra provides an account of the return of two groups of Jews from Babylon to Jerusalem, where they rebuilt the temple and their community. As students study the book of Ezra, they can learn about how the Lord enables His people to overcome opposition and accomplish His will.

    1 min
  • The Book of First Chronicles in 60 seconds

    The book of first Chronicles contains the story of King David. Especially, the book describes his plans for the temple (the house of God in Jerusalem). David gave careful instructions to the priests. He wanted everyone to serve God properly.

    1 min
  • The book of Second Kings in 60 seconds

    The book of 1 Kings provides an account of the death of David, the reign of his son Solomon, the decline and division of the Kingdom of Israel after Solomon and many of his successors turned to idol worship. It also recounts the ministry of the prophet Elijah among the northern ten tribes of Israel.

    2 min
  • The Bible in 60 seconds

    The Bible is the holy scripture of the Christian religion, purporting to tell the history of the Earth from its earliest creation to the spread of Christianity in the first century A.D. Both the Old Testament and the New Testament have undergone changes over the centuries, including the the publication of the King James Bible in 1611 and the addition of several books that were discovered later.

    1 min

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