Overview of Ezra and Nehemiah The books of Ezra and Nehemiah were originally one book called Ezra. They are most likely written by Ezra and cover around eighty years of Jewish history. Ezra and Nehemiah are the last historical books before the New Testament picks up around 400 years later. Their purpose is threefold. First, they show that God is
1 and 2 Kings introduce us to Solomon, Elijah, and Elisha as shadows of Christ. Although imperfect, the imperfect allows us to see the perfect more clearly.
From the beginning of Ruth, God had a plan of rescue, and ultimately his plan resulted in King David’s lineage coming to fruition.
Both the prophet Samuel and King David are types of Christ. Their lives predict and point us toward the Messiah, Jesus Christ.
Samson was far from perfect. He needed God’s grace, just as we need God’s grace. But even with his imperfections, we see glimpses of Jesus.
God, in the book of Joshua, showed the Israelites their victory before they received it. Their faith and obedience determined their victory.
To understand the prophetic passages of the Bible and have a clearer picture of Israel’s future and our future, we must have a good understanding of God’s covenant promises with the people of Israel.
God sovereignly set apart Israel as a nation to enter into covenant with so that all the families of the earth would be blessed (Genesis 12:1). God gave Israel the Word of God to guard, protect, and deliver to the world, not only through the Prophets but through the promised
Whatever that is, is what we should desire. But how often do we crave, desire, plea for or dare I say try and demand what we want? There is no finger pointing here. This is a personal conviction. To share a level of transparency, I’ve had the following emotions/reactions when
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