The Book of Ezra continues the where 2 Chronicles leaves off by showing how God fulfills His promise to return His people to the land of promise after seventy years in exile. Ezra relates the story of two returns from Babylon, the first led by Zerubbabel to rebuild the Temple

The Book of 2 Chronicles follows the pattern of First and Second Kings except for the fact that 2 Chronicles virtually ignores the northern Kingdom of Israel. Why is this? It’s because of their idolatrous worship on pagan high places and with total abandonment of worshipping God at the Temple

Both 1st and 2nd Chronicles cover the same time period of Jewish history as that described in 2nd Samuel and 1st and 2nd Kings. What’s different is the perspective from which these books were written. Rather than being repetitive, Chronicles provides an editorial from God’s perspective on the history of

I sincerely hope that you learned some things about King Solomon (King David’s son) as we took a look at the Book of 1 Kings. As I mentioned last week, Solomon’s divided heart led to a divided kingdom, and the history of this division can be found in the second

As you might have guessed, the Book of 1 Kings has something to do with the “Kings” of Israel. And indeed, you are correct. The first half of 1 Kings deals with the life of King Solomon, the child born to David and Bathsheba. Under his reign, the nation expanded

As you recall, 1 Samuel provides the historical account of the transition from the time of the Judges to the period of the Kings, with three main characters being 1) Samuel (the last of the Judges and the first prophet after Moses); 2) Saul (the first king of Israel); and

The Book of 1 Samuel provides the historical account of the transition from the time of the Judges (when God was to be the nation’s king) to the beginning of the kings of Israel. There are three primary characters in the book: 1) Samuel (the last of the Judges and

Not sure if any of you have been given the name of “Ruth,” but if so, your parents chose well. The Book of Ruth is a very special Book in the Old Testament, and as you will see, has a profound influence on Jesus’ lineage through his earthly parents, Joseph

The Book of Judges encompasses the next period of Jewish history following the conquest of the land of Canaan. In the Book of Joshua, the people obeyed and trusted God and conquered the land under Joshua’s leadership. However, in Judges, they had no appointed leader, which allowed the people to

The Book of Joshua is the sixth book of the Bible. In short, it is the story of the conquest of Canaan (the Promised land) under the leadership of Joshua. Joshua was one of two unique individuals who did not die in the wilderness, but was allowed by God to