The book of Psalms
The book of Psalms expresses worship. Throughout its many pages, Psalms encourages its readers to praise God for who He is and what He has done. The Psalms illuminate the greatness of our God, affirm ...
8 Nov 20241min
The book of Job
The book of Job gives an account of a righteous man who faithfully responded to difficult trials. Job's experience invites us to ponder difficult questions about the causes of suffering, the frailty o...
1 Nov 202455s
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 ...
25 Okt 202457s
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 obs...
18 Okt 202456s
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...
11 Okt 202451s
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 sp...
4 Okt 20241min
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 ...
27 Sep 20241min
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 lear...
13 Sep 20241min
