This lesson follows the unification of Israel and her three kings before splitting between the north and south.

Episode Timestamp:

00:00 Intro

00:52 Samuel the Prophet

07:11 King Saul

09:45 David Anointed

11:32 David's Rise to Power

25:02 The Davidic Covenant

26:40 King Solomon

30:25 The Division on the Kingdom

36:02 Outro

Bible Passages Read:
1 Samuel 3
1 Samuel 8:1-22
1 Samuel 9:1-2, 15-17
1 Samuel 11:12-15
1 Samuel 15:10-12, 27-28
1 Samuel 16:1, 6-8, 11-13
1 Samuel 17
1 Samuel 19:1-3
1 Samuel 24

2 Samuel 1:1-4
2 Samuel 2:1-4
2 Samuel 7:8-17

1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-12
1 Kings 3:3-14
1 Kings 6:1, 11-14
1 Kings 11:1-13, 28-33
1 Kings 12:25-33

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This lesson follows Israel's journey to the promised land and showcases God faithfulness ... and Israel's failures.

Bible passages read:
Numbers 10:11-13, 29-36
Numbers 11:1-3
Numbers 13:1-3, 17-14:4
Numbers 14:11-24

Deuteronomy 31:1-8

Joshua 1:1-9
Joshua 2:1-24
Joshua 5:13-15
Joshua 6:1-11, 15-17, 20
Joshua 13:1-7
Joshua 23:11-13
Joshua 24:14-24

Judges 1:27-2:5
Judges 2:8-23

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This lesson follows the Israelites exodus from captivity in Egypt to their journey to Mount Sinai, thus demonstrating God's faithfulness, justice and mercy.

Workbook Answer Key:

I. B. 1. - famine

I. B. 2. - grow

I. C. 1. - fearful

I. C. 2. - reproduction

I. C. 3. - drowned

II. A. 1. - daughter

II. A. 2. - beating

II. A. 3. - shepherd

II. B. 2. - Abraham, Isaac, Jacob

II. B. 3. - aware

II. C. 2. - resisted

II. C. 3. - partner

III. A. 1. - rejoiced

III. A. 2. - ignorance

III. A. 1. - reminding

III. B. 1. - gods

III. B. 3. - authority
III. C. 1. - two, third

IV. A. 1. - firstborn

IV. A. 2. - safety

IV. B. 1. - doorposts

IV. B. 2. - substitute

IV. B. 3. - Jesus Christ

IV. C. 1. - 400
IV. C. 2. - plundered
IV. C. 3. - mixed multitude

V. A. 1. - identity conference

V. A. 2. - instruction

V. A. 3. - relationship

V. B. 2. - then
V. C. 1. - calf
V. C. 2. - grieve
V. C. 3. - interceded
V. D. 2. - Jesus Christ

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This lesson focuses on the patriarchs of Genesis and how God partners with them to save the world.

Workbook Answer Key:

I. B. 1. - barren

I. B. 2. - seed
I. B. 3. - virgin birth

I. C. 1. - stars

I. C. 2. - righteousness

II. A. 1. - self-maledictory

II. A. 2. - animals

II. B. 2. - sacrifice
II. B. 3. - life

II. C. 1. - Jesus, cross

II. C. 2. - ram

II. C. 3. - Jesus

III. A. 1. - barren

III. A. 2. - nations

III. A. 3. - Jacob

III. B. 1. - trickster

III. B. 2. - uncle

III. C. 1. - wrestled

III. C. 2. - heel-grabber

III. C. 3. - Israel

IV. A. 1. - world

IV. A. 2. - weakness

IV. B. 2. - relational

IV. C. 1. - mercy

IV. C. 2. - Son

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This lesson focuses on the first 12 chapters of Genesis, from Creation to the Tower of Babel.

Workbook Answer Key:

II. A. 1. - form, void

II. A. 2. - Spirit, God

II. A. 3. - very good
II. B. 1. - image, likeness

II. B. 3. - stewards

II. C. 1. - everything
II. C. 2 - ate

II. C. 3. - Life

II. D. 1. - God, He

II. D. 2. - set apart

II. D. 3. - adoption, before

III. A. 1. - gifts

III. A. 2. - crouching, rule

III. A. 3. - exile

III. B. 1. - city

III. B. 2. - innocent

III. B. 3. - justice

IV. A. 1. - walked

IV. A. 2. - corrupt
IV. A. 3 - washing
IV. B. 1. - salvation

IV. B. 2. - Garden, Eden
IV. B. 3. - rainbow

IV. C. 1. - drunk

IV. C. 2. - overstep

IV. C. 3. - intervention

V. A. 2. - tower

V. B. 2. - language

V. B. 3. - mercy

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Jesse interviews Bible teacher Hunter Hoover about the construction of the Bible and how it was compiled.

Question Time Stamps:
02:35 "How has the Bible survived so long?"
11:06 "Has the Bible changed at all throughout its history?"

27:25 "How were the books of the Bible decided?"
48:29 "Why do we have so many English Bible translations?"
59:29 "Advice for reading the Bible?"

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Let's open the Bible and learn the steps to read it comprehensively. It doesn't take any special knowledge or training to read the Bible, but it can help to have some tips.

Workbook Answer Key:

I. A. 2. - original

I. B. 1. - word-for-word, thought-for-thought

I. B. 2. - idioms
I. B. 3. - both, one

I. C. 1. - committee

I. C. 2. - individual

II. A. 1. - context

II. A. 2. - backward

II. A. 3. - one

II. B. 1. - thought

II. B. 2. - interpretation

II. B. 3. - chapters, verses

II. C. 1. - write

II. C. 2. - more

III. D. 1. - one

IV. A. 1. - interpretation

IV. B. 1. - structure

V. A. 1. - enjoy

V. B. 1. - another

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The Bible is a big book! This lesson looks at its layout and explores the Bible's long history of construction.

Workbook Answer Key:

II. A. 1. - 39

II. A. 2. - Messiah/Christ

II. A. 3. - reference
II. B. 1. - 5, five

II. B. 3. - instruction

II. C. 1. - 12

II. C. 3. - justice

II. D. 1. - relationship

II. D. 2. - God

II. D. 3. - size

III. A. 1. - 27

III. A. 2. - Jesus, church, teachings

III. A. 3. - forward, fulfillment

III. B. 1. - 4

III. B. 2. - 3

III. B. 3. - Paul

III. C. 1. - letter

III. C. 2. - Paul

III. C. 3. - leaders

III. D. 1. - prophecy

III. D. 2. - imagery, symbolism

III. D. 3. - scripture

IV. A. 1. - faithfulness, agreements

IV. A. 2. - Moses

IV. B. 1. - finished product

IV. C. 1. - prophets

IV. C. 2. - inspired

IV. C. 3. - relational

V. A. 2. - books

V. B. 1. - chapters, verses

V. B. 3. - Geneva Bible

V. C. 1. - sacred

V. C. 2. - contradictions

V. C. 3. - invitation

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