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Journey I

The History Within the Bible

The biblical story in fifteen eras, in order. Open an era to follow its lessons. For how the books themselves were written and preserved, see How the Bible Came to Us.

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  1. 1
    The beginningThe Ancient WorldCreation, Eden, the Flood, Babel
    The Flood Tablet, tablet XI of the Epic of Gilgamesh
    Authentic ancient artifactImage credit

    How do Genesis 1–11 and the older stories of the ancient Near East relate?

    1. 1In the BeginningGenesis 1–2 · 4 min
    2. 2The Garden and the FallGenesis 2–3 · 4 min
    3. 3Cain, Abel, and the Long-Lived AncestorsGenesis 4–5 · 4 min
    4. 4Noah and the FloodGenesis 6–9 · 5 min
    5. 5Babel and the NationsGenesis 10–11 · 4 min

    How the Bible came to us in this era

    1. IIBefore the Biblec. 3200–1000 BC
  2. 2
    c. 2000–1700 BC (traditional)The Family of AbrahamAbraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph
    Beni Hasan tomb painting of travelers from the Levant
    Authentic ancient artifactImage credit

    What do we know about the patriarchal world?

    1. 6The Call of AbrahamGenesis 12–13 · 6 min
    2. 7The War of the KingsGenesis 14 · 5 min
    3. 8God's Covenant with AbrahamGenesis 15–17 · 7 min
    4. 9Visitors, Judgment, and SodomGenesis 18–19 · 7 min
    5. 10The Promised SonGenesis 20–22 · 7 min
    6. 11Sarah's Burial and Isaac's MarriageGenesis 23–24 · 6 min
    7. 12Two Brothers, Two DestiniesGenesis 25–27 · 7 min
    8. 13Jacob's Ladder and His FamilyGenesis 28–31 · 8 min
    9. 14Wrestling with GodGenesis 32–33 · 6 min
    10. 15Dinah, Bethel, and the Twelve TribesGenesis 34–36 · 7 min
    11. 16Joseph Is Sold into EgyptGenesis 37 · 6 min
    12. 17Judah, Tamar, and Joseph's TrialsGenesis 38–40 · 7 min
    13. 18Pharaoh's DreamsGenesis 41 · 7 min
    14. 19The Brothers ReturnGenesis 42–44 · 7 min
    15. 20Joseph Reveals HimselfGenesis 45–47 · 7 min
    16. 21Jacob's Final BlessingsGenesis 48–49 · 7 min
    17. 22Joseph's Final DaysGenesis 50 · 6 min
    18. 23How Genesis Came to UsGenesis 1–50 · 9 min

    How the Bible came to us in this era

    1. IIBefore the Biblec. 3200–1000 BC
    2. IIMoses and the TorahGenesis–Deuteronomy
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    15th or 13th century BCEgypt and DeliveranceMoses and the Exodus
    Egyptian tomb painting of brickmakers
    Modern copy or drawing of an ancient originalImage credit

    What historical experience lies behind the Exodus?

    1. 1A People Under OppressionExodus 1 · 6 min
    2. 2When Did the Exodus Happen?Exodus 12:40–41 · 7 min
    3. 3Moses Is BornExodus 2:1–10 · 6 min
    4. 4Moses Flees to MidianExodus 2:11–25 · 6 min
    5. 5The Burning BushExodus 3–4 · 8 min
    6. 6"Let My People Go"Exodus 5–6 · 6 min
    7. 7Blood, Frogs, Gnats, and FliesExodus 7–8 · 7 min
    8. 8Livestock, Boils, and HailExodus 9 · 6 min
    9. 9Locusts and DarknessExodus 10 · 6 min
    10. 10The Last Warning and the Gods of EgyptExodus 11 · 6 min
    11. 11PassoverExodus 12:1–13:16 · 8 min
    12. 12The Way Out of EgyptExodus 13:17–14:4 · 7 min
    13. 13Pharaoh's PursuitExodus 14:5–14 · 6 min
    14. 14The Crossing of the SeaExodus 14:15–31 · 10 min
    15. 15The Song of the SeaExodus 15:1–21 · 6 min
    16. 16Marah and ElimExodus 15:22–27 · 5 min

    How the Bible came to us in this era

    1. IIMoses and the TorahGenesis–Deuteronomy
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    At Sinai and beyondCovenant and WildernessLeviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
    Mountains of the Sinai peninsula
    Later artwork, not historical evidenceImage credit

    How did Israel's law and worship take shape?

    1. 17Manna and QuailExodus 16 · 7 min
    2. 18Water from the Rock and AmalekExodus 17 · 6 min
    3. 19Jethro's CounselExodus 18 · 5 min
    4. 20Where Is Mount Sinai?Exodus 19 · 9 min
    5. 21The Ten CommandmentsExodus 20 · 9 min
    6. 22The Book of the CovenantExodus 20:22–23:33 · 9 min
    7. 23The Covenant SealedExodus 24 · 6 min
    8. 24The Tabernacle and the ArkExodus 25–27 · 9 min
    9. 25Priests and Their GarmentsExodus 28–31 · 7 min
    10. 26The Golden CalfExodus 32 · 8 min
    11. 27Show Me Your GloryExodus 33–34 · 8 min
    12. 28God Dwells Among His PeopleExodus 35–40 · 6 min
    13. 29How Exodus Came to UsExodus 1–40 · 12 min
    14. 1God Calls from the TentLeviticus 1 · 8 min
    15. 2Gifts of Grain and Shared MealsLeviticus 2–3; 7:11–36 · 7 min
    16. 3Purification and ReparationLeviticus 4:1–6:7 · 8 min
    17. 4Altars of Ancient IsraelLeviticus 6:8–7:38 · 10 min
    18. 5The Ordination of AaronLeviticus 8–9 · 7 min
    19. 6Strange FireLeviticus 10 · 6 min
    20. 7Clean and Unclean AnimalsLeviticus 11 · 9 min
    21. 8Birth, the Body, and PurityLeviticus 12; 15 · 8 min
    22. 9Tzara'at: Not LeprosyLeviticus 13–14 · 8 min
    23. 10The Day of AtonementLeviticus 16 · 12 min
    24. 11Blood Is LifeLeviticus 17 · 6 min
    25. 12Family Boundaries and MolechLeviticus 18; 20 · 8 min
    26. 13Love Your NeighborLeviticus 19 · 9 min
    27. 14Holy Priests, Unblemished OfferingsLeviticus 21–22 · 6 min
    28. 15The Sabbath and the Spring FeastsLeviticus 23:1–22 · 8 min
    29. 16Trumpets, Atonement, and BoothsLeviticus 23:23–44 · 7 min
    30. 17The Lamp, the Bread, and the BlasphemerLeviticus 24 · 6 min
    31. 18The Sabbath Year and the JubileeLeviticus 25:1–34 · 11 min
    32. 19Redeeming the PoorLeviticus 25:35–55 · 7 min
    33. 20Blessings and WarningsLeviticus 26 · 8 min
    34. 21Vows and Dedicated ThingsLeviticus 27 · 6 min
    35. 22How Leviticus Came to UsLeviticus 1–27 · 12 min
    36. 1The First CensusNumbers 1 · 9 min
    37. 2The Camp and Marching OrderNumbers 2–4 · 10 min
    38. 3Purification, Vows, and the Written BlessingNumbers 5–6 · 12 min
    39. 4Gifts, Lamps, and the LevitesNumbers 7–8 · 8 min
    40. 5The Cloud MovesNumbers 9–10 · 8 min
    41. 6Quail and the Seventy EldersNumbers 11 · 7 min
    42. 7Miriam and Aaron Against MosesNumbers 12 · 5 min
    43. 8The Twelve SpiesNumbers 13 · 8 min
    44. 9Refusing the Promised LandNumbers 14 · 9 min
    45. 10Tassels of BlueNumbers 15 · 7 min
    46. 11Korah's RebellionNumbers 16 · 8 min
    47. 12Aaron's Staff and the TithesNumbers 17–18 · 8 min
    48. 13The Red HeiferNumbers 19 · 6 min
    49. 14Meribah and the Road Around EdomNumbers 20 · 8 min
    50. 15The Bronze Serpent and the Songs of the WayNumbers 21:1–20 · 9 min
    51. 16Sihon and OgNumbers 21:21–35 · 8 min
    52. 17Balaam and the DonkeyNumbers 22 · 13 min
    53. 18A Star out of JacobNumbers 23–24 · 9 min
    54. 19Baal Peor and PhinehasNumbers 25 · 6 min
    55. 20The Second CensusNumbers 26 · 8 min
    56. 21Inheritance and JoshuaNumbers 27 · 9 min
    57. 22The Sacred Calendar and VowsNumbers 28–30 · 8 min
    58. 23The War Against MidianNumbers 31 · 6 min
    59. 24Reuben, Gad, and the Lands East of the JordanNumbers 32 · 7 min
    60. 25The Wilderness ItineraryNumbers 33 · 9 min
    61. 26Borders and Cities of RefugeNumbers 34–35 · 9 min
    62. 27Inheritance ProtectedNumbers 36 · 6 min
    63. 28How Numbers Came to UsNumbers 1–36 · 15 min
    64. 1Moses on the Plains of MoabDeuteronomy 1 · 9 min
    65. 2Nations, Wanderings, and the Eastern BattlesDeuteronomy 2–3 · 10 min
    66. 3Remember Horeb: No Images and No Other GodsDeuteronomy 4 · 10 min
    67. 4The Covenant Spoken AgainDeuteronomy 5 · 10 min
    68. 5Hear, O IsraelDeuteronomy 6 · 10 min
    69. 6A Chosen People and a Difficult CommandDeuteronomy 7 · 10 min
    70. 7Remember the WildernessDeuteronomy 8–10 · 12 min
    71. 8Blessing and Curse Across the LandDeuteronomy 11 · 8 min
    72. 9The Place God ChoosesDeuteronomy 12 · 11 min
    73. 10Prophets, Idolatry, and LoyaltyDeuteronomy 13 · 9 min
    74. 11Clean Food, Tithes, and the PoorDeuteronomy 14 · 9 min
    75. 12The Seventh Year: Debt and FreedomDeuteronomy 15 · 10 min
    76. 13The Festivals and the CourtsDeuteronomy 16 · 9 min
    77. 14Judges, the King, and Written LawDeuteronomy 17 · 9 min
    78. 15Prophecy, Divination, and Moses' SuccessorDeuteronomy 18 · 10 min
    79. 16Justice, Refuge, and Honest WitnessesDeuteronomy 19 · 8 min
    80. 17Ancient Warfare and Its Moral QuestionsDeuteronomy 20 · 9 min
    81. 18Family, Captivity, Inheritance, and the ExecutedDeuteronomy 21 · 11 min
    82. 19Neighbors, Clothing, Sexual Violence, and MarriageDeuteronomy 22 · 12 min
    83. 20Who Belongs? Foreigners, Refugees, and VowsDeuteronomy 23 · 10 min
    84. 21Divorce, Pledges, Wages, and the VulnerableDeuteronomy 24 · 10 min
    85. 22Fair Punishment, Family Duty, Honest Weights, and AmalekDeuteronomy 25 · 10 min
    86. 23Firstfruits, Identity, and Covenant CommitmentDeuteronomy 26 · 9 min
    87. 24An Altar on Ebal, or Gerizim?Deuteronomy 27 · 13 min
    88. 25The Blessings and the CursesDeuteronomy 28 · 12 min
    89. 26The Covenant for the GenerationsDeuteronomy 29 · 8 min
    90. 27Choose LifeDeuteronomy 30 · 8 min
    91. 28Joshua and the Written LawDeuteronomy 31 · 9 min
    92. 29The Song of Moses: The Nations and Heavenly BeingsDeuteronomy 32 · 14 min
    93. 30The Blessing of MosesDeuteronomy 33 · 10 min
    94. 31The Death of Moses and the Road to JoshuaDeuteronomy 34 · 8 min
    95. 32How Deuteronomy Came to UsDeuteronomy 1–34 · 16 min
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    c. 1400–1050 BCThe Promised LandJoshua, Judges, Ruth
    The Merneptah Stele
    Authentic ancient artifactImage credit

    How did Israel emerge in Canaan?

    1. 1Joshua CommissionedJoshua 1 · 8 min
    2. 2Rahab and the SpiesJoshua 2 · 9 min
    3. 3The Jordan OpensJoshua 3 · 9 min
    4. 4Twelve Memorial StonesJoshua 4 · 7 min
    5. 5Gilgal and the CommanderJoshua 5 · 8 min
    6. 6Walls of JerichoJoshua 6 · 13 min
    7. 7Achan and Defeat at AiJoshua 7 · 9 min
    8. 8Ai and the Covenant AltarJoshua 8 · 13 min
    9. 9The Gibeonites' TreatyJoshua 9 · 8 min
    10. 10The Southern Campaign and the SunJoshua 10 · 13 min
    11. 11Hazor and the Northern CoalitionJoshua 11 · 11 min
    12. 12Thirty-One KingsJoshua 12 · 7 min
    13. 13The Land Still UnconqueredJoshua 13 · 8 min
    14. 14Caleb's InheritanceJoshua 14 · 7 min
    15. 15Judah and AchsahJoshua 15 · 11 min
    16. 16Ephraim's TerritoryJoshua 16 · 6 min
    17. 17Manasseh and Zelophehad's DaughtersJoshua 17 · 8 min
    18. 18Shiloh and BenjaminJoshua 18 · 8 min
    19. 19Seven Tribal Portions and Joshua's CityJoshua 19 · 9 min
    20. 20Cities of RefugeJoshua 20 · 7 min
    21. 21The Levitical CitiesJoshua 21 · 9 min
    22. 22The Altar by the JordanJoshua 22 · 8 min
    23. 23Joshua's Last WarningJoshua 23 · 6 min
    24. 24The Covenant at Shechem and the BurialsJoshua 24 · 12 min
    25. 25Historical Evidence: Conquest, Settlement and IdentityJoshua 1–24 · 14 min
    26. 26The Difficult Questions: Warfare, Canaanites and EthicsJoshua 6–11 · 12 min
    27. 27How Joshua Came to UsJoshua 1–24 · 15 min
    28. 1A Land Not Yet SecuredJudges 1 · 9 min
    29. 2The Cycle and Its LimitsJudges 2 · 8 min
    30. 3Othniel, Ehud and ShamgarJudges 3 · 10 min
    31. 4Deborah, Barak and JaelJudges 4 · 10 min
    32. 5The Song of DeborahJudges 5 · 11 min
    33. 6Gideon's Calling and the Missing Qumran SpeechJudges 6 · 12 min
    34. 7The Three HundredJudges 7 · 8 min
    35. 8Gideon's Victory and CompromisesJudges 8 · 8 min
    36. 9Abimelech, Shechem and Jotham's FableJudges 9 · 11 min
    37. 10Tola, Jair and the Ammonite CrisisJudges 10 · 7 min
    38. 11Jephthah and His DaughterJudges 11 · 13 min
    39. 12Shibboleth and the Minor JudgesJudges 12 · 7 min
    40. 13Samson's Birth and ConsecrationJudges 13 · 9 min
    41. 14Samson and the RiddleJudges 14 · 9 min
    42. 15The Jawbone and RetaliationJudges 15 · 8 min
    43. 16Delilah, Gaza and the Final CollapseJudges 16 · 12 min
    44. 17Micah's Private ShrineJudges 17 · 8 min
    45. 18The Tribe of Dan and Moses/ManassehJudges 18 · 11 min
    46. 19The Woman of GibeahJudges 19 · 12 min
    47. 20Civil War Against BenjaminJudges 20 · 10 min
    48. 21The Abduction at ShilohJudges 21 · 9 min
    49. 22Historical Investigation: How Did Israel Emerge in Canaan?Judges 1–21 · 10 min
    50. 23Historical Investigation: Philistines, Canaanites and the Changing Iron AgeJudges 3; 10; 13–16 · 12 min
    51. 24Historical Investigation: Women, Violence and Ethical InterpretationJudges 1–21 · 11 min
    52. 25Journey of a Passage: Ancient Judges TextsJudges 1–21 · 9 min
    53. 26How Judges Came to UsJudges 1–21 · 14 min
    54. 1Famine, Departure and BereavementRuth 1:1–5 · 8 min
    55. 2The Journey and Ruth's PledgeRuth 1:6–18 · 9 min
    56. 3Naomi Returns EmptyRuth 1:19–22 · 6 min
    57. 4The Foreign Gleaner, Boaz and SafetyRuth 2:1–13 · 10 min
    58. 5Extraordinary Generosity and the Two HarvestsRuth 2:14–23 · 8 min
    59. 6The Threshing Floor and the Nearer RedeemerRuth 3:1–18 · 12 min
    60. 7The City Gate, the Land, the Sandal and the MarriageRuth 4:1–12 · 12 min
    61. 8Obed and the Line to DavidRuth 4:13–22 · 10 min
    62. 9How Ruth Came to UsRuth 1–4 · 12 min
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    c. 1050–930 BCThe First KingsSamuel, Saul, David, Solomon
    The Tel Dan Stele
    Authentic ancient artifactImage credit

    What can archaeology tell us about the early monarchy?

    1. 1Hannah at Shiloh1 Samuel 1 · 10 min
    2. 2Hannah's Song and Eli's Sons1 Samuel 2 · 10 min
    3. 3Samuel's Call1 Samuel 3 · 7 min
    4. 4The Ark Captured1 Samuel 4 · 9 min
    5. 5The Ark in Philistia1 Samuel 5 · 8 min
    6. 6The Ark Returns1 Samuel 6 · 9 min
    7. 7Mizpah and the Stone of Help1 Samuel 7 · 7 min
    8. 8Israel Asks for a King1 Samuel 8 · 9 min
    9. 9Saul and the Lost Donkeys1 Samuel 9 · 8 min
    10. 10Saul Anointed and Chosen1 Samuel 10 · 10 min
    11. 11Jabesh-gilead Rescued1 Samuel 11 · 9 min
    12. 12Samuel's Farewell1 Samuel 12 · 7 min
    13. 13Saul's Offering and the Philistine Smiths1 Samuel 13 · 10 min
    14. 14Jonathan's Raid and Saul's Oath1 Samuel 14 · 11 min
    15. 15Amalek, Agag and Saul's Rejection1 Samuel 15 · 12 min
    16. 16David Anointed; the Harp for Saul1 Samuel 16 · 9 min
    17. 17David and Goliath1 Samuel 17 · 14 min
    18. 18Jonathan, Michal and Saul's Jealousy1 Samuel 18 · 10 min
    19. 19David Pursued; Michal's Escape Plan1 Samuel 19 · 8 min
    20. 20Jonathan's Covenant and the New Moon1 Samuel 20 · 9 min
    21. 21Nob, the Holy Bread and Gath1 Samuel 21 · 8 min
    22. 22Adullam and the Massacre at Nob1 Samuel 22 · 9 min
    23. 23Keilah, Ziph and Jonathan's Last Visit1 Samuel 23 · 8 min
    24. 24David Spares Saul at En-gedi1 Samuel 24 · 8 min
    25. 25Samuel Dies; Abigail and Nabal1 Samuel 25 · 10 min
    26. 26The Spear and the Water Jar1 Samuel 26 · 8 min
    27. 27David Among the Philistines1 Samuel 27 · 8 min
    28. 28The Medium at En-dor1 Samuel 28 · 12 min
    29. 29David Dismissed by the Philistines1 Samuel 29 · 6 min
    30. 30Ziklag Destroyed and Recovered1 Samuel 30 · 9 min
    31. 31Saul and Jonathan Die at Gilboa1 Samuel 31 · 9 min
    32. 32Investigation: The Ark and the Philistine World1 Samuel 4–7; 13; 17; 27–31 · 11 min
    33. 33Investigation: Archaeology and Israel's First Kings1 Samuel 8–31 · 12 min
    34. 34Investigation: David and Goliath in Two Ancient Editions1 Samuel 16–18 · 12 min
    35. 35Investigation: Holy War, Prophecy and the Medium at En-dor1 Samuel 15; 22; 27–28 · 11 min
    36. 36How 1 Samuel Came to Us1 Samuel 1–31 · 15 min
    37. 1How Are the Mighty Fallen2 Samuel 1 · 10 min
    38. 2Two Kings and the Pool of Gibeon2 Samuel 2 · 8 min
    39. 3Abner, Michal and a Murder in the Gate2 Samuel 3 · 9 min
    40. 4Ish-bosheth Murdered; Mephibosheth2 Samuel 4 · 6 min
    41. 5Jerusalem Becomes David's City2 Samuel 5 · 12 min
    42. 6The Ark Comes to Jerusalem2 Samuel 6 · 10 min
    43. 7The Davidic Covenant2 Samuel 7 · 11 min
    44. 8David's Wars and Officials2 Samuel 8 · 9 min
    45. 9Mephibosheth at the King's Table2 Samuel 9 · 7 min
    46. 10Ammon, Aram and the Shaved Envoys2 Samuel 10 · 7 min
    47. 11David, Bathsheba and Uriah2 Samuel 11 · 12 min
    48. 12Nathan's Parable: "Thou Art the Man"2 Samuel 12 · 11 min
    49. 13Tamar and Amnon2 Samuel 13 · 11 min
    50. 14The Wise Woman of Tekoa2 Samuel 14 · 8 min
    51. 15Absalom's Rebellion2 Samuel 15 · 10 min
    52. 16Ziba, Shimei and the Ten Women2 Samuel 16 · 9 min
    53. 17Counsel and Countercounsel2 Samuel 17 · 8 min
    54. 18"O My Son Absalom"2 Samuel 18 · 10 min
    55. 19The King's Return2 Samuel 19 · 9 min
    56. 20Sheba's Revolt and the Wise Woman of Abel2 Samuel 20 · 8 min
    57. 21Rizpah's Vigil and the Giants of Gath2 Samuel 21 · 12 min
    58. 22David's Song of Deliverance2 Samuel 22 · 10 min
    59. 23David's Last Words and His Mighty Men2 Samuel 23 · 9 min
    60. 24The Census, the Plague and the Threshing Floor2 Samuel 24 · 11 min
    61. 25Investigation: David's Jerusalem and the House of David2 Samuel 5–7 · 13 min
    62. 26Investigation: The Davidic Covenant and Its Later Interpretations2 Samuel 7 · 10 min
    63. 27Investigation: The Court, the Women and the Costs of Royal Power2 Samuel 3–21 · 11 min
    64. 28Investigation: Samuel and Chronicles, When Two Histories Differ2 Samuel 5–24; 1 Chronicles 11–21 · 11 min
    65. 29How 2 Samuel Came to Us2 Samuel 1–24 · 13 min
    66. 1David's Last Days1 Kings 1 · 10 min
    67. 2A Throne Secured1 Kings 2 · 10 min
    68. 3Solomon Asks for Wisdom1 Kings 3 · 10 min
    69. 4The Kingdom's Administration1 Kings 4 · 8 min
    70. 5Cedars and Forced Labor1 Kings 5 · 8 min
    71. 6Building God's House1 Kings 6 · 11 min
    72. 7Palaces and Bronze1 Kings 7 · 9 min
    73. 8The Ark and the Glory1 Kings 8:1–21 · 9 min
    74. 9Solomon's Great Prayer1 Kings 8:22–66 · 10 min
    75. 10The Warning and the Kingdom's Works1 Kings 9 · 9 min
    76. 11The Queen of Sheba1 Kings 10 · 10 min
    77. 12Solomon's Downfall1 Kings 11 · 11 min
    78. 25Historical Investigation: Solomon, the Temple and Archaeological Chronology1 Kings 3–11 · 13 min
    79. 27Interpretive Investigation: The Queen of Sheba across Traditions1 Kings 10:1–13 · 10 min
    80. 1From Adam to Esau1 Chronicles 1 · 8 min
    81. 2Judah's Families: Tamar to David1 Chronicles 2 · 8 min
    82. 3David's Descendants1 Chronicles 3 · 8 min
    83. 4Judah, Jabez and Simeon1 Chronicles 4 · 8 min
    84. 5Reuben, Gad and East Manasseh1 Chronicles 5 · 8 min
    85. 6Levi, Aaron and the Singers1 Chronicles 6 · 8 min
    86. 7Six Tribes and Sheerah the Builder1 Chronicles 7 · 8 min
    87. 8Benjamin and Saul's Line1 Chronicles 8 · 8 min
    88. 9Returnees and Jerusalem1 Chronicles 9 · 8 min
    89. 10Saul's Death, Retold1 Chronicles 10 · 8 min
    90. 11Hebron, Jerusalem and the Mighty Men1 Chronicles 11 · 8 min
    91. 12Allies from Ziklag and the Gathering at Hebron1 Chronicles 12 · 8 min
    92. 13The First Attempt to Bring the Ark1 Chronicles 13 · 8 min
    93. 14David's Household and Philistine Battles1 Chronicles 14 · 8 min
    94. 15Bringing the Ark with Levites and Music1 Chronicles 15 · 8 min
    95. 16Worship before the Ark and David's Psalm1 Chronicles 16 · 8 min
    96. 17The Davidic Covenant, Retold1 Chronicles 17 · 8 min
    97. 18David's Wars and Administration1 Chronicles 18 · 8 min
    98. 19The Ammonite Insult and the Aramean War1 Chronicles 19 · 8 min
    99. 20Rabbah and the Philistine Giants1 Chronicles 20 · 8 min
    100. 21The Census and Ornan's Threshing Floor1 Chronicles 21 · 8 min
    101. 22David's Preparations for the Temple1 Chronicles 22 · 8 min
    102. 23The Levites Counted and Reassigned1 Chronicles 23 · 8 min
    103. 24The Twenty-Four Priestly Divisions1 Chronicles 24 · 8 min
    104. 25Musicians and Prophetic Music1 Chronicles 25 · 8 min
    105. 26Gatekeepers, Treasuries and Officers1 Chronicles 26 · 8 min
    106. 27Military and Civil Administration1 Chronicles 27 · 8 min
    107. 28The Temple Plan and Solomon's Charge1 Chronicles 28 · 8 min
    108. 29David's Offering, Prayer and Death1 Chronicles 29 · 8 min
    109. 30Investigation: Two Histories of David1 Chronicles 10–29; 1 Samuel 31 – 1 Kings 2 · 12 min
    110. 31Investigation: Family Names and Historical Geography1 Chronicles 1–9 · 10 min
    111. 32Investigation: The Temple before Solomon1 Chronicles 13–17; 21–29 · 10 min
    112. 33Investigation: Hebrew, Greek, Samuel and Chronicles1 Chronicles 10–29 · 10 min
    113. 34Investigation: Priestly Courses, Singers and Their Afterlife1 Chronicles 23–26 · 10 min
    114. 1Solomon's Wisdom at Gibeon2 Chronicles 1 · 8 min
    115. 2Labor, Timber and Huram2 Chronicles 2 · 8 min
    116. 3The Temple Built on Mount Moriah2 Chronicles 3 · 8 min
    117. 4The Bronze Sea, Basins and Lampstands2 Chronicles 4 · 8 min
    118. 5The Ark Enters the Temple2 Chronicles 5 · 8 min
    119. 6Solomon's Temple Prayer2 Chronicles 6 · 8 min
    120. 7Fire, Dedication and Warning2 Chronicles 7 · 8 min
    121. 8Fortifications, Cities and Royal Order2 Chronicles 8 · 8 min
    122. 9The Queen of Sheba, Riches and Solomon's Death2 Chronicles 9 · 8 min
    123. 1Psalm 1: The Two WaysPsalm 1 · 9 min
    124. 2Psalm 2: "Thou Art My Son"Psalm 2 · 9 min
    125. 3Psalm 3: When He Fled from AbsalomPsalm 3 · 9 min
    126. 4Psalm 4: In Peace I Will Lie DownPsalm 4 · 9 min
    127. 5Psalm 5: In the MorningPsalm 5 · 9 min
    128. 6Psalm 6: "O LORD, How Long?"Psalm 6 · 9 min
    129. 7Psalm 7: Concerning Cush the BenjamitePsalm 7 · 9 min
    130. 8Psalm 8: What Is Man?Psalm 8 · 9 min
    131. 9Psalm 9: With My Whole HeartPsalm 9 · 9 min
    132. 10Psalm 10: Why Standest Thou Afar Off?Psalm 10 · 9 min
    133. 11Psalm 11: Flee as a BirdPsalm 11 · 9 min
    134. 12Psalm 12: Words Like Refined SilverPsalm 12 · 9 min
    135. 13Psalm 13: How Long?Psalm 13 · 9 min
    136. 14Psalm 14: The Fool Says There Is No GodPsalm 14 · 9 min
    137. 15Psalm 15: Who May Dwell on Your Holy Hill?Psalm 15 · 9 min
    138. 16Psalm 16: The Path of LifePsalm 16 · 9 min
    139. 17Psalm 17: The Apple of the EyePsalm 17 · 9 min
    140. 18Psalm 18: The LORD Is My RockPsalm 18 · 13 min
    141. 19Psalm 19: The Heavens DeclarePsalm 19 · 9 min
    142. 20Psalm 20: Some Trust in ChariotsPsalm 20 · 9 min
    143. 21Psalm 21: The King RejoicesPsalm 21 · 9 min
    144. 22Psalm 22: My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?Psalm 22 · 14 min
    145. 23Psalm 23: The LORD Is My ShepherdPsalm 23 · 9 min
    146. 24Psalm 24: Lift Up Your Heads, O GatesPsalm 24 · 9 min
    147. 25Psalm 25: Unto Thee I Lift My SoulPsalm 25 · 9 min
    148. 26Psalm 26: Judge Me, O LORDPsalm 26 · 9 min
    149. 27Psalm 27: The LORD Is My LightPsalm 27 · 9 min
    150. 28Psalm 28: My Rock, Be Not SilentPsalm 28 · 9 min
    151. 29Psalm 29: The Voice of the LORDPsalm 29 · 11 min
    152. 30Psalm 30: Joy Comes in the MorningPsalm 30 · 9 min
    153. 31Psalm 31: Into Your Hand I Commit My SpiritPsalm 31 · 9 min
    154. 32Psalm 32: Blessed Is the ForgivenPsalm 32 · 9 min
    155. 33Psalm 33: Sing a New SongPsalm 33 · 9 min
    156. 34Psalm 34: O Taste and SeePsalm 34 · 11 min
    157. 35Psalm 35: Plead My Cause, O LORDPsalm 35 · 9 min
    158. 36Psalm 36: The Fountain of LifePsalm 36 · 9 min
    159. 37Psalm 37: Fret Not YourselfPsalm 37 · 12 min
    160. 38Psalm 38: Rebuke Me Not in Your WrathPsalm 38 · 9 min
    161. 39Psalm 39: My Days as a HandbreadthPsalm 39 · 9 min
    162. 40Psalm 40: I Waited PatientlyPsalm 40 · 11 min
    163. 41Psalm 41: Blessed Is He Who Considers the PoorPsalm 41 · 9 min
    164. 42Psalm 42: As the Deer Longs for StreamsPsalm 42 · 11 min
    165. 43Psalm 43: Send Out Your Light and Your TruthPsalm 43 · 9 min
    166. 44Psalm 44: Awake, Why Do You Sleep?Psalm 44 · 11 min
    167. 45Psalm 45: A Song for the King's WeddingPsalm 45 · 12 min
    168. 46Psalm 46: God Is Our Refuge and StrengthPsalm 46 · 9 min
    169. 47Psalm 47: God Has Gone Up with a ShoutPsalm 47 · 9 min
    170. 48Psalm 48: Mount Zion, the Joy of All the EarthPsalm 48 · 9 min
    171. 49Psalm 49: No One Can Ransom a LifePsalm 49 · 9 min
    172. 50Psalm 50: The Mighty God Has SpokenPsalm 50 · 11 min
    173. 51Psalm 51: Have Mercy on Me, O GodPsalm 51 · 14 min
    174. 52Psalm 52: The Boaster and the Olive TreePsalm 52 · 9 min
    175. 53Psalm 53: The Fool's Creed, a Second TimePsalm 53 · 9 min
    176. 54Psalm 54: God Is My HelperPsalm 54 · 9 min
    177. 55Psalm 55: Wings Like a DovePsalm 55 · 11 min
    178. 56Psalm 56: Tears in God's BottlePsalm 56 · 9 min
    179. 57Psalm 57: I Will Awake the DawnPsalm 57 · 9 min
    180. 58Psalm 58: Do You Rulers Speak Justly?Psalm 58 · 9 min
    181. 59Psalm 59: Dogs Around the CityPsalm 59 · 9 min
    182. 60Psalm 60: Moab Is My WashpotPsalm 60 · 11 min
    183. 61Psalm 61: The Rock Higher Than IPsalm 61 · 9 min
    184. 62Psalm 62: My Soul Waits in SilencePsalm 62 · 9 min
    185. 63Psalm 63: My Soul Thirsts for YouPsalm 63 · 9 min
    186. 64Psalm 64: Arrows of WordsPsalm 64 · 9 min
    187. 65Psalm 65: You Crown the YearPsalm 65 · 11 min
    188. 66Psalm 66: Come and See the Works of GodPsalm 66 · 9 min
    189. 67Psalm 67: Let All the Peoples Praise YouPsalm 67 · 9 min
    190. 68Psalm 68: Let God ArisePsalm 68 · 15 min
    191. 69Psalm 69: The Waters Have Come Up to My NeckPsalm 69 · 13 min
    192. 70Psalm 70: Make Haste to Help MePsalm 70 · 9 min
    193. 71Psalm 71: Do Not Cast Me Off in Old AgePsalm 71 · 9 min
    194. 72Psalm 72: The Prayers of David Are EndedPsalm 72 · 13 min
    195. 73Psalm 73: Until I Went into the SanctuaryPsalm 73 · 12 min
    196. 74Psalm 74: The Sanctuary in RuinsPsalm 74 · 12 min
    197. 75Psalm 75: The Cup in the LORD's HandPsalm 75 · 9 min
    198. 76Psalm 76: In Salem Is His TabernaclePsalm 76 · 9 min
    199. 77Psalm 77: I Will Remember the Years of the Most HighPsalm 77 · 11 min
    200. 78Psalm 78: Things Our Fathers Have Told UsPsalm 78 · 15 min
    201. 79Psalm 79: The Nations Have Come into Your InheritancePsalm 79 · 9 min
    202. 80Psalm 80: Turn Us Again, O GodPsalm 80 · 11 min
    203. 81Psalm 81: Blow the Trumpet at the New MoonPsalm 81 · 9 min
    204. 82Psalm 82: God Judges Among the GodsPsalm 82 · 11 min
    205. 83Psalm 83: A Coalition Against IsraelPsalm 83 · 9 min
    206. 84Psalm 84: How Lovely Is Your Dwelling PlacePsalm 84 · 9 min
    207. 85Psalm 85: Mercy and Truth Have MetPsalm 85 · 9 min
    208. 86Psalm 86: Unite My HeartPsalm 86 · 9 min
    209. 87Psalm 87: Born in ZionPsalm 87 · 9 min
    210. 88Psalm 88: Darkness Is My Closest FriendPsalm 88 · 11 min
    211. 89Psalm 89: Where Are Your Former Mercies?Psalm 89 · 15 min
    212. 90Psalm 90: Teach Us to Number Our DaysPsalm 90 · 12 min
    213. 91Psalm 91: Under the Shadow of the AlmightyPsalm 91 · 11 min
    214. 92Psalm 92: A Song for the Sabbath DayPsalm 92 · 9 min
    215. 93Psalm 93: The LORD Reigns, Robed in MajestyPsalm 93 · 9 min
    216. 94Psalm 94: God of Vengeance, Shine ForthPsalm 94 · 9 min
    217. 95Psalm 95: Today, If You Hear His VoicePsalm 95 · 9 min
    218. 96Psalm 96: Sing to the LORD, All the EarthPsalm 96 · 9 min
    219. 97Psalm 97: Clouds and Darkness Surround HimPsalm 97 · 9 min
    220. 98Psalm 98: Let the Floods Clap Their HandsPsalm 98 · 9 min
    221. 99Psalm 99: Holy Is HePsalm 99 · 9 min
    222. 100Psalm 100: Enter His Gates with ThanksgivingPsalm 100 · 9 min
    223. 101Psalm 101: A King's Vow of IntegrityPsalm 101 · 9 min
    224. 102Psalm 102: A Prayer of the AfflictedPsalm 102 · 12 min
    225. 103Psalm 103: Bless the LORD, O My SoulPsalm 103 · 11 min
    226. 104Psalm 104: How Manifold Are Your WorksPsalm 104 · 13 min
    227. 105Psalm 105: He Remembered His CovenantPsalm 105 · 12 min
    228. 106Psalm 106: We Have Sinned with Our FathersPsalm 106 · 13 min
    229. 107Psalm 107: Let the Redeemed Say SoPsalm 107 · 12 min
    230. 108Psalm 108: A New Psalm from Two Old OnesPsalm 108 · 9 min
    231. 109Psalm 109: The Curse of the AccusedPsalm 109 · 11 min
    232. 110Psalm 110: Sit at My Right HandPsalm 110 · 13 min
    233. 111Psalm 111: Great Are the Works of the LORDPsalm 111 · 9 min
    234. 112Psalm 112: The Generous Righteous PersonPsalm 112 · 9 min
    235. 113Psalm 113: Who Is Like the LORD Our God?Psalm 113 · 9 min
    236. 114Psalm 114: When Israel Went Out of EgyptPsalm 114 · 9 min
    237. 115Psalm 115: Not unto Us, O LORDPsalm 115 · 9 min
    238. 116Psalm 116: I Will Take the Cup of SalvationPsalm 116 · 9 min
    239. 117Psalm 117: Praise the LORD, All NationsPsalm 117 · 9 min
    240. 118Psalm 118: The Stone the Builders RejectedPsalm 118 · 13 min
    241. 119Psalm 119: Thy Word Is a LampPsalm 119 · 20 min
    242. 120Psalm 120: Woe Is Me in MeshechPsalm 120 · 9 min
    243. 121Psalm 121: I Will Lift Up My Eyes to the HillsPsalm 121 · 9 min
    244. 122Psalm 122: Pray for the Peace of JerusalemPsalm 122 · 9 min
    245. 123Psalm 123: As the Eyes of ServantsPsalm 123 · 9 min
    246. 124Psalm 124: If the LORD Had Not Been on Our SidePsalm 124 · 9 min
    247. 125Psalm 125: As the Mountains Are Round About JerusalemPsalm 125 · 9 min
    248. 126Psalm 126: Those Who Sow in TearsPsalm 126 · 9 min
    249. 127Psalm 127: Unless the LORD Builds the HousePsalm 127 · 9 min
    250. 128Psalm 128: Your Wife Like a Fruitful VinePsalm 128 · 9 min
    251. 129Psalm 129: The Plowers Plowed upon My BackPsalm 129 · 9 min
    252. 130Psalm 130: Out of the DepthsPsalm 130 · 11 min
    253. 131Psalm 131: Like a Weaned ChildPsalm 131 · 9 min
    254. 132Psalm 132: David's Vow and God's OathPsalm 132 · 11 min
    255. 133Psalm 133: How Good and PleasantPsalm 133 · 9 min
    256. 134Psalm 134: You Who Stand by NightPsalm 134 · 9 min
    257. 135Psalm 135: Our Lord Is Above All GodsPsalm 135 · 9 min
    258. 136Psalm 136: His Mercy Endures for EverPsalm 136 · 11 min
    259. 137Psalm 137: By the Rivers of BabylonPsalm 137 · 12 min
    260. 138Psalm 138: Before the Gods I Will SingPsalm 138 · 9 min
    261. 139Psalm 139: You Have Searched Me and Known MePsalm 139 · 13 min
    262. 140Psalm 140: Adders' Poison Under Their LipsPsalm 140 · 9 min
    263. 141Psalm 141: Let My Prayer Rise Like IncensePsalm 141 · 9 min
    264. 142Psalm 142: No Man Cared for My SoulPsalm 142 · 9 min
    265. 143Psalm 143: Enter Not into JudgmentPsalm 143 · 9 min
    266. 144Psalm 144: Who Trains My Hands for WarPsalm 144 · 9 min
    267. 145Psalm 145: I Will Extol You, My God and KingPsalm 145 · 12 min
    268. 146Psalm 146: Put Not Your Trust in PrincesPsalm 146 · 9 min
    269. 147Psalm 147: He Heals the BrokenheartedPsalm 147 · 11 min
    270. 148Psalm 148: Praise Him, Sun and MoonPsalm 148 · 9 min
    271. 149Psalm 149: Praise and a Two-Edged SwordPsalm 149 · 9 min
    272. 150Psalm 150: Let Everything That Has BreathPsalm 150 · 11 min
    273. 151Investigation: Who Wrote the Psalms?Psalm headings; 2 Samuel 23:1; 1 Chronicles 15–16, 25; Amos 6:5 · 16 min
    274. 152Investigation: Five Books, Many SongbooksPsalms 41:13; 72:18–20; 89:52; 106:48; 14 and 53; 40 and 70; 57, 60 and 108; 1 Chronicles 16 · 15 min
    275. 153Investigation: The Psalms of the Dead Sea Scrolls11QPs-a (11Q5); 11QPs-b (11Q6); 4QPs-f (4Q88); Psalms 145, 151–155 · 17 min
    276. 154Investigation: From Hebrew to Greek and LatinPsalms 8:5; 9–10; 22:16; 40:6; 68:18; 110:3–4; 114–116; 145:13; 147; 151 · 16 min
    277. 155Investigation: Singing in the First and Second Temple1 Chronicles 15–16, 25; 2 Chronicles 5:12–13; 29:25–30; Ezra 3:10–11; Psalms 24, 68, 81, 92, 150; Mishnah Tamid 7 · 14 min
    278. 156Investigation: King, Covenant and MessiahPsalms 2, 18, 20, 21, 45, 72, 89, 101, 110, 132, 144 · 16 min
    279. 157Investigation: The Suffering Righteous and the Problem of EvilPsalms 6, 13, 22, 37, 38, 44, 49, 73, 77, 88, 89 · 15 min
    280. 158Investigation: Curses, Violence and the PsalmsPsalms 35, 58, 69, 79, 83, 109, 137, 139:19–22, 149 · 15 min
    281. 159Investigation: The Psalms and Ancient Near Eastern HymnsPsalms 19, 29, 48:2, 68:4, 74:12–17, 82, 89:5–14, 93, 104 · 15 min
    282. 160Investigation: Alphabetic PoemsPsalms 9–10, 25, 34, 37, 111, 112, 119, 145 · 14 min
    283. 161Investigation: Pilgrimage and the Songs of AscentsPsalms 120–134; 84; 122; Deuteronomy 16:16; Mishnah Middot 2:5; Sukkah 5:4 · 13 min
    284. 162Investigation: The Psalms and JesusPsalms 2, 8, 16, 22, 31, 40, 45, 69, 95, 102, 110, 118 · 17 min
    285. 163How Psalms Came to UsPsalms 1–150; Psalm 151; 11QPs-a · 22 min
    286. 1Proverbs 1: The Beginning of KnowledgeProverbs 1 · 13 min
    287. 2Proverbs 2: Searching for Hidden TreasureProverbs 2 · 10 min
    288. 3Proverbs 3: Trust in the LORD with All Thine HeartProverbs 3 · 12 min
    289. 4Proverbs 4: The Path of the JustProverbs 4 · 10 min
    290. 5Proverbs 5: Drink Water from Thine Own CisternProverbs 5 · 10 min
    291. 6Proverbs 6: Go to the Ant, Thou SluggardProverbs 6 · 13 min
    292. 7Proverbs 7: At the Window of My HouseProverbs 7 · 10 min
    293. 8Proverbs 8: Wisdom Before CreationProverbs 8 · 15 min
    294. 9Proverbs 9: Two Houses, Two InvitationsProverbs 9 · 11 min
    295. 10Proverbs 10: A Wise Son Maketh a Glad FatherProverbs 10 · 14 min
    296. 11Proverbs 11: A Just Weight Is His DelightProverbs 11 · 14 min
    297. 12Proverbs 12: Words Reveal CharacterProverbs 12 · 13 min
    298. 13Proverbs 13: Hope Deferred Maketh the Heart SickProverbs 13 · 14 min
    299. 14Proverbs 14: The Wise Woman Buildeth Her HouseProverbs 14 · 15 min
    300. 15Proverbs 15: A Soft Answer Turneth Away WrathProverbs 15 · 15 min
    301. 16Proverbs 16: A Man's Heart Deviseth His WayProverbs 16 · 15 min
    302. 17Proverbs 17: A Friend Loveth at All TimesProverbs 17 · 14 min
    303. 18Proverbs 18: Death and Life Are in the Power of the TongueProverbs 18 · 14 min
    304. 19Proverbs 19: He That Hath Pity upon the Poor Lendeth unto the LORDProverbs 19 · 14 min
    305. 20Proverbs 20: Wine Is a MockerProverbs 20 · 15 min
    306. 21Proverbs 21: The King's Heart Is in the Hand of the LORDProverbs 21 · 14 min
    307. 22Proverbs 22: Train Up a ChildProverbs 22 · 17 min
    308. 23Proverbs 23: Who Hath Woe?Proverbs 23 · 15 min
    309. 24Proverbs 24: Rescue Them That Are Drawn unto DeathProverbs 24 · 15 min
    310. 25Proverbs 25: Copied Out by the Men of HezekiahProverbs 25 · 16 min
    311. 26Proverbs 26: Answer a Fool, and Answer NotProverbs 26 · 15 min
    312. 27Proverbs 27: Iron Sharpeneth IronProverbs 27 · 14 min
    313. 28Proverbs 28: The Righteous Are Bold as a LionProverbs 28 · 14 min
    314. 29Proverbs 29: Where There Is No Vision, the People PerishProverbs 29 · 14 min
    315. 30Proverbs 30: The Words of AgurProverbs 30 · 16 min
    316. 31Proverbs 31: A Woman of StrengthProverbs 31 · 17 min
    317. 32Investigation: Who Actually Wrote Proverbs?Proverbs 1:1; 10:1; 22:17; 24:23; 25:1; 30:1; 31:1; 31:10; 1 Kings 4:29–34 · 15 min
    318. 33Investigation: The Egyptian Scroll Behind the Hebrew Sayings?Proverbs 22:17–23:11; 15:16–17; 16:8–9; 20:22 · 16 min
    319. 34Investigation: Two Proverbs, Greek and HebrewProverbs 1–31 (Hebrew and Greek order) · 17 min
    320. 35Investigation: Was Wisdom "Created"?Proverbs 8:22–31; Sirach 24; Wisdom of Solomon 7–9; John 1:1–3; Colossians 1:15–17 · 15 min
    321. 36Investigation: Wisdom Is Not a Guarantee of WealthProverbs 3:9–10; 10:3–4, 22; 13:23; 14:31; 22:2, 4; 30:7–9; Job 21; Ecclesiastes 9:11; Psalm 73 · 15 min
    322. 37Investigation: What Did Ancient Education Look Like?Proverbs 1:8; 4:1–9; 22:17–21; 31:1; Deuteronomy 6:6–9; Isaiah 28:9–10 · 14 min
    323. 38Investigation: Who Are Woman Wisdom and Woman Folly?Proverbs 1:20–33; 2:16–19; 5; 7; 8; 9; 31:10–31 · 14 min
    324. 39Investigation: Contradictory Advice, Contextual WisdomProverbs 26:4–5, 7, 9; 10:3 and 13:23; 14:12 and 16:25; 17:8 and 17:23; 13:24; 22:6; 15:1 · 15 min
    325. 40Investigation: Money, Credit, Justice and Vulnerable PeopleProverbs 6:1–5; 11:1, 15, 26; 20:10, 16; 22:7, 22–28; 23:10–11; 28:8; 29:4, 14; 31:8–9 · 15 min
    326. 41Investigation: The Woman of Strength and the Bookends of ProverbsProverbs 1:7, 20–33; 9:1–6; 31:1–31; Ruth 3:11 · 13 min
    327. 42How Proverbs Came to UsProverbs 1–31 · 18 min
    328. 1Song of Songs 1: Your Love Is Better Than WineSong of Songs 1 · 15 min
    329. 2Song of Songs 2: The Voice of My BelovedSong of Songs 2 · 15 min
    330. 3Song of Songs 3: The Night Search and the Royal ProcessionSong of Songs 3 · 13 min
    331. 4Song of Songs 4: A Garden EnclosedSong of Songs 4 · 15 min
    332. 5Song of Songs 5: I Sleep, but My Heart WakethSong of Songs 5 · 15 min
    333. 6Song of Songs 6: Beautiful as Tirzah, Terrible as an ArmySong of Songs 6 · 13 min
    334. 7Song of Songs 7: I Am My Beloved'sSong of Songs 7 (Hebrew 7:2–14) · 13 min
    335. 8Song of Songs 8: Love Is Strong as DeathSong of Songs 8 · 17 min
    336. 9Investigation: Who Wrote the Song?Song of Songs 1:1, 5; 3:7–11; 8:11–12; 1 Kings 4:32 · 13 min
    337. 10Investigation: One Drama or Many Songs?Song of Songs 1–8 · 12 min
    338. 11Investigation: The Egyptian Love SongsSong of Songs 1–8; Egyptian New Kingdom love songs · 13 min
    339. 12Investigation: The Garden and Its FragrancesSong of Songs 1:12–14; 2:1–5; 4:12–5:1; 6:2, 11; 7:13 · 12 min
    340. 13Investigation: The Shulammite, Shunem and SolomonSong of Songs 6:13 (Hebrew 7:1); 1 Kings 1:1–4; 2:13–25; 2 Kings 4:8 · 11 min
    341. 14Investigation: The Daughters of Jerusalem and the WatchmenSong of Songs 1:5; 2:7; 3:1–5; 5:2–8; 8:1 · 11 min
    342. 15Investigation: Geography as PoetrySong of Songs 1:5, 14; 2:1; 4:1, 8, 15; 6:4–5; 7:4–5; 8:11 · 11 min
    343. 16Investigation: Love Stronger Than DeathSong of Songs 8:6–7; Psalm 118:5; Jeremiah 2:31; Habakkuk 3:5 · 16 min
    344. 17Investigation: The Song at QumranSong of Songs 1–8; 4Q106, 4Q107, 4Q108, 6Q6 · 11 min
    345. 18Investigation: The Greek Song and Its TranslatorsSong of Songs 1:2, 5; 2:1, 7, 17; 3:10; 4:1, 8; 6:4, 12; 7:9–10; 8:5–7, 11 · 12 min
    346. 19Investigation: Why Is Love Poetry in Scripture?Song of Songs 1–8; Mishnah Yadayim 3:5; Tosefta Sanhedrin 12:10 · 13 min
    347. 20Investigation: The Song's AfterlifeSong of Songs 1–8 · 14 min
    348. 21How Song of Songs Came to UsSong of Songs 1–8 · 18 min
  7. 7
    c. 930–722 BCTwo KingdomsKings and the early prophets
    Panel of the Black Obelisk showing Jehu
    Authentic ancient artifactImage credit

    Where does outside history begin naming biblical kings?

    1. 13The Kingdom Divides1 Kings 12 · 11 min
    2. 14The Prophet and the Altar1 Kings 13 · 9 min
    3. 15Jeroboam, Rehoboam and Shishak1 Kings 14 · 10 min
    4. 16Asa and the Northern Kings1 Kings 15 · 9 min
    5. 17Omri, Samaria and Ahab1 Kings 16 · 10 min
    6. 18Elijah and the Widow1 Kings 17 · 9 min
    7. 19The Contest on Carmel1 Kings 18 · 11 min
    8. 20Elijah at Horeb1 Kings 19 · 10 min
    9. 21The Wars against Aram1 Kings 20 · 9 min
    10. 22Naboth's Vineyard1 Kings 21 · 10 min
    11. 23Micaiah and the Heavenly Council1 Kings 22:1–28 · 11 min
    12. 24Ahab's Death and the Royal Epilogues1 Kings 22:29–53 · 9 min
    13. 26Historical Investigation: The Divided Monarchy Outside the Bible1 Kings 12–22 · 12 min
    14. 28Ancient Mysteries and Echoes: Baal, Wisdom, Prophecy and Heavenly Assemblies1 Kings 3–4; 17–19; 22 · 11 min
    15. 29How 1 Kings Came to Us1 Kings 1–22 · 14 min
    16. 1Ahaziah and Elijah's Last Prophecy2 Kings 1 · 8 min
    17. 2Elijah Taken Up, Elisha Commissioned2 Kings 2 · 10 min
    18. 3Moab's Revolt and Mesha's Inscription2 Kings 3 · 11 min
    19. 4Oil, a Son, Famine and Bread2 Kings 4 · 10 min
    20. 5Naaman and Gehazi2 Kings 5 · 10 min
    21. 6The Invisible Army and the Siege2 Kings 6 · 10 min
    22. 7The Four Outcasts and Deliverance2 Kings 7 · 8 min
    23. 8The Shunammite, Hazael and Judah's Kings2 Kings 8 · 10 min
    24. 9Jehu's Coup and Jezebel2 Kings 9 · 10 min
    25. 10Jehu's Purge and Assyrian Tribute2 Kings 10 · 10 min
    26. 11Athaliah and the Hidden Heir2 Kings 11 · 9 min
    27. 12Temple Repairs under Joash2 Kings 12 · 8 min
    28. 13Elisha's Death and Israel's Struggle2 Kings 13 · 9 min
    29. 14Amaziah, Jeroboam II and Jonah2 Kings 14 · 9 min
    30. 15Assyria and the Decline of Northern Israel2 Kings 15 · 10 min
    31. 16Ahaz, Damascus and the Foreign Altar2 Kings 16 · 9 min
    32. 10Rehoboam and the Division2 Chronicles 10 · 8 min
    33. 11Rehoboam Fortifies Judah2 Chronicles 11 · 8 min
    34. 12Shishak's Campaign2 Chronicles 12 · 8 min
    35. 13Abijah versus Jeroboam2 Chronicles 13 · 8 min
    36. 14Asa's Reforms and Zerah the Cushite2 Chronicles 14 · 8 min
    37. 15Covenant Assembly and Azariah's Message2 Chronicles 15 · 8 min
    38. 16Asa Allies with Aram and Is Rebuked2 Chronicles 16 · 8 min
    39. 17Jehoshaphat's Teaching Mission2 Chronicles 17 · 8 min
    40. 18Jehoshaphat, Ahab and Micaiah2 Chronicles 18 · 8 min
    41. 19Jehoshaphat's Justice Reforms2 Chronicles 19 · 8 min
    42. 20Jehoshaphat's Prayer and Victory Song2 Chronicles 20 · 8 min
    43. 21Jehoram, Edom and Elijah's Letter2 Chronicles 21 · 8 min
    44. 22Ahaziah, Athaliah and the Hidden Heir2 Chronicles 22 · 8 min
    45. 23Jehoiada's Coup and Joash's Enthronement2 Chronicles 23 · 8 min
    46. 24Joash, the Temple Chest and the Death of Zechariah2 Chronicles 24 · 8 min
    47. 25Amaziah, Edom and the War with Israel2 Chronicles 25 · 8 min
    48. 26Uzziah's Prosperity and Skin Disease2 Chronicles 26 · 8 min
    49. 27Jotham's Construction2 Chronicles 27 · 8 min
    50. 28Ahaz, Invasion and the Mercy of Samaria2 Chronicles 28 · 8 min
    51. 1Isaiah 1: Come Now, Let Us Reason TogetherIsaiah 1 · 15 min
    52. 2Isaiah 2: Swords into PlowsharesIsaiah 2 · 14 min
    53. 3Isaiah 3: The Collapse of LeadershipIsaiah 3 · 13 min
    54. 4Isaiah 4: The Branch of the LORDIsaiah 4 · 11 min
    55. 5Isaiah 5: The Song of the VineyardIsaiah 5 · 15 min
    56. 6Isaiah 6: Holy, Holy, HolyIsaiah 6 · 17 min
    57. 7Isaiah 7: The Sign of ImmanuelIsaiah 7 · 18 min
    58. 8Isaiah 8: Speed the Spoil, Hasten the PlunderIsaiah 8 · 15 min
    59. 9Isaiah 9: Unto Us a Child Is BornIsaiah 9 (Hebrew 8:23–9:20) · 17 min
    60. 10Isaiah 10: Assyria, the Rod of My AngerIsaiah 10 · 15 min
    61. 11Isaiah 11: A Shoot from the Stump of JesseIsaiah 11 · 16 min
    62. 12Isaiah 12: With Joy Shall You Draw WaterIsaiah 12 · 10 min
    63. 67Investigation: One Isaiah or Several?Isaiah 1:1; 6:1; 8:16; 30:8; 36–39; 40:1–11; 44:28–45:1; 56:1–8 · 16 min
    64. 70Investigation: The Sign of ImmanuelIsaiah 7:1–25; 8:1–10; Matthew 1:18–25 · 17 min
    65. 71Investigation: The Royal Child and Jesse's ShootIsaiah 9:1–7; 11:1–16; 16:5; 32:1–8; 55:3–5 · 15 min

    How the Bible came to us in this era

    1. IIProphets, Priests, and Scribesc. 1000–600 BC
  8. 8
    722–586 BCThe FallAssyria, Babylon, Jeremiah, Ezekiel
    Assyrian relief of the siege of Lachish
    Authentic ancient artifactImage credit

    Why were the kingdoms destroyed?

    1. 17The Fall of Samaria2 Kings 17 · 12 min
    2. 18Hezekiah and Sennacherib2 Kings 18 · 12 min
    3. 19Isaiah and Jerusalem's Deliverance2 Kings 19 · 11 min
    4. 20Hezekiah's Illness and the Siloam Tunnel2 Kings 20 · 10 min
    5. 21Manasseh, Amon and Judgment2 Kings 21 · 9 min
    6. 22The Rediscovered Law and Huldah2 Kings 22 · 10 min
    7. 23Josiah's Reform and Death2 Kings 23 · 11 min
    8. 24Babylon's First Capture of Jerusalem2 Kings 24 · 10 min
    9. 25Jerusalem Destroyed; Jehoiachin's Hope2 Kings 25 · 12 min
    10. 26Evidence Case: The Assyrian Archive2 Kings 9–21 · 12 min
    11. 27Evidence Case: Lachish, Siloam and the Destruction of Jerusalem2 Kings 18–25 · 11 min
    12. 28Evidence Case: The Two Exiles2 Kings 15–25 · 11 min
    13. 29Ethics and Prophecy: Power, Violence and Unexpected Witnesses2 Kings 1–25 · 11 min
    14. 30How 2 Kings Came to Us2 Kings 1–25 · 14 min
    15. 29Hezekiah Cleanses the Temple2 Chronicles 29 · 8 min
    16. 30A Passover for North and South2 Chronicles 30 · 8 min
    17. 31Contributions, Tithes and Storehouses2 Chronicles 31 · 8 min
    18. 32Sennacherib's Siege and Hezekiah's Waterworks2 Chronicles 32 · 8 min
    19. 33Manasseh's Exile, Prayer and Return2 Chronicles 33 · 8 min
    20. 34Josiah's Reforms, the Law Book and Huldah2 Chronicles 34 · 8 min
    21. 35Josiah's Passover and Death at Megiddo2 Chronicles 35 · 8 min
    22. 36Judah's Last Kings, the Fall and Cyrus' Proclamation2 Chronicles 36 · 8 min
    23. 37Evidence Case: External Evidence for Judah's Kings2 Chronicles 10–36 · 12 min
    24. 38Temple Worship, Priests and Law across the Centuries2 Chronicles 2–8; 15; 17; 19; 23; 29–31; 34–35 · 11 min
    25. 39Who Tells History? Comparing Chronicles and Kings2 Chronicles 1–36; 1 Kings 3 – 2 Kings 25 · 12 min
    26. 40Difficult Kings, Repentance and Violence2 Chronicles 12–36 · 10 min
    27. 13Isaiah 13: The Burden of BabylonIsaiah 13 · 14 min
    28. 14Isaiah 14: How Art Thou FallenIsaiah 14 · 17 min
    29. 15Isaiah 15: The Burden of MoabIsaiah 15 · 13 min
    30. 16Isaiah 16: A Throne Established in MercyIsaiah 16 · 13 min
    31. 17Isaiah 17: The Burden of DamascusIsaiah 17 · 13 min
    32. 18Isaiah 18: The Land of Whirring WingsIsaiah 18 · 11 min
    33. 19Isaiah 19: Blessed Be Egypt My PeopleIsaiah 19 · 16 min
    34. 20Isaiah 20: Naked and BarefootIsaiah 20 · 11 min
    35. 21Isaiah 21: Watchman, What of the Night?Isaiah 21 · 13 min
    36. 22Isaiah 22: The Key of the House of DavidIsaiah 22 · 16 min
    37. 23Isaiah 23: Howl, Ye Ships of TarshishIsaiah 23 · 14 min
    38. 24Isaiah 24: The Earth MournethIsaiah 24 · 15 min
    39. 25Isaiah 25: He Will Swallow Up DeathIsaiah 25 · 15 min
    40. 26Isaiah 26: Thy Dead Men Shall LiveIsaiah 26 · 16 min
    41. 27Isaiah 27: Leviathan the Crooked SerpentIsaiah 27 · 15 min
    42. 28Isaiah 28: A Precious Corner StoneIsaiah 28 · 16 min
    43. 29Isaiah 29: Woe to ArielIsaiah 29 · 15 min
    44. 30Isaiah 30: In Returning and RestIsaiah 30 · 16 min
    45. 31Isaiah 31: Their Horses Flesh, and Not SpiritIsaiah 31 · 11 min
    46. 32Isaiah 32: A King Shall Reign in RighteousnessIsaiah 32 · 13 min
    47. 33Isaiah 33: Thine Eyes Shall See the KingIsaiah 33 · 13 min
    48. 34Isaiah 34: The Day of the LORD's VengeanceIsaiah 34 · 13 min
    49. 35Isaiah 35: The Desert Shall BlossomIsaiah 35 · 13 min
    50. 36Isaiah 36: On Whom Dost Thou Trust?Isaiah 36 · 16 min
    51. 37Isaiah 37: The Angel of the LORD Went ForthIsaiah 37 · 17 min
    52. 38Isaiah 38: The Shadow on the StepsIsaiah 38 · 15 min
    53. 39Isaiah 39: Envoys from BabylonIsaiah 39 · 12 min
    54. 69Investigation: Isaiah's AssyriaIsaiah 7–10; 20; 22:8–11; 36–39; 2 Kings 15–20 · 16 min
    55. 72Investigation: The Fallen Morning StarIsaiah 14:3–23; Ezekiel 28:11–19; Luke 10:18; 2 Peter 1:19; Revelation 22:16 · 16 min
    56. 73Investigation: Jerusalem Besieged, 701 BCIsaiah 36–37; 2 Kings 18:13–19:37; 2 Chronicles 32:1–23; Sennacherib's annals · 20 min
    57. 80Investigation: The Holy One and the Sea MonstersIsaiah 6:1–8; 14:12–15; 24:21–23; 27:1; 30:6–7; 40:1–8, 12–28; 42:5; 44:6–8, 24; 45:5–7, 18; 51:9–10 · 20 min

    How the Bible came to us in this era

    1. IIDestruction and Exile597–539 BC
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    539–400 BCRestorationCyrus, Ezra, Nehemiah
    The Cyrus Cylinder
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    How did faith change after the exile?

    1. 35How 1 Chronicles Came to Us1 Chronicles 1–29 · 13 min
    2. 41How 2 Chronicles Came to Us2 Chronicles 1–36 · 13 min
    3. 1Cyrus, the Proclamation and the VesselsEzra 1 · 11 min
    4. 2The Names of Those Who Came HomeEzra 2 · 14 min
    5. 3The Altar, the Foundation and Mixed TearsEzra 3 · 10 min
    6. 4Opposition, Letters and a Leap in TimeEzra 4 · 13 min
    7. 5Haggai, Zechariah and an Imperial InquiryEzra 5 · 10 min
    8. 6The Memorandum, the Finished Temple and the PassoverEzra 6 · 12 min
    9. 7Ezra the Priest and ScribeEzra 7 · 13 min
    10. 8The Caravan from AhavaEzra 8 · 11 min
    11. 9Mixed Marriages and Ezra's PrayerEzra 9 · 13 min
    12. 10The Oath, the Separations and an Unfinished EndingEzra 10 · 13 min
    13. 11Investigation: The Persian Empire, Yehud and the Second TempleEzra 1–10 · 14 min
    14. 12Investigation: Who Returned? Lists, Land and IdentityEzra 1–2; 4; 6:19–22; 8; 9–10 · 13 min
    15. 13How Ezra Came to UsEzra 1–10 · 15 min
    16. 1News from Jerusalem, Prayer in SusaNehemiah 1 · 10 min
    17. 2A Persian Commission and a Midnight SurveyNehemiah 2 · 10 min
    18. 3Builders, Daughters, Artisans and GatesNehemiah 3 · 12 min
    19. 4Labor, Ridicule and the WatchNehemiah 4 (Hebrew 3:33–4:17) · 10 min
    20. 5Debt, Land and the Governor's ExampleNehemiah 5 · 10 min
    21. 6Intrigue, Prophets and the 52 DaysNehemiah 6 · 10 min
    22. 7Returning Families and the Disputed ListsNehemiah 7 · 10 min
    23. 8The Public Reading of the Law and BoothsNehemiah 7:73b–8:18 · 11 min
    24. 9A Nation's Confession across the GenerationsNehemiah 9 · 10 min
    25. 10Covenant Commitments and the Temple EconomyNehemiah 10 (Hebrew 10:1–40) · 10 min
    26. 11Families Resettling JerusalemNehemiah 11 · 10 min
    27. 12Priests, Processions and the Wall DedicationNehemiah 12 · 11 min
    28. 13The Reforms and Their Human CostsNehemiah 13 · 12 min
    29. 14Investigation: Did Archaeologists Find Nehemiah's Wall?Nehemiah 2–3; 6:15; 12:27–43 · 11 min
    30. 15Investigation: Sanballat, Bagohi and the Elephantine ArchiveNehemiah 2:10, 19; 4; 6; 12:22; 13:28 · 10 min
    31. 16Investigation: Ezra, Nehemiah and the Persian CalendarEzra 7:7–8; Nehemiah 1:1; 2:1; 8; 12:26, 36; 13:6 · 10 min
    32. 17How Nehemiah Came to UsNehemiah 1–13 · 12 min
    33. 1Banquets, Royal Power and VashtiEsther 1 · 10 min
    34. 2Esther Enters the Court; Mordecai Saves the KingEsther 2 · 10 min
    35. 3Haman, the Lot and the Death DecreeEsther 3 · 10 min
    36. 4Mourning, Fasting and a DecisionEsther 4 · 10 min
    37. 5Two Banquets and a Deadly StructureEsther 5 · 10 min
    38. 6The King's Sleepless NightEsther 6 · 10 min
    39. 7Disclosure and the Downfall of HamanEsther 7 · 10 min
    40. 8Counter-Edict, Self-Defense and PowerEsther 8 · 10 min
    41. 9Violence, Numbers and PurimEsther 9 · 13 min
    42. 10Mordecai's Greatness and the EndingEsther 10 (Greek Addition F) · 10 min
    43. 11Investigation: Susa, Xerxes and the Persian CourtEsther 1–10 · 11 min
    44. 12Esther's Three TextsEsther 1–10 and Greek Esther · 11 min
    45. 13The Greek Additions A–FAdditions to Esther (Greek; Vulgate 10:4–16:24) · 12 min
    46. 14Esther, Power and ViolenceEsther 1–2; 3:13; 8:11; 9 · 10 min
    47. 15Purim and Jewish MemoryEsther 3:7; 9:17–32 · 10 min
    48. 16How Esther Came to UsEsther 1–10 and Greek Esther · 12 min
    49. 1A Man in the Land of UzJob 1 · 12 min
    50. 2Skin for Skin, and Seven Days of SilenceJob 2 · 11 min
    51. 3Let the Day PerishJob 3 · 10 min
    52. 4Eliphaz and the Voice in the NightJob 4 · 10 min
    53. 5Happy Is the Man Whom God CorrectethJob 5 · 10 min
    54. 6Friends Like a Dry WadiJob 6 · 10 min
    55. 7What Is Man, That Thou Shouldest Magnify Him?Job 7 · 10 min
    56. 8Bildad and the Wisdom of the FathersJob 8 · 9 min
    57. 9No Daysman Betwixt UsJob 9 · 11 min
    58. 10Thou Hast Made Me as the ClayJob 10 · 10 min
    59. 11Zophar and the Depths of GodJob 11 · 9 min
    60. 12With Him Is Wisdom and StrengthJob 12 · 10 min
    61. 13Though He Slay MeJob 13 · 11 min
    62. 14If a Man Die, Shall He Live Again?Job 14 · 11 min
    63. 15Eliphaz HardensJob 15 · 10 min
    64. 16My Witness Is in HeavenJob 16 · 11 min
    65. 17My Hope and the GraveJob 17 · 9 min
    66. 18The King of TerrorsJob 18 · 9 min
    67. 19I Know That My Redeemer LivethJob 19 · 14 min
    68. 20Zophar and the Poisoned FeastJob 20 · 9 min
    69. 21Wherefore Do the Wicked Live?Job 21 · 11 min
    70. 22Eliphaz Invents a Charge SheetJob 22 · 11 min
    71. 23Oh That I Knew Where I Might Find HimJob 23 · 10 min
    72. 24The Poor of the Earth Hide ThemselvesJob 24 · 11 min
    73. 25Bildad's Six VersesJob 25 · 9 min
    74. 26He Hangeth the Earth upon NothingJob 26 · 11 min
    75. 27Till I Die I Will Not Remove Mine IntegrityJob 27 · 10 min
    76. 28Where Shall Wisdom Be Found?Job 28 · 13 min
    77. 29Eyes to the Blind and Feet to the LameJob 29 · 10 min
    78. 30A Brother to JackalsJob 30 · 10 min
    79. 31Behold My SignatureJob 31 · 14 min
    80. 32Elihu, Son of BarachelJob 32 · 11 min
    81. 33A Messenger, One Among a ThousandJob 33 · 11 min
    82. 34Far Be It from God That He Should Do WickednessJob 34 · 10 min
    83. 35Can Your Goodness Benefit God?Job 35 · 9 min
    84. 36Behold, God Is GreatJob 36 · 10 min
    85. 37Out of the North Cometh Golden SplendourJob 37 · 10 min
    86. 38Where Wast Thou?Job 38 · 14 min
    87. 39The Wild Ox and the OstrichJob 39 · 12 min
    88. 40Behold Now BehemothJob 40 · 12 min
    89. 41Canst Thou Draw Out Leviathan?Job 41 (Hebrew 40:25–41:26) · 13 min
    90. 42Now Mine Eye Seeth TheeJob 42 · 15 min
    91. 43Investigation: Who Is the Accuser?Job 1–2; Zechariah 3; 1 Chronicles 21:1 · 13 min
    92. 44Investigation: The Righteous Sufferer Before JobJob 3–31; 38–42 · 15 min
    93. 45Investigation: Was Job Jobab?Job 1:1; 42:17 (Greek); Genesis 36:33–34 · 12 min
    94. 46Investigation: Job's Lawsuit Against GodJob 9; 13; 16; 19; 23; 31; 38–42 · 13 min
    95. 47Investigation: Behemoth and LeviathanJob 40:15–41:34; Isaiah 27:1; Psalm 74:13–14; 104:26 · 14 min
    96. 48Investigation: Why Ancient Jobs DifferJob 1–42 · 15 min
    97. 49How Job Came to UsJob 1–42 · 16 min
    98. 1Ecclesiastes 1: Nothing New Under the SunEcclesiastes 1 · 14 min
    99. 2Ecclesiastes 2: The Royal ExperimentEcclesiastes 2 · 15 min
    100. 3Ecclesiastes 3: A Time for EverythingEcclesiastes 3 · 15 min
    101. 4Ecclesiastes 4: Two Are Better Than OneEcclesiastes 4 · 13 min
    102. 5Ecclesiastes 5: Few Words Before GodEcclesiastes 5 (Hebrew 4:17–5:19) · 15 min
    103. 6Ecclesiastes 6: Wealth Without EnjoymentEcclesiastes 6 · 12 min
    104. 7Ecclesiastes 7: Better ThanEcclesiastes 7 · 16 min
    105. 8Ecclesiastes 8: The King's Word and God's WorkEcclesiastes 8 · 13 min
    106. 9Ecclesiastes 9: Eat Your Bread with JoyEcclesiastes 9 · 16 min
    107. 10Ecclesiastes 10: Dead Flies and Flying BirdsEcclesiastes 10 · 13 min
    108. 11Ecclesiastes 11: Cast Your Bread upon the WatersEcclesiastes 11 · 12 min
    109. 12Ecclesiastes 12: Remember Your CreatorEcclesiastes 12 · 17 min
    110. 13Investigation: Who Was Qoheleth?Ecclesiastes 1:1, 12–16; 2:4–11; 7:27; 12:8–10; 1 Kings 3–11 · 15 min
    111. 14Investigation: What Does Hevel Actually Mean?Ecclesiastes 1:2, 14; 2:15–26; 3:19; 6:4, 12; 8:14; 9:9; 11:10; 12:8 · 15 min
    112. 15Investigation: Is Wisdom a Promise? Qoheleth, Job and ProverbsEcclesiastes 2:12–16; 7:15; 8:14; 9:11; Proverbs 3:1–10; 10:27; Job 21; 28; 38–42 · 13 min
    113. 16Investigation: The Gilgamesh ConnectionEcclesiastes 9:7–10; 4:9–12; Epic of Gilgamesh (Old Babylonian Sippar tablet); Bilgamesh and Huwawa · 14 min
    114. 17Investigation: Egypt, Greece and QohelethEcclesiastes 2:24; 3:1–15; 9:7–12; 11:1; 12:1–7 · 13 min
    115. 18Investigation: Injustice Under the SunEcclesiastes 3:16–17; 4:1–3; 5:8–9; 7:15; 8:9–14; 9:1–3, 13–16; 10:5–7 · 13 min
    116. 19Investigation: The Gift of EnjoymentEcclesiastes 2:24–26; 3:12–13, 22; 5:18–20; 8:15; 9:7–10; 11:7–10 · 13 min
    117. 20Investigation: The Fate of Humans and AnimalsEcclesiastes 3:18–22; 9:1–10; 12:7; Genesis 2:7; 3:19; Job 14; Psalms 49; 88 · 14 min
    118. 21Investigation: Time, Eternity and the Limits of KnowingEcclesiastes 1:4–11; 3:1–15; 6:10–12; 7:14, 23–24; 8:7, 16–17; 9:1, 11–12; 10:14; 11:2, 5–6 · 13 min
    119. 22Investigation: Ecclesiastes at QumranEcclesiastes 1:10–15; 5:13–17; 6:3–8, 12; 7:1–10, 19–20 · 12 min
    120. 23Investigation: Greek Ecclesiastes, a Different Kind of TranslationEcclesiastes 1:2, 14; 2:25; 3:11, 21; 5:6; 8:10, 12; 11:9; 12:5 · 13 min
    121. 24Investigation: The Finale, the Canon and Reading Ecclesiastes as ScriptureEcclesiastes 1:1–2; 7:27; 12:8–14; Mishnah Yadayim 3:5; Talmud Shabbat 30b · 14 min
    122. 25How Ecclesiastes Came to UsEcclesiastes 1–12 · 18 min
    123. 40Isaiah 40: Comfort Ye My PeopleIsaiah 40 · 18 min
    124. 41Isaiah 41: Fear Thou NotIsaiah 41 · 15 min
    125. 42Isaiah 42: Behold My ServantIsaiah 42 · 17 min
    126. 43Isaiah 43: Ye Are My WitnessesIsaiah 43 · 15 min
    127. 44Isaiah 44: I Am the First and the LastIsaiah 44 · 17 min
    128. 45Isaiah 45: To His Anointed, to CyrusIsaiah 45 · 18 min
    129. 46Isaiah 46: Bel Boweth DownIsaiah 46 · 12 min
    130. 47Isaiah 47: The Lady of KingdomsIsaiah 47 · 13 min
    131. 48Isaiah 48: Go Ye Forth of BabylonIsaiah 48 · 14 min
    132. 49Isaiah 49: A Light to the GentilesIsaiah 49 · 17 min
    133. 50Isaiah 50: I Gave My Back to the SmitersIsaiah 50 · 16 min
    134. 51Isaiah 51: Awake, O Arm of the LORDIsaiah 51 · 14 min
    135. 52Isaiah 52: How Beautiful upon the MountainsIsaiah 52 · 16 min
    136. 53Isaiah 53: A Man of SorrowsIsaiah 53 · 22 min
    137. 54Isaiah 54: Sing, O BarrenIsaiah 54 · 14 min
    138. 55Isaiah 55: Ho, Every One That ThirstethIsaiah 55 · 14 min
    139. 56Isaiah 56: A House of Prayer for All PeoplesIsaiah 56 · 18 min
    140. 57Isaiah 57: The High and Lofty OneIsaiah 57 · 16 min
    141. 58Isaiah 58: The Fast That I Have ChosenIsaiah 58 · 18 min
    142. 59Isaiah 59: The Redeemer Shall Come to ZionIsaiah 59 · 16 min
    143. 60Isaiah 60: Arise, ShineIsaiah 60 · 16 min
    144. 61Isaiah 61: The Spirit of the Lord Is upon MeIsaiah 61 · 22 min
    145. 62Isaiah 62: Hephzibah and BeulahIsaiah 62 · 13 min
    146. 63Isaiah 63: Who Is This That Cometh from Edom?Isaiah 63 · 20 min
    147. 64Isaiah 64: Oh That Thou Wouldest Rend the HeavensIsaiah 64 (Hebrew 63:19b–64:11) · 14 min
    148. 65Isaiah 65: New Heavens and a New EarthIsaiah 65 · 20 min
    149. 66Isaiah 66: Heaven Is My ThroneIsaiah 66 · 22 min
    150. 68Investigation: The Great Isaiah ScrollIsaiah 1–66 in 1QIsa-a; 1QIsa-b; Cave 4 copies · 15 min
    151. 74Investigation: From Babylon to CyrusIsaiah 41:2–4, 25; 44:24–45:13; 46:1–2, 11; 47; 48:14–15, 20; Ezra 1:1–4 · 20 min
    152. 75Investigation: Who Is the Servant?Isaiah 41:8–9; 42:1–9, 18–25; 44:1–2, 21; 45:4; 48:20; 49:1–7; 50:4–11; 52:13–53:12; 54:17 · 22 min
    153. 76Investigation: The Servant's Speech, Isaiah 50:4–9Isaiah 50:4–11; Mark 14:65; 15:16–20; Matthew 26:67; 27:30; Luke 9:51; 22:63–64; John 18:22; 19:1–3; Romans 8:31–34 · 16 min
    154. 77Investigation: The Fourth Servant Song, Phrase by PhraseIsaiah 52:13–53:12 · 30 min
    155. 78Investigation: The Missing Light, Isaiah 53:11Isaiah 53:10–12 · 16 min
    156. 81Investigation: Inclusion, Exclusion and the PoorIsaiah 1:16–23; 3:13–4:1; 5:8–10; 10:1–4; 14:1; 19:18–25; 25:6–8; 32:5–8; 47:1–3; 49:22–23; 54:1–8; 56:1–8; 58:1–14; 60:4–16; 61:1–9; 62:1–5; 66:7–13, 18–21 · 22 min
    157. 82Investigation: New Heavens and the Disturbing EndingIsaiah 24–27; 35; 65:17–25; 66:22–24; Daniel 12:2; Mark 9:43–48; 2 Peter 3:10–13; Revelation 21:1–5 · 20 min
    158. 84How Isaiah Came to UsIsaiah 1–66 · 26 min

    How the Bible came to us in this era

    1. IIThe Return and Ezra539–400 BC
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    332–167 BCGreek RuleDaniel, the Septuagint, EnochStory lessons coming
    Early Greek Bible fragment
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    How did Jewish faith meet the Greek world?

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    How the Bible came to us in this era

    1. IIThe Septuagintc. 280–100 BC
    2. IIThe Dead Sea Scrollsc. 250 BC – AD 68 (found 1947)
    3. IIHebrew, Greek, and Samaritan300 BC – AD 100
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    167 BC–AD 70Revolt and RomeMaccabees, Herod, the TempleComing soon
    Relief on the Arch of Titus showing the Temple menorah
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    What world did Jesus enter?

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    c. 4 BC–AD 33JesusThe four Gospels
    Papyrus 52, a fragment of John's Gospel
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    What can we know about Jesus' life?

    1. 83Investigation: Jesus and IsaiahMatthew; Mark; Luke; John; Isaiah 5–66 · 30 min

    How the Bible came to us in this era

    1. IIWriting the New Testamentc. AD 30–100
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    AD 33–100The Early ChurchActs, Paul's letters, Revelation
    Page of Papyrus 46 with Paul's letters
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    How did the message spread?

    1. 79Investigation: Isaiah 53 in the New TestamentIsaiah 52:13–53:12; Matthew 8:17; Mark 10:45; 14:24; 15:28 (variant); Luke 22:37; John 12:38; Acts 3:13; 8:26–35; Romans 4:25; 10:16; 15:21; Hebrews 9:28; 1 Peter 2:21–25 · 24 min

    How the Bible came to us in this era

    1. IIWriting the New Testamentc. AD 30–100
    2. IIWhich Writings Were Scripture?AD 100–300
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    AD 100–400From Scrolls to BiblesManuscripts and the canonStory lessons coming
    Page of Codex Sinaiticus
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    How did these writings become one Bible?

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    How the Bible came to us in this era

    1. IIWhich Writings Were Scripture?AD 100–300
    2. IIConstantine, Nicaea, and the CanonAD 325–420
    3. IIThe Great CodicesAD 300–450
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    AD 400–todayTranslation and TransmissionVulgate, Reformation, KJV, modern BiblesStory lessons coming
    The Gutenberg Bible
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    How the Bible came to us in this era

    1. IIScribes, Jerome, and the MasoretesAD 400–1450
    2. IIGutenberg, Tyndale, and the King James Bible1450–1611
    3. IIWhy Our Bibles Differ TodayToday