Old Testament Survey II

Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi

May 17, 2020 • Jordan Emswiller

Themes: Haggai -- Rebuild the Temple While Anticipating the Coming Kingdom Zechariah -- Be People Ready to Receive God’s Kingdom Malachi -- Spiritual Lethargy and Apathy is an Affront to God

Esther, Ezra and Nehemiah

May 10, 2020 • Jordan Emswiller

Themes: Esther -- Despite Exile, “God’s Absence,” and Israel’s Moral Compromise, God Has Not Abandoned His Promises. Ezra/Nehemiah -- Ezra/Nehemiah Points Out Israel’s Need For A New Heart From God

Ezekiel and Daniel

May 3, 2020 • Les Sillars

Ezekiel and Daniel

What Now?

April 26, 2020 • Jordan Emswiller • 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles

Wisdom Literature

April 19, 2020 • Les Sillars • Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes

Minor Prophets

April 5, 2020 • Jordan Emswiller

Warning of Divine Judgement Toward Nineveh with a View to Repentance, Israel as a Means to Redeem all Peoples, In the Previous Century, Assyria Expanded Westward Forcing Israel’s Kings to Pay Tribute

Kings and Prophets 3: The Fall of Judah

March 29, 2020 • Les Sillars • Jeremiah

The Lord splits the Kingdom into Israel and Judah because, despite warnings from Elijah/Elisha, its leaders refuse to live up to the terms of the Mosaic Law--"The Deal." Even so, God's heart is for all the nations.

Kings and Prophets 2: The Fall of Israel

March 22, 2020 • Les Sillars • 2 Kings 9—20, Isaiah

The Lord splits the Kingdom into Israel and Judah because, despite warnings from Elijah/Elisha, its leaders refuse to live up to the terms of the Mosaic Law--"The Deal." Even so, God's heart is for all the nations.

Kings and Prophets 1: The Divided Kingdom

March 8, 2020 • Les Sillars • 1 Kings, 2 Kings 1—13

The Lord splits the Kingdom into Israel and Judah because, despite warnings from Elijah/Elisha, its leaders refuse to live up to the terms of the Mosaic Law--"The Deal." Even so, God's heart is for all the nations.

Participation in the Story of God

March 1, 2020 • Jordan Emswiller

Christian author, John Eldridge, once said that life for most of us feels like a movie we showed up to 40 minutes late. Without understanding the overarching narrative of the Bible, particularly our Christian heritage from the Old Testament, we lose the context of our lives that make it meaningful and significant. God is continuing His plan of redemption that started in Genesis 3 even until this day and He is inviting His people in the 21st century to participate in carrying along the redemptive narrative.