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1) David Vol. 3
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The prophet Samuel dies and King Saul continues to hunt David. As David is hiding from the king he takes another wife, Abigail. When the city where David and his men are staying is burned, the men are ready to kill David but he finds strength in the Lord. Saul continues his slide into disobedience and asks a medium to bring up the Prophet Samuel. The message of the prophet Samuel comes true and Saul is killed in battle. Civil war ensues between the...
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In the Prophets Vol. 2 we are introduced to two prophets to whom God gave unusual messages and illustrations. The Book of Ezekiel was written during the Babylonian captivity of the Jews. He sought to bring his fellow Jews to repentance and to give them hope for the future. Ezekiel sought to remind the Jews that God was sovereign even in defeat and despair and they must obey to receive God's blessings. Through the illustration of a wayward wife, the...
3) Joseph
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Joseph was the next youngest son of the patriarch Jacob and his name is synonymous with all the tribes that made up the northern kingdom of Israel. Being betrayed and sold by his brothers is an example of God's ultimate plan to bring purpose out of great suffering. Through divine circumstances, Joseph becomes Pharaoh's chief of staff over all Egypt and is used to preserve and bring the nation of Israel to Egypt.
4) Ezra
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Ezra recounts God's marvelous work in bringing many Israelites back to Jerusalem after 70 years of exile in Babylon. His teaching of God's Word helps the returning Israelites as they struggle to rebuild the Temple and deal with sin in the lives of those not living in obedience to God's Law.
6) Abraham
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Abraham is the first of the Hebrew patriarchs and a figure revered by the three great monotheistic religions-Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. According to the Bible, Abraham left the idol worshipping region of Mesopotamia, to establish a new nation in an undesignated land that he later learned was Canaan. He is identified as the father of faith through unquestionably obeying even the most difficult commands of God, including offering up his own son....
7) Elisha
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After the prophet Elijah leaves in a fiery chariot, his appointed prophet successor Elisha comes to the forefront of spiritual service to the nation of Israel. Like Elijah, his ministry is marked with great miracles. Axeheads float, people are healed, mockers are hunted down by bears and many other events mark the ministry of Elisha. God also reveals future political leaders to Elisha and the damage they will do to the nation of Israel.
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The Prophets Vol. 1 covers the major prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah, both who were called to prophesy to the nation of Judah. Judah was threatened by both Assyria and Egypt; Isaiah proclaimed to Judah a message of repentance from sin and hopeful expectation of God's deliverance in the future. Jeremiah contains the final prophecies to Judah, warning of oncoming destruction if the nation does not repent. As a result of Judah's continued and unrepentant...
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The days of the judges were termed the days when "everyone did what was right in their own eyes." The people of Israel began following the customs and gods of the nations around them. So God began sending judges to deliver His people. Judges 2 covers the time of the judges Gideon, Abimelech and Jephthah.
10) Noah
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Genesis chapter 6 tells of a time of widespread violence and immorality in early human history. God was grieved that He had made man upon the earth. But one man was considered righteous in God's site. Noah obeyed God and built an ark as he preached righteousness to those around him. The biblical and reliable story of Noah and the great flood. Also, the Biblical telling of the creation of the multitude of languages.
11) Gods & Kings
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When they did not seek the Living God, the people of Israel began turning to various gods. Civil war ensued and the nation of Israel was broken into two entities - the northern tribes of Israel and Judah in the southern part. Jeroboam and Rehoboam were the first of many kings of these new national entities. A beginning chronology of both the good and wicked kings of Judah and Israel.
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While on earth, Jesus Christ foretold a time that would be like the "birth pangs" of a woman. Cataclysmic events begin happening where sin seems to run amok but God continues to direct people to His salvation through Jesus Christ in the midst of this great Tribulation.
13) Judges Vol. 3
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The days of the judges were termed the days when "everyone did what was right in their own eyes." As the people of Israel began following the customs and gods of the nations around them God began delivering them into the hands of their oppressors. Judges 3 covers the time of Samson leading the people of Israel and the days after Samson, when the people again turned away from God to do whatever they saw fit.
16) Elijah
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Under King Ahab and his wicked wife Queen Jezebel, the people of Israel had reached a low point morally and spiritually. The demonic god Baal was being promoted as the true God, prophets of Baal had been appointed in the land and the words and law of God were being neglected throughout the nation. But to counter this reign of wickedness, God raises up one of the most powerful and fearless prophets of the Old Testament - Elijah.
17) Joshua
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After Moses dies Joshua takes command and leads the people of Israel into the Promised Land.
18) Prophets Vol. 3
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The Prophets 3 is a comic book about minor prophets who spoke fearlessly in the name of God. Through an invasion of locusts, the prophet Joel speaks to the people of Judah. Amos is a simple shepherd and fruit picker who brings a message of impending doom and captivity for the nation of Israel because of her sins. Obadiah is a prophet of God who condemn Edom for the sin of pride against both God and Israel. Micah announces judgment upon Israel for...
19) Judges Vol. 4
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The days of the judges were termed the days when "everyone did what was right in their own eyes." As the people of Israel began following the customs and gods of the nations around them God began delivering them into the hands of their oppressors. Judges 4 covers the stories of Ruth and of Samuel, the last judge of Israel.
20) David Vol. 1
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King David is the most beloved of the Jewish kings. Volume 1 provides the history and the setting for David's rise to power as it tells of the prophet Samuel's selection of Saul to the kingship and then his subsequent disobedience to God. In a little shepherd boy, God finds one ready to serve Him with all his heart. David steps into world history with his historic and titanic clash with the solder giant Goliath.
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