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7) Beginning
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God creates the physical world, the vast cosmos and then He creates mankind in his image. But this beautiful display of creation is soon marred by temptation as sin enters the world and tragedy occurs within the first family. But even in this tragedy God's plan for redemption is foreshadowed.
10) 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.
11) Solomon
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After the death of King David, a struggle ensues for the throne of Israel. Adonijah, one of the sons of David and backed by General Joab, declares himself the new king of Israel. But on his death bed, David declares that Solomon is to be the new king. Endowed by God with great wisdom, Solomon leads Israel to some of its strongest growth as a nation but over time his many wives and concubines lead his heart astray after many other gods.
12) 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...
13) Wilderness
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After refusing to go up and take the land as God has instructed the people of Israel listened to the report of 10 of the 12 spies and refused to go into Canaan. God punished those who brought a bad report and decreed that the Hebrews would wander for 40 years in the desert until all of that unbelieving generation died. During this time God continued to deal with the grumbling and rebellion of the people. Also during this time when King Balak of Moab...
16) Judges Vol. 2
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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.
17) Joshua
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After Moses dies Joshua takes command and leads the people of Israel into the Promised Land.
19) 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....
20) Exodus
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In one of the greatest miracles of deliverance ever seen, God opens the Red Sea so that Moses and the Israelites can pass through but brings the waters back over the Egyptians when they try to overtake them. As the people begin traveling towards the Promised Land, God begins training Moses and the people what He requires. On Mount Sinai God inscribes on tablets of stone the Ten Commandments. In the Exodus gives Moses detailed instructions for the...
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