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Walk Thru the Bible Series
Read through the Bible in a year with Susan Michael’s weekly Out of Zion commentary, with background and artifacts that make the text come alive.
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Featured · February 1, 2022
The Beginning and the End (Week 53)
This week we reach the end of the Bible and can, therefore, better understand the beginning!
Featured · January 25, 2022
The Key to Revelation (Week 52)
The key to understanding the sequence of events in the book of Revelation seems to be the Old Testament event of the Exodus or Passover.
Featured · January 18, 2022
Which Women Was Paul Talking About? (Week 51)
Was Paul really saying women were not to teach or exercise authority over a man, or that the women were not to teach a certain false doctrine popular in Ephesus?
Featured · January 11, 2022
Paul the Roman Citizen (Week 50)
As a Roman citizen, Paul was uniquely qualified for a pioneering work…taking the good news of a Jewish Messiah to the pagan, gentile Roman Empire.
Featured · January 4, 2022
Don’t Be Ignorant of This Mystery (Week 49)
Paul’s epistle to the Romans is considered the most concise presentation of the gospel in the New Testament.
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He Will Send a Messenger Before Him (Week 41)
When Nehemiah brought the third group of exiles back to rebuild Jerusalem, he encountered much resistance…
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God Saves His People and His Plan (Week 40)
We all love a story about a beautiful young lady chosen to be a queen such as that found in the book of Esther…
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Restoring the Fortunes of Zion (Week 39)
The first wave of exiles arrived in Jerusalem soon after King Cyrus allowed them to return to rebuild the temple.
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The Time to Favor Zion Has Come (Week 38)
After the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians, the children of Israel found themselves in exile in the land of their enemy.
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When God Speaks (Week 37)
God wanted to prove the stuff Job was made of! But what a test…Then God spoke. And everything changed in an instant.
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God Delivers Those Who Obey Him (Week 36)
The story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego is a wonderful story of God’s power over the idolatry and tyranny of the time. What a mighty God we serve!
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God Will Vindicate His Name (Week 35)
The prophet Ezekiel has a series of visions and prophecies to minister hope to his fellow exiles in Babylon.
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A New Covenant (Week 34)
As Jeremiah warned King Zedekiah of impending judgment; the only rays of hope were prophecies of a future Messiah and a new covenant…
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Departure of the Glory of God (Week 33)
Ezekiel watched as the glory of God rose out of the temple, moved over the eastern gate, and stopped above…the Mount of Olives.
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I Know the Plans I Have for You (Week 32)
Jeremiah 29:11 is a favorite Bible verse quoted to encourage others in hard times. But what was the original context of these hope-filled words?
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God Reveals His Word and Fulfills It (Week 31)
Josiah became the king of the Southern Kingdom of Judah at the age of eight.
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Jeremiah’s Lonely Call as Prophet (Week 30)
Jeremiah was still a young man when God called him to be a prophet, so he felt he was not prepared for the task.
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