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  • April 16 - Isaiah

    April 16 - Isaiah
    Apr 16 2026

    Isaiah is a person that we do not know a whole lot about, but what we do know is amazing. He was married, and married to a prophet. He is the great evangelist of the Old Testament. He foretold the coming of Jesus.

    The book of Isaiah is a controversial book because people have a hard time believing Isaiah could have foretold all he did with such accuracy. BUT if God is God then He can predict the future, because He knows the future. And if God does reveal Himself to His prophets, then He can tell them the future.

    Many instead propose there were several Isaiah's. Countering the idea of many Isaiah's:
    -- Questions re unity: Is 1-30, 40-55, 56-66
    -- Bottom line: Predictive Prophecy
    -- New Testament witness
    -- Similarities more significant than differences
    -- Dead Sea Scrolls

    Pastor shares a timeline of Jerusalem's Fall 931 - 586 BC, and places Isaiah in a 60 years time period of 740 - 681 BC. King Hezekiah did listen to Isaiah, but many did not want to hear what Isaiah had to say even though he was a man of integrity.

    Isaiah predicted incredible things hundreds of years before they happened. Plus, he brings word of judgment to the people but also gives them words of hope. We will see this as we explore the beginning chapters together.

    Judgement and Hope
    -- Broken Covenant - 1:3
    -- Future Hope - 2:1-4
    -- Vineyard - 5:1-7 (also 5:20) Jesus uses the vineyard picture in his teachings too.
    -- Commission - 6:1-10 After an encounter with the Holiness of God, Isaiah responds, "Here am I, send me!"
    -- Immanuel - 7:14 (note context) Isaiah tells that there is One coming to bring redemption to all people. Immanuel, God with us.
    -- Fulfillment - 9:1-7 ("prophetic perfect"); 11:1-10 "The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned…Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace…." Isaiah spoke this 700 years before Christ came, but it is a prophecy that is so certain that it is spoken in the past tense (have seen, as if it has already happened). This style of prophecy is called the prophetic perfect. It is certain, "they have seen" even though they have not yet seen.

    Chapters 13-23 we see Isaiah giving prophetic words about the nations around Judah. Many already fulfilled, some with his life time, others after and others still to be fulfilled.

    In chapters 24-29 Isaiah gives prophetic word about Jerusalem and Judah, the siege of Jerusalem by Assyria and then we come to chapters of comfort and fulfillment.

    Comfort and Fulfillment
    -- Comfort, comfort - 40:1-8, 29-31
    -- My Servant - 42:1-4 (Matthew 12:15-21) God's Servant will come to do the Lord's work, mercy, grace, God with us, and brings justice
    -- No Fear! - 43:1-3, 11
    -- Every knee will bow! - 45:22-23
    -- Suffering Servant - 52:13-53:12 These verses are all about Jesus, His suffering, death and resurrection. And that He comes for ALL. (The verses in Isaiah 53 have not been read in the synagogues for centuries.) In a snippet from Isaiah 53 - we can clearly see this is describing Jesus. Isaiah 53:4-6 "Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all."
    -- Good News! - 61:1-2 (see Luke 4:14-21). Isaiah 61:1-2

    Isaiah ends with the promise of a new heaven and a new earth. That is what lies ahead!!

    Join us next week for the study of Jeremiah.

    For our FREE resources: video, podcast, Reading Schedule, and a study guide for each book of the Bible plus many extra items, plus how to listen by radio broadcast - find it all here: https://www.awakeusnow.com/bible-in-a-year

    Our Bible in a Year study will walk you through the Bible book by book taking you from Genesis to Revelation, revealing Jesus throughout both the Old and the New Testaments! In Ephesians 6, the word of God is called the sword of the spirit, and a sword is best used when you take it out of the scabbard to use it! Hebrews 4:12 says the Word of God is alive and active! Meaning it is not dry, dusty, old stuff. It is living and active! And because it is the Living Word, it has the power to impact us still today!

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  • April 9 - 1 Kings (Part 3) & 2 Kings (Part 2)

    April 9 - 1 Kings (Part 3) & 2 Kings (Part 2)
    Apr 9 2026
    Bible In A Year - Week 15 - 1 Kings (part 3) & 2 Kings (part 2) The history found in the Kings 1 & 2 concentrates on what matters for eternity - a relationship with the Living God and the way we follow Him. The books teach that the welfare of the nation is dependent upon: …the nation's faithfulness to the Covenant with the Lord…the ruler's obedience to Torah and the maintaining of a God-honoring witness among the nations We see throughout 1 & 2 Kings how faithfulness to God makes an impact on the culture and when the people don't follow God, it has a great impact on the nation. As a nation falls away, there is a price to pay for that. We see that in our American culture. In Israel's darkest time God sends two amazing prophets - Elijah and Elisha - who are a picture of God's love and patience. God is always working to woo His people back to Himself. Elijah's name means - Jehovah is my God Elisha's name means - My God is salvation When Elijah passes the mantle onto his successor, Elisha, Elisha asks Elijah for a double portion of his spirit. (2 Kings 2:9). We see the evidence of Elisha's double portion when we compare the number of miracles of Elijah that are listed in the Bible (8) and the number of miracles of Elisha that are listed in the Bible (16). Pastor shows us a profound biblical truth that applies to all believers of all time. Elisha sees clearly and understands that we are living in a battleground, that there is a spiritual war raging around us. We see physical manifestations of that war, but if we could see clearly and see as God sees, we would see a bigger contest going on: the battle between the forces of God and the forces of the evil one. God sends his angels around us to protect us and wage war against the forces of the enemy. We see this truth expressed in Ephesians 6:12 as well, "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." Our story continues as the Assyrians attack and defeat Israel. We read in 2 Kings 17:7-9 "All this (the civil war and defeat of Israel) took place because the Israelites had sinned against the Lord their God, who had brought them up out of Egypt from under the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They worshiped other gods and followed the practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before them, as well as the practices that the kings of Israel had introduced. The Israelites secretly did things against the Lord their God that were not right." And 2 Kings 17:13-14 goes on to say, "The Lord warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and seers: 'Turn from your evil ways. Observe my commands and decrees, in accordance with the entire Law that I commanded your ancestors to obey and that I delivered to you through my servants the prophets.' But they would not listen and were as stiff-necked as their ancestors, who did not trust in the Lord their God." And then we read in 2 Kings 17:23 "So the people of Israel were taken from their homeland into exile in Assyria, and they are still there." God's judgment falls on Israel. Then we see King Hezekiah ruling in Judah. In 2 Kings 18:3,7 "He (Hezekiah) did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, And the Lord was with him; he was successful in whatever he undertook." Hezekiah was a man of deep faith and it shows in his reign and his rule. He calls the nation back to God. God moves in mighty ways during the reign of Hezekiah and the Assyrians were unable to conquer Judah. Hezekiah's son, Manasseh, comes to the throne after Hezekiah's death and Manasseh was the worst king of Judah. 2 Kings 21:16 tells us, "Moreover, Manasseh also shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end—besides the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, so that they did evil in the eyes of the Lord." We close by taking a look at the reign of King Josiah. At age 16 Josiah has a spiritual awakening. and realizes they have not kept the words in the Torah. He consecrates himself to the Lord and calls the people to do the same. There is revival but when he dies so does revival. We see that the way God's people respond to His mercy and grace impacts a nation, the way leaders respond to the Word of God impacts a nation, and the book of 2 Kings ends with Israel and Judah both in captivity. Join us next week for the study of Isaiah. For our FREE resources: video, podcast, Reading Schedule, and a study guide for each book of the Bible plus many extra items, plus how to listen by radio broadcast - find it all here: https://www.awakeusnow.com/bible-in-a-year Our website – https://www.awakeusnow.com
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  • April 2 - 1 Kings (Part 2) & 2 Kings (Part 1)

    April 2 - 1 Kings (Part 2) & 2 Kings (Part 1)
    Apr 2 2026
    Our study continues with our study of Solomon and how he started so well and ended so bad. He builds the Temple and then his palace and he begins to wander further and further away from the Lord making horrible moral and spiritual choices that affected him and the people. Solomon's Rise and Fall is characterized in these events: -- Queen of Sheba - 1 Kings 10 -- Foreign Wives - 1 Kings 11:1-13 -- Opponents - 1 Kings 11:14ff -- Jeroboam & Ahijah - 1 Kings 11:26ff One day Ahijah the prophet meets Jeroboam along the road. Ahijah takes off his robe and tears it into 12 pieces telling Jeroboam to take 10 because the Lord is giving 10 of the 12 tribes of Israel to him to rule and taking the kingdom from Solomon's hands and splitting the nation because they have forsaken God and worshiped idols, not walked in obedience to God's will. God's desire was that they would turn back to Him. The nation is divided in half: the northern kingdom would be 10 tribes known as Israel and the southern kingdom would be 2 tribes known as Judah. Then civil war breaks out between the two. Pastor takes a break from the story to give us more insight into the books of the Kings. -- Originally one book in the Hebrew Scriptures -- Written during the Exile (ca.608-538 BC) -- Utilizes multiple sources (annals of Solomon, Kings of Judah and Kings of Israel) -- Author - not stated (traditionally, Jeremiah) -- Kings - Israel (19/20 kings, 9 dynasties) Judah (20 kings 1 dynasty) What stands out the most in 1 & 2 Kings is that God is patient, He is loving, He wants people to return to Him, He is quick to forgive, slow to anger and quick to bless. The main events: 931 BC Civil War - 722 BC Israel Conquered - 586 BC Fall of Jerusalem. Between the Civil War and Israel being conquered we see the ministry of Elijah and Elisha. Between Israel being conquered and the fall of Jerusalem we see Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon and Josiah. We pick up our story - the nation is divided. King of Israel is Jeroboam and King of Judah is Rehoboam (Solomon's son). The tension between the north and the south continues to escalate. Jeroboam constructs 2 golden calves and 2 altars and calls them the people's god. He builds one in Dan and one in Bethel, and adds a new festival for the people for worshiping the two golden calves. Pastor shares pictures of Dan showing the area of idol worship and what it looks like today along with the chilling experience that it was to be there. Then we explore the tragic story of a prophet from Judah that comes to speak to Jeroboam in Israel while the festival to the golden calves is going on and we learn how important it is to do exactly what God says. Then from Jeroboam and throughout the kings of Israel, they just continue to go downhill. We're told in the books of the Kings that many of the next kings of Israel continued in the way of Jeroboam. We explore Elijah's ministry beginning around 870 BC as found in 1 Kings 17, 18 and 19. Elijah was a courageous man of God, raised up at one of the most difficult times in Israel's history to confront the worst king Israel had. King Ahab and his wife Jezebel. Her dad was a priest of Baal. She instituted Baal worship and the worship of Asherah in Israel. Elijah confronts Ahab and says there will be a famine. After 3 1/2 years God tells Elijah to return to King Ahab. Elijah suggests a showdown between the priests of Baal and the Living God at Mt. Carmel. It's a fascinating account. Each set up an altar and the challenge is to pray for fire on their altars. The priests of Baal pray to Baal to start their altar to him on fire. After being unsuccessful, it's Elijah's turn. He builds the altar with 12 stones, places the sacrificial animal on top and pours water over the sacrifice and the altar. Then he prays for the Lord to start his altar on fire and the Lord starts Elijah's altar on fire. The people cry out, "The Lord, He is God!" The people are experiencing revival and rain comes to end the famine, but Jezebel is angry, very angry and declares Elijah is to be killed. Elijah goes from this high of victory over the priests of Baal to a fearful low, running for his life and going into hiding. We dig into several stories of Elijah's time in hiding ending with the story that God was not in the wind, He was not in the fire, He was not in the earthquake, but God was in the still, small voice. (1 Kings 19:13ff.) We read the encouragement of the Lord to Elijah. God gives Elijah a job to do and Elijah does it all including inviting Elisha to join him in working for the Lord. Elisha leaves everything to do what God was asking of him and we will see more of his story next week. Join us next week for the rest of 1 Kings pt3 and 2 Kings pt2. For our FREE resources: video, podcast, Reading Schedule, and a study guide for each book of the Bible plus any extra items, plus how to listen by radio broadcast - find it all here: https://www.awakeusnow.com/bible-in-a-year Our Bible ...
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  • March 26 - 2 Samuel (Part 2) & 1 Kings (Part 1)

    March 26 - 2 Samuel (Part 2) & 1 Kings (Part 1)
    Mar 26 2026
    This class teaches us more about David and his son Solomon. We pick up the story of David at age 30 at the death of King Saul who was killed by the Philistine army. David takes over as king of Judah. King David -- David King over Judah. At Saul's death the southern kingdom, Judah, takes David as their king, but the northern kingdom, Israel, takes Saul's son Ishbosheth for their king. (2 Samuel 1-4) -- David King of all Israel after Ishbosheth's death. (2 Samuel 5) -- David conquers Jerusalem and brings the Ark. Guided by God and the Holy Spirit David moves to make Jerusalem the new capitol, a strategic move in unifying the north and the south. David conquers Jerusalem away from the Jebusites by going through water tunnels and caves that went under the city wall. (This tunnel system can be seen today.) He immediately moves the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. Jerusalem is the heart of the Jewish nation. The place where God's Name would dwell and the place that David's son Solomon would build the Temple. David unified the nation and worked to restore worship of God. He was also a warrior and grew the empire. (2 Samuel 5-6) -- David and Bathsheba - David is a man after God's own heart, he has a heart for worship of God, but he is also a sinful being. Pastor shares his visit to what is possibly the "Palace of David" that was uncovered in an archeological dig several years ago. Pastor tells us about Psalm 51, the psalm written by David in repentance for adultery with Bathsheba and for the murder plan of her husband Uriah. Nothing we do is hidden from God and Nathan the prophet confronts David with a "story" that reveals to David the depth of his sin. These sins bring much tragedy. David was forgiven, but sin has consequences. (2 Samuel 11-12) -- Amnon and Tamar and Absalom (2 Samuel 13) -- Absalom's rebellion and the saving of David by God. (2 Samuel 15-20) We move into 1 Kings and the story of David's successor, his son Solomon. Like his father, Solomon will reign for 40 years. Solomon's Early Reign -- Adonijah, Bathsheba and Nathan - Pastor shares his visit to the Gihon Spring (where Solomon was anointed king). (1 Kings 1) -- Abishag, Bathsheba and Adonijah - Adonijah is killed to secure Solomon's kingship. (1 Kings 2) -- Abiathar and Joab. Abiathar the High Priest is exiled and Solomon puts Zadok in as High Priest, a man who had a real heart for God. Solomon gets rid of Joab as the military commander, thus establishing his kingship and also showing his heart for God. David, his father, had the plans for building God's temple and Solomon is to build it and firmly establish worship of God. (1 Kings 2) -- Request for Wisdom - we read from 1 Kings 3:5-13: "At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, "Ask for whatever you want me to give you." Solomon answered, "You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son to sit on his throne this very day. "Now, Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number. So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?" The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. So God said to him, "Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for—both wealth and honor—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings. And if you walk in obedience to me and keep my decrees and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life." (1 Kings 3:4-15) -- Wise Ruler - Solomon had remarkable wisdom and Israel prospers as a result. As Solomon's life goes on we see he started well, he accomplished much, but he ended poorly. He had squandered his opportunities, thus calling us to finish well, to remain faithful to the Lord and walk in His paths. It means being out of step with the world, but being in step with God. (1 Kings 3:16-28) High Points of Solomon -- Built the Temple - massive, covered in gold and constructed of marble. Took 7 years to build. (1 Kings 6) -- Built his palace - took 14 years to build. (1 Kings 7) -- Brings Ark into the Temple and held a Dedication (1 Kings 8) -- 2nd Visitation from God - we read in 1 Kings 9:2-7 "the Lord appeared to him a second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon. The ...
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  • March 19 - 1 Samuel (Part 2) & 2 Samuel (Part 1)

    March 19 - 1 Samuel (Part 2) & 2 Samuel (Part 1)
    Mar 19 2026

    First Samuel can be summed up in one word:
    REVIVAL!

    It's a book that covers three main characters: Samuel, Saul and David. This week our focus is on David.

    David
    - More chapters devoted to David than any other Old Testament character
    - Author of over half of the Psalms
    - Quoted more often in the New Testament than any other Old Testament figure.
    - David was a great warrior
    - He had a heart for God and worshiped God
    - Significant individual in God's plan for salvation
    - David's story is not simply about what God did long ago, it's about what God is doing today and how God wants to minister to His people still today.
    - God used David to bring revival to Israel.
    - War - David's life is all about spiritual warfare. Spiritual war rages in a dramatic fashion and in seeing that we can apply some of the critical truths from David's life to our own.

    Pastor lays out a timeline of 1 & 2 Samuel with Saul's reign and David's reign covering 1050 BC through 970 BC.

    Pastor shares the story of David's defeat of Goliath (Philistine giant) in exciting detail.

    After defeating Goliath in his mid-teens David began to rise to fame. In his early 20s he was a respected general in the Israelite army with a history of victories. Shortly thereafter his life is turned upside down because Saul, possessed by an evil spirit, is obsessed with wanting to kill David.

    Saul vs. David (verses all from 1 Samuel)
    - Two spear attacks (18:10-11)
    - "Let the Philistines do it!" (18:25)
    - Sends Jonathan and friends (19:1)
    - Spear attack (19:9-10)
    - Home invasion (19:110
    - Three companies to Ramah (19:18-21)
    - Saul to Ramah (19:22-24)
    - New Moon Feast (20)

    There is obvious spiritual warfare in several of these accounts. The enemy trying to thwart the plans of God and to destroy the seed of Abraham who would become the Messiah.

    King Saul rejected the Lord's guidance in his life, disobeyed the word of God over and over, and as a result he opened himself up to evil spirits. And that evil spirit seeks to destroy David.

    Through all the persecution from Saul, David continued to serve King Saul, continued in his position in the army, but he knows his days are numbered, so he flees to Ramah and the spiritual war continues. At the new moon feast Jonathan, Saul's son, advises David to flee from his dad who is determined to kill David.

    David flees and has many years as a fugitive.

    David the Fugitive (all verses are from 1 Samuel)
    - Nob (21:1-9)
    - Gath (21:10ff)
    - Abdullam (22:10
    - Moab (22:3)
    - Stonghold* (22:4-5)
    - Forest of Hereth (22:5)
    - Keilah (23:1ff)
    - Desert of Ziph (23:15ff)
    - Desert of Maon (23:25)
    - En Gedi! (24)
    - Carmel-Nabal/Abigail (25)
    - Hakilah* (26)
    - Gath (27)
    - Ziklag(27-30)

    Pastor shares the story of David's years on the run in riveting detail.

    In a battle against the Philistines, Saul is killed and David is anointed King over Judah in the south and 7 years later he will become king over all of Israel, including the north after the death of Saul's son, Ishbosheth.

    Join us next week for the rest of David's story and a look at Solomon's kingship as we study 2 Samuel and 1 Kings.

    For all of our FREE resources: video, podcast, Reading Schedule, and a study guide for each book of the Bible plus any extra items, plus how to listen by radio broadcast - find it all here: https://www.awakeusnow.com/bible-in-a-year

    Our Bible in a Year study will walk you through the Bible book by book taking you from Genesis to Revelation, revealing Jesus throughout both the Old and the New Testaments! In Ephesians 6, the word of God is called the sword of the spirit, and a sword is best used when you take it out of the scabbard to use it! Hebrews 4:12 says the Word of God is alive and active! Meaning it is not dry, dusty, old stuff. It is living and active! And because it is the Living Word, it has the power to impact us still today!

    Our website – https://www.awakeusnow.com
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  • March 12 - 1 Samuel (Part 1)

    March 12 - 1 Samuel (Part 1)
    Mar 12 2026
    First Samuel is an important book because it helps to give us a fundamental understanding of God's salvation. This book is more than history. It shows us how God works. It shows us God's plan, God's timing and the way God can turn things around. It is a very relevant account of what God wants to do today. It is a book about God moving in a powerful way and reversing what seems impossible to reverse. It not only speaks to what God used to do, but what He is still doing today: renewing nations, changing people, transforming families, renewing communities. It gives us application for our prayer lives, for our walk of faith and the way we deal with the condition of the world today. And we see that God can be trusted. First Samuel can be summed up in one word: REVIVAL! First Samuel has three Key Figures: - Samuel - (from the tribe of Levi) He was the last of the Judges and he was a prophet. - Saul (from the tribe of Benjamin) would become Israel's first king. - David (from the tribe of Judah) the one who will fulfill the prophetic word to Jacob. Judah would be the tribe from which the King of kings, Jesus, the Lion of Judah came. David becomes the king of Israel. God used David to do amazing things in a single generation. The book starts with the story of Samuel the son of Hannah who had promised that if God would give her a child she would give him back to God. God answers her prayer and when he was around 5 or 6 or so Hannah brings her son, Samuel, to Eli the priest. Next we hear of the Lord speaking to Samuel. And all Israel recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the Lord and through him God's Word came to all Israel opening up a time of revival that begins with a tragedy. The tragedy: The Philistines attack and defeat the Israelites, taking the Ark of the Covenant. Eli's sons die in the battle and when he hears his sons have died and that the Ark of the Covenant of God was taken by the Philistines, Eli falls forward, dead. But the tragedy of the Ark being taken is not where the story ends. The Philistines take the Ark of God. The Ark was sacred and holy - the symbol of the presence of God and they take it to their city of Ashdod and into Dagon's temple. But the next day Dagon is found tipped over. They set him back up but the next day he is again tipped over and his hands are broken off and people begin to break out in tumors. They send the Ark of God to the city of Gath (the Philistine town that Goliath is from). Again people start getting sick with tumors, so they give the Ark to city of Ekron and again people become sick. Many who made light of the Ark of God died. The story continues until the Ark arrives at Kiribath Jearim, back with the Israelites. It remains there for the next 20 years. What do we learn from this story of the Ark of God? We learn the truth of who can stand in the presence of a God who is a holy, awesome, and gracious. He is not to be treated lightly. We are to humble ourselves before Him and when we do, what happens? Just what happened amongst the Israelites who humbled themselves. Repentance and revival break out. The Israelites turn back to God. The children of Israel decide they want to have kings instead of judges. Saul is the first king of Israel. Rise and Fall of Saul: - Encounter with Samuel (9-10) - Chosen at Mizpah (10:17-27) - Defense of Jabesh Gilead (11) - Consequences (13:`3-14; 15:22-24) - God's choice (16) Saul starts out so well and ends so poorly. He doesn't remain obedient to God. We also learn from Saul that we are to please God and not people. Because Saul did not remain obedient to God, God seeks a man after His own heart to be the new king. Samuel anoints David to be king, the shepherd boy. David is a picture of the King of Kings, Jesus, who is to come. David: - More chapters devoted to David than any other Old Testament character - Author of over half of the Psalms - Quoted more often in the New Testament than any other Old Testament figure Join us next week for part 2 of our study of 1 Samuel and part 1 of 2 Samuel. For all of our FREE resources: video, podcast, Reading Schedule, and a study guide for each book of the Bible plus any extra items, plus how to listen by radio broadcast - find it all here: https://www.awakeusnow.com/bible-in-a-year Our Bible in a Year study will walk you through the Bible book by book taking you from Genesis to Revelation, revealing Jesus throughout both the Old and the New Testaments! In Ephesians 6, the word of God is called the sword of the spirit, and a sword is best used when you take it out of the scabbard to use it! Hebrews 4:12 says the Word of God is alive and active! Meaning it is not dry, dusty, old stuff. It is living and active! And because it is the Living Word, it has the power to impact us still today! Our website – https://www.awakeusnow.com
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  • March 5 - Judges & Ruth

    March 5 - Judges & Ruth
    Mar 5 2026
    The Book of Judges has some of the most painful accounts in the Old Testament, one that highlights the sinfulness of human beings and emphasizes the importance of repentance, turning back to God, but at the same time it shows us the faithfulness and patience of God. A book that shows us as we study the past we can learn from it. Judges refers not so much to a judge in a court, but rather a person appointed and anointed by God to protect, restore, redeem and defend His people. They stand between disaster and hope in the living God. We see a repeated pattern in the book of Judges: God is faithful, then His people become unfaithful, disaster comes, they cry out to God, and God who is faithful answers them. It is a tragic time, but it keeps us reminded of God's faithfulness. Pastor shares a timeline from the exodus (around 1446 BC) through King David (1010 BC) and shows the period of the Judges from 1374-1050 BC. A 300 year period of immorality, chaos, upheaval, idolatry, and where they wandered away from God. Summary of Judges There are many parallels to our world today… 2:10 …another generation grew up who knew neither the Lord nor what he had done for Israel. 3:7 …they forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs. 21:25 …everyone did as they saw fit. The Judges that Pastor focuses on: Ehud ( Judges 3) Eglon, the King of Moab had oppressed the Israelites for 18 years. They cried out to God and He sent them a deliverer - Ehud. Ehud killed King Eglon and the Israelites defeat their Moabite oppressors and there is peace for 80 years. Deborah (Judges 4-5) A prophetess of great faith and great courage. Through a prophetic word from Deborah, Barak and Deborah lead the Israelites in battle against Sisera, the commander of the Canaanite King Jabin's army. Sisera flees as the Israelites defeat the Canaanite army and he comes to Jael's tent to hide and she kills him. The Israelites defeat the Canaanites and there is peace for 40 years. Gideon (Judges 6-8) This story reminds us that God does things His own way and that when God's people follow Him, He brings victory, renewal and triumph, though He does it in ways that are counter-intuitive. God is to be in charge and He is to get the glory. The Israelites have again fallen away from the Lord and Midianites are oppressing them. An angel of the Lord comes to Gideon and tells him he will be their deliverer. And from this story we see that what man calls impossible is never impossible with God. Gideon, following God, takes 300 men with 300 shofars, torches and jugs at night to surround the huge Midianite army camp. They blow shofars, shout "a sword for the Lord and for Gideon," shatter the pottery and the Midianites turn on each other as the power of God is revealed. But Gideon and the people lapse again into spiritual ruin. Jephthah (Judges 10-11) A skilled warrior but again the people fall into spiritual sin. Samson (Judges 13-16) Samson's mom and dad receive a visit from an angel saying that their son Samson will be raised up as the Israelite's deliverer. He is a powerfully strong man. But he goes against what he is supposed to be and who God had called him to be. It's the story of a wedding gone wrong that ends in a contest of Samson against the Philistines where he is captured, blinded, and his hair cut. Samson ends up in his death killing more Philistines than he had throughout his whole life. Throughout the rest of the book we see how moral indifference and chaos lead to spiritual rejection of God and great chaos. We see the decay of the people and the Benjaminite tribe nearly wiped out through their evils ways. Pastor moves into the Book of Ruth, a love story that took place in the 300 year window of the judges. During this time ungodly time, we see there are still godly people. The book starts with a famine in Bethlehem so Elimelek takes his family to Moab. He dies and his sons die. His wife Naomi and her 2 daughter's in-law are alone. One daughter in-law stays with her, a moabite woman named Ruth. Naomi returns to Bethlehem taking Ruth with her. Widows with nothing. Ruth, by God's design, gleans wheat from a field owned by Boaz. Boaz is a man who lives his faith and he allows her to continue to glean wheat from his field and promises her protection. And the story ends with Boaz marrying Ruth. The Book of Ruth ends with a genealogy showing us that Boaz was the son of Salmon and Rahab (the prostitute from Jericho who had protected the Israelite spies). Boaz marries Ruth (a moabite) and they have a child named Obed who had a child named Jesse (David's father) who has a son name David (King David). We see this genealogy in Matthew 1 in the lineage of Jesus. We see God in the details in this story of Ruth! God always wins! Join us next week for a study of the book of 1 Samuel. For all of our FREE resources: video, podcast, Reading Schedule, and a study guide for each book of the Bible plus any extra items, plus...
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  • February 26 - Joshua

    February 26 - Joshua
    Feb 26 2026
    Joshua is not just a book of history, it is God taking the events of the past to show us how we are called to live by faith in Him today, in our own walk of faith with Jesus, our Savior. Authorship: Joshua 24:26 Dating: ~ 1406-1374 BC Pastor encourages viewing the movie "Patterns of Evidence." And throughout the teaching shares archeological discoveries that support the scriptures. Our faith is not about how much can be proven, but our faith is a rational, logical, reasonable faith because these things really did happen, they took place in history. Outline: - Conquest of the land (chapters 1-12) - Division of the land (chapters 13-24) Throughout Joshua we see that God keeps His word. What was promised, He delivers. Joshua is the first of the Prophetic books in the section of Scriptures called the Nevi'im. Title of Joshua: Deuteronomy 3:21 Joshua 1:1 Nehemiah 8:17 Joshua's name means Yeshua/Yahweh saves, God is Salvation. Joshua, pronounced Yeshua - is also Jesus' name. It is the name the angel gave to Marywhen she was told what to name her baby. Yeshua Hamashiach, means Jesus the Messiah. Who leads the Israelites into the promised land? Joshua (Yeshua) just like Jesus leads us into the Promised Land (Heaven forever with God). Even the title of this book is prophetic, as Joshua is a forerunner of the real Yeshua, Jesus. Pastor does an overview using a map of the area and talks about how the Lord guided the Israelites and that following God and allowing Him to guide us is biblical because when we do things in our own power we are setting ourselves up for failure. If we are to live lives of faith, living a life of faith means being completely dependent on our Heavenly Father, trusting Him for everything. It means we do what He says to do, we go where and when He says to go, we follow where He leads. This book screams the importance of listening to God and doing what He would have us do. The book opens with a promise to Joshua with God saying He will never leave him, and God encourages Joshua to not be afraid and to be strong and courageous. We see this become a motto of God's people. When God is the Lord of our lives, we do not need to fear the future, we do not need to be anxious about anything. The book then moves into the story of Jericho. (Today it is called Tell es-Sultan and it is an archeological site - that substantiates the biblical story of Jericho.) We learn obout Rahab the prostitute whose life and the lives of her family were saved as she helped the spies when they came to check out Jericho and protected them. In Matthew 1:5 we read more about Rahab: In the genealogy of Jesus, we see that Rahab is part of Jesus' genealogy. This shows us that no one is irredeemable and that God uses the redeemed for His purposes. God turns lives around! And He continues this today!! He is our Redeemer! As they enter the land we read that God once again parted the waters, the Jordan River, and they crossed on dry land. They celebrate the Passover for the first time in 38 years and they conquer Jericho by following the Lord's direction, everyone followed the Lord except one man. They were told to not take anything from Jericho when then conquered it, but one person did and that judgement came on the whole people of Israel. All of us are called to follow God and even the failure of one or a few has impact on the whole body. God wants our full trust, complete devotion, absolute faith and consistent obedience. Their victories continue and they recommit themselves to God and build monuments to remind themselves of all God has done and given them. They mark down and build monuments with the laws of God like historical markers. God wants them to remember His faithfulness and throughout the book we see God encouraging His people to follow Him. We end with a look at the "Cities of Refuge" in Joshua 20 and the purpose of the cities and the rules of these cities and how we see even in these a prophetic picture of Jesus, our great High Priest who secures life and salvation for us through His death. The book ends with these words from Joshua: "Choose this day whom you will serve. But as for me and my house we will serve the Lord." This is personal, it's about each of us individually saying: "As for me and my house we will serve the Lord!" Join us next week for a study of the book of Judges. For all of our FREE resources: video, podcast, Reading Schedule, and a study guide for each book of the Bible plus any extra items, plus how to listen by radio broadcast - find it all here: https://www.awakeusnow.com/bible-in-a-year Our Bible in a Year study will walk you through the Bible book by book taking you from Genesis to Revelation, revealing Jesus throughout both the Old and the New Testaments! In Ephesians 6, the word of God is called the sword of the spirit, and a sword is best used when you take it out of the scabbard to use it! Hebrews ...
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