These studies cover the ancient grouping of Hebrew Bible writings called Nevi’im (Prophets) and Ketuvim (Writings). These books include from Joshua through Malachi in the conventional Christian canon.
https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/080920%201st%20Samuel%202.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 56:33 — 9.7MB)Subscribe: RSSDiscover how 1 Samuel 2 exposes the danger of religious corruption and the power of humble faith. In this in‑depth Bible study, we unpack Hannah’s prophetic prayer, the sins of Eli’s sons, and why God viewed abuse of the sacrifices as more devastating than […]
https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/080906%201st%20Samuel%201.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 57:35 — 9.9MB)Subscribe: RSSExplore 1 Samuel 1 through a fresh lens in this in-depth Bible study. We unpack Hannah’s desperate prayer, her bold vow, and Eli’s flawed yet pivotal blessing that brings Samuel—the final judge and a Levite prophet—onto Israel’s stage. Discover how Elkanah’s family dynamics, Peninnah’s […]
The Book of Judges comes to an end with the seemingly bizarre account of Israel ganging up on an entire tribe of countrymen and women for the egregious acts of one town. Because the account, chronologically, fits with the events at the beginning of the book, this account is a fitting bookend to set up the spiritual drift detailed in the following historical books.
https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/080719%20Judges%2020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:43 — )Subscribe: RSSThe tribes of Israel recognized the evil done by some in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin (Judges 19). Yet the disaster that came upon the avenging armies twice didn’t convince all of Israel that a greater evil — a pagan priesthood — was […]
Judges 19-20 is a disturbing account of a Levite, from the tribe God picked to be His closest ambassadors to Israel and the world, who not only had a concubine but also callously let her get raped to death by a Sodom-like mob. The Bible’s detractors and defenders of liberal morality hold this account up as a key exhibit, but what does God really want us to learn in this no-holds-barred account?
In the profound depths of Judges 17-18, we encounter a powerful spiritual narrative of B’nei Yisrael’s covenant drift. Through Micah’s unauthorized shrine and the Levite’s compromised priesthood, HaShem reveals the dangerous consequences of creating religious systems outside divine mandate, challenging us to examine our own spiritual authenticity in Yeshua’s light.
https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/080517%20Judges%2016.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:00:00 — 10.3MB)Subscribe: RSSSamson’s final chapter in Judges 16 is far more than a famous love-and-betrayal story. In this study, we explore how Samson’s encounters with Delilah, the tearing out of Gaza’s city gates, and his Nazarite vow all prophetically picture both Messiah and the nation of […]