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/071215%20Judges%207.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:02 — )Subscribe: RSSThe account of Gideon’s 300 and their victory over an 185,000-man army is well-known to Bible students. However, Daniel Agee looks into an important lesson in this chapter God has the time of year — seemingly just after Passover — this event happened.
With the beginning of the account of Gideon, we meet a new type of judge for Israel and symbolic of kings to follow. Gideon in some ways parallels Moses in his interactions with the angel of the LORD in boldly asking for signs via the fleece.
Daniel Agee looks into the only two female judges of ancient israel, Devorah (Deborah) and Ya’el (Jael), and how that last battle against Canaan parallels the struggles we face today and will face on the Day of the LORD.
Daniel Agee leads an exploration into a couple of centuries of the first judges, or leaders, of Israel — Yehoshua (Joshua), Othniel, Ehud and Shamgar — after Moshe (Moses) and at the start of the conquest of Canaan. From the very beginning, Israel allowed itself to be corrupted.
The Psalms of Ascent (שִׁירים הַמַּעֲלוֹת Shirim haMa’alot, Psalms 120-135) are called such because they relate to the ancient practice of publicly singing these songs when going to God’s house in Yerushalayim (Jerusalem). These poems are connected to סוכת Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, which runs for seven days from the 15th day of the seventh month on the biblical calendar.
https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/070818%20Judges%201.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 55:53 — 12.8MB)Subscribe: RSSQuestions addressed in the recorded discussion
Reader: Jeff Teacher: Daniel Agee Thought questions Which part of the Book of the Law (Genesis–Deuteronomy) did Yehoshua (Joshua) contribute to? How do we know? What is meant by Yehoshua’s rock bearing witness? How is this related to Abel’s blood crying out from the ground? What does this say about the importance of history in […]