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Testing Job Job 1:1 to 6:4 1:1 Once upon a time there was a rich man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. He was indeed one righteous dude. He was very afraid of the Lord, which is wise, and also he hated evil. So that was essentially Job’s stand on the subject […]

Esther and Mordecai Esther 1:1 to 8:8 1:1 King Ahasuerus of Persia would often party with very important men. One day he and some dignitaries were drinking and the king sent for his pretty queen Vashti to be brought in and paraded around before the guys. He insisted she come in wearing something skimpy and […]

Rebuilding the TempleNehemiah 1:1 to 13:31 1:1 Hi, my name is Nehemiah. I am a totally loyal servant to the king of Persia. It is my job to bring the king a cup of wine now and then. It’s a pretty important job so I’m a pretty important guy. 2:1 One day I brought the […]

Post Exile Jerusalem Ezra 1:1 to 9:1 1:1 During the very first year under the rule of King Cyrus, the new king of Persia, the Jews enslaved in Babylon got some excellent news. The king posted a written public notice that read as follows: OFFICIAL NOTICE God has told me to be the boss over […]

The Fall of Jerusalem Second Kings 8:1 to 24:1 8:1 The woman whose son Elisha had revived from illness was sent by that holy man to Philistinia to survive a famine. She eventually returned and the king was nice enough to give her back the land he had taken from her earlier. Things seemed pretty […]

Elisha Second Kings 1:1 to 6:8 1:1 With Ahab dead, Ahaziah took over as king but soon became very sick. The Moabites took this opportunity to rebel against their Israelite overlords. Meanwhile Ahaziah sent men over to Ekron to ask their god Zebub for help getting well. Elijah intercepted them and asked “Zebub? Really? Have […]

Elijah and Ahab First Kings 11:28 to 25:51 11:28 Solomon promoted Jeraboam to number one head boss of all the tribes. One day Jeraboam met a prophet who grabbed at Jerry’s new clothes and tore them into pieces. He used the pieces of clothing to illustrate his predictions of the future political situation. It was […]

King Solomon First Kings 1:1 to 11:28 1:1 King David was getting very old and feeble. He even had trouble staying warm so the country was searched for the perfect beautiful young virgin girl to cuddle with him. She was found and tended to the old king’s physical needs but he didn’t have sex with […]

Bathsheba Second Samuel 1:1 to 24:1 1:1 David was hanging out in Ziklag, just hanging with not much going on. A dirty, ragged man showed up in dirty, ragged clothes. 1:4 The man was an Amalekite and he brought word to David of King Saul’s and Prince Jonathan’s defeat at the hands of the Philistines. […]

GENESIS 01:01   Adam & Eve   In the Big Inning 04:01   Cain & Abel   Don’t bring God fruits 06:07   Noah’s Ark   We’re gonna need a bigger boat 11:10   Abram & Sarai   She works hard for the money 18:01   Sodom & Gomorrah   If I knew that you […]

David and Saul First Samuel 22:1 to 31:1 22:1 David hid in the hills and stayed mobile with his small band of guerrilla insurgents and barely managed to stay one step ahead of Saul’s pursuit. David’s troops ran smack into a band of Philistines but crushed them. 24:3 King Saul’s son, Prince Jonathan, met with […]

David and Goliath First Samuel 16:12 to 22:19 16:12 In private the Lord told Samuel to prepare to soon be pouring oil on a new king’s head. Sam found what he thought was a good candidate for kingship living in the region of Judah and poured oil on the young boy whose name was David. […]