As the monarchy splits and disintegrates, morally, politically and spiritually, another institution arises to give leadership and inspiration […]
The following reflections are provided this week by Michael Jinteh, Luther Seminary Student, and EMC Ministry Intern. Welcome, […]
Even though David puts down one last challenge to his rule (Sheba, Ch. 20) from Saul’s tribe of […]
In this section more of David’s internal character contradictions are revealed, along with their consequences for his family […]
In the last few chapters of of I Samuel, and the first few of II Samuel, the transition […]
The chief story of this section is David’s ascendancy and Saul’s descent, with important lessons as to why […]
The trajectory of ancient Israelite history turns now toward the centralization of power, toward a monarchy. This is […]
In the last chapter of Judges, Israel’s civil war turns against the one non-Benjamite community that did not […]
The spiral of decadence, defeat and oppression, repentance and deliverance continues its downward trajectory through the judgeships of […]
In the last chapters of Joshua, we read the last testament of Joshua, prophetic in its nature and […]