This is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Old Testament Lesson 33, “The Lord Is My Shepherd” on Psalms 1–2; 8; 19–33; 40; 46. The panelists for this roundtable were Neal Rappleye, Jasmin Rappleye and Hales Swift. This roundtable was extracted from...
read moreThis is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Old Testament Lesson 32, “Yet Will I Trust in Him” on Job 1–3; 12–14; 19; 21–24; 38–40; 42. The panelists for this roundtable were Steve Densley, Matthew Bowen and Mark Johnson. This roundtable was extracted...
read moreThis is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Old Testament Lesson 31, “Thou Art Come … for Such a Time as This” on Esther. The panelists for this roundtable were Martin Tanner, Bruce Webster and Kris Frederickson. This roundtable was extracted from the...
read moreThis is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Old Testament Lesson 30, “I Am Doing a Great Work” on Ezra 1; 3–7; Nehemiah 2; 4–6; 8. The panelists for this roundtable were Martin Tanner, John Gee and Kevin Christensen. This roundtable was extracted from...
read moreThis is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Old Testament Lesson 29, “He Trusted in the Lord God of Israel” on 2 Kings 17–25. The panelists for this roundtable were Neal Rappleye, Jasmin Rappleye, Hales Swift and Stephen Smoot. This roundtable was...
read moreThis is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Old Testament Lesson 28, “There Is a Prophet in Israel” on 2 Kings 2–7. The panelist for this roundtable was Martin Tanner. This roundtable was extracted from the May 29th broadcast of Interpreter Radio. The...
read moreThis is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Old Testament Lesson 27, “If the Lord Be God, Follow Him” on 1 Kings 17–19. The panelists for this roundtable were Steve Densley and Mark Johnson. This roundtable was extracted from the May 22nd broadcast of...
read moreThis is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Old Testament Lesson 26, “Thy Kingdom Shall Be Established for Ever” on 2 Samuel 5–7; 11–12; 1 Kings 3; 8; 11. The panelists for this roundtable were Bruce Webster, Mike Parker and Kris Frederickson. This...
read moreThis is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Old Testament Lesson 25, “The Battle Is the Lord’s” on 1 Samuel 8–10; 13; 15–18. The panelists for this roundtable were Terry Hutchinson and John Gee. This roundtable was extracted from the May 8th broadcast...
read moreThis is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Old Testament Lesson 24, “My Heart Rejoiceth in the Lord” on Ruth; 1 Samuel 1–3. The panelists for this roundtable were Neal Rappleye, Jasmin Rappleye and Hales Swift. This roundtable was extracted from the...
read morePsalms Introduction The 150 psalms are songs and poems of praise, written about 1,000 years before the time of Jesus Christ. Scholars have determined that of the almost 300 Old Testament quotes that are found in the New Testament, more than 100 come from Psalms,...
read moreJob Background and Introduction Job is considered to be classic Hebrew poetic scripture, and offers many eternal gospel truths. However, the legitimacy of the book of Job is questioned by some because it isn’t known for certain when and where its events occurred, or...
read moreEsther 1-2 Background and Beginning Like Ezra and Nehemiah, the book of Esther has its setting during the time of the Jewish “captivity” in Babylon/Persia; dating to about 475 BC. The name Esther means “star,” and so she is. Her given name was “Hadassah” (2:7), which...
read moreEzra and Nehemiah Introductory Information In the book of 2 Kings the Assyrians conquered the northern kingdom of Israel. Later, the Babylonians overthrew the Assyrian empire and subsequently conquered the southern kingdom of Judah. Then, in about 539 BC, the...
read more2 Kings 17 The Fall of the Northern Kingdom of Israel This is a key chapter in the Old Testament, for it relates the tragic downfall of Israel as they became subject to the powerful Assyrians who came from the east (some 700 miles away). Some background helps: In 2...
read more2 Kings 1-2 Elijah and Elisha We continue with the ministry of Elijah, now joined by Elisha. Their great work—and ours—is to labor against society’s relentless evil. In chapter 1, Elijah informs king Ahaziah (son of Ahab) that he will soon die. But the king rejects...
read more1 Kings 12-16 Preface to Elijah After the death of Solomon, his son Rehoboam became king: 1 Kings 12:1-11, 16-20—The “old men” who had been advisors to Solomon counseled Rehoboam to be a servant-king to the people; Jeroboam counseled Rehoboam to lighten the “heavy...
read more2 Samuel 5 King David David was anointed king over the tribe of Judah (2 Samuel 2:1-4), and later became king over all Israel (2 Samuel 5:1-3); about fifteen years from the time he was anointed to become king by the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 16:6-13). 2 Samuel 5:4...
read more1 Samuel Events Preceding the First King Some of the significant happenings that came before the Israelite era of kings include: Read 1 Samuel 4:1-3, 7-12, 17-21 (the Israelite armies carried the ark of the covenant into the battlefield as they fought against the...
read moreRuth 1 The Setting of the Story of Ruth The book of Ruth took place toward the end of the time of Israel’s judges, about 1,100 years before Jesus Christ. It is a sweet story of love and devotion to God and family. This is the setting: Elimelech, of the tribe of...
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