by Bruce Larson | Oct 14, 2026 | Study Guides
In our last study, we examined the book of Esther. In this study, we will explore the book of Ezra, followed by Nehemiah in our next study guide. These books describe an important period in Israel’s history when God brought His people back from exile, restored...
by Bruce Larson | Oct 7, 2026 | Study Guides
Israel was living in captivity in the Persian Empire. A young Jewish woman named Esther, whose Hebrew name was Hadassah, had lost her parents and was being raised by her older cousin, Mordecai, a godly man who cared deeply for her. Esther was eventually brought to the...
by Bruce Larson | Sep 22, 2026 | Study Guides
When God Gives His Word, He Remains Faithful to His Word One of the most encouraging truths throughout Scripture is that God is faithful to His Word. His people may stumble, make mistakes, and even experience the consequences of their disobedience, but God’s...
by Bruce Larson | Sep 16, 2026 | Study Guides
Israel is in a significant time of transition. In Joshua 1, the Lord tells Joshua that He will be with him and that He will give Israel the land He promised to their forefathers. The key to Joshua’s success would be to meditate on God’s Word, obey it, and apply it to...
by Bruce Larson | Aug 15, 2026 | Study Guides
The Lord promises to gather Israel from the ends of the earth, and to circumcise their hearts so they would love Him with all their hearts and souls. In Deuteronomy, the Lord explained to Israel that when they obey Him, they would be blessed, and when they turn away...
by Bruce Larson | Aug 1, 2026 | Study Guides
When Israel obeys the Lord, their enemies will flee before them seven ways; God will bless the land He gives them, and all the earth will see that they are called by God. Deut. 14:2 NASB 1995: God chose and separated Israel as a people for His own possession out of...
by Bruce Larson | Jul 24, 2026 | Study Guides
In Deuteronomy, we see that God expresses His deep love for Israel and has asked that they love Him with all their heart, soul, and strength. Deut. 4:31, 37-39 NASB 1995: God will not forget His covenant with Israel. He loved Israel’s Fathers and chose their...
by Bruce Larson | Jul 13, 2026 | Study Guides
In the book of Numbers, God blesses Israel and commits to fight for them and be with them. Numbers 6:23-27 NASB 1995: God blesses Israel. 23 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘In this way you shall bless the sons of Israel. You are to say to them: 24 The LORD...
by Bruce Larson | Jun 1, 2026 | Study Guides
“I will not reject them.” “I will remember My covenant with Jacob.” We find three very important promises in these scriptures in Leviticus: First, God will drive out the nations and give Israel the land flowing with milk and honey. He also warns them not to follow the...
by Bruce Larson | May 15, 2026 | Study Guides
Exodus 4:21-22 “Israel is My son, My firstborn”. And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in your power; but I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go. Then you...
by Bruce Larson | May 10, 2026 | Study Guides
This week we will look at scriptures about the life of Jacob. His mother Rebekah was barren and prayed to the Lord for a child. God answered Rebekah’s prayer with a prophecy. Gen. 25:23 NASB 1995 Prophecy about Jacob The Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your...
by Bruce Larson | May 1, 2026 | Study Guides
Gen. 26:2-5: God’s Covenant with Isaac And the Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; stay in the land of which I shall tell you. Live for a time in this land and I will be with you and bless you, for to you and to your descendants I will give all...
by Bruce Larson | Apr 28, 2026 | Study Guides
This week’s scriptures: Gen. 13:14-18 The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Now raise your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward, and eastward and westward; for all the land which you see I will give to you and to...
by Bruce Larson | Apr 25, 2026 | Study Guides
This week’s scripture: Gen. 12: 1-7 1 Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father’s house, To the land which I will show you. 2 And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name...
