Bible in a Year with Jack Graham

In this Bible Story, Israel, God’s chosen people, shout and beg for a king to rule over them. Despite Samuel’s warnings, Israel's demands for a king to reign over them completely and protect them from their enemies. This story is inspired by 1 Samuel 7-8. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is 1 Samuel 7:4 from the King James Version. Episode 78: The Ark of Go...

In this Bible Story, God is victorious over the Philistines and returns to Israel. He plagues the Philistines with tumors, and makes it known that he is the God above all other gods. This story is inspired by 1 Samuel 5-6. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is 1 Samuel 5:4 from the King James Version. Episode 77: All of Israel mourned the loss of the Ark as i...

In this Bible Story, Israel is defeated at the hands of the Philistines. Israel summoned the ark of the covenant to the battle field, but the Philistines defeated them and took the ark, and all of Israel mourned the loss of the ark. This story is inspired by 1 Samuel 4. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is 1 Samuel 4:22 from the King James Version. Episode 7...

In this Bible Story, Samuel is introduced. He was attentive to the voice of God, served the Lord and his people selflessly, and was chosen by God to guide Israel in a period of darkness and uncertainty. This story is inspired by 1 Samuel 1-3. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is 1 Samuel 2:30 from the King James Version. Episode 75: In the time of the judges...

In this Bible Story, Ruth gets remarried to Boaz. They have a child named Obed, who would be the grandfather of one of Israel’s greatest kings, David. This story is inspired by Ruth 3-4. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is Ruth 4:6 from the King James Version. Episode 74: Boaz was a kind man, treating his servants, and Ruth, with generosity and blessing. Na...

In this Bible Story, Naomi loses everything because of the death of her husband and two sons, and the only person to remain faithful to her was Ruth, her daughter-in-law. Both Ruth and Naomi venture to Bethlehem, Naomi’s hometown. There, Ruth works the fields of a kind and noble-man named Boaz. This story is inspired by Ruth 1-2. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible...

In this Bible Story, civil war breaks out between the tribe of Benjamin and the rest of the Israelites. Yet God is faithful and promises to restore Benjamin and the city of Gilead. This story is inspired by Judges 20-21. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is Judges 21:6 from the King James Version. Episode 72: Disgusted and terrified at what had happened in B...

In this Bible Story, some men from the tribe of Benjamin brutally rape the concubine of a Levite. As a message to the people of Israel, the Levite tore his concubine into pieces, and spread her limbs to all the twelve tribes of Israel. This story is inspired by Judges 19. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is Judges 19:24 from the King James Version. Episode...

In this Bible Story, the tribe of Dan steals idols from the house of Micah, and siege an innocent village. The tribe of Dan found a home at the expense of others, and Israel continued to sin before God. This story is inspired by Judges 17-18. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is Judges 18:6 from the King James Version. Episode 70: Israel was descending into...

In this Bible Story, Samson’s shows weakness for Delilah, leading him to reveal the secret to taking away his strength. Samson is then bound and captured by the Philistines. Samson, with one final push with the strength of God, topples the Philistine temple and kills 3,000. This story is inspired by Judges 16. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is Judges 16:6...

In this Bible Story, Samson’s strength and pettiness are on display. He develops a rivalry with the Philistines over his wife, and out of anger and revenge he burns their crops and slaughters 1,000 of their men with the jawbone of a donkey. This story is inspired by Judges 15. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is Judges 15:15 from the King James Version. Epi...

In this Bible Story, Samson battles with a lion, breaks his vow as a Nazarite, and marries a Philistine woman. His foolishness costs him greatly, and his wife marries another man. This story is inspired by Judges 14. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is Judges 14:14 from the King James Version. Episode 67: Samson, now a grown man, was walking around in the c...

In this Bible Story, Samson is born, and God grooms him to be a mighty judge over Israel against the Philistines. Samson was raised to drink no wine or strong drinks, eat only clean foods, and abstain from cutting his hair. This story is inspired by Judges 13. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is Judges 13:5 from the King James Version. Episode 66: Israel, r...

In this Bible Story, Jephthah makes a promise to God that he would sacrifice the first thing he saw after his battle. Little did he know it would be his daughter. So Jephthah mourned, and was remembered for his foolishness. This story is inspired by Judges 10:6-11:40. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is Judges 11:34 from the King James Version. Episode 65:...

In this Bible Story, Israel desires for a king eventually choosing Abimelech, who ruled over Israel with a cruel fist. When he was seeking to burn down a tower in the middle of a city, a woman dropped a millstone on his head killing him. This story is inspired by Judges 9. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is Judges 9:15 from the King James Version. Episode...

In this Bible Story, Gideon leads Israel’s people into victory over the Midianites with only 300 men. Peace then reigns in the land for over forty years. This story is inspired by Judges 7-8. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is Judges 7:7 from the King James Version. Episode 63: The once cowardly Gideon is now commander of a rather large Israelite army. So...

In this Bible Story, Gideon, a cowardly and weak man, finds strength in God. He is filled with enough bravery to summon an army against the Midianite horde and go into battle. This story is inspired by Judges 6. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is Judges 6:37 from the King James Version. Episode 62: Israel lived in peace for a time, worshiping God for his r...

In this Bible Story, Jabin and his general Sisera oppress Israel for over 20 years. The Lord sent Deborah, a mighty and wise woman. He also sent Barak, the commander of Israel’s armies. Sisera fled, and was in the tent of a woman named Jael, and killed in his sleep with a tent peg through his skull. This story is inspired by Judges 4-5. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's...

In this Bible Story, God hears the cries of Israel as he did once in Egypt. Only now, instead of sending Moses, he sends his judges, mighty heroes of great courage, Othniel and Ehud. This story is inspired by Judges 2-3. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is Judges 3:9 from the King James Version. Episode 60: Joshua and his generation had passed and with them...

In this Bible Story, Job begins to ask God about his faithfulness, and sorrow leads him to subtle doubt. God meets Job in a whirlwind, and questions him beyond his human comprehension. This story is inspired by the book of Job. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is Job 42:12 from the King James Version. Episode 59: Job, sick of trying to defend himself to his...

In this Bible Story, Satan makes a second attempt to break Job. Satan removes his health, and Job is faced with his wife and friends, who tragically fail to comfort him. This story is inspired by Job. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is Job 2:9 from the King James Version. Episode 58: Once again Satan comes into the presence of The LORD, and once again God...

In this Bible Story, God boasts of the righteousness of Job. He walked blameless before God and his family as his character would soon be tested to prove to all mankind that it is possible to persevere despite gargantuan loss. This story is inspired by Job. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is Job 1:20 from the King James Version. Episode 57: There once was...

In this Bible Story, Israel transitions into an era of peace and victory. Joshua calls for the people of Israel to stay steadfast and obey God before departing to be with his Lord. This story is inspired by Joshua 14, 23, & 24. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is Joshua 24:15 from the King James Version. Episode 56: Week by week the promised land is being c...

In this Bible Story, Israel battles against five allied armies. God sends hail from the sky and causes the sun to stand still until Israel prevails over their foe. This story is inspired by Joshua 9-10. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is Joshua 9:15 from the King James Version. Episode 55: The Gibeonites, a people of the land of Canaan, hear about what God...

In this Bible Story, Achan takes idols from the city of Jericho after God had given them victory. Achan was found out, and dealt with harshly. Afterwards, Joshua leads the army of Israel to defeat Ai, and restore hope to the people. This story is inspired by Joshua 7-8. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year. Today's Bible verse is Joshua 7:20 from the King James Version. Episode 54:...