Journey Through Scripture

Send us Fan Mail Today we see Saul murder an entire town of priests and David show mercy to Saul rather than take an opportunity to kill him. 

Send us Fan Mail Today we see David pretend to be insane to escape the Philistines. 

Send us Fan Mail Today we see Saul so filled with hatred for David that he tries to kill him several times - and even tries to kill his own son, Jonathan, for defending David's innocence. 

Send us Fan Mail Today we see David kill Goliath! What a great example of courage through faith in God when faced with impossible circumstances. 

Send us Fan Mail Today we see the beginning of Saul's reign as the first king of Israel and the courage and faith of his son, Jonathan. 

Send us Fan Mail Today we see King Saul become arrogant and disobey God and is told that the kingdom will be torn from him and given to someone better than him.  (Can you guess who? hint: slingshot)

Send us Fan Mail Today we see the choosing of Israel's first king, Saul. God warns them against it, but Israel demands their own way once again. 

Send us Fan Mail Today we see the birth of Samuel and the wicked sons of Eli, the priest. Quite a contrast between Samuel, who is dedicated to God's service, and the priest's sons, who are dedicated to abusing God's laws. 

Send us Fan Mail Today we see the death of Eli and his sons as well as the eventual defeat of the Philistines. God also shows that He is the one true God when He destroys the false god Dagon!

Send us Fan Mail Today we see one of the Israelite tribes, Benjamin, allow such depravity that it is almost wiped out by the remaining tribes. But God allows them to begin to rebuild after a painful purging. 

Send us Fan Mail Today we see the rise and fall of Samson - the man with superhuman strength who is brought down by a deceptive woman named Delilah. 

Send us Fan Mail Today we see Micah, an Israelite, decide to set up his own personal temple with his own personal priest...a bad idea!

Send us Fan Mail Today we see God choose Jephthah, son of a prostitute, to lead Israel to another victory. Jephthah also makes a vow to God that results in tragedy.  

Send us Fan Mail Today we see the beautiful story of Ruth. Even though she is not an Israelite, she chooses to live with them and follow the true God - and God rewards her with love and kindness. 

Send us Fan Mail Today we see Gideon dying and one of his sons murdering his 70 brothers so that he can be ruler over Israel. God's not about to let that go unanswered. 

Send us Fan Mail Today Gideon is chosen to be God's hero in 'battle' against the mighty Midianites. 

Send us Fan Mail Today we see Deborah and Jael, two women, step up to courageously lead the way and obey God. 

Send us Fan Mail Today we see how the Israelites fail to keep their commitment to total obedience after Joshua dies. 

Send us Fan Mail Today we see Israel reaping the consequences of their disobedience...just as God warned them. We also see God's compassion when they cry out. 

Send us Fan Mail Today Joshua finishes dividing up the land and establishes cities of refuge.  

Send us Fan Mail Today Joshua speaks to the people for the final time. He gives reminds them of God's faithfulness and warns them against disobedience. 

Send us Fan Mail Today Joshua is dividing the promised land among the tribes of Israel. 

Send us Fan Mail Today Joshua leads Israel into conquest of the land of Canaan - destroying 31 wicked kings and their territories. (Thanks to God's divine intervention.)

Send us Fan Mail Today Joshua leads the Israelites to defeat the city of Jericho. (Well - actually - God does it for them.) Then they learn, again, that you cannot hide your sin from God.  

Send us Fan Mail Today Joshua takes over as the leader of Israel. We see several similarities between Joshua and Moses, showing that God has truly chosen Joshua to lead His people.