Line Upon Line

A verse-by-verse teaching through the book of Ruth, set during the time of the judges, showing how this short story functions as "the romance of redemption" — a picture of Christ the kinsman redeemer who purchases a field and wins a Gentile bride. The teaching traces the meaning of the names, the law of the kinsman redeemer, and the way Ruth foreshadows the gospel of grace.

A verse-by-verse walk through Judges, showing how Israel's repeated cycle of failure in the promised land pictures the believer's ongoing battle with the flesh, and how God's raised-up deliverers point us to wielding the Word of God against sin.

Pastor Miles teaches the entire book of Joshua as a picture of the victorious, Spirit-filled Christian life described in Romans 8, showing how Israel's entrance into the promised land illustrates how believers step by faith out of wilderness wandering into rest, fruitfulness, and victory in Christ. He walks through the book's four divisions—the entrance, the conquest, the division and possession,...

A whole-book journey through Deuteronomy, presenting it as Moses's second giving of the law to the generation poised to enter the Promised Land, and applying that "land of rest" to the Spirit-filled, victorious Christian life. Pastor Miles shows that God's good law reveals our sinfulness, drives us to grace, and—when loved and obeyed out of gratitude—leads believers from the wilderness into fruitf...

A walk through the book of Numbers as the wilderness chapter of God's redemptive story, paralleling Israel's failures and slow growth with the believer's struggle in sanctification (Romans 7) on the way to the rest and victory God promises. Pastor Miles shows how Israel's unbelief kept a whole generation out of the promised land, even as God faithfully provided, protected, guided, and blessed His...

A verse-by-verse overview of Leviticus, showing that the book centers on atonement, sanctification, and holiness, and that its five offerings, its blood, and its priesthood all point to and find fulfillment in Jesus Christ. Pastor Miles emphasizes that God redeemed Israel out of Egypt by grace, then gave Leviticus to show how a saved people could approach and be cleansed by a holy God—a costly pro...

A verse-by-verse walk through Exodus showing that its central theme is redemption—God's power to deliver dead, enslaved man out of Egypt and to dwell in the midst of His redeemed people. The teaching traces Israel from slavery, through Moses and the plagues, across the Red Sea, into the wilderness, and to Sinai, drawing New Testament parallels throughout.

An overview of Genesis as the book of origins, beginning with "In the beginning, God," establishing that creation reveals God's existence, power, and intelligence while Scripture reveals His will and character. The teaching traces God's redemptive plan from the fall through five key characters—Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph—who picture regeneration, justification, sonship, sanctification,...