Old Testament Bible Study with Mike Mazzalongo

In this lesson Mike reviews the four excuses Moses offered in an attempt to avoid his mission and the initial results when he finally accepted God's call to face Pharaoh.

Mike reviews several ways to outline the book of Exodus for specific study purposes and then begins with a summary of Moses' life before his miraculous calling from a burning bush.

In this first lesson Mike reviews Egyptian history and geography in setting the scene for the introduction of the Jewish people and their condition before their spiritual and national transformation.

In this lesson, Isaiah reveals the nature of the kind of fast required by God that goes beyond the simple denial of food or drink for a time.

Isaiah's most dynamic and accurate portrait of Jesus the Messiah as Israel's Suffering Servant.

In the Old Testament, there was great joy among those who read and believed the prophecies concerning what we today refer to as Christmas. The happiness caused by this event was felt long before the actual birth of Christ became a reality.

Mike uses Isaiah's call into ministry to provide direction and encouragement for the men and women that are being called into the various ministries that a congregation needs.

America's acceptance of same-sex marriage reflects the confused moral stance that existed in the days of Isaiah when the prophet charged the nation with usurping God's moral order.

In this lesson, Mike will review the fifth of the five strands Isaiah uses to frame his prophecies, the special literacy and structural features of his prophetic utterances.

This lesson continues to examine the third and fourth major topics addressed in Isaiah's writings, the Holy One of Israel, and the faith response of the Jewish people.

This lesson begins a three-part series outlining how Isaiah actually arranged the material in his book.

In this first lesson, Mike will give a brief introduction of Isaiah himself and how his book was written.

In this session, Mike compares the five stages of grief originally taught by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross to the grieving process outlined in the Book of Job.

In this lesson, Mike will share seven life lessons that will help students incorporate this book into practical faithful living.

Job must face his greatest crisis which is being in the presence of God as a guilty sinner.

This lesson reviews the last of the friend's speeches along with Job's summary of his experiences followed by a final speech by Elihu which serves as a bridge to the important questioning of Job by God Himself.

In this second cycle of speeches, we see Job's friends holding their line of argument but observe a shift in Job's reasoning concerning the way God metes out justice and the extent of His mercy.

The author introduces Job's theological crisis through the speeches of Job's friends and Job's reply to each.

This lesson reviews the possible types of outlines that could be used to study Job and what each accomplishes along with the first section of the "thematic" outline used in this study.

Mike continues the introductory material by providing brief summary descriptions of the main characters as well as the purpose and style of possible outlines for this book.

Mike begins this series by examining the introductory features of the book of Job including its possible author, date of writing and several purposes in which this work has served believers through history.

Royal psalms were written for occasions such as royal coronations, anniversaries and weddings, or simply to honor the King.

Praise psalms encompass the actual words sung and recited when worshipping God in various circumstances.

The psalms that lift up God's name and providential care as protector and guide are referred to as assurance psalms.

The suffering psalms described both the trouble and the effect on the author as he poured his heart out before God in prayer.