Why bother with the interpretive categories of biblical faith when in fact our energy and interest are focused on more immediate matters? The answer is simple and obvious. We linger because, in the midst of our immediate preoccupation with our felt jeopardy and our hope for relief, our imagination does indeed range beyond the immediate to larger, deeper wonderments. Our free-ranging imagination is not finally or fully contained in the immediacy of...

"Outspoken and fearless, Deborah has faith in God but struggles to see the potential her own life holds. As an Israelite woman, she'll marry, have a family, and seek to teach her children about Adonai--and those tasks seem to be more than enough to occupy her time. But God has another plan for her. Israel has been under the near constant terror of Canaan's armies for twenty years, and now God has called Deborah to deliver her people from this oppression....

Hannah and her husband, Elkanah, share a deep and abiding love, for each other, for their God, and for his tabernacle at Shiloh. Greatly disturbed by the corruption of the priests, they long for restoration and pray for a deliverer. As years pass, Hannah remains barren. Pressured by his family to take another wife, Elkanah marries Peninnah, who quickly begins to bear children. Why does God remain silent and indifferent to Hannah's pleas?

"This story follows the Old Testament biblical heroes Caleb and Joshua, showing their acts of bravery, leadership, and faith from the time of Hebrew slavery in Egypt, their Exodus through the Red Sea, years in the wilderness, and the challenging entry into Canaan"--

The Bible begins and ends with a revelation of God that gives redemption its basis. From the first verse of Genesis, the book of origins, we encounter a God of personality, character, purpose, and activity. Only in the light of what he shows us of himself as the Creator of our world and the Interactor with human history does the salvation story assume its proper context. Genesis sets things in order: God first, then us. In the words of the general...

This book is a collection of essays on the Old Testament Prophets that were part of a doctoral seminar. Particular attention is paid to the prophet Ezekiel and some of the important themes in that book.

"Justice, only justice" is Deuteronomy's terse summary of what Yahweh requires of the people of God. What Deuteronomy reveals is that the competence to be God's people, to know God, and to do God's will comes only through hearing the transforming Word of God in Scripture. Deuteronomy sets the scene for hearing God's Word in the wilderness as Moses addresses a new, in-between generation of "all Israel." The people of God are no longer in Egypt, nor...

Get to grips with one of the least-read and least-understood parts of the Old Testament with this helpful study of the Minor Prophets CHAPTER ONE: HOSEA- ISRAEL'S UNFAITHFULNESS AND GOD'S FAITHFUL LOVE CHAPTER TWO: HOSEA- LOVE BEYOND DEGREE CHAPTER THREE: HOSEA- BOOK OF SALVATION CHAPTER FOUR: JOEL- THE PROPHET OF THE DAY OF THE LORD CHAPTER FIVE: JOEL- WHY DOES GOD ALLOW IT? CHAPTER SIX: AMOS- SCOURGE OF THE COMPLACENT CHAPTER SEVEN: AMOS- MAN'S...

The Life and Witness of Jeremiah introduces the general reader to the Hebrew prophet Jeremiah. As such it provides an overall sketch of his life and times and serves as a portal into his thought world. Jeremiah is among the most eloquent and passionate prophets in the Hebrew Bible. For readers who enjoy evocative poetry and harrowing accounts of near-death experiences, Jeremiah merits careful reading. One of the primary purposes in writing this book...

When Christians approach studying the book of Daniel, they most commonly think about beasts and complex prophecies. But what is the value of the stories from the first half of the book? Dr. Terrell Carter takes a look at these stories and what they tell us about God and ourselves, about living in horrible situations, and responding to unimagined pressure and hardship. How does one maintain a strong relationship with God while living in a land and...