by Jeffrey Kranz | Jan 28, 2014 | Bible Books
Overview of Ecclesiastes The Preacher. This guy has it all. He’s a world-renowned wise man. He’s king over the twelve tribes of Israel. But he can’t hold onto it forever. He’ll die someday, and who knows how his sons will handle the... by Jeffrey Kranz | Jan 26, 2014 | Bible Books
The nation of Israel has long been split into two nations: North and South, Israel and Judah. They’d weathered wars against each other and the surrounding nation for a few hundred years, but neither kingdom can stand through the storms to come. The Assyrians... by Jeffrey Kranz | Jan 21, 2014 | Bible Books
Jerusalem has already been conquered twice. The first time, the Babylonians took Daniel and the noble families of the land (Dan 1:1–3, 6) back to Babylon. Eight years later, the Jews rebelled, and the Babylonians took the king and 10,000 captives. One of those... by Jeffrey Kranz | Jan 18, 2014 | Bible Books
The city of God is in ruins. The temple is destroyed. The king’s palace is in shambles. The gates are burned down. The walls are torn apart. The Babylonians have ransacked the holy city. “How?” That’s the original name of Lamentations, this... by Jeffrey Kranz | Jan 16, 2014 | Bible Books
The temple of the Lord had stood in Jerusalem for more than 300 years. The nation was known by God’s name: the surrounding nations had heard of the wonders Israel’s God had worked for them in Egypt, in the wilderness, and in their own land. Israel’s...
by Jeffrey Kranz | Jan 12, 2014 | Bible Books
If you look at your Bible’s table of contents, you’ll find that the Bible has two main divisions: the Old Testament and the New Testament. While the Old Testament is bigger (about 77% of the whole Bible), the New Testament is the part with the stories of...