Old Testament Survey Archives - Biblical Literacy

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Lesson 8 – Jacob and Faith – Part 1

Faith is like racquetball in some ways, and yet, it is very different in others. Like racquetball, faith is a personal matter; it is not a team sport. Each of us has our individual faith walk with the Lord. There are times where we are on our game, where our intimacy with the Father is […]

15 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 19 – Journey Stories – Part 3

During this three part series we have been using a “journey theme” to catch the necessary historical narratives of the Israelites going from Egypt, through forty years in the wilderness, and finally into the Promised Land. As we consider their journey, we have highlighted selected vignettes in ways that draw lessons for life in our […]

15 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 26 – 2 Samuel – Part 3: David – the Intimate of God

Adolescence can often be a trying time. Friends come and go. Cliques are formed, including some and excluding others. Establishing intimate friendships that last is often difficult. Fortunately God has created in us an ability to communicate wtih him in all circumstances. We can laugh with him, we can lament with him. We can rely […]

14 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 37 – Amos – Part 2

There are many areas in our world that need the light of God shining and illuminating the dark corners of sin, hypocrisy, and ignorance. Racism has no part among God’s people, nor does abuse of the poor. These are social messages, but that does not relegate them as distant concerns of God. As Mark Lanier […]

14 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 46 – Assyria and Judah Hezekiah and Manassah – Part 2

Que Sera, Sera Whatever will be, will be The Future’s not ours to see Que Sera, Sera What will be, will be. Have you ever felt that way? Have you ever felt the die was cast? Sometimes, does it seem that life has dealt you a hand that you are stuck with, and no matter […]

14 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 56 – Life in Exile

13 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Introduction – Biblical Survey

A little over seven years ago at Champion Forest Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, we launched a Sunday School class on “Biblical Literacy” with about 85 people in attendance. Over a three-year span, we worked hard to teach material, Genesis to Revelation, which would give someone a proficiency in knowing, understanding, and applying the basic […]

15 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 8 – Jacob and Faith – Part 2

Every story needs a protagonist (the hero), something the hero desperately wants (a quest), a danger faced by the hero, and a robust antagonist (the person we love to hate!). Do you know an antagonist? Perhaps a neighbor across the street, a co-worker, or maybe even a boss? In part two of our lesson on […]

15 years ago

Steve Taylor
Lesson 20 – Joshua and the Promised Land – Part 1

Perception is a funny thing. We often hear that perception is reality. Unfortunately for many of us the quest for reality stops with our perception. Usually there is so much more depth to reality and truth than just mere perception. For example, as we contemplate the Israelites’ invasion of the Promised Land, some of us […]

15 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 27 – The House of David

Throughout the life of David, the life of his son Solomon, the days of the monarchy, the days of the latter prophets, and into the New Testament, the beyt David, the house of David, carried special significance not simply as some physical building, nor as the extended family group living together, but of a legacy […]

14 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 38 – Psalms – Part 1

How would you rate your knowledge of poetry? Is your knowledge limited to “The Night Before Christmas” or the always popular, “Roses are Red, Violets are Blue…?” Or maybe you are a true connoisseur of Shakespear’s sonnets, of iambic pentameter, and various rhyming schemes. Or maybe you haven’t given poetry much thought at all. As a student […]

14 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 46 – Assyria and Judah Through the Eyes of Isaiah Part 3

Isaiah is a unique prophet in the way he understands and presents the events facing the people of Israel. He is not awed by the Assyrians nor does he cower in fear. But how can he maintain this attitude in the face of certain defeat and annihilation of the people around him? Perhaps it is […]

14 years ago

W. Mark Lanier