TTKIM 5 - The Historical Books in the Old Testament

About this episode

The episode explores the historical books of the Old Testament and their significance in revealing God's hand in Israel's history.

This episode of followHIM features John Bytheway, Hank Smith, and Dr. Ross Baron exploring the “historical books” of the Old Testament—Joshua through Esther—and how they reveal God’s hand in Israel’s history over roughly 800 years, from the entry into the promised land to the Persian period. They explain that these narratives show the blessings and consequences tied to the Abrahamic Covenant and emphasize that God is patient, merciful, and consistently works with His people at their level whi...

People in this episode

Hosts: John Bytheway, Hank Smith

Guest: Dr. Ross Baron

Topics covered

• historical books
• Old Testament
• Israel's history
• Abrahamic Covenant
• God's mercy
• spirituality

Keywords

• historical books
• Old Testament
• Israel
• Abrahamic Covenant
• God's mercy
• spirituality
• Joshua
• Esther

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Old Testament, Abrahamic Covenant

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