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As Christians, we eventually learn that there are always choices to make if you want to follow God's way. A thousand little decisions.

After the conquest of Jericho and Ai, Joshua leads the Israelites on a military campaign to possess large portions of Canaanite territory.

When our children were young, during the weeks preceding Christmas, I watched them as they counted down the days, hours, and minutes until that special moment when the "gifts" were opened.

Mike describes the division of the Promised Land among the tribes of Israel along with the provisions for certain individuals and groups.

In Psalm 6, David the king of Israel, goes through a range of emotions as he suffers from an undisclosed illness.

The final section of Joshua's book contains this great leader's final words of wisdom to the Jewish nation and a renewal of the people's covenant with God marking a national and spiritual high point in Israel's history.

I remember Christmas disappointments; left-winger equipment instead of goalie equipment; toboggan instead of pool table... Anybody remember theirs? The problem many times as children is that we are not clear on what was promised.

This first lesson in Judges covers the authorship and dating of this book as well as a comparison with the book of Joshua and a survey of the events and reasons why Israel falls away from its faithful obedience to God as in the days of Joshua.

Perhaps the reason why Christmas time is "special" is because, for some reason or other, everything seems more intense at Christmas.

This section reviews the events leading up to the Canaanite invasion of Israel and its defense by Deborah, the only female judge in Jewish history, along with God's call of Barak.

The disastrous floods that ravage various parts of the world each year remind us of the catastrophic deluge that God once used to destroy the earth in the days of Noah.

Mike reviews the spectacular rise of Gideon as a leader and judge of Israel as well as his fall into idolatry.

Mike reviews the arch of success and failure experienced by some of Israel's best and least known Judges.

Mike reviews the life and times of one of the most iconic and erratic characters of the Old Testament.

This final lesson traces both the religious and moral low points in Israel's history.

In this opening lesson Mike sets the historical setting for the books of Samuel and traces the rise of Samuel as a judge of Israel and a key figure in the nation's transition from a theocracy to a monarchy.

This lesson summarizes the familiar history of the relationship between Israel's first two kings, Saul and David. There is also information concerning God's choice of Saul and lessons for the church today based on these leaders of long ago.

In this lesson Mike will trace David's rise to the highpoint of his reign over Israel and his relationship with God as a man after His own heart.

This final lesson in II Samuel traces the negative family and national events that were a direct result of David's sin with Bathsheba.