We continue to consider Saul as Isreal’s first king and the dynasty that could have been continued in his son, Jonathan.

What does a psalm of Zion have to say to the church? Join us as we consider the text and see that the Lord has founded Zion, he delights in his people, he makes Gentiles to be citizens, and communicates grace to us through Christ’s church.

Join us as walk through the text with Abraham and consider God’s faithfulness to our sinful father in the faith.

What are the priorities of the community returned from exile, and what do they have to teach us about how to weather various trials?

Saul is the king we asked for, and this is the fight we were told to watch for—but something is terribly wrong!

We consider the story of Lot’s deliverance from God’s righteous judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah. What led Lot to this point, and what does that spell for the future? Do he and his descendants finally escape judgment, or succumb to a similar fate?

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Is Saul finally the king the people desire? Or the king they deserve? He’s certainly, as Samuel reminds them, the one they asked for!

As we finish the first chapter of Ezra we consider what the return from exile teaches about God’s pattern for redeeming his people.