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The words of an old hymn say: “Build your hopes on things eternal, hold to God’s unchanging hand.” Another song speaks of being guided by God’s “unseen hand.” Well, with the book of Esther we have the only book of the Bible consuming no reference to God’s name; yet His unchanging, unseen hand cannot be […]

There’s no shortage of leadership books in the marketplace. Amazon lists over 100,000 books on with more published every day. Few of them are as practical and up-to-date as the book of Nehemiah. None of them have the inspired power that resides in the thirteen chapters of this book, which is located near the end

Rebuilding is usually harder than original construction, whether it’s a coach rebuilding a team, a family rebuilding a home, a couple rebuilding a marriage, or a prodigal rebuilding a life. But whatever we’re rebuilding we have a blueprint for it in the book of Ezra. Years after the Jewish people had been defeated and dispersed

If you’ve ever gone through a ground-shifting change in life, you know it can be unsettling and upsetting. That’s how God’s people felt in 2 Chronicles as they returned home after seventy years in captivity. They were a people in transition and needed an explanation of their past and future. Second Chronicles met that need

One of life’s great tragedies is the loss of memory. When people suffer dementia, they lose touch with their past; in doing so they lose hope in their future. The book of 1 Chronicles was written to keep the Israelites from suffering spiritual dementia by providing a summary of their history. It gave their collective