→ Show Notes: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2022/07/05/esther-ep-163-quotes-and-notes/ → Enroll in Institute: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/si/institute?lang=eng → Timestamps: 00:26 – A brief overview of these chapters. 07:28 – King Ahasuerus seeks a new queen and Esther is put forth by her uncle Mordecai. He compels Esther to not reveal her Jewish heritage to the king. She is chosenContinue Reading

→ Show Notes: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2022/07/01/ezra-nehemiah-ep-162-quotes-and-notes/ → Enroll in Institute: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/si/institute?lang=eng → Timestamps: 00:26 – King Cyrus of Persia overtakes Babylon. He believes the Jewish people Babylon conquered should be able to go home. 02:02 – The books of Ezra and Nehemiah provide brief accounts of the rebuilding of the temple and theContinue Reading

→ Show Notes: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2022/06/28/2-kings-17-25-ep-161-quotes-and-notes/ → Enroll in Institute: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/si/institute?lang=eng → Timestamps: 00:26 – A brief overview of these chapters. 05:30 – Israel is scattered because they rejected God’s statutes and covenants. 09:12 – Israel caused their sons and daughters to pass through the fire and the Lord was very angry withContinue Reading

Show Notes: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2022/06/08/2-kings-2-7-ep-160-quotes-and-notes/ Enroll in Institute: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/si/institute?lang=eng Timestamps: 00:26 – A brief overview of these chapters. 05:04 – Elijah calls down fire from heaven to consume King Ahaziah’s soldiers that were sent to apprehend him. 12:09 – Elisha is wrapped in the mantel of Elijah. Youth that mock Elisha are attackedContinue Reading

Show Notes: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2022/06/06/1-kings-12-22-ep-159-quotes-and-notes/ Enroll in Institute: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/si/institute?lang=eng Timestamps: 00:26 – An overview of these chapters. The kingdom of Israel divides when Solomon’s son Rehoboam refuses to reduce the burden on the northern tribes. 07:00 – A brief history of the Lost Ten Tribes in the north and Judah in the south.Continue Reading

Show Notes: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2022/05/20/2-samuel-1-kings-1-11-ep-158-quotes-and-notes/ Enroll in Institute: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/si/institute?lang=eng Timestamps: 00:26 – A brief overview of these chapters. 02:52 – Israel anoints David as king. 06:59 – Uzzah is smitten for steadying the Ark. 11:37 – David acts as both king and priest in his return to Jerusalem. He wears the ephod andContinue Reading

Show Notes: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2022/05/20/1-samuel-4-31-ep-157-quotes-and-notes/ Enroll in Institute: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/si/institute?lang=eng Timestamps: 00:26 – A brief overview of the events that led Israel to seek a king. 09:56 – The Israelites desire a king so they can be like other nations. 16:33 – Forms of unrighteous dominion. 20:38 – Saul was chosen as Israel’s firstContinue Reading

Show Notes Enroll in Institute Timestamps: 00:26 – Ruth, a Moabite, becomes a central character in Israel’s history as the great-grandmother of King David, through whose line comes Jesus Christ. Her story shows that God is the God of the whole world. 10:56 – After becoming a widow, Ruth goes toContinue Reading

Show Notes Enroll in Institute Timestamps: 00:26 – A brief overview of these chapters. 06:25 – The pride cycle explained. 11:49 – The pride cycle illustrated in the Book of Judges. 16:16 – Successive generations of Israelites forget God and the things he has done for them. 18:16 – The themeContinue Reading

Show Notes Enroll in Institute Timestamps: 00:26 – A brief overview of these chapters. 02:46 – Balancing the violence in Joshua with modern revelation and other ways of interpreting the text. 12:37 – If we want the Lord’s help in conflict, then we need to do things the Lord’s way. TheContinue Reading