The Story of the Bible

Epizódy

• The Temple and the Fall of Solomon 31.05.2026 27min

  1 Kings 5-11; 2 Chronicles 2-9 King Solomon builds his glorious temple, setting a monument that will be the focus for the religious life of Israel for centuries. He also fails Israel, building wealth and taking wives that will start a long, dark path for the nation. Season 4 ends on a dark note for the kings and kingdom.
• The Ascent of King Solomon 17.05.2026 23min

  1 Kings 1:11-4:34; 2 Chronicles 1 Solomon ascends to the throne. This is a king of unrivaled wealth and wisdom thanks to God's blessing. He eliminates his enemies, gets his request from Yahweh, and settles into his reign with aplomb.
• Passing the Torch 03.05.2026 23min

  1 Kings 1-2:10; 1 Chronicles 28-29 King David passes the kingdom to his chosen son Solomon.
• The Reign of King David 19.04.2026 25min

  2 Samuel 21-24; 1 Chronicles 20:4-27:34 David deals with a famine in the land, fights Philistine giants, causes a plague because of a sinful census, and prepares the transition to his son Solomon.
• Absalom's Defeat and David's Restoration 05.04.2026 29min

  2 Samuel 17:24-20 David gathers an army to face his son. Absalom's hair proves his undoing and David is restored to his capital. Yet another rebellion breaks out and is put down. Joab protects his position as commander.
• Job and the Time Between 23.03.2026 22min

  Job The Story of the Bible sets some historical context for the book of Exodus and tells the story of a good man who had terrible things happen to him.
• Israel in Egypt 23.03.2026 20min

  Genesis 45:16-50:26 Jacob joins his son Joseph in Egypt. Joseph centralizes the power and wealth of Egypt in the person of the Pharaoh. Israel settles in Egypt for a 400 year hiatus from their homeland.
• Dreams Fulfilled 23.03.2026 21min

  Genesis 42-45:25 A famine devastates the land and Joseph's brothers come and bow before their dreamer of a brother. Joseph tests his brothers.
• The Rise of Joseph 23.03.2026 17min

  Genesis 41 The Pharaoh has a strange series of dreams and Joseph is pulled from the prison and placed at the pinnacle of power.
• Joseph in Egypt 23.03.2026 21min

  Genesis 39-40 Joseph rises up, first in Potiphar's household, then in the prison, but keeps facing suffering he does not deserve. The first truly moral of the patriarchs learns obedience through suffering.
• Israel's Family Falls Apart 23.03.2026 26min

  Genesis 37-38 Joseph is sold into slavery, Judah behaves badly.
• He Wrestles with God 23.03.2026 27min

  Genesis 32-36 Jacob gets into the world's strangest wrestling match, gets a blessing, a limp, and a new name. He meets his brother again, then ends up in Shechem. His family again faces tragedy and vengeance, and finally he returns to Bethel. Isaac, Rebekah's nurse, Rachel, and the entirety of Shechem all die.
• Jacob's Wealth and Escape 23.03.2026 17min

  Genesis 30:25-31:55 Jacob takes his family and his animals and flees toward home. Laban overtakes him, but he cannot make his wayward son-in-law return home.
• Jacob in Exile 23.03.2026 27min

  Genesis 28-30:24 Jacob flees from his brother's wrath and ends up in his uncle's home. He has 20 years of work, earns two wives, has 11 sons and a daughter, and gets to feel what it's like to get cheated. The promise of God is affirmed to this grasper and cheater at the start of his journey in a place he will call the House of God.
• The Life of Isaac 23.03.2026 19min

  Genesis 25:19-27 Isaac lives in the promised land. He has two sons, has some interactions with local kings, and sees the effect of favoritism on his family.
• A Wife for Isaac 23.03.2026 20min

  Genesis 23-25:18 The son of the promise needs a wife, so the first of two trips back to Haran takes place. Abraham and Sarah both die and God affirms the covenant with Isaac.
• God's Promises Accomplished 23.03.2026 32min

  Genesis 19-22 Sodom and Gomorrah are judged in a cataclysm, only Lot and his daughters escape. Finally a son is born to Abraham at the age of 100. The supreme act of faith in Abraham's life serves as a foretelling of a future redemption.
• The Covenants 23.03.2026 28min

  Genesis 15-18 Abram wanders. Again and again God meets with him, clarifies and expands the Covenant, and gives both Abram and Sarai new names in keeping with their new purposes. A son is born, but not the right one.
• The Call of Abram 23.03.2026 24min

  Genesis 12-14 God reaches into history and chooses one man, a childless 75 year old descendant of Shem, and tells him to go to a new land. A son and a blessing are promised.
• The Nations 23.03.2026 19min

  Genesis 10-11 Mankind multiplies and spreads throughout the earth. They build a tower to make a name for themselves, but God confuses their speech. Languages now divide humanity. The nations plant themselves.