Gilbert House Fellowship #60: 1 Samuel 1-7
2016-01-10
OUR STUDY of the Old Testament now moves to the time of the creation of the monarchy in Israel.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #58: Ruth 1-4
2016-01-03
THE ROLE of the kinsman-redeemer and God’s willingness to accept Gentiles who seek Him are the themes of the Book of Ruth, which records the story of a young widow from Moab who finds favor and “rest”–security–in the person of Boaz, a relative of her late father-in-law.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #57: Judges 13-21
2015-12-20
WE CONCLUDE our study of the Book of Judges today with several incidents from the period between the conquest of Canaan and the establishment of the monarchy in Israel.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #56: Judges 6-12
2015-12-13
TODAY WE discuss a test of faith most of us hope we never experience: God chose Gideon to lead Israel against the armies of Midian and Amalek–then He ordered Gideon to send most of the troops so that he was outnumbered 400-to-1.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #55: Judges 1-5
2015-12-06
WE BEGIN our study of the second of the Historical Books, Judges. It chronicles Israel’s slide into apostasy and chaos, showing the need for a godly king to lead them.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #54: Joshua 18-24
2015-11-29
JOSHUA NEARS the end of his life. He sends a surveying team to divide Canaan which is then assigned to tribes by casting lots. We also look at his final instructions for Israel which include the declaration, “As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”Continue Reading