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Scripture and Tradition Bible Studies
Enjoy samples of Scripture And Tradition’s growing audio library of courses with Dr. Nick Lebish, as well as short reflections and commentaries on the Bible and Catholic faith.
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Zephaniah's "Day of Wrath" (S&T Course Samples #205)
Zephaniah, like Joel, has much to say about the impending Day of the Lord, which won't be delayed for much longer. Babylon's cruel conquest is just around the…
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Habakkuk's Dialogue with God (S&T Course Samples #204)
Habakkuk is unique among the Minor Prophets because he doesn't have any oracles for Israel or Judah. Instead, he dialogues with God about the injustice he sees…
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Nahum's Oracle Against Assyria (S&T Course Samples #203)
The short book of Nahum is rather straightforward, but beautifully structured. Its message is against the mighty empire of Assyria, who will surely fall due to…
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The Ruler From Bethlehem (S&T Course Samples #202)
Some of the most beautiful prophecies of Jesus Christ's birth and mission are recorded in the second half of Micah. We all know that Bethlehem, the birthplace…
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The Shepherd-King of Israel (S&T Course Samples #201)
The Prophet Micah has many echoes of messages found in Hosea, Amos, and Isaiah. He preaches against both Israel and Judah for their covenantal infidelities and…
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Jonah, The Reluctant Prophet (S&T Course Samples #200)
The Prophet Jonah is a well known character of the Old Testament. The story of Jonah and the whale is famous! Yet, few realize how troubled a man of God he…
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Obadiah's Oracle Against Edom (S&T Course Samples #199)
Obadiah is the shortest book in the Old Testament at only 21 verses, but it packs a punch. Obadiah is a "non-standard" prophet because he preaches his oracle…
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Raise Up the Booth of David (S&T Course Samples #198)
The second half of Amos continues the oracles of Judgement against Israel in the form of three "woes" and five visions. However, the book ends on a beautiful…
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The Lord Roars From Zion (S&T Course Samples #197)
The Prophet Amos begins his message against the Northern Kingdom with an ominous warning, "The Lord roars from Zion" (1:2). This image of God as a lion is…
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I Will Pour Out My Spirit (S&T Course Samples #196)
While the first half of Joel is pretty heavy and bleak in its focus on a future punishment by an invading army, the second half of Joel is much more…
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The Day of the Lord is at hand! (S&T Course Samples #195)
Joel is a short, but very powerful book. His main message is "repent, for the day of the Lord is at hand." In this lesson we'll give an introduction to the…
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God's Promises of Restoration in Hosea (S&T Course Samples #194)
This lesson concludes the Book of Hosea with some of the most beautiful language of God's love for his people. Israel was called God's bride in earlier…
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God's Covenantal Lawsuit Against Israel (S&T Course Samples #193)
Because Israel repeatedly broke their covenantal relationship with God over the centuries, God now brings forth a covenantal lawsuit (Heb: riv/b) against them…
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Hosea's Symbolic Marriage (S&T Course Samples #192)
Hosea is the first of the 12 Minor Prophets and it will not be easy to forget him or his message. God told him to preach against the Northern Kingdom of Israel…
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Introducing the Prophets (S&T Course Samples #191)
Who are the prophets and what is prophecy? What is their role and function in the Old Testament and how does that apply in the New Testament? This first lesson…
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The New Exodus Continues (S&T Course Samples #196)
The Book of Nehemiah forms the next iteration of the faithful remnant of Jews who return to rebuild their Jewish identity during the Babylonian Captivity. The…
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The New Exodus Begins (S&T Course Samples #195)
The Book of Ezra covers the history of the first two waves of exiles that returned from captivity. King Cyrus, the Lord's "anointed one" proclaimed an edict…
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Introducing Ezra-Nehemiah (S&T Course Samples #194)
Our first lesson lays the essential groundwork for situating Ezra-Nehemiah in the historical context of Salvation History. In a phrase, the New Exodus promised…
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Failed Reforms and Exile (S&T Course Samples #193)
In this final lesson of our journey through 1-2 Chronicles we see incredible signs of hope in the reforms of Hezekiah and Josiah. However, the people are…
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Dark Times in Judah (S&T Course Samples #192)
Royal infidelities continue in the period from Jehoram to Ahaz. This era is probably one of the most frightening in the history of the divided kingdom as the…
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Royal Infidelities (S&T Course Samples #191)
2 Chronicles 10 begins the final major section of 1-2 Chronicles which focuses on the Judean Kings of the Davidic Kingdom. The Northern Kingdom is largely…
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The Theology of the Temple (S&T Course Samples #190)
The Temple is not just a building, it is the most important moment in OT Salvation History. It's the center of the universe and the summation of all previous…
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The Temple is Built and Consecrated (S&T Course Samples #189)
2 Chronicles 1-9 recounts the life and mission of King Solomon as the great temple builder. All of 1 Chronicles leads to this moment. Solomon's early life is…
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Preparations for the Temple (S&T Course Samples #188)
1 Chron 21-29 mark the final days of David's life according to the Chronicler. He spends this time making all provisions and preparations necessary for the…
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The Davidic Covenant (S&T Course Samples #187)
The davidic covenant in chapter 17 is the heart and core of 1-2 Chronicles. All previous chapters point to it, and all subsequent chapters flow from it. This…
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David's Liturgical Reign (S&T Course Samples #186)
David is known for many things, but rarely as a liturgist. The Chronicler takes pains to show that David is just that. His heart is fixated on worship and…
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Genealogies of Salvation History (S&T Course Samples #185)
The books of 1-2 Chronicles begin in seemingly the least engaging way imaginable, that is, with nine chapters of long genealogies! However, these lists of…
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Introducing 1-2 Chronicles (S&T Course Samples #184)
It's important to spend some time laying the foundation for a study of 1-2 Chronicles by examining the significance of the title, authorship, dating…
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In Praise of Wise Men (S&T Course Samples #183)
Sirach makes a major shift in emphasis in these final chapters of the book. Up to this point, he has been praising wisdom in creation. Now he will focus on…
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Practical Wisdom. (S&T Course Samples #182)
"Lesson 6: Practical Wisdom," is so called because of the numerous topics that Sirach gives in the section of the book on applying wisdom to various aspects of…
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In Praise of Wisdom (S&T Course Samples #181)
Chapter 24 is the center of the Book of Sirach. It is the climatic poem of Wisdom praising herself in creation as she describes her eternal origins in God and…
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Wisdom as Mother and Bride (S&T Course Samples #180)
Lesson 4 begins with our fourth beautiful poem on Wisdom as a Mother and Bride, followed by another set of practical advice on how to avoid obstacles to…
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Submit Yourself to Wisdom (S&T Course Samples #179)
Another beautiful poem on Wisdom opens up this lesson, with incredible connections to Jesus Christ, who is Wisdom incarnate. If you submit yourself to Wisdom…
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Wisdom Comes From The Lord (S&T Course Samples #178)
Sirach opens with a prologue that is super unique and interesting among the books of Scripture. It gives us historical details that help to pinpoint the…
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Introducing the Book of Sirach (S&T Course Samples #177)
Besides the Psalter, this book is the longest of the Wisdom Book corpus in the Old Testament. It is a treasure trove of teachings on the divine origin of…
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Wisdom's Salvation (S&T Course Samples #176)
Wisdom 10-19 forms the second half of the book, which takes a unique direction. The first half in chapters 1-9 talked about the great pursuit of righteousness…
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Seek Wisdom (S&T Course Samples #175)
Solomon warns kings and rulers that all authority comes from God and must be exercised to promote God's laws and holiness. If they love righteousness and seek…
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Seek Immortality (S&T Course Samples #174)
Chapters 1-5 of Wisdom makes the argument that the two ways presented before each of us—the way of righteousness versus the way of unrighteousness—have eternal…
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Introducing the Book of Wisdom (S&T Course Samples #173)
Lesson 1 lays the foundation for this incredible book. We'll review it's place in the Wisdom Literature corpus, it's theological connections to the other…
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Make Haste, My Beloved! (S&T Course Samples #172)
The Song of Songs allegorically expresses the soul's longing for intimacy many times, but the strange thing is that such intimacy doesn't occur, not even at…
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I Will Seek Him Whom My Soul Loves (S&T Course Samples #171)
This lesson examines the first half of the book according to the predominate interpretive views of the groom representing God/Messiah and the bride…
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Introducing the Song of Songs (S&T Course Samples #170)
The Song of Songs, or Song of Solomon, is an incredibly powerful book. At first glance, one might conclude it's exclusively about the love between a husband…
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The Mysteries of Life (S&T Course Samples #169)
The second half of Ecclesiastes develops the various observations of the first half of the book by shifting to analyze the various mysteries of life that we…
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The Vanities of Life (S&T Course Samples #168)
Ecclesiastes opens with the author's most famous, and often repeated, thesis: "Vanity of vanities! All is vanity!" What's more, the book argues that there is…
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Introducing Ecclesiastes (S&T Course Samples #167)
The first lesson is an important step for laying the foundation of this incredibly philosophical book. It will briefly examine Wisdom Literature in general…
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Lady Wisdom's Teachings (S&T Course Samples #166)
After embracing Lady Wisdom, it's time to listen to her teaching. Proverbs has so much to say about living a virtuous life according to the fear of the Lord…
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Embracing Lady Wisdom (S&T Course Samples #165)
Proverbs centers around one of the Bible's super key themes—"The Two Ways"—in an extremely unique manner. The Way of Righteousness is personified by Lady…
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Introducing the Book of Proverbs (S&T Course Samples #164)
The Book of Proverbs within the Wisdom Literature Collection of the Old Testament is understandably beloved by many for its short, pithy, yet memorable wise…
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Job requests that God meet him in court. (S&T Course Samples #163)
Job's three friends have proven worthless and unwise indeed. So, after proclaiming an incredible hymn of wisdom and its origin in God, Job demands that God…
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Seeking Answers to Suffering (S&T Course Samples #162)
After seven days of silence, Job finally opens his mouth to speak. He doesn't curse God, as Satan said he would, but he does curse his own life and the day of…
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Satan's Accusations and Assaults (S&T Course Samples #161)
Job 1-2 is called is prologue for the books and it forms the crucial backstory to why Job suffers as he does. Job is described as one of the wealthiest, but…
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Introducing the Book of Job (S&T Course Samples #160)
Job is one of the greatest works in the Bible, and in world literature. This first lesson covers such important introductory topics to the Book of Job such as…
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The Final Praise Psalms (S&T Course Samples #159)
This final lesson ends with a tremendous, celebratory shout of joy and praise! After all the ups and downs, victories and defeats, as well as blessings and…
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The Psalms of Ascent (S&T Course Samples #158)
Psalms 120-136 form the 2nd Cycle of the 5th Book of the Psalter. Within this collection is the very special "Psalms of Ascent" that pilgrims would sing as…
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The Egyptian Hallel Psalms (S&T Course Sample #157)
Psalms 113-119 form what is called the Egyptian Hallel Psalms, or the Passover Collection. They were sung by Christ himself at the Last Supper before he…
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They Cried to the Lord (S&T Course Samples #156)
Book 5 is the final section of the psalter. It's the longest, but happiest of all five books. Psalm 107 serves as the "overture" of the remaining psalms that…
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Repentance Leads to Restoration (S&T Course Samples #155)
God will assuredly have mercy on Israel in exile and restore Zion, but repentance must come first. In Psalm 101, David leads his people towards repentance with…
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Moses Advises Israel in Exile (S&T Course Samples #154)
Book 4 begins with Psalm 90, the only psalm attributed to Moses. Now that King David is gone, and the people are in exile, it's time for Israel to look back…
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You Are Gods (S&T Course Samples #153)
Psalm 82 speak of how God sits in judgement against the corrupt leaders of Israel, who are called "gods" because they receive God's own authority to rule the…
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The Darkest Psalms (S&T Course Samples #152)
Book 3 of the Psalter begins with Psalm 73. These are the darkest psalms of the psalter as the Davidic kingdom, Jerusalem, and the Temple have been destroyed…