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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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Thirsting for the Rock's Water (S&T Course Samples #151)
To call God "Rock" means more than just stating metaphorically that he is sturdy and secure. There are Exodus and Temple images behind this description that…
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The Great Thanksgiving Sacrifice (S&T Course Samples #150)
Psalm 50 teaches that the todah/thanksgiving sacrifice is superior to all others and God calls us to offer it up regularly to him with sincere hearts. That is…
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Thirsting for God (S&T Course Samples #149)
As the deer seeks living waters, so too does my soul seek for you, my God. Such beautiful language and imagery begins the second book of the psalter, which…
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Blessed Is He Whose Sin Is Forgiven (S&T Course Samples #148)
The Psalms proclaim that the man who confesses his sins is freed from guilt and truly blessed. To hold onto our sins causes us terrible suffering that affects…
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Why Have You Forsaken Me?! (S&T Course Samples #147)
Psalm 22 is one of the most famous christological prophecies in the Old Testament. Jesus quotes it from the cross intentionally to show that his passion and…
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To See The Face of God! (S&T Course Samples #146)
Psalms 11-21 continue to develop the main themes of Psalms 1-2, which are the way of the righteous vs. the way of the wicked, and the suffering, yet righteous…
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The importance of Psalms 1-2 (S&T Course Samples #145)
Psalms 1-2 form the introduction for the entire Psalter and are incredibly important for understanding its major themes and lessons. Indeed, Psalm 2 is so…
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Introducing the Psalms (S&T Course Samples #144)
The Psalms are arguably the most popular book of the Old Testament. Indeed, St. Thomas Aquinas says that they contain the whole of Theology within them and St…
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Wrath Turns to Mercy (S&T Course Samples #143)
2 Maccabees closes on a very high note with the story of how God's great mercy is poured out upon his people because of the faithful prayers of the Jewish…
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Hanukkah in Light of Israel's Past (S&T Course Samples #142)
2 Maccabees zooms in on the story of the rededication of the Temple and the crushing Hellenistic persecution with some pretty gruesome and yet inspiring…
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From Maccabees to Hasmoneans (S&T Course Samples #141)
After the death of Judas Maccabeus, his brothers Jonathan and Simon carry the torch to further free Judea from the Greek tyranny. As they make great strides…
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Jewish Martyrdom and Persecutions (S&T Course Samples #140)
The persecutions leveled by Antiochus IV against the Jewish people lead to the courageous resistance movement under the leadership of Judas Maccabeus. For the…
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Introducing the Maccabees (S&T Course Samples #139)
The era of Hellenization was fierce, both in terms of the oppression against the Jews, and with respect to the zealous faith of God's people who chose to fight…
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Esther Intercedes for the Jews (S&T Course Samples #138)
Queen Esther proves to be incredibly brave and heroic by approaching King Ahasuerus on her own. She is risking her life by doing so, but it is worth the risk…
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The Jews Face Imminent Genocide (S&T Course Samples #137)
God reveals the upcoming days of persecution and battle in an apocalyptic dream to a faithful Jew named Mordecai. In this dream, two dragons will battle each…
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Introducing the Book of Esther (S&T Course Samples #136)
The Book of Esther records another epic story of how God delivers his people from disaster through an unlikely source. However, reading Esther can be very…
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Judith Bravely Saves the Jews (S&T Course Samples #135)
The situation couldn't be bleaker for the Jews in Bethulia. They're hungry, thirsty, and desperate. It's precisely at this moment that God will use Judith, a…
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Holofernes the Juggernaut (S&T Course Samples #134)
Judith 1-7 forms the first half of the book which focuses on painting a portrait of the enemy, who by all accounts is overwhelmingly powerful and unstoppable…
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Introducing the Book of Judith (S&T Course Samples #133)
Judith is an epic account of how God delivers his people from conquest through the wisdom and resourcefulness of Judith, a wise and beautiful heroine. However…
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Tobit, Symbol of Israel (S&T Course Samples #132)
Tobit's epic saga began in lesson 2 with "God's faithful suffering in exile." We've come full circle now and see "God's faithful rejoicing in exile." Sorrow…
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Tobit's Vision of True Wealth (S&T Course Samples #131)
Confident that God will hear his prayer for a quick death, Tobit prepares his son Tobias for a journey to retrieve a silver deposit he made years prior. Though…
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Tobit: The Model Israelite (S&T Course Samples #130)
Tobit was a righteous man his entire life, both before and after he was exiled from the Northern Kingdom. He is faithful to God, the Temple, the law, and his…
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Introducing the Book of Tobit (S&T Course Samples #129)
Tobit is a fantastic book. It's a true historical account filled with powerful religious truths about how God provides for those who are faithful to Him, his…
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The Exile of the South (S&T Courses Samples #128)
The Southern Kingdom of Judah continued to exist for approximately 150 years after Israel fell to Assyria in 722 BC. During that time there were some terrific…
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The Exile of the North (S&T Course Samples #127)
God was patient and gentle with Israel for 200 years. Over and over again he called Israel to repent of their sins and come to him with open arms. Yet, they…
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Approaching Exile (S&T Course Samples #126)
After the ministries of God's prophets Elijah and Elisha, Israel still persists in sin. As a consequence, further curses of the Deuteronomic covenant are…
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Elisha: The Spiritual Firstborn Son (S&T Course Samples #125)
If Elijah is "the father of the prophets," as we saw in Lesson 6, then his firstborn son will be his young protégée Elisha, who faithfully proclaims repentance…
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Elijah: The Father of Prophets (S&T Course Samples #124)
Elijah is the first of the great prophets in the Old Testament. In fact, he is called "the father of prophets" and for good reason. All of his miracles and…
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The Divorce of David's Kingdom (S&T Course Samples #123)
Because of Solomon's sins, the kingdom was to be torn away from him as the prophet Ahijah foretold. However, this tearing away should be understood as a…
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Solomon's Mission to the Nations and Jesus Christ. (S&T Course Samples #122)
Solomon was given an abundance of grace, blessings, and wisdom to bless not only Israel, but all the gentile nations surrounding him. And that is exactly what…
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Solomon's Glorious Temple (S&T Course Samples #121)
The construction of the Temple is arguably the high point of the entire Old Testament. It marks the occasion when Israel finally has "rest" from her enemies…
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Solomon the Wise (S&T Course Samples #120)
The beginning Solomon's reign was marked by some key dramatic problems, but he proved to be both humble and wise to establish the kingdom that was destined for…
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An Introduction to 1-2 Kings (S&T Course Samples #113)
It is always helpful and productive to spend some time looking at the introductory topics of a new book. We'll quickly cover issues like the title, dating…
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David's Bitter-Sweet Return To Jerusalem (S&T Course Samples #112)
David's return to Jerusalem was not the triumphant victory and relief many thought it should be. He regained his throne but at the cost of his Absalom's life…
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David's Fall From Grace (S&T Course Samples #111)
David's sins are infamous, but how could he have committed such crimes after all that God had done for him throughout his life and sworn to him through the…
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The Highpoint of the Old Testament (S&T Course Samples #110)
The theological highpoint of both books of Samuel, and arguably even of the entire Old Testament, is the Davidic Covenant found in 2 Sam 7. God has been…
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David Begins in Hebron (S&T Course Samples #109)
David trusted in God with heroic patience for many years while running from Saul before he became king, but when he did it was only over the tribe of Judah…
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David in Exile (S&T Course Samples #108)
David's many years in exile were undoubtedly very painful, stressful, and confusing. His king and father-in-law relentlessly pursues David all over the country…
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David, A King Unlike All Others (S&T Course Samples #107)
David, unlike Saul, is a king unlike all others. His heart belongs to God and therefore God is with him in all that he does. He is anointed king and goes to…
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Samuel's Ominous Parting Words (S&T Course Samples #106)
In between Saul's anointing in 1 Sam 9-11 and Saul's fall from grace in 1 Sam 13-15, Samuel gives his farewell speech that sounds awfully familiar. Indeed, as…
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Rejecting God's Kingship (S&T Course Samples #105)
The transition between the era of the Judges and the era of the Monarchy isn't a smooth one. Israel sinfully asks for a king to "be like all the other…
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Samuel, the Greatest Judge (S&T Course Samples #104)
Samuel is arguably the greatest of all the Biblical "judges" during this period of salvation history, which is a welcome change from the stories of those in…
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An Introduction to 1-2 Samuel (S&T Course Samples #103)
It's important to set the stage before beginning to study any Biblical book. This lesson will review topics like the title, dating, authorship, structure, main…
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The Context and Cast of Characters of Ruth (S&T Course Samples #102)
The first verses of the book of Ruth set the plot for the story. We learn about the historical, geographical, and theological contexts as well as the cast of…
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Ruth: More Than Meets the Eye (S&T Course Samples #101)
There is more than meets the eye with this little book of the Old Testament. It describes a beautiful love story between a man a woman, but more so between God…
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Judges and the Dictatorship of Relativism (S&T Course Samples #100)
The time period of the Judges is filled with social, moral, and religious chaos all because "they did whatever was right in their own eyes." Such is the…
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Samson: A Failed Hero (S&T Course Samples #99)
Samson is undoubtably the most popular and well-known Judge, but unfortunately he is also the most frustrating. He is born with many indications of being great…
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Gideon, a New Moses? (S&T Course Samples #98)
Gideon is a complicated figure with some good traits, but mostly bad ones. However, he began decently well, with his call echoing the vocation of Moses…
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Failure to Launch. (S&T Course Samples #97)
Judges begins with a description of the stunted military, political, and theological advancement of the Israelites as they try to inhabit the land. All of it…
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Why are the Judges so bad? (S&T Course Samples #96)
Reading the book of Judges can set us on edge. Who are these people and how can they be considered God's leaders when they're so flawed? Enjoy this sample of…
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Joshua Echoes Moses' Farewell Speech (S&T Course Samples #95)
Joshua's final words to Israel strongly echo Moses's farewell speech. That's not an accident. Joshua is reinforcing the lessons Moses gave, namely, Israel must…
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Sin Leads to Failure at Ai. (S&T Course Samples #94)
The surprising failure to capture the city of Ai after everything went so smoothly at Jericho shocked everyone. It teaches us the lesson of how one person's…
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Israel's Battle Preparations. (S&T Course Samples #93)
It's time for Israel to begin preparations for their great battle against Jericho. However, their methodology is remarkably different from what you'd expect…
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Home at Last! (S&T Course Samples #92)
After 40 years of wandering in the desert, Israel has come home at last! With a little inside help from Rahab, an unlikely ally, they cross over the Jordan…
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Joshua, Moses' Faithful Servant (S&T Course Samples #91)
The book of Joshua is the climax and completion of the Pentateuch as we see Joshua succeed his mentor Moses to complete the story of the Exodus and fulfill…
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Choose Life! (S&T Course Samples #89)
"Choose Life" is Moses' final, impassioned appeal to Israel before climbing the summit of Mt. Nebo to behold the panoramic view of the promised land and die…
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Laws that Guide Israel's Kings (S&T Course Samples #88)
Moses, the great prophet, foretells of Israel's disobedience in asking for a king and gives instructions on how the king must not become a tyrant but stay…
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The "Method to the Madness" of Deuteronomy's Laws. (S&T Course Samples #87)
Chapter 12 is the beginning of the central section of Deuteronomy, called the "Covenantal Constitution" or the "Deuteronomic Code." Many readers can't seem to…
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Hear Oh Israel! (S&T Course Samples #86)
"Hear Oh Israel" is one of Deuteronomy's famous exhortations to love God unreservedly. It is the refrain found often in chapters 5-11 to obey God and protect…
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Israel, Remember Where You Came From! (S&T Course Samples #85)
Before Moses begins his treatise on the law proper, he exhorts Israel to remember their past and how God is always faithful. Thus, they are never to fear, but…