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Chapter by Chapter
Chapter by Chapter is a four-year journey through the greatest book given to the human race – the word of God, the Bible – one chapter at a time, 7 minutes a day, 7 days a week.
Episodes
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1 Samuel 20: The Dangerous Middle: DNA or Covenant
1 Samuel 20 places Jonathan between loyalty to his father, Saul, and his covenant with David, reminding us that when family ties conflict with obedience to…
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1 Samuel 19: New Harp or New Heart?
1 Samuel 19 reveals that while David’s harp could temporarily refresh Saul, it could not change a heart that Saul refused to examine, reminding us that when…
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1 Samuel 18: Navigating Toxic Relationships: Knowing About Familiar Spirits and Kindred Spirits
1 Samuel 18 contrasts Jonathan’s godly, covenant friendship with David and Saul’s toxic hostility toward him, reminding us to choose relationships carefully…
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1 Samuel 17: Who Will Stop the Advancement of Evil?
1 Samuel 17 shows how David’s courage stopped Goliath’s advancing threat, reminding us that evil will continue to advance unless people of conviction stand on…
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1 Samuel 16: The Danger of Confidently Accepting What God Has Adamantly Rejected
1 Samuel 16 warns us against trusting our own perceptions instead of God’s voice, as Samuel nearly anoints Eliab because of his appearance until God reminds…
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1 Samuel 15: Swordless Hands
1 Samuel 15 reveals the danger of Saul’s feigned obedience as he refuses to completely remove what God commanded him to destroy, reminding us that some battles…
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1 Samuel 14: Meeting at the Pomegranate Tree or Moving Into Battle
1 Samuel 14 contrasts Saul and 600 men sitting under a pomegranate tree with Jonathan and his armor bearer advancing on their hands and knees, showing how…
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1 Samuel 13: Failing the Minneapolis Test
1 Samuel 13 shows Saul failing a test of truth and obedience when he refuses to take responsibility for disobeying God, reminding us that confession matters…
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1 Samuel 12: The Merciful Thunderstorm
1 Samuel 12 shows Israel confessing its sin of choosing a king instead of God, and God responds with an unexpected thunderstorm that demonstrates His mercy and…
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1 Samuel 11: The Stare of the Snake
1 Samuel 11 shows how Saul, empowered by the Spirit of God, broke the grip of fear and intimidation over Jabesh-gilead and reminds us that the Holy Spirit can…
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1 Samuel 10: Flasks and Horns
1 Samuel 10 contrasts Saul’s man-made flask anointing with David’s God-given horn anointing, raising questions about whether Saul was truly chosen by God or…
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1 Samuel 9: Gifts and Character
1 Samuel 9 introduces Saul as a gifted and impressive man whose height and appearance elevated him to a position of leadership, but his story demonstrates that…
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1 Samuel 8: Minister’s Kids
1 Samuel 8 reveals how Samuel’s ungodly sons influenced Israel’s demand for a king, challenging ministry leaders to prioritize their homes and model…
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1 Samuel 7: Israel Would Win in Battle When They Were Right with God
1 Samuel 7 shows Israel defeating the Philistines not through the ark or military strength, but through repentance, the removal of idols, prayer, and a…
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1 Samuel 6: They Had Seven Months with God and Wanted Nothing to Do with Him
1 Samuel 6 shows the Philistines rejecting God’s presence after seven months of experiencing His power, while the people of Beth-shemesh likewise treated His…
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1 Samuel 5: A Showdown in Enemy Territory
1 Samuel 5 reveals God’s glory triumphing in enemy territory as the captured Ark causes Dagon to fall before the Lord and judgment spreads throughout the…
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1 Samuel 4: One of These Things Is Not Like the Other
1 Samuel 4 shows Israel trusting the ark, religious ceremony, and loud praise instead of confronting the unholy leadership that had brought them into spiritual…
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1 Samuel 3: Learning to Hear the Voice of God and Then Speak What You Heard
1 Samuel 3 tells how young Samuel learns to recognize God’s voice, listen without fear, and faithfully speak what God reveals even when the message is…
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1 Samuel 2: Same House but Not the Same People
1 Samuel 2 contrasts Samuel’s growing devotion to God with the corruption of Eli’s sons, showing that people can live in the same house of God, be exposed to…
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1 Samuel 1: Opening Up Things That Have Been Closed
1 Samuel 1 introduces Hannah, whose persistent prayer over her closed womb becomes the catalyst for the birth of Samuel, demonstrating that God often invites…
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Ruth 4: You Wanted the Land but Not the Moabite, Big Mistake!
Ruth 4 concludes the story as Boaz redeems Ruth, revealing God's providential plan through their marriage that ultimately places Ruth and Rahab in the…
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Ruth 3: The Kinsman Becomes a Redeemer
Ruth 3 centers on Boaz's willingness to become Ruth's kinsman-redeemer, beautifully foreshadowing Christ, our Redeemer, who became one of us to rescue us…
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Ruth 2: If You Want to See God's Work, Learn to Read from Right to Left
Ruth 2 reveals God's quiet providence through Ruth's unexpected encounter with Boaz, reminding us that while we faithfully obey in the present, God is often…
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Ruth 1: A Nation's Prayer That Would Connect Two Countries for a Global Miracle
Ruth 1 begins the journey of Naomi and Ruth from the pain of loss and famine to the hope of redemption, showing how God used Israel's restoration to set in…
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Judges 21: There Is a High Price to Pay for Wearing the Crown That Belongs to God Alone
Judges 21 closes the book by showing the tragic consequences of a nation that rejected God's rule, illustrating how human attempts to solve problems apart from…
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Judges 20: The Danger of Unrecognized Heart Issues
Judges 20 reveals how a nation without God's moral authority responds to one tragedy with even greater violence, reminding us that unaddressed sin in the human…
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Judges 19: Israel Has Chosen Insanity
Judges 19 records one of the darkest chapters in Israel's history, revealing how a nation that rejects God's rule descends into moral chaos, spiritual…
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Judges 18: 600 Proves If God Is Real or Not
Judges 18 contrasts the helplessness of man-made religion with the power of the living God, showing that when life's greatest battles come, only the true God…
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Judges 17: What Happens When There Is No King?
Judges 17 reveals the chaos that follows when everyone becomes their own authority, showing how Israel's rejection of God's rule led to spiritual confusion…
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Judges 16: What Do You Do When Your Deliverer Needs Deliverance?
Judges 16 concludes Samson's tragic story by showing that God's power can still work through a compromised life, but His kindness is meant to lead us to…
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Judges 15: Samson Couldn't Come to Our Bible School
Judges 15 reveals how Samson's extraordinary God-given strength was repeatedly undermined by selfishness, showing that true spiritual leadership is measured…
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Judges 14: Flirting with Your Calling
Judges 14 begins Samson's tragic pattern of compromising the very calling God placed on his life, reminding us that great spiritual potential can be undermined…
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Judges 13: God Shows Up Without an Invitation
Judges 13 introduces the miraculous birth of Samson, revealing God's mercy in raising up a deliverer for Israel even when the people had stopped crying out to…
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Judges 12: Ephraim Did It Again
Judges 12 exposes the danger of selfish ambition through Ephraim's needless conflict with Jephthah, reminding us that God's people must stay focused on the…
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Judges 11: Being on the Wrong Side of History
Judges 11 tells the story of Jephthah, the rejected son whom God raised up to deliver Israel, pointing us to the greater Deliverer, Jesus Christ, who was…
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Judges 10: Not Everyone Needs a Biography Written to Make a Difference
Judges 10 reminds us through the quiet leadership of Tola and Jair that faithful, consistent obedience often has the greatest long-term impact, proving that…
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Judges 9: There Is a Big Difference When God Calls a Man to Lead and When Man Appoints Himself to Lead
Judges 9 contrasts God's calling with self-appointed leadership through Abimelech's ruthless rise and tragic fall, revealing that true authority comes from God…
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Judges 8: I’m Tired, but I’m Still Chasing the Enemy
Judges 8 follows Gideon and his exhausted army as they refuse to stop pursuing the enemy until God's victory is complete, reminding us that faithful service…
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Judges 7: God Is Looking for Those Who Do Civilian Things but Never Lose Their Soldier Mentality
Judges 7 recounts God's dramatic reduction of Gideon's army to 300 men, demonstrating that He values faith-filled, vigilant soldiers over impressive numbers…
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Judges 6: You May Have Gotten the Wrong Man—No Way You Can Use Me, God
Judges 6 introduces Gideon, an unlikely deliverer who questioned God's call and doubted his own ability, yet discovered that God specializes in using ordinary…
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Judges 5: A Really Convicting Song, and We Need More of Them Today
Judges 5 celebrates God's miraculous victory through Deborah's song, but its strongest message is a call to wholehearted commitment, confronting those who…
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Judges 4: She Never Expected to Be a General, and He Never Expected to Make It to the New Testament
Judges 4 highlights God's surprising choice of Deborah to lead Israel into battle and Barak's humble faith in following God's plan, reminding us that God often…
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Judges 3: I Hate Tests, but I Know They Are Necessary
Judges 3 shows that God allows tests not to defeat His people but to train them for obedience and spiritual battle, while Israel's repeated failures remind us…
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Judges 2: The Substitute History Teacher
Judges 2 reveals Jesus, the Angel of the Lord, confronting a generation that had forgotten God's mighty works, reminding us that every generation must…
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Judges 1: What Started as a Conquest Deteriorated into Compromise
Judges 1 begins Israel's gradual descent from wholehearted conquest into compromise, showing how tolerated sin becomes a foothold for future bondage while…
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Joshua 24: A Powerful Statement That Called for a Response
Joshua 24 concludes Joshua's life with his final challenge to Israel, recounting God's faithfulness before calling the nation to choose whom they would serve…
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Joshua 23: God Did Exactly What He Said He Would Do
Joshua 23 records Joshua's farewell to Israel's leaders, celebrating that God fulfilled every promise He made, while urging them to remain faithful so they…
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Joshua 22: Civil War Averted by Simply Listening
Joshua 22 concludes Israel's conquest with an unexpected crisis as the eastern tribes nearly spark a civil war over a misunderstood altar, but patient…
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Joshua 21: Reversing the Curse: How 48 Cities Means Grace
Joshua 21 recounts the Levites receiving forty-eight cities throughout Israel, revealing how God's grace reversed the curse spoken over Levi, transforming a…
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Joshua 20: Six Cities of Refuge for Them Is Actually One Person for Us
Joshua 20 establishes six cities of refuge to protect those who unintentionally caused a death, pointing us to Jesus Christ as our ultimate and eternal refuge…
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Joshua 19: Joshua Goes Last
Joshua 19 concludes the distribution of the Promised Land by showing Joshua receiving his inheritance last, demonstrating that true leaders and faithful…
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Joshua 18: Why Are You Sleeping on a Sofa When a Bed Has Been Provided for You?
Joshua 18 confronts seven tribes that delayed claiming the inheritance God had already given them, reminding us that spiritual complacency can leave us…
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Joshua 17: You Want More? Will You Become a Warrior?
Joshua 17 shows Ephraim and Manasseh asking for a greater inheritance, but Joshua reminds them that more blessing requires more courage, because every greater…
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Joshua 16: An Alarming Addendum to a Great Day
Joshua 16 recounts Ephraim and Manasseh receiving their inheritance, but the chapter ends with the alarming failure to drive out the Canaanites, reminding us…
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Joshua 15: We See You in Your Children
Joshua 15 shows how Caleb's greatest legacy was not conquering giants but raising a daughter and son-in-law whose faith, courage, and boldness reflected the…
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Joshua 14: Everybody Needs to Listen to the 85-Year-Old Man
Joshua 14 highlights Caleb’s unwavering faith as, at eighty-five years old, he boldly claims the mountain God promised him, proving that a life wholly devoted…
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Joshua 13: Have You Ever Told Someone You’re Old? God Did.
Joshua 13 reminds us that God speaks truthfully about every season of life, challenging Joshua to keep pressing forward despite his age because there was still…
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Joshua 12: Go West, Young Man, But Don't Forget East as You Go
Joshua 12 recounts Israel’s victories by honoring both Moses’ eastern conquests and Joshua’s western campaign, reminding us that every new generation advances…
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Joshua 11: Your Enemies Will Prove God's Promises
Joshua 11 shows how overwhelming opposition often rises right after breakthrough, yet God responds with precise, timely victory—sometimes in 24 hours…
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Joshua 10: Possibly Forfeiting the Greatest Miracle of Your Life by Not Keeping Your Word
Joshua 10 is a reminder that covenant faithfulness, even when costly or ill-advised, positions God’s people for extraordinary intervention when they choose to…