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                <title><![CDATA[Connect the Dots of the Old Testament -- Josiah, Nebuchadnezzar and Cyrus]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[We witness the final remnant of God's people in Israel being taken into captivity by Babylon. One mi...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We witness the final remnant of God's people in Israel being taken into captivity by Babylon. One might imagine all to be lost. But all was not lost. God would restore his people to their land, that one day a Savior might be born in Bethlehem, in the land of Israel. Learn of the Persians. Learn of Cyrus. See a cylinder inscribed in cuneiform. And complete the connecting of the dots, wrapping up the story of the Old Testament.]]></content:encoded>
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                <title><![CDATA[Connect the Old Testament Dots -- Jehu and Sennacherib]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[While it can seem that rebellion against God can escape punishment, in the end God will never be moc...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[While it can seem that rebellion against God can escape punishment, in the end God will never be mocked. While Israel turned against God so many occasions and God was patient in so many ways, ultimately judgment did come. See an inscription of an Israelite king bowing down before a foreign ruler. Follow the assault of Assyria on the northern and southern kingdoms of Israel and Judah. See three-dimensional images, inscribed on the wall, of Israelites enduring the most horrific of consequences. Be reminded that our God is serious about his word, and be amazed at what a miracle it is that God's grace endures.]]></content:encoded>
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                <title><![CDATA[Connect the Old Testament Dots -- Jeroboam, Ahab and Elijah]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Observe the nation of God going godless. The ruins of a calf altar shout out the boldness with which...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Observe the nation of God going godless. The ruins of a calf altar shout out the boldness with which God's people turned away from the truth. We will see a structure from the time of King Ahab, who stole a vineyard from Naboth and threatened the life of Elijah. We will stand near the spot where fire fell from heaven, as Elijah demonstrated that there is only one true God.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2021 19:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Connect the Old Testament Dots -- King David]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[King David is the most well-known king of Israel, the one on whose throne our Savior now sits--Jesus...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[King David is the most well-known king of Israel, the one on whose throne our Savior now sits--Jesus is our eternal King. His ancestor, David, was a hero and a sinner and a humble servant of the Lord who has shared with us, through so many psalms, the joy he had in his Savior. See the valley where this David fought Goliath. Discover the hideout to which David escaped when chased by Saul. See the city that David built, a 3000-year-old reminder of the "man after God's own heart."]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2021 19:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Connect the Old Testament Dots -- Between Conquest and Kingdom]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[For many years, the people of God - Israel - did not have a king. God was to be their king, but unfo...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[For many years, the people of God - Israel - did not have a king. God was to be their king, but unfortunately the Israelites did not always honor God as they should. God permitted enemy forces to come into the land. View an Egyptian scarab (a piece of clay with writing on it) from this period of the Judges, reminding us of Egypt's dominant political role in the land that was supposed to belong to God's people. See a mountain where a great battle took place, one that ended with a tent peg pounded through the head of an enemy commander. Consider the sin of God's people, and the Lord's persistent love.]]></content:encoded>
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                <title><![CDATA[Connect the Old Testament Dots -- Sodom, a Seal, and Marching in Circles]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[In this episode we will travel to the Dead Sea and recall the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. We ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode we will travel to the Dead Sea and recall the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. We will discover some of the dark sides of Jesus' family tree, and we will explore the site where "the walls came tumbling down," the ruins of ancient Jericho. We will learn history, and we will see how HIS story remains at the very heart of our story.]]></content:encoded>
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                <title><![CDATA[Connect the Old Testament Dots -- From Satellites to Sacrifice]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[In this episode we will begin our visual and story tour of the Old Testament. You will connect well ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode we will begin our visual and story tour of the Old Testament. You will connect well known Bible events with modern archaeology and ancient history. You will get the big picture, so that the Old Testament feels less like a mystery and more like a miraculous history of God's love for you.

We will consider the relationships between the Gilgamesh Epic and the Old Testament's flood account, get an overview of Israel's geography, understand the big picture of Old Testament chronology, and discover the connection between Abraham and David and the site of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem.]]></content:encoded>
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                <title><![CDATA[Connect the Old Testament Dots -- Committing to God in a Land of Stunning Beauty]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[In this episode we will watch Israel divide into two groups, stand on opposite mountains, and public...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode we will watch Israel divide into two groups, stand on opposite mountains, and publicly commit to following the Lord. This was no small commitment, because idolatry in the land of Canaan was rampant. See examples of this discovered by archaeology. Complete today's tour by marveling at the stunning creative beauty that is a part of this place, Israel, the home of God's people.]]></content:encoded>
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