The Bible calls David, a man “after God’s own heart.” This phrase is part of a sermon of Paul’s in Acts 13:22—where he is talking about the history of Israel, and Paul says, “After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’ [Read more…]
Prophets and Kings
Lessons and infographics on the Prophets and Kings in the Old Testament taught by Yvon Prehn. In-depth resources for your personal study and links to materials that will enable others to teach this content.
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Samuel and Saul, the importance of listening to God & how to do it
Have you recently had someone say to you, “You aren’t listening to me?”
Most of us have. Maybe we weren’t paying attention, or maybe we didn’t want to hear what we knew someone was going to say. [Read more…]
Chart of Old Testament Prophets and Kings—where they fit in history
NOTE: this chart was updated in 2024–minor, but important change, please download new one if you have the older one
One of the most important things to keep in mind when you read through the Old Testament Prophets is that all these stories took place in real lives in actual history.
To understand their messages correctly, you need to understand their historical context, and to help you do that, I created a chart that will help you see what prophets preached when. [Read more…]