Digging Deeper on the Major Old Testament Routes

Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. Today we are …

Digging Deeper on the Major Old Testament Routes

As you can see, our map for the Old Testament is not as complicated as you might imagine. Actually, these five routes (see Friday’s post) are the only major routes through the Old Testament. We will take a brief overview of these routes now in this blog. Again, let’s return to the first route of the Old Testament – this route allows us to experience the major events of the people of God as they occur historically.

Following the Original Journey of the People of God

Our first two routes are written as a diary or journal of the actual travels of the people of God in the Old Testament. They are their history books.  As we travel on these two routes, we will be following the original journeys as they unfold, often as if we were participants in the actual events. Considered these two routes:

  • Route No. 1: Forming the first five books of the Bible. On this route we will explore approximately 2,300 years of the formation history for the nation of Israel. We will look at:
  • The book of Genesis, the book of beginnings.
  • The book of Exodus, the book of redemption.
  • The book of Leviticus, the book of worship.
  • The book of Numbers, the book of failure.
  • The book of Deuteronomy, the book of renewed hope.

It is our hope that this background information helps a bit as you read on in the Bible. We will continue this series with our next installment on Tuesday when we talk in detail about the “Old Testament Route Number 2.”

For daily insights into the passage we are reading together each day, you can follow Dr. Smith on Twitter and on Facebook.

You can obtain more help from the FREE Bible reading schedule on our resource page. In His Image is a daily devotional that also follows our reading schedule and expresses the Biblical truth: “God Created You to Love You.” You can find this resource on the side bar of our website.

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Exploring The Road Map Of The Old Testament!

Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. Today we are …

Exploring The Road Map Of The Old Testament!

When Melodee and I began to think about our 20th anniversary journey to Hawaii, one of the important issues was the need for a rental car.  We like to be able to travel and explore on our own.  However, since we had never been to Hawaii, there was some trepidation when it came to navigating on the Islands.

We were excited to find that on Oahu, there are only about 10 major routes on the island.  Once we had that framework in our heads, navigating these 10 routes made exploring many other things along the way easy.

In our journey through the Bible we want you to think of the Bible as two separate islands. The “Big Island” in our journey through the Bible is the Old Testament.  The “Small Island” in our journey is the New Testament.  And like every journey, we will need a map.

Major Old Testament Routes

Flying over the island of Oahu provided us with a bird’s eye view of all of the major landmarks.  It was easy to see the major routes or highways and freeways on the island as we descended.  The geography was such that these man-made ribbons criss-crossed and wrapped the island like a fancy Christmas present.  This made understanding how to travel on Oahu much easier.

As we travel through the Old Testament this year, we will stay on the major routes.  These major routes allow us to understand, follow and travel through the Old Testament with greater ease. They also provide us with the knowledge and understanding necessary to travel without getting lost.

For the moment, let’s understand these major routes. There are five major routes in the Old Testament. However, in order to understand the framework of the Old Testament, you simply need to master the first two major routes.

These first two major routes cover the entire Old Testament’s historical time line.  A good understanding of these two routes allows you the freedom to travel about the Old Testament without getting lost.

Following the Original Journey of the People of God

  • Route No. 1: Forming the first five books of the Bible. On this route we will explore approximately 2,300 years of the formation history for the nation of Israel.
  • Route No. 2: Taking a walk through the history of Israel. On this route we will explore approximately 1,000 years of Israel’s history. It will include the glory days of David and Solomon and the disaster days of Civil War and captivity.  It will end with a broken and weak remnant that is allowed to return to their conquered home in Israel. When we complete this route, we will have read the entire history of the Old Testament.

Experiencing the Original Journey with the People of God

The last three routes in the Old Testament fill in the story line provided above.  These three routes provide the culture, literature, and drama in a much more emotional method.  As you journey on each of these routes, your emotions are pulled in different directions.  Consider the following three routes.

  • Route No. 3: Enjoying the poetry of the Old Testament. On this route we will explore the imagination, hopes, and dreams of the major poets from Israel’s history. Taken from all along the journey of the Old Testament, these works are assembled into five books. Israel’s major poets work to express themselves, their relationships with God and man, their struggles and their triumphs. Truly this is the inspirational literature of the Bible.
  • Route No. 4: Listening to God’s warnings through his messengers. On this route we will explore how God tried to guide Israel on the easiest path he could provide for their lives during their history. God’s messengers here are his prophets.  Although they do not originate their messages, they did deliver them with passion for God. The primary focus of each of these messengers is the nation of Israel. Often those messages were not received well, and just as often the messenger is abused or killed for delivering the message of guidance from God. This may be where the phrase “Don’t shoot the messenger” found its earliest origins.
  • Route No. 5: Hearing God’s guidance “memos” to the disobedient. On this route we will explore how God tried to guide the countries of the Middle East on the easiest path he could provide for their history. We call these “memos” because of their length.  They are shorter warnings than those on Route No. 4, but their purpose is the same. Each memo is designed to provide clear directions back to the best possible path God has designed for them.

It is our hope that this background information helps a bit as you read on in the Bible. We will continue this series with our next installment on Sunday when we talk in detail about the “Old Testament Route Number 1.”

For daily insights into the passage we are reading together each day, you can follow Dr. Smith on Twitter and on Facebook.

You can obtain more help from the FREE Bible reading schedule on our resource page. In His Image is a daily devotional that also follows our reading schedule and expresses the Biblical truth: “God Created You to Love You.” You can find this resource on the side bar of our website.

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God Postpones The Nation of Israel's Invasion! (Numbers)

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God Postpones The Nation’s Invasion

(Numbers 10 – 25)

On the verge of a great break-through, the spies get a big case of cowardice. This momentary lapse of memory concerning the major obstacles God has overcome to get the nation here costs the nation severely.  As Israel listens to a majority of their faithless leadership, they cringe and lose courage. God is angered and prepares to destroy the entire nation!

As you tenderly and gingerly travel through this diary of disaster, be especially observant of the lessons one can learn for their daily life when making the big decisions! The section is divided into four main sections:

  • Israel rebels against God and his leadership. (10-13)
  • Israel rejects God’s plan for conquest. (14.1-25)
  • God sentences that generation to a slow death. (14.26-45)
  • Israel wanders for four decades in a barren desert. (15-25)

It is our hope that this background information helps a bit as you read on in the Bible. We will continue this series with our next installment on Friday when we talk about the “Major Old Testament Routes.”

For daily insights into the passage we are reading together each day, you can follow Dr. Smith on Twitter and on Facebook.

You can obtain more help from the FREE Bible reading schedule on our resource page. In His Image is a daily devotional that also follows our reading schedule and expresses the Biblical truth: “God Created You to Love You.” You can find this resource on the side bar of our website.

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Transformed Welcomes Jud Wilhite!

We are thrilled to welcome Jud Wilhite to the Transformed podcast today. Jud serves as Senior Pastor of Central Christian Church. Thousands attend Central’s campuses along with a global community who attend online. Jud is the author of several books including Throw It Down, Eyes Wide Open and Uncensored Grace. Under Jud’s leadership, Central is dedicated to helping people find their way to God. He is known for his conversational approach to teaching the Bible and his passion to help others know God and love him more. Jud and his wife, Lori, reside in the Las Vegas area with their two children and a slobbery Bulldog named Roxy.

You can learn more about Jud’s ministry here.

Throw It Down

A new book by Jud Wilhite

Whatever negative behaviors or dependencies are holding you captive-whatever is keeping you from being all that God created you to be-you can break free with the step-by-step help and gutsy examples presented in this book. Throw It Down is for those whose destructive habits are keeping them from the lifelong freedom they long for. In other words, it’s for just about all of us! All proceeds from the sales of Throw It Down go to support the ministries of Central Christian Church.

You can purchase Jud’s book here.

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Traveling Light!

Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. Today we want to explore …

Traveling Light

As you probably know, the airlines are limiting and charging for the bags you bring along on your plane trip. Melodee and I made sure that we did not take too much luggage.  However, this does remind us of the most important travel tip we can give you. Whether you’re traveling to Hawaii, through life or through your Bible, you must travel light.

That is why we have mentioned so few traveling items.  Along the way in your journey through the Bible it is quite possible that you will leave some baggage behind. What baggage would you possibly leave behind?  It is our hope that you will leave behind:

–      Bitterness. One of the main reasons that God has communicated through the Bible is to tell you that life can be full of joy! The past can be forgiven and overcome.  Consider these words from David, past king of Israel:

Psalm 16:11

You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

–      Anger. Anger is the cancer of the sole.  It burns like a fire. It destroys like a disease.  The Bible says that anger is learned.  And since anger is learned it can also be unlearned. Consider these words written by Solomon, past king of Israel:

Proverbs 22:24-25

Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man do not go, lest you learn his ways and set a snare for your soul.

–      Worry.  Some estimate that up to 80 percent of all physical diseases and illnesses are triggered or enhanced by worry. Yet worrying can be cured! The Bible says,

Philippians 4:6-7

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

–      Selfishness. The destruction that comes from selfishness is not apparent at first.  Often it takes years to reap the harvest that eventually will come. However, tell-tale signs do become evident along life’s journey. A lack of friends can be the visible sign of a future filled with loneliness.  The Bible will encourage selflessness. Consider these thoughts from the pages of the Bible:

Proverbs 18:24

A man who has friends must himself be friendly, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Matthew 22:39

“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

1 John 3:11

For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

–      Judgmentalism. Being critical and judgmental repels people from us. It sends our adult children to distant states, seldom calling or caring. At night our phone and doorbell does not ring.  The more we’ve put others down the less they want to be with us.  Jesus counters this attitude with these words:

Matthew 7:1-2

“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

–      Lack of forgiveness. Forgiveness is at the center of the very fabric of relationships. Without forgiveness we simply cannot develop close friends.  In developing forgiveness, there is no greater model than God. He provides forgiveness to anyone who asks. He is the model of tremendous forgiveness. In a discussion with one of his followers, Jesus told Peter these words:

Matthew 18:21-22

Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.”

–      Confusion. Troubled? Having difficulty in life?  Worn out, struggling, unsure of what to do?  God promises answers in the Bible! He gives direction through the Bible.  The examples we read about in the Bible provide valuable insight.  The experiences of others give understanding to life. Consider these words from the Bible:

Psalm 19:7-11

The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them Your servant is warned, and in keeping them there is great reward.

There you have it.  All the preparation you need to journey through the Bible.  And that is where we are – journeying through the Bible!

It is our hope that this background information helps a bit as you read on in the Bible. We will continue this series with our next installment: “How to Pack for our Journey Through the Bible” on Sunday when we talk about “What Camera Will You Take on the Journey?”

For daily insights into the passage we are reading together each day, you can follow Dr. Smith on Twitter and on Facebook.

You can obtain more help from the FREE Bible reading schedule on our resource page. In His Image is a daily devotional that also follows our reading schedule and expresses the Biblical truth: “God Created You to Love You.” You can find this resource on the side bar of our website.

It is our hope that this background information helps a bit as you read on in the Bible. We will continue our study through the Bible with our next installment: “God Postpones Israel’s Invasion Plans” on Thursday.

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Does God's Love Change You?

Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. Today we want to explore …

Does My Worship Transform Me?

We have just finished reading the book of Leviticus – the book of worship for the Old Testament God-followers. Their worship was to “set them apart” from the rest of the people on the planet. The question for us at this point is: “Does my worship transform me?” “Do I change as a result of being in God’s presence?”

As you worship God with God’s people in the coming weeks, look for two things: (1) Look to see if your attitude is correct, and (2) Look to see if you have changed as a result of being in worship of God!

o   Look One: Is my attitude correct? Many people today complain that they don’t get anything out of the corporate worship services of their church. One of the major reasons for this is them! When you come to worship this week, ask yourself these simple questions about your attitude …

§  Am I here to receive God’s leadership for my life this week?

§  Am I here to distinguish the lifestyle of God and the lifestyle of the people around me?

§  Am I here to sacrifice the ways I live that don’t lead to life – according to God – for the abundance God wants to give me?

§  Am I here to change – and thereby experience life to the fullest from God?

o   Look Two: Have I changed as I leave my worship of God? True God-worship brings about core changes. Can you see any of these in your life? Or more, can those who know you best see these changes?

§  Can anyone see my passion to pursue faith as a result of my worship of the living and true God today?

§  Can anyone see my passion to pursue moral excellence as a result of my worship of the living and true God today?

§  Can anyone see my passion to pursue knowing God better as a result of my worship of the living and true God today?

§  Can anyone see my passion to pursue self-control as a result of my worship of the living and true God today?

§  Can anyone see my passion to pursue patient endurance as a result of my worship of the living and true God today?

§  Can anyone see my passion to pursue godliness as a result of my worship of the living and true God today?

§  Can anyone see my passion to pursue love for other Christians as a result of my worship of the living and true God today?

§  Can anyone see my passion to pursue love for everyone as a result of my worship of the living and true God today?

It is our hope that this background information helps a bit as you read on in the Bible. We will continue this series with our next installment: “How to Pack for our Journey Through the Bible” on Tuesday when we talk about “Traveling Light on the Journey.”

For daily insights into the passage we are reading together each day, you can follow Dr. Smith on Twitter and on Facebook.

You can obtain more help from the FREE Bible reading schedule on our resource page. In His Image is a daily devotional that also follows our reading schedule and expresses the Biblical truth: “God Created You to Love You.” You can find this resource on the side bar of our website.

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What Camera Will You Take on the Journey Through the Bible?

Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. Today we want to explore …

What Camera Will You Take on the Journey?

A 20th anniversary trip to Hawaii is truly something to be remembered. Melodee and I had dreamed of such a trip for years. Now that we were going, we wanted to take some of the trip home for our scrapbook.  We wanted to be able to share our experiences with family and friends. So we needed some visible record of our journey. Before we left we stocked up on data cards, made sure we had the battery charger for our camera, and made sure our camera was working in excellent condition.

A trip through the Bible is also something to be remembered.  But how does one ‘take photos’ when they are reading? How do we record our journey as we go? Obviously, we will not use a camera. Our camera for this journey will be the journal we mentioned in Thursday’s blog. How do we “record” our journey in our journal? Consider these picture-taking tips:

–      Write down a brief outline as you go. Consider something like a day-by-day journal to help you remember some of the details you may forget in a week or so. You don’t have to be exhaustive, just right down the things that caught your eye.

–      Try to sketch out a scene that you want to remember. After all, that is what photo-taking is all about. You do not have to be a great artist to do this.  Sketch the people in the scene, or the landscape and try to determine how the events take place.

–      Write down lists. One of the great advantages of a journal is that it allows you to write down what came first, second, and so forth. It allows you to categorize your list with a topic.  When reading through Proverbs, you may wish to write down a list of descriptions or characteristics the Bible describes concerning wisdom, foolishness, or any of the other hundreds of topics explained.

–      Sketch family trees. It is enjoyable to know who is related to whom.  This makes your journey much easier.  As you are reading, keep a separate page for each family line.  In Genesis, start with Adam.  You can compare your family line with the account in the Bible for accuracy.

–      Maintain comparison or contrast lists. A simple comparison of whom God speaks to and whom God ignores is a great place to start.  Contrasting what God calls evil and what he calls good is another great list. Be creative! Follow your interests and the sure to examine their opposites.

–      The Word in Worship Daily Devotional Journal. We have written a simple journal to help you both record your prayer requests and make your prayer life easier as well as journaling your Bible reading experiences. This journal revolves around 2 Timothy 3:16-17 and helps you seek to answer four questions every day from the passage you have read. You can learn more about this at EaglesInLeadership.org and in the back of this book.

There are dozens of other ideas that you and your companion can come up with as you travel through the Bible.  If you think of new ones as you go, write them down! Your photo record will become almost as valuable as your Bible if you will spend the time and use it. Please share them with us in the comment section below as well!

It is our hope that this background information helps a bit as you read on in the Bible. We will continue this series with our next installment: “How to Pack for our Journey Through the Bible” on Sunday when we talk about “What Camera Will You Take on the Journey?”

For daily insights into the passage we are reading together each day, you can follow Dr. Smith on Twitter and on Facebook.

You can obtain more help from the FREE Bible reading schedule on our resource page. In His Image is a daily devotional that also follows our reading schedule and expresses the Biblical truth: “God Created You to Love You.” You can find this resource on the side bar of our website.

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Numbers: The Book of Failure

Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Today we discover that …

The Book of Numbers, The Book of Failure.

(About forty years)

On our 20th anniversary trip to Hawaii, one of the key sights that I wanted to see was Pearl Harbor. In particular, the USS Arizona memorial was of great interest to me. A national cemetery and shrine to the brave men and women who were slaughtered in their sleep on December 7, 1941, the memorial is also educational. It teaches the clear lesson of vigilance in a time of apparent peace.

Numbers records the journeys of the nation of Israel as they are prepared to invade Canaan, their failure to do so, and the penalty God imposes upon them as a result of their failure. It should also teach us. The lessons this book of history teaches us has to do with faith, obedience, confidence in God, and the penalties of failure.

When one looks at Numbers, there are clearly three parts to the book. In the first part we see:

Moses Prepares The Nation for Invasion

(Numbers 1-10)

With high expectations and a ready heart, the nation of Israel prepares for the conquest of the people of Canaan. As we begin our travel through this book, we see a Commander-In-Chief preparing his people for a successful invasion. Watch as God and Moses prepare for the invasion by how:

  • God organizes the people in preparation for the impending invasion. (1-2)
  • God organizes the priests in preparation for the impending invasion. (3-4)
  • God sets apart the nation of Israel in preparation for the impending invasion. (5-10)

 

It is our hope that this background information helps a bit as you read on in the Bible. We will continue this series with our next installment: “How to Pack for our Journey Through the Bible” on Sunday when we talk about “What Camera Will You Take on the Journey?”

For daily insights into the passage we are reading together each day, you can follow Dr. Smith on Twitter and on Facebook

 

You can obtain more help from the FREE Bible reading schedule on our resource page. In His Image is a daily devotional that also follows our reading schedule and expresses the Biblical truth: “God Created You to Love You.” You can find this resource on the side bar of our website.

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Taking the Right Equipment on the Journey Through Your Bible!

Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. Today we want to explore …

When packing for our journey through the Bible, be sure to pack …

Any Particular Equipment Necessary

On many vacations and journeys, those traveling want to experience or explore, not just “sight-see.” Some journeys may include mountain climbing. Others may go deep sea diving. And yet still others will go on long bicycle trips.  Each of these journeys requires specific equipment that makes the trip effective, efficient, and enjoyable.

We will need to possess some specific equipment (reference books) to make our adventure through the Bible more enjoyable. Among the most important, it is important to have:

–      Bible handbook – this book explains what is happening in the text book-by-book, chapter-by-chapter, in the same order as your Bible. We recommend Unger’s Bible Handbook (Moody Publishers).

–      Bible dictionary – this book provides an explanation of words or events, people and places that are not commonly known today. We recommend the Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (Holman Reference).

–      Bible map book – this book will provide details on maps based on the time period you are currently reading through. We recommend The New Moody Atlas of the Bible (Moody Publishers).

–      A blank notebook or journal – this book will be your notes, thoughts and records of your experiences, questions and discoveries along the way. We recommend a multi-tabbed notebook of a similar size to your Bible.

–      Highlighters – several different colors of highlighters can be coded by you to mean different things.  Once you have highlighted a passage in a certain color, you’ll know immediately the significance or topic before you re-read the passage again.

–      Colored pens – just as with our highlighters, different colors of ink can indicate different topics or different discoveries.  Perhaps red for the words of God, green for instructions making life easier, etc.

–      A Bible you feel comfortable writing in – we suggest purchasing a “wide margin” Bible.  These are designed with the traveler in mind. Their larger margins allow you to make notes as you read.  Whatever Bible you purchase, it will become very important to feel comfortable writing all through it.  If you have difficulty with the idea of writing in it, think of the Bible more as a textbook. How you write and what you write in your Bible is up to you.  Be sure that what you write helps you when you go back and review your journey. We recommend the ESV Journaling Bible as a first time choice.

It is our hope that this background information helps a bit as you read on in the Bible. We will continue our study through the Bible with our next installment: “The Book of Numbers: The Book of Failure” on Friday.

For daily insights into the passage we are reading together each day, you can follow Dr. Smith on Twitter and on Facebook.

You can obtain more help from the FREE Bible reading schedule on our resource page. In His Image is a daily devotional that also follows our reading schedule and expresses the Biblical truth: “God Created You to Love You.” You can find this resource on the side bar of our website.

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Understanding Jesus – A Conversation with Ed Vasicek

We are excited to welcome Ed Vasicek to the Transformed podcast today. Today we are talking about his new book, The Midrash Key, a book that traces Jesus’ Teachings Back to Their Old Testament Jewish Roots!

Ed received his B.A. from Moody Bible Institute in 1979. He has served as Pastor of Highland Park Church in Kokomo, IN, since 1983, and occasionally speaks at the Messianic Jewish Congregation Ahavot Yeshua in Indianapolis. Ed has published over 500 columns for the “Opinion Page” of the Kokomo Tribune, has been quoted on the front page of USA Today, and has published numerous articles in Pulpit Helps magazine and other journals and theological websites.

Ed’s book, “The Midrash Key”, is based on the premise that many of Jesus’ words are excerpts from sermons he preached based upon Old Testament texts. He used an ancient style of Jewish preaching called “Midrash.” By locating the “mother texts” Jesus used in the Old Testament — and then factoring in the Jewish debates of the day (as seen in the Talmud, for example) — we can increase the CONTEXT of Jesus’ words and fine-tune our understanding. “The Midrash Key” does so reverently (from an evangelical perspective). Understand Jesus like never before!

Matt heartily recommends The Midrash Key, and hopes that you will purchase a copy of Ed’s book. You may do so here.

You can purchase The Teachers Guide to The Midrash Key here.

You can learn more about The Midrash Key here.

You can learn more about Ed’s ministry here.

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