Last week I had the awkward privilege of teaching sex ed to four teenage boys. Put that down in the “Things I Didn’t Think I Would Do as a Preacher” column. It actually went very well when all was said and done. The young men behaved very maturely, and we were able to talk …
Lesson 7 gave an overview of the Anarchy Period, ultimately creating a high expectation of imminent kingship within Israel. Israel as a nation is ripe for order and leadership. Perhaps the promised king from the line of Judah (Gen. 49:10) is about to burst on the scene! Lesson 8 responds to this expectation by introducing …