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Stephen Nichols wants to help readers experience the Bible more fully. He writes: "We have been given a book that is unlike any other book in human history, a book that transcends all human wisdom, insight, and expertise. We have been given the Word of God, the words of eternal life. And we, all of us, are invited to take up and read these words." Welcome to the Story teaches believers not only...

Israel for two big sins: idolatry and ingratitude. The two actually go together, just as acknowledging God (instead of turning to the creation) and giving thanks to God go together in Romans 1. Idolatry is the displacement of God, the turning to a cheap substitute. When we see ingratitude on par with idolatry we should be shocked. God had ransomed his people, brought them out of Egypt, and put them in the Promised Land. Yet, they refused to acknowledge him, turning to idols instead; and they refused to