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This volume, The History of Israel, surveys the events of Israel’s history from the crossing of the Jordan to the exile beyond the Euphrates. Noting the victorious conquest of the land, the dark days of the judges, the glory of the united kingdom, and the downward spiral of the divided kingdoms, the book gives a broad overview of Israel’s leaders and their influence, for good or bad, on the...

the Old Testament’s record of history under the two important headings of God’s sovereignty and humanity’s accountability to him. GOD IS SOVEREIGN Although God’s people may have believed that they found freedom whenever they turned from him and removed his “yoke” and his “bonds” (Jeremiah 2:20, 31), they were only deluding themselves. God’s plan was always carried out in spite of his people’s stubbornness. For example, when the tragic split of the kingdom occurred following Rehoboam’s acceptance
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