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This book answers foundational questions: Who wrote the Bible? What is its message? Why is it thought to be a “holy” book? How does one read and interpret it? Best of all, though, you’ll broaden your vision of Jesus Christ, the focal point of Scripture. How? By better understanding the geographical, religious, and historical concerns that shaped the world in which he lived. You’ll see Jesus as...

By whatever means it was accomplished, Israel regarded it as an outstanding divine deliverance: God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.… “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted on the earth.” The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. (Ps. 46:1, 10–11) The half-century following Hezekiah’s death was a time of religious apostasy. His son Manasseh, an abject vassal of Assyria, adopted a policy of religious
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