David is anointed as king. A distressing spirit is sent to Saul. David takes on the greatest Philistine fighter, in the name of the Lord. Saul starts to resent David. And, after Jesus was tried He was beaten, crucified, died and was buried.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Saul presumes to be a priest, offering an unlawful sacrifice. Jonathan takes on the Philistines with only his armor bearer. Saul makes a series of foolish oaths and his incomplete obedience cost him the kingdom. And Jesus is betrayed, arrested and tried.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Saul is anointed king. Saul is proclaimed king. Samuel addresses the nation at Saul’s coronation. And, Jesus prays for Himself, His disciples and for US.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Samuel shows Israel how to truly seek God. Their humility is short lived. They eventually ask for a king, rejecting God as their current King. Saul is chosen as king. And, Jesus concludes the teaching portion of the time He had with His apostles before His betrayal.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Israel tries to use God like a magic amulet. God refuses to be used that way. The glory of the Lord departs from Israel. The Tabernacle is taken. God disrupts the enemies of Israel on His own. The tabernacle returns on its own. And, Jesus continues teach on what it means to abide in Him.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

A broken heart, bitterness of soul, a vow, an answer, an open womb and a baby boy. A gift given back to God to serve God, to minister to God, to be a prophet of God, Samuel. And Jesus, pours out His heart for His apostles in their last meal together.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

The Kinsman-Redeemer, the conflict, another thread in the scarlet thread of redemption leading up to our Savior and Jesus does what is reserved for the lowest of slaves as an example.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Tragedy from compromising your convictions, a courageous daughter-in-law, bundles fall on purpose, the kinsman redeemer and Jesus teaches on “unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.”By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Idolatry, immorality and civil war, all a result of doing what is right in your own eyes, indifferent to what is right in the eyes of God and Jesus is angry at death and does something about it.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Samson is deceived by Delilah. God mercifully makes Samson strong, one last time. A man named Micah makes up his own religion. And, Jesus is THE Good Shepherd.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Again the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord. Disobedience, discipline, despair and deliverance, by the hand of a man named Samson, a conflicted man. And, Jesus heals a man born blind physically AND spiritually.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Then the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, testing the limits of the mercy of the Lord. Jephthah a most unlikely judge is enlisted in the Lord’s service to deliver the Lord’s people. And, an adulteress faces the Light of the world.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Impossible odds from man’s perspective made even worse by God so that He would get all the glory. Abimelech appoints himself by slaughtering seventy of his family. And, Jesus is inspected by the skeptics, including His own brothers.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Two women willing to take the lead, a jug of milk, a hammer, a tent peg and a defeated foe. A song of gratefulness to God. Gideon is enlisted in the Lord’s service. And, The Bread of Life miraculously feeds five thousand.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

A house divided starts to wobble, The Angel of the Lord makes an appearance to warn, but instead Israel starts the slippery cycle of sin, desperation, deliverance and right back to sin again, and again, and again. And, Jesus gives an impossible command.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

The Eastern tribes return to their land and erect an altar on their side that almost starts a war, Joshua gathers the people for a farewell address challenging them to courageous obedience and a Samaritan woman meets her Messiah.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Joshua considers others interests above his own. The cities of refuge are implemented. The Levites are assigned their cities to live in. And, a Pharisee named Nicodemus visits Jesus at night for a conversation that is foundational for our faith.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Ephraim, Manasseh and the daughters of Zelophehad seek an inheritance in different ways leading to different outcomes. Seven tribes stall on claiming their inheritance. Jesus attends a wedding and cleanses the temple.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Joshua, old and advanced in years, with still so much more land that has yet to be possessed. Kid Caleb calls out, "Give me my mountain!". And, Jesus, The Word made flesh, full of grace and truth, THE Lamb of God.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Battle after battle after battle, all belonging to the Lord, as the Lord fought for Israel, established Israel and ended the wicked ones and the events on and immediately after Resurrection Sunday.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Achan, Ai and the valley of Achor, the consequences of coveting and acquiring without asking God, the consequences of making a covenant without asking God and Jesus faces Pilate, faces Herod, takes the place of Barabbas is crucified, dies and is buried.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Joshua leads Israel to cross the Jordan. Joshua encounters the pre-incarnate Christ. Jericho falls as the people of God fight by faith and Jesus endures the events leading up to the cross.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Joshua is encouraged exhorted and enabled by God’s presence, and by God’s command, to be strong and very courageous. Joshua sends in spies, prepares the people and crosses the Jordan. And, Jesus prepares His people for His second coming.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Moses blesses Israel, Moses is shown the promised land, Moses dies on the mountain, Joshua in the new leader and the Pharisees, the Sadducees and the scribes all try to trap Jesus.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Moses on his way to Mt. Nebo to die as discipline for misrepresenting God, Jesus invites Himself over, gives a parable about faithful stewardship and weeps over Jerusalem because they did not know the TIME of their visitation.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Blessings on obedience, curses on disobedience, the Covenant renewed, including drastic discipline for walking away, including amazing grace for returning to obey and parables concerning prayer.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

More miscellaneous laws, the heart behind giving our first fruits to to God, the law inscribed on stones as testimony of blessing and of cursing and Jesus miraculously heals ten lepers but only one returns to say, "Thank You!".By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Common courtesy with property and with reputations, a clean congregation and a clean campsite, a list of laws touching almost every area of life and money; a wonderful servant, a terrible master and an abominable god.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Further review of the cities of refuge, laws concerning witnesses, principles of warfare, laws concerning unsolved murders and the parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost son.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Fellowship Feasts reviewed, justice at a local level, what to look for in the character of a king, the priests portion, avoiding abominations, the prophecy of a coming Prophet, and Jesus teaches on the priority of people over process.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Rejecting temptation to follow other gods, being separate and obedient in what we eat, in what we give to God, in what we give or restore to others, in the offering of ourselves to the Lord to willingly become His slave and Jesus tackles some tough questions concerning suffering.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

The Law and love, loving obedience is life and strength under the Old Covenant, a prescribed place of worship to worship the One true God, and Jesus teaches His disciples to live in the light storing up treasures in heaven without worrying about tomorrow ready for His return.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

A chosen people, chosen to be set apart through faith-filled obedience, faith that is fueled by God’s past faithfulness not by our own self-righteousness, a model prayer a friend comes at midnight asking, seeking, knocking, a unclean spirit returns highlighting the importance of being healed and sealed by The Holy Spirit.…

Moses makes sure this generation understands the importance of sharing these truths with their children, reviewing the 10 commandments, reviewing the greatest commandment, reinforcing once again the importance of teaching this to our children and Jesus sends out the seventy to serve.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

A review of Israel’s rebellion, a review of Israel’s wandering in the wilderness, a review of the faithfulness of the Lord and the unfaithfulness of the leaders including Moses and Jesus continues to teach the disciples about the cost of discipleship.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

The boundaries of blessing, leaders appointed to divvy up the land, cites for the levites to live in, cities of refuge, laws of inheritance for female heirs, women caring for those in ministry, a young girl and an older woman healed miraculously, graciously, by Jesus.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Equal opportunities for the enemies of Israel, some tribes settling for second best, the Exodus from Egypt up to this point summarized and reviewed and Jesus miraculously heals and miraculously forgives.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Regular rhythms of worship in His word, regulations on keeping your word, your vows and Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath, the fulfillment of the feasts teaches His disciples, His apostles, how to fight by faith.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Moab tempts, Israel sins, God disciplines, a second census is taken as they are nearing the land of promise, the ministry of Moses coming to a close, the ministry of Joshua is just beginning and the first five to follow Jesus.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Balaam the prostitute prophet, attempted cursing only coming out as blessing time and time again, a diabolical scheme to tempt Israel, a diabolical scheme to tempt Jesus, victorious over sin, untainted but not unaffected by the human experience.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Laws of purification, the death of Miriam, the constant complaining, the overreaction and misrepresentation of Moses, discipline, death, the bronze serpent and John the Baptist prepares the way.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Rebellion against Moses and Aaron, complaints of the people, the budding of Aaron’s rod, support for the Levites to serve in the tabernacle, Jesus is born in Bethlehem, presented in the temple, raised in Nazareth and, when He was twelve, interacts with the academics about Scripture, amazing them with His knowledge and understanding.…

Spying out the land, refusing to enter in, faith versus fear, discipline for disbelief, laws concerning unintentional sins, law concerning intentional sin and an angel announces the birth of John the Baptist and the birth of Jesus the Christ.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Two trumpets and time to go, the people complain and God answers big time, pride and jealously have their consequences and we find out why Jesus was buried in a borrowed tomb.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Leaders make an offering so the Levite’s can labor, the Levites are dedicated and cleansed for their labor, an age range is declared for service in the Tabernacle, Israel celebrates their second passover, The Cloud, The Fire and Jesus faces Pilate, takes the place of Barabbas, is mocked crucified killed and buried in a borrowed tomb.…

God divees up the duties for set up and tear down ministry for the Tabernacle, isolates the unclean, reiterates the importance of repentance AND restitution, the law of jealousy, the law of the Nazarite, the priestly blessing and the plot, the Passover, the prediction and the prayer.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

Israel is numbered in a census, Israel is arranged in their camp, the priests are numbered and assigned their duties and Jesus gives a confidential briefing concerning The Great Tribulation and His Second Coming.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

The Sabbath of the seventh year, God gives full disclosure on the benefits of obedience and the consequences of sin, regulations on the redeeming of persons and property dedicated to God and the Pharisees, Sadducees and the Scribes team up to take on Jesus.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

More regulations and responsibilities for those serving in the ministry, seven feasts, penalty for blasphemy and The Triumphal Entry.By Pastor Dominic Dinger

More moral and ceremonial laws, the penalties for breaking those laws, the regulations and responsibilities for those serving in the ministry and Jesus continues His ministry in Judea, on His way up to Jerusalem.By Pastor Dominic Dinger