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1092 BC: The Captivity of the Ark and the Ichabod Season Jul 19, 2014

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In fulfillment of prophecy, judgment was coming to Eli and his sons. The Philistines attack Israel and Israel loses four thousand men in the first day of battle. In a last ditch effort to save themselves, the Israelites bring the Ark of the Covenant in battle the second day. Instead of bringing them victory, thirty thousand Israelites die in battle with Hophi and Phineus and on the same day Eli dies and the Ark of the Covenant is captured by the Philistines.
The rest of the episode, we cover the captivity of the Ark of the Covenant in Philistia and what happens when we treat God's presence like a good luck charm, we look at God as our prize and we treat God with contempt.

1092 BC: The Calling of Samuel Jul 12, 2014

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The young boy Samuel grew up in the house of the Lord, all the while, Hophi and Phineus continued to desecrate the sacrifices of Israel. As sin increased and the defilement of the priesthood continued, Samuel grew in the anointing and purposes of God. In this episode, we cover the call of Samuel by God himself.

1100 BC: Hannah's Prayer and the Birth of Samuel Jul 05, 2014

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At the end of the Era of Judges, a woman by the name of Hannah was barren. Her husband married another woman as well named Peninnah, who bore him many children. In her distress, Hannah poured out her soul to the Lord in a dramatic account in Shiloh in front of the high priest Eli. The Lord was so moved by her prayer and dedication of a future son, God answered her prayer and gave her a son, whose name would be Samuel, and her story is memorialized for all time at the beginning of the book 1 Samuel.
Guest Speaker: Jannel Heaston

Podcast Special: Historypodcasters.com 'Terrible Leaders' King Manasseh Special Jun 07, 2014

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About a month back, the historypodcasters.com website featured this podcast among others in a history collage titled 'Terrible Leaders.' A 9 minute special episode was put together on Israel's worst king, King Manasseh, but it was difficult to narrow the episode to 9 minutes. The original recording was 17 minutes, so we are publishing the unabridged recording for the subscribers of the podcast.

1100 BC: Judge Samson and Delilah May 31, 2014

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Samson had been completely undefeated in every battle, until he met a prostitute named Delilah. He loved Delilah and Delilah loved money. When the Philistine rulers offered Delilah 5500 shekels of silver for the secret of Samson's great strength, she received the challenge and pulled every trick in her spiritual and physical armory to destroy Samson. In this episode, we cover her four pronged attack on Samson and the end of Samson.

1100 BC: Judge Samson and the Gates of Gaza May 24, 2014

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In this account, we take a fictional look at the account of Samson and the Gates of Gaza from Judges 16:1-3. Samson went to Gaza to be with a prostitute, but the Philistines set a trap for him. Cornered at the gate of Gaza, Samson showed supernatural strength when he tore the gate from its hinges and carried it deep into Israel to Hebron.

1100 BC: Judge Samson part 2 May 10, 2014

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In this episode, we continue our look at the account of Judge Samson. Here are Samson's first words in the Bible, 'I have seen a woman, now get her for me.' Against the law, Samson desired to marry a Philistine woman in Timnath, but when a riddle goes bad, a simple wedding feast goes from a family conflict to violence in a city to the destruction of a national harvest to a national armed conflict.

1100 BC: Judge Samson part 1 May 04, 2014

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In this account, we will cover the heavenly visitation to the wife of a Danite man, named Manoah. In the visitation to the nameless barren wife, God told her she would bear a child and the rule of his life was to be a Nazirite. The lifetime Nazirite vow was the secret to their son's unnatural strength. Nine months later, she gave birth to their son whose name was Samson and his calling was to begin to deliver Israel.

1100 BC: Judges Ibzan, Elon and Abdon and the Priesthood Apr 26, 2014

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In this episode, we will discuss the last three minor Judges, Ibzan, Elon and Abdon, and the priesthood under the high priest Eli in Shiloh. A look at the minor Judges reveals the destructive trend toward monarchial government, while Eli and the priesthood continues to conduct the sacrifices and priesthood functions.

1100 BC: Judges Tola, Jair and Jephthah Apr 19, 2014

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After the death of Abimelek, two minor Judges, Tola and Jair, lived and judged regions of Israel. After these minor Judges, Jephthah freed Israel from an Ammonite invasion, but in the process Jephthah made a foolish vow and later nearly destroyed the tribe of Ephraim. We conclude this account, not with the character flaws of Jephthah, but with a personal account reflection of Jephthah's calling.

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