This study shows Antichous Epiphanies rise to power and his actions against Israel, including a prefiguring of the abomination of desolation.

This series concludes with the history of Hanukkah.

Please remember this class was the Sunday Adult Class recording with the graphics added and is not edited and has one error. Rob stated Red Sea and meant to say Persian Gulf with respect to the recent military actions in the Persian Sea.

What is the Septuagint (LXX)? Learn about this Greek translation of the Old Testament - for it was the common language translation used during Christ's days of ministry in the 1st Century.

Here is December 10 class on Ptolomies & the Septuagint - I added some additional slides including maps.

Unedited video/audio class to add information to Connecting the Dots Class 67 12-10-23 covering Hellenization of Israel and the Septuagint.

This class discusses the rise of Alexander the Great and his formation of the Greek Empire.

This class demonstrates that at the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ, the people of Israel who knew scripture were indeed looking for the coming Messiah.

Why do the wicked prosper and the godly suffer? When will God make things right?

This was the question of the Jewish people in Malachi's day. While they were experiencing very difficult days and watching their culture's decline, God offered them answers.

In this video/audio, Dr. Congdon explains how Malachi's God-inspired answers to these questions are very appropriate for our days. Significantly, we can see a parallel between the failure of Israel and the failure of the church today. Two alternate paths are offered to God's people - one leads to failure and the other to reward.

Highlighted are the blessings Israel had received from God, the failures of Israel toward God, and the result of their failure to prepare for Christ Firs'st coming to the earth.

Malachi's warning to Israel was very appropriate for true believers living in those days, and even more so, for us who are living in the latter days of the church age prior to Christ's Second Coming.

Class 5 - Prepare Ye The Way

This lesson considers the state of the priesthood and the people in the days just before the 400-year silence begins. The 400- years are the time between the prophet Malachi and the birth of Jesus Christ. Prior to His silence, God accused the priesthood and the people of wearying Him with their false accusations against Him. This study explains the meaning behind God's statement "I loved Jacob, and I hated Esau" in Malachi 1. Clearly, God's purpose was chastisement of Israel and not its destruction.

Class 4 - Just Before the 400-year Silence pt 2

Class 6 - The Development of Post-Exilic Israel's

                                                                             Government

This class will examine the rise of the priesthood to a position of power and influence and the development of synagogues and the Sanhedrian.

At this time, only study materials are available for this class

Class 7 - The Great Transformation of Jewish Life - Ezra

                    the Man

This class begins our study of the development of congregational worship, group prayer, reading the Scriptures, and biblical sermons that continue to our day. God's human instrument in this develpment was Ezra the Scribe.

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Class 8 - The Rise of the Samaritans, pt. 1

With the introduction of foreign peoples into the nation of Israel, a new group of peoples developed called the Samaritans. A consequence of this developing group was a deviation from Judaism at Bethel that helps us to understand several aspects of the four Gospels.

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Class 9 - The Rise of the Samaritans, pt. 2

This continues the develpment described in part 1.

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Class 10 - The Six People Groups of Israel - Scribes,

                  Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, Zealots,

                  Common Folks

This video/audio gives an overview into the divisions of Jewish people during the days our Lord walked upon the earth. It will help you to understand the times of interaction between the Lord and each group as described in the four Gospels.

At this time, only study materials are available for this class

Class 11 - The Ptolemies & the Septuagint (LXX)

Class 12 - Alexander the Great

Class 13 - Antiochus Epiphanies & Hanukkah

Special Class - Was the World Waiting for the Messiah?