Thru the Bible vol. 15: History of Israel (Ezra/Nehemiah/Esther)
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Overview
Radio messages from J. Vernon McGee delighted and enthralled listeners for years with simple, straightforward language and clear understanding of the Scripture. Now enjoy his personable, yet scholarly, style in a sixty-volume set of commentaries that takes you from Genesis to Revelation with new understanding and insight. This volume on Ezra/Nehemiah/Esther includes introductory sections, detailed outlines and a thorough, paragraph-by-paragraph discussion of the text. A great choice for pastors—and even better choice for the average Bible reader and student!
Top Highlights
“according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him” (Page 43)
“kept the dedication of this house of God with joy” (Page 38)
“Therefore, the sheep gate symbolizes the Cross of Christ.” (Page 90)
“One of the problems God had to overcome was discouragement that came because of the older group talking the way they did” (Page 25)
“What men say and think is not important. The Scriptures are all–sufficient and contain all the instruction that is needed for the guidance of those who would be faithful to God in any particular period of church history.” (Page 22)
J. Vernon McGee was born in Hillsboro, Texas, in 1904. As a student pastor, Dr. McGee's first church was located on a red clay hill in Midway, Georgia. After completing his education (earning his A.B. from Southwestern University in Memphis, Tennessee; his B.D. from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia; his Th.M. and Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas), and after pastoring Presbyterian churches in Decatur, GA, Nashville, TN, and Cleburne, TX, he and his wife came west, settling in Pasadena, where he accepted a call to the Lincoln Avenue Presbyterian Church. He recalls this period as the happiest in his life, with a young family and a young congregation whom he loved.