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Theology of Work Bible Commentary – Joshua through Song of Songs
Joshua through Song of Songs
- Introduction to Joshua and Judges
- Joshua (Joshua 1)
- The Land (Joshua 2-12)
- Working the Land (Joshua 5)
- Conquering the Land - Does God Endorse Conquest? (Joshua 6-12)
- Remembering God’s Presence in the Land (Joshua 4:1-9)
- Coordination (Joshua 13-22)
- Covenant: Israel Makes a Commitment (Joshua 23-24)
- Failing the Driving (Out) Test: Israel’s Idolatry (Judges 1-2)
- Deborah (Judges 4-5)
- The Economic Effects of War (Judges 6:1-11)
- Past Success Doesn’t Ensure the Future - Gideon’s Ambivalent Leadership (Judges 6:12 – 8:35)
- The Judges’ Failure of Leadership (Judges 9-16)
- The prosperity gospel unmasked in early form (Judges 17)
- Human depravity and the complicity of religious authorities unveiled (Judges 18-21)
- Introduction to the Book of Ruth
- Tragedy strikes the family of Ruth and Naomi (Ruth 1:1-22)
- God’s blessing is the source of human productivity (Ruth 2:1-4)
- God bestows his blessing of productivity through human labor (Ruth 2:5-7)
- Receiving God’s blessing of productivity means respecting co-workers (Ruth 2:8-16)
- God’s law calls people of means to provide economic opportunities for the poor (Ruth 2:17-23)
- God leads individuals to provide economic opportunities for the poor and vulnerable (Ruth 2:17-23)
- God works through human ingenuity (Ruth 3:1-18)
- God works through legal processes (Ruth 4:1-12)
- God works through the fruitfulness of childbearing (Ruth 4:13-18)
- Introduction to Samuel, Kings and Chronicles
- The Calling of Samuel (1 Samuel 1-3)
- The perils of treating God like a good luck charm (1 Samuel 4)
- The opportunities that arise from working faithfully (1 Samuel 5-7)
- When children disappoint (1 Samuel 8:1-3)
- The Israelites ask for a king (1 Samuel 8:4-22)
- The Task of Choosing a King (1 Samuel 9-16)
- Abigail defuses a crisis between David and Nabal (1 Samuel 25)
- David’s dysfunctional handling of family conflict leads to civil war (2 Samuel 13-19)
- David’s disobedience to God causes a national pestilence (1 Chronicles 21:1-17)
- David’s patronage of the musical arts (1 Chronicles 25)
- Assessing David’s reign (1 Kings)
- David Prepares Solomon to Succeed Him as King (1 Kings 1; 1 Chronicles 22)
- Solomon Succeeds David as King (1 Kings 1-11)
- Solomon Builds the Temple of the Lord (1 Kings 5-8)
- Solomon Centralizes the Rule of the Kingdom (1 Kings 9-11)
- Assessing Solomon’s Golden Age (1 Kings)
- From Failed Monarchies to Exile (1 Kings 11 - 2 Kings 25; 2 Chronicles 10-36)
- The northern kingdom's march toward exile (1 Kings 12:25 - 2 Kings 17:18)
- Obadiah saves a hundred people by working within a corrupt system (1 Kings 18:1-4)
- Ahab and Jezebel murder Naboth to get his property (1 Kings 21)
- The Prophet Elisha’s Attention to Ordinary Work (2 Kings 2-6)
- Elisha’s restoration of a household’s financial solvency (2 Kings 4:1-7)
- Elisha’s restoration of a military commander’s health (2 Kings 5:1-14)
- Elisha’s restoration of a lumberjack’s axe (2 Kings 6:1-7)
- The Southern Kingdom’s march toward Exile (1 Kings 11:41 - 2 Kings 25:26; 2 Chronicles 10 - 36)
- Financial accountability in the Temple (2 Kings 12:1-12)
- Arrogance and the end of the kingdoms (2 Chronicles 26)
- Introduction to Ezra, Nehemiah & Esther
- Restoration of the Temple (Ezra 1:1-6:22)
- Restoration of Covenant Life, Phase One: The Work of Ezra (Ezra 7:1-10:44)
- Bridging the Sacred-Secular Divide (Nehemiah 1:1-1:10)
- Does Trusting God Mean Turning to Prayer, Taking “Practical” Action, or Both? (Nehemiah 1:11-4:23)
- Connecting Lending Practices to the Fear of the Lord (Nehemiah 5:1-5:19)
- Nehemiah Gives Credit to God (Nehemiah 6:1-7:73)
- Esther and Work
- Introduction to Job
- Job’s Prosperity Acknowledged as God’s Blessing (Job 1:1-12)
- God Allows Satan to Destroy Job’s Prosperity (Job 1:13-22)
- God Allows Satan to Destroy Job’s Health (Job 2:1-11)
- Job’s Friends Arrive to Comfort Him (Job 2:11-13)
- Job’s First Lament (Job 3)
- Job’s Friends Accuse Him of Doing Evil (Job 4-23)
- Job’s Friends Accuse Him of Abandoning God (Job 8-22)
- Job Pleads His Case to God (Job 5-13)
- Job’s Friends Try to Protect God (Job 22-23)
- Job’s Complaints Take on Special Significance for Our Work (Job 24)
- Wisdom Revealed (Job 28)
- Job Falls into Nostalgia and Self-Justification (Job 29-30)
- Job’s Ethical Practices Apply to the Workplace (Job 31)
- Dialogue with Elihu (Job 32-37)
- God appears (Job 38-42:9)
- Who Can Comprehend the Wisdom of God? (Job 38:4-42:6)
- God Denounces Job’s friends (Job 42:7-9)
- Job Leaves an Inheritance for His Daughters (Job 42:13-15)
- The Book Comes to an End (Job 42:7-17)
- Introduction to Psalms
- Personal Integrity in Work (Psalm 1)
- Obedience to God (Psalm 2)
- Foes and opponents (Psalms 4, 6, 7, 17)
- Authority (Psalm 8)
- Business ethics (Psalms 15, 24, 34)
- Trusting God in the face of institutional pressure (Psalm 20)
- God’s presence in our struggles at work (Psalm 23)
- God’s guidance in our work (Psalm 25)
- God’s presence in the midst of disaster (Psalm 46)
- Anxiety when unscrupulous people succeed (Psalms 49, 50, 52, 62)
- The workplace consequences of personal failings (Psalm 73)
- The economic consequences of national wrongdoings (Psalm 81, 85)
- God’s grace in the midst of judgment (Psalm 86)
- Working in a fallen world (Psalms 90, 101)
- Human creativity with God (Psalm 104)
- God undergirds all work and productivity (Psalm 107)
- Virtues for those in business (Psalm 112)
- Participating in God’s work (Psalm 113)
- Producing true value at work (Psalms 127)
- The work of marriage, raising children, and caring for parents (Psalm 127, 128, 139)
- The right use of power (Psalm 136)
- Psalm 146
- Psalm 147
- Psalm 149
- Psalm 148
- Psalm 150
- What Do the Proverbs Have to Do With Work?
- Introduction to Ecclesiastes
- Working Under the Sun (Eccl 1:1-11)
- Work is a Chasing After Wind (Eccl 1:12-6:9)
- Achievement (Eccl 1:12-18)
- Pleasure (Eccl 2:1-11)
- Wisdom (Eccl 2:12-17)
- Wealth (Eccl 2:18-26)
- Timing (Eccl 3:1-4:6)
- Friendship (Eccl 4:7-4:16)
- Joy (Eccl 5:1-6:9)
- The Ultimate Results Of Our Actions (Eccl. 7:1-14)
- Good And Evil (Eccl. 7:15-28)
- Power And Justice (Eccl. 8:1-17)
- There is No Way to Know What Comes Afterwards (Eccl 9:1-11:6)
- Throw Yourself Into Your Work Wholeheartedly (Eccl. 9:10)
- Accept Success and Failure as a Part of Life (Eccl. 9:11-12)
- Work Diligently and Invest Wisely (Eccl. 10:18-11:6)
- A Poem on Youth and Old Age (Eccl 11:7-12:8)
- Epilogue of Praise for the Teacher (Eccl 12:9-14)
- Introduction to Song of Songs
- Diligence (Song of Songs 1:7-8)
- When Work is a Pleasure (Song of Songs 1:9-2:17)
- Passion, Family and Work (Song of Songs 3:1-8:5)
- Joy (Song of Songs 8:6-14)
Joshua through Song of Songs
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