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Historical Books

The historical books of the Old Testament are often overlooked, but they offer vital context to our understanding of who God is and lay the groundwork for the coming of Jesus. These books are a doorway into the riches that these books have to offer today.

Unfolding Redemption: The Heart of the Gospel in the Story of Old Testament History, By Ian J. Vaillancourt
Unfolding Redemption
Ian James Vaillancourt
Ezra and Nehemiah: An Introduction and Commentary, By Geert Lorein
Ezra and Nehemiah
Geert Lorein
Ezra and Nehemiah, By Derek Kidner
Ezra and Nehemiah
Derek Kidner
The Message of Chronicles, By Michael Wilcock
The Message of Chronicles
Michael Wilcock
The Message of Ezra & Haggai, By Robert Fyall
The Message of Ezra & Haggai
Robert Fyall
The Message of Nehemiah, By Raymond Brown
The Message of Nehemiah
Raymond Brown
The Message of Esther, By David G. Firth
The Message of Esther
David G. Firth
The Message of Kings, By John W. Olley
The Message of Kings
John W. Olley
The Message of Samuel: Personalities, Potential, Politics and Power, By Mary J. Evans
The Message of Samuel
Mary J. Evans
The Message of Ruth: The Wings of Refuge, By David J. Atkinson
The Message of Ruth
David J. Atkinson
The Message of Judges, By Michael Wilcock
The Message of Judges
Michael Wilcock
The Message of Joshua, By David G. Firth
The Message of Joshua
David G. Firth
Now and Not Yet: Theology and Mission in Ezra–Nehemiah, By Dean R. Ulrich
Now and Not Yet
Dean R Ulrich
1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Edited by Marco Conti
1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
Edited by Marco Conti
Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel, Edited by John R. Franke
Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel
Edited by John R Franke
1 and 2 Samuel: An Introduction and Commentary, By V. Philips Long
1 and 2 Samuel
V Philips Long
Joshua, Judges, Ruth, By N. Scott Amos
Joshua, Judges, Ruth
N. Scott Amos
Including the Stranger: Foreigners in the Former Prophets, By David G. Firth
Including the Stranger
David G. Firth
Judges and Ruth: An Introduction and Commentary, By Mary J. Evans
Judges and Ruth
Mary J. Evans
The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest: Covenant, Retribution, and the Fate of the Canaanites, By John H. Walton and J. Harvey Walton
The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest
John H. Walton and J. Harvey Walton
Unceasing Kindness: A Biblical Theology of Ruth, By Peter Lau and Gregory Goswell
Unceasing Kindness
Peter Lau and Gregory Goswell
Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Historical Books, By Philip E. Satterthwaite and J. Gordon McConville
Exploring the Old Testament
Philip E. Satterthwaite and J. Gordon McConville
1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Edited by Derek Cooper and Martin J. Lohrmann
1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles
Edited by Derek Cooper and Martin J. Lohrmann
1 and 2 Kings: An Introduction and Commentary, By Donald J. Wiseman
1 and 2 Kings
Donald J. Wiseman
2 Chronicles: An Introduction and Commentary, By Martin J. Selman
2 Chronicles
Martin J. Selman