The famous dry bones are put back together, then have life breathed into them while Ezekiel is speaking to them. After that, the imagery of two sticks is used to clearly show all of the tribes will come back to the land of Israel. Then David will be their king and there will finally be peace in the Middle East. Read from the World English Bible. Al…

This chapter covers the spreading of the gospel and the growth of the church in the East from around BC 4 (the magi following the star) to AD 1400. The account shows how the simplicity of the gospel brings life to the church, but man-made systems and venerating images corrupt the message, often irreparably. We meet people such as Afrahat, the Persi…

Yahweh tells Ezekiel that the land of Edom will be judged for rejoicing over the calamity of Israel and thinking they can take the land for themselves. Then, he goes on to say that he has plans to bring the house of Jacob back to the land for the sake of his own reputation. It will be like the garden of Eden after they repent and inquire of him. Re…

Ezekiel is encouraged to keep warning the people like a watchman, even if they don't listen. He is told they may look like they are listening, but they are only using the prophecies as entertainment. Then God explains he will judge individual sheep by how they treat the weakest among them, segueing into some wonderful promises about King David ruli…

Yahweh uses imagery of trees and later of monsters and water to foretell the destruction that Egypt will suffer due to pride and the terror they have caused on the earth. God describes the miserable comfort of who will be there to greet them when they arrive in the pit. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are h…

God is calling this Pharaoh to account for pride. He compares him to a great dragon, which will be cast into the wilderness and destroyed. Nebuchadnezzar is given authority to carry this out. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to: https…

This chapter covers Biblical churches from 50 - 1473 in Asia Minor, Armenia, and Bosnia. There was much persecution and execution by the Roman State Church, including by deception. The Christians were accused of gross atrocities, while at the same time acknowledged as model citizens. Finally, their persecution led to invasion by the Turks.…

Personality testing has pretty much become a religion in our culture. Testing for Learning Styles is a subset of this and it is all highly suspect. Listen in to learn why they can't be trusted. Links mentioned are at: https://thehappyhomeschool.com/the-deceptive-allure-of-learning-styles/Av Laura Blodgett

A description of a grand ancient empire and it's destruction is followed by God taunting a man who thinks he is God, plus the corruption of the covering cherub. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to: https://thehappyhomeschool.com/readi…

The nations of Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Philistia get some attention because of their rejoicing at Israel's downfall, then the destruction of the magnificent city of Tyre is foretold with amazing details. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please g…

A strange parable about trying to get a rusty cooking pot clean helps illuminate how corrupt the people of Judah are. Then, Ezekiel has to fulfill prophecy in a very personal and heart-wrenching way. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go t…

This chapters covers history and people from about 313 to 850, but does so in three different sections, so there is some going back and forth with dates. It tells how the Roman Church became political and how this corrupted the organization. There is a section on how the Biblical canon was recognized, as well as outlining of some of the first false…

The lewdness of the people of Israel is described in cringe-worthy terms. They are warned that the perverse relationships that they seek will lead to their destruction. God specifically calls out them burning the children as sacrifices. In the end, righteous men will judge them. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordi…

God gives another message to Ezekiel to show just how corrupt things are in Jerusalem. They can be bribed to put people to death. There is sexual immorality rampant between family members. They destroy souls. He makes perfectly clear that justice is necessary. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on T…

Ezekiel is told how and why to grieve so that everyone sees. Details are given about how Jerusalem will be destroyed, we hear of the King of Babylon using divination via a liver, the nation of Ammon is warned of impending judgement, and there is a promise about someone coming who has a right to the throne of Jerusalem. Read from the World English B…

When the elders in captivity come to seek God through Ezekiel, God gives them a history lesson to expose why they should know better than to worship idols and what it leads to throughout the land. Because they have continued to rebel, all vestiges of sovereign government in Israel will be destroyed so that God can purge the people of this wickednes…

God uses images of lions, nets, pits, vines, and fire to drive home the situation that the rebellious nation of Israel is in. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to: https://thehappyhomeschool.com/reading-ezekiel-chapter-19/…

Israel has another bad proverb - one about sour grapes this time - that God tears apart for their own good. Here we have an Old Testament example of life being offered to individuals who follow God. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to…

Many of the writings from early non-Catholic churches have been destroyed, but there are a few that show Christians questioning the rising man-made hierarchy and trying to stay true to the original gospel and teachings of the apostles.Av Laura Blodgett

God presents a riddle to the house of Israel about two eagles and the topmost twigs of a great tree being cropped off. Afterwards, he explains it, then again gives an illustration of the promise of future restoration in Israel under a great king. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homes…

God severely warns about presuming to ask anything of him when they are worshipping other things. He compares the uselessness of the nation of Israel at the time to wood only fit to burn. He shows how their wickedness is like the worst kind of lewd woman, who doesn't care at all for her husband or children. Read from the World English Bible. All of…

Ezekiel has to go through the motions of moving all his things and digging out a part of the wall. He makes a curious prophecy about Zedekiah going to Babylon, but not seeing it. Next, there is a section calling out false prophets and prophetesses, who are leading some to lies and killing others. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible …

Ezekiel has another vision of God on his throne, but also takes a visionary trip to Jerusalem that distresses him greatly. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to: https://thehappyhomeschool.com/reading-ezekiel-chapters-8-11/…

Ezekiel is instructed to dramatically represent the destruction of Jerusalem by everything from shaving his hair and beard to cooking over human dung. God clearly explains why Israel and Judah are being judged. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, …

Ezekiel describes his vision of heaven and is told he will have hard things to tell the people of Israel, but they won't listen. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to: https://thehappyhomeschool.com/reading-ezekiel-chapters-1-3/…

Paul gets bitten by a viper, heals the father of the magistrate of Malta, and finally makes it to Rome. Once in Rome, he begins by presenting the gospel to the leaders of the Jews, but ends with quoting Isaiah about their unbelief. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. …

While they are on the way to Italy, the centurion treats Paul kindly, but they end up on a second ship and contrary winds which almost kill them. Paul receives another supernatural vision to encourage him and uses the information from the angel to encourage the sailors and other passengers. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News P…

King Agrippa listens to Paul explain his vision from God and how it aligns with Moses and the prophets. King Agrippa is intrigued and confides to Festus that Paul is innocent. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to: https://thehappyhomes…

When Festus arrives to govern the territory, he is predisposed to send Paul back to Jerusalem, where the principal Jews are planning to have Paul killed. However, Paul appeals to Caesar in an attempt to avoid Festus' corrupt tendencies. Soon after that Agrippa and Bernice arrive to visit Festus. Agrippa is interested in hearing what Paul has to say…

A very pompous orator presents charges against Paul before Felix, but Paul cheerfully explains the claims are untrue and can't be proven. Later, Felix and his wife call Paul in to talk to them, but what Paul has to say terrifies Felix. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool websi…

David fails an important test, sees Yahweh's angel with sword in the sky, witnesses fire coming down from heaven, and gets told where to build an altar. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to: https://thehappyhomeschool.com/reading-1-chr…

When Paul tries to speak to the religious council, Ananias orders someone near Paul to hit him right away. Then Paul says things that cause a huge argument between the Pharisees and the Sadducees. The Lord appears to Paul in a vision the night before a treacherous plot is devised to murder him, but God uses Paul's nephew to warn him about it. As a …

Wherein a gold crown that weighs as much as a large dog is described and we learn about the demise of Goliath's brothers. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to: https://thehappyhomeschool.com/reading-1-chronicles-chapter-20/…

Once the violent mob is quiet, Paul tells them about his Jewish credentials and the miraculous light and voice he heard. They listen until he claims that God is sending him to the Gentiles. The commander then gives an order for Paul to be tortured, but Paul speaks up with information that makes the commander reconsider. Read from the World English …

Paul receives a prophetic message through someone else in the church about what will happen to him in Jerusalem. When he gets there, James advises him to go to the temple to help some other Jews fulfill vows. The Jews from Asia show up and claim Paul is stirring up Gentiles against the Jews, which almost gets him killed. Read from the World English…

History is often obscured by the desire of some to show they had a special place in history, but God has been faithful to his church and kept it alive since its inception. That is what will be seen in reading The Pilgrim Church, by E.H. Broadbent. https://thehappyhomeschool.com/the-pilgrim-church-an-audiobook-reading-the-preface/…

The friendly ambassadors sent by King David are humiliated by forcefully shaving them and cutting off their garments to expose their buttocks, but instead of apologizing, the young new king of Amon decides to go attack King David. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. F…

If you are looking for a book for your children that is an adventure based on solid truths, you will want to hear about this chapter book. For links mentioned in the podcast, go to: https://thehappyhomeschool.com/the-rare-find-of-an-excellent-childrens-fantasy/Av Laura Blodgett

Paul and his companions cover a lot of ground as they travel to various place bordering the Aegean Sea. Many of his companions are named. The chapter ends with a farewell to the elders from Ephesus, particularly warning them about savage wolves who will pervert the truth of the gospel. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press …

More Holy Spirit induced speaking in languages, strange miracles using handkerchiefs and aprons, and men who sell idols instigating riots. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to: https://thehappyhomeschool.com/reading-acts-chapter-19/…

Wherein the account of Aquila and Priscilla working with Paul, traveling with Paul, and taking Apollos aside sheds some light on Paul's other teachings about women. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to: https://thehappyhomeschool.com/r…

Paul and company visit a few cities along the Greek side of the Aegean Sea. Trouble-making Jews keep showing up trying to get them arrested or killed because they "turn the world upside down." Finally, he ends up in Athens and is waylaid by some philosophers who keep themselves entertained listening to the newest ideas. Read from the World English …

King David goes to battle against several of the surrounding nations, all with the same result. At least one king sees King David as a good influence in the region. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to: https://thehappyhomeschool.com/r…

We are introduced to Timothy, find out that sometimes Paul does decide to circumcise Timothy, hear about Paul talking with a bunch of women, and a demon possessed fortune teller gets an unrequested exorcism. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, ple…

When the timeline of certain scriptures referring to the number of apostles is considered, along with the authoritative tone of the statements, we can be fairly certain about who the final twelfth apostle was. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to: https://thehappyhomesc…

Drawing on Paul's account of things in Galations chapter 2, as well as parts of Genesis, Leviticus, and Colossians, we more closely investigate who the false brethern were, the list of things the Gentile Christians should avoid, and what we can understand from Paul and Barnabas's sharp contention. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted o…

After some Pharisees start harassing the new Gentile believers about circumcision, Paul and Barnabas end up going to Jerusalem to talk to the apostles and elders there about it. Peter describes the example of Cornelius, Paul and Barnabas tell about miracles done among the Gentiles, then James quotes Old Testament scripture, all proving this is not …

Yahweh explains some of his perspective on having a house built for him, correcting David's good intentions. The prophet Nathan speaks out of turn and has to come back and give God's real word, which includes an incredible promise for King David. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homes…

Paul and Barnabas travel around Lycaonia doing miracles and getting stoned. The miracles are believed, but for the wrong reasons. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to: https://thehappyhomeschool.com/reading-acts-chapter-14/…

Being careful to follow what God has written, King David, the Levites, and all the people celebrate bringing the ark to Jerusalem. Everyone gets a nice dinner, that includes a raisin cake. Read from the World English Bible. All of the Bible News Press recordings are hosted on The Happy Homeschool website. For links mentioned, please go to: https://…