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Book of Deuteronomy: Looking Back, Moving Forward

by Paul J. Bucknell

Expository messages on Book of Deuteronomy filled with charts and diagrams. https://www.foundationsforfreedom.net or store: https://www.foundationsforfreedom.net/Help/Store/Shop_BFF.html

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Episodes

  1. Jeremiah 31:3 The Everlasting Love of God

    In Jeremiah 31:3, God declares His everlasting love and lovingkindness. Paul J. Bucknell explores the enduring, faithful nature of God's love and His gracious initiative in drawing His people to Himself.

  2. Genesis 50:15-26 Essentials of Forgiveness

    Genesis 50:15-26 brings Joseph's story to a moving close with forgiveness, comfort, and hope in God's purposes. Learn what real forgiveness looks like when wrong has been deep and personal.

  3. Genesis 45-50 Resilience in Difficult Times

    Genesis 45-50 shows God's wise and gracious hand at work through Joseph's suffering and restoration. This message offers hope, endurance, and perspective for difficult seasons.

  4. Genesis 39 Pursuing Integrity

    Joseph's story in Genesis 39 shows how integrity stands firm under temptation, injustice, and suffering. Learn how faithfulness to God shapes character when no one else seems to care.

  5. Genesis 31-32 The Making of a Man of God

    Genesis 31-32 reveals how God uses pressure, confrontation, and wrestling to transform Jacob. This message traces the making of a man who learns to cling to God for blessing.

  6. Genesis 28:10-22 Surprising Encounters

    Jacob's encounter with God at Bethel in Genesis 28:10-22 changes the direction of his life. Discover how God meets needy people with surprising grace, promises, and a call to respond.

  7. Genesis 23 Living by Faith

    Genesis 23 may seem like a burial chapter, but it powerfully displays Abraham's faith in God's future promises. This study shows how faith shapes decisions, even in the face of grief and loss.

  8. Genesis 21-26 Isaac and Rebekah

    This message surveys Genesis 21-26 to trace God's covenant faithfulness through Isaac and Rebekah. See how the Lord provides, leads, and preserves His promises across generations.

  9. Genesis 14:1-24 Steps to a Growing Faith

    In Genesis 14:1-24, Abram faces conflict, victory, and temptation after triumph. Learn how faith matures through courage, humility, and wholehearted dependence on God.

  10. Genesis 13:1-18 Our Life Journey

    In Genesis 13, Paul J. Bucknell traces Abram's faith journey from failure to renewed blessing. This message shows how God restores His people, uses hard decisions to refine their faith, and opens the way for deeper worship and lasting promise through obedience.

  11. Genesis 12-16, 20 Responding to Life Challenges

    In Abraham’s Costly Detours, Paul J. Bucknell examines three dangerous spiritual detours in Abraham’s life—going where he should not go, staying with people he should not keep near, and pursuing God’s promises in ways God never approved. This message helps believers recognize how insecurity,...

  12. Genesis 12:1-9 Journey of Faith

    In Genesis 12:1-9, Paul J. Bucknell introduces Abram's journey of faith, showing how God calls His people out of the world, confronts their attachments, and builds their faith through promise, challenge, and worship.

  13. Genesis 10-11 Unity and Diversity

    Genesis 10-11 explains the spread of the nations and the confusion at Babel. Learn how human pride divides, how God governs the nations, and how true unity must be found under His rule.

  14. Genesis 5-9 The Preservation of the Godly Seed

    As compromise, violence, and human pride spread through the early world, God does not abandon His purpose. Genesis 5-11 shows how the Lord preserves the godly seed through Enoch and Noah, judges wickedness in the flood, and shapes the nations at Babel so His redemptive plan can move forward.

  15. Genesis 4:1-12 Discussion on Cain and Abel

    Paul J. Bucknell leads an interesting discussion on Genesis 4:1-12, probing key questions from the Cain and Abel account, including true worship and prayer, hearing God, responding to our temptations, and how to overcome sin.

  16. Genesis 4:1-12 Religion Kills

    Genesis 4:1–12 traces evil from the Fall into the first family, showing how sin corrupts all of our worship, poisons the heart, and erupts in violence. Through Cain and Abel, Paul J. Bucknell exposes the danger of religion without faith and highlights God's sober warning that sin is crouching at...

  17. Genesis 2:4-17 God's Plan for Man

    Why did God make us? Genesis 2:4–17 shows that we were created not for independence, but for joyful fellowship with God through worship, stewardship, and obedience. Discover what it means to be made in the image of God.

  18. Genesis 1:1-2:3 Creation and the Worship of God

    Paul J. Bucknell and Dr. David Whitcomb lead listeners through Genesis 1:1-2:3 to see why creation is not random but the wise and purposeful work of God. Discover what Genesis 1 reveals about God's power, goodness, and design for humanity, and why the Creator alone deserves our worship, trust…

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  19. Genesis Theme of Grace

    Grace is not just a New Testament theme. This message traces God's grace through Genesis and shows how the Lord preserves, calls, and blesses His people from the very beginning.

  20. Genesis Introduction

    Begin the book of Genesis with an overview of its message, structure, and importance for the rest of Scripture. Paul J. Bucknell introduces the themes of beginnings, blessing, sin, promise, and God's redeeming purpose.

  21. Zechariah 9:1-17 The King's Two Comings

    Focusing on King, this message from Zechariah points to God’s saving reign and the hope centered in His promised King. The message lifts the eyes of God’s people toward Christ, His rule, and the peace only He can bring.

  22. Yahweh, LORD: Origins

    This word study traces the origin and significance of Yahweh, the covenant name of the Lord. Paul J. Bucknell helps listeners see how God's revealed name deepens worship, covenant understanding, and confidence in His character.

  23. Song of Songs 1:3-5 Courtship

    In this message from Song of Songs on Courtship, Paul J. Bucknell draws out wisdom for everyday life, worship, joy, sorrow, and the fear of the Lord. It calls listeners to live thoughtfully before God with humility, discernment, and praise.

  24. Psalm 18:20-24 Seeking the Lord's Rewards

    This study from the Psalms centers on Rewards and draws out wisdom for everyday life, worship, joy, sorrow, and the fear of the Lord. It calls listeners to live thoughtfully before God with humility, discernment, and praise.

  25. Psalm 139:1, 23-24 In Search of Excellence

    Focusing on Search-me, this study from the Psalms draws out wisdom for everyday life, worship, joy, sorrow, and the fear of the Lord. It calls listeners to live thoughtfully before God with humility, discernment, and praise.

  26. Psalm 139:13-18 Uniquely You

    Paul J. Bucknell explores the uniqueness of each life before God in this study from the Psalms and brings Old Testament wisdom to daily labor, possessions, and the search for meaning under God’s rule. It helps listeners think carefully about ambition, stewardship, and what truly endures.

  27. Psalm 138:8 Prayers Born in Faith

    Psalm 138 celebrates prayer and faith in the God who hears, strengthens, and completes His purposes for His people. This message encourages confident prayer rooted in the Lord's steadfast love.

  28. Psalm 119:17-19 Renewing Your Mind

    Psalm 119:17-19 turns the heart toward God's word with humility, delight, and dependence. Paul J. Bucknell helps listeners seek understanding from the Lord and treasure His truth in everyday life.

  29. Psalm 100 The Goodness of God

    Focusing on Thanksgiving, this study from the Psalms shows how seeking and worshiping the Lord reshapes the heart in the middle of real needs and pressures. Listeners are encouraged to turn to God with confidence, gratitude, and renewed devotion.

  30. Psalm 84 Entering the True Worship of God

    Paul J. Bucknell explores Worship in this study from the Psalms and shows how seeking and worshiping the Lord reshapes the heart in the middle of real needs and pressures. Listeners are encouraged to turn to God with confidence, gratitude, and renewed devotion.

  31. Psalm 37:3-5 Living in God's Favor

    This study from the Psalms centers on living in God’s favor and traces how God strengthens His people to trust His promises when the path ahead is uncertain or costly. It calls believers to rest in God’s faithfulness and move forward with steady obedience.

  32. Psalm 32:1-11 The Secrets of Confession

    In this study from the Psalms on the freedom of confession, Paul J. Bucknell draws out wisdom for everyday life, worship, joy, sorrow, and the fear of the Lord. It calls listeners to live thoughtfully before God with humility, discernment, and praise.

  33. Psalm 23:1 Contentment in the Lord

    Focusing on Contentment, this study from the Psalms shows how seeking and worshiping the Lord reshapes the heart in the middle of real needs and pressures. Listeners are encouraged to turn to God with confidence, gratitude, and renewed devotion.

  34. Psalm 19 Loving God's Word

    Paul J. Bucknell explores the life-giving power of God's word in this study from the Psalms and brings Old Testament wisdom to daily labor, possessions, and the search for meaning under God’s rule. It helps listeners think carefully about ambition, stewardship, and what truly endures.

  35. Old Testament Survey Map

    Take a map-based tour of the Old Testament world and see how geography supports interpretation. This survey message helps listeners place key events, peoples, and movements within the land and surrounding nations.

  36. Nehemiah 10:32-39 Revival and Faithfulness

    In this message from Nehemiah on Revival Service, Paul J. Bucknell shows how God renews His people through prayerful leadership, clear conviction, and courageous action. It challenges listeners to join God’s work with humility, resolve, and dependence on Him.

  37. Nehemiah 9 Strength and Direction

    Focusing on Direction, this message from Nehemiah shows how God renews His people through prayerful leadership, clear conviction, and courageous action. It challenges listeners to join God’s work with humility, resolve, and dependence on Him.

  38. Nehemiah 6:1-14 Darkness at the Gates

    Paul J. Bucknell explores Darkness in this message from Nehemiah and warns against spiritual drift and exposes the damage caused by partial obedience and unchecked desire. The message presses home the need for repentance, vigilance, and wholehearted loyalty to the Lord.

  39. Nehemiah 1-2 Improving Our Vision

    Nehemiah 1-2 sets out a vision for rebuilding rooted in prayer, burden, and bold faith. Paul J. Bucknell shows how God raises leaders who see the need clearly and move forward in dependence on Him.

  40. Nehemiah 1:4-11 Prayers That Change the World

    This message from Nehemiah centers on Prayer and shows how seeking and worshiping the Lord reshapes the heart in the middle of real needs and pressures. Listeners are encouraged to turn to God with confidence, gratitude, and renewed devotion.

  41. Micah 5:1-5 The Birth of Peace

    Paul J. Bucknell explores Peace in this message from Micah and points to God’s saving reign and the hope centered in His promised King. The message lifts the eyes of God’s people toward Christ, His rule, and the peace only He can bring.

  42. Micah 4:1-5 Mountain Missions

    This message from Micah centers on the mountain of the Lord and speaks with prophetic clarity about sin, hope, judgment, restoration, and the coming reign of God. It urges listeners to hear God’s word seriously and anchor their hope in His saving purposes.

  43. Judges 13-16 Samson: Playing with God

    Focusing on Consequences, this message from Judges warns against spiritual drift and exposes the damage caused by partial obedience and unchecked desire. The message presses home the need for repentance, vigilance, and wholehearted loyalty to the Lord.

  44. Joshua 21:1-45 Obtaining a Greater Inheritance

    Paul J. Bucknell explores Inheritance in this message from Joshua and traces how God strengthens His people to trust His promises when the path ahead is uncertain or costly. It calls believers to rest in God’s faithfulness and move forward with steady obedience.

  45. Joshua 13:1-23 Finish the Task

    This message from Joshua centers on finishing the task faithfully and traces God’s hand through leadership, conflict, failure, and renewal in Israel’s history. The lesson encourages faithfulness in the midst of changing circumstances and spiritual battles.

  46. Joshua 10:1-43 The Day the Sun Stands Still

    In this message from Joshua on the day the sun stood still, Paul J. Bucknell traces God’s hand through leadership, conflict, failure, and renewal in Israel’s history. The lesson encourages faithfulness in the midst of changing circumstances and spiritual battles.

  47. Joshua 6:1-27 Victory over Strongholds

    Focusing on Victory, this message from Joshua traces how God strengthens His people to trust His promises when the path ahead is uncertain or costly. It calls believers to rest in God’s faithfulness and move forward with steady obedience.

  48. Joshua 1:10-18 Mobilizing God's People

    Paul J. Bucknell explores Mobilization in this message from Joshua and shows how God renews His people through prayerful leadership, clear conviction, and courageous action. It challenges listeners to join God’s work with humility, resolve, and dependence on Him.

  49. Jonah 3:1-10 A Second Chance

    In this message from Jonah on Second Chance, Paul J. Bucknell highlights the Lord’s mercy toward sinners and the transforming grace He extends to His people. It invites listeners to receive God’s grace deeply and reflect that grace toward others.

  50. Isaiah 60:1-5 Light Shining

    Focusing on Light, this message from Isaiah speaks with prophetic clarity about sin, hope, judgment, restoration, and the coming reign of God. It urges listeners to hear God’s word seriously and anchor their hope in His saving purposes.

About this show

Expository messages on Book of Deuteronomy filled with charts and diagrams. https://www.foundationsforfreedom.net or store: https://www.foundationsforfreedom.net/Help/Store/Shop_BFF.html

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Paul J. Bucknell

Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does Book of Deuteronomy: Looking Back, Moving Forward have?

Book of Deuteronomy: Looking Back, Moving Forward has 50 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on October 13, 2026.

What is Book of Deuteronomy: Looking Back, Moving Forward about?

Expository messages on Book of Deuteronomy filled with charts and diagrams. https://www.foundationsforfreedom.net or store: https://www.foundationsforfreedom.net/Help/Store/Shop_BFF.html

How often does Book of Deuteronomy: Looking Back, Moving Forward release new episodes?

Book of Deuteronomy: Looking Back, Moving Forward publishes irregularly, based on its 50 episodes since July 2008.

Who hosts Book of Deuteronomy: Looking Back, Moving Forward?

Book of Deuteronomy: Looking Back, Moving Forward is created and hosted by Paul J. Bucknell.
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