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The Story of the Bible in 14 Objects

The Bible tells a single, cohesive story about the relationship between God and humanity--how a loving, merciful God pursues a rebellious people. The Story of the Bible in 14 Objects explores how things like fruit, boats, shepherd's crooks and feeding troughs explain the relentless pursuit of a God dedicated to redeeming a broken creation.

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    The Story of the Bible in 14 Objects: Manger

    Why would the King of Kings be born in an animal feeding trough?

  2. 9

    The Story of the Bible in 14 Objects: Chains

    What happens when God's people sin so much he must finally do something about it? What does it mean to be in exile?

  3. 8

    The Story of the Bible in 14 Objects: Crown

    Why is it good for all humanity that a descendant of King David rule forever? Find out, in Chapter 8: Crown.

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    The Story of the Bible in 14 Objects: Ark

    What does a fancy golden box have to teach us about the character of God and what does it have to do with Jesus?

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    The Story of the Bible in 14 Objects: Tablets

    What is the purpose of the Ten Commandments? What do they have to do with Jesus-followers today?

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    The Story of the Bible in 14 Objects: Staff

    What does a shepherd's crook have to teach us about God and his relationship with Israel?

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    The Story of the Bible in 14 Objects: Stars

    How will an 85 year old man with no children of his own become the father of a great nation, with descendants that outnumber the stars?

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    The Story of the Bible in 14 Objects: Boat

    So, did humanity learn its lesson about disobeying God or...did they get so evil God had to consider wiping them out with a worldwide flood? Tune into this chapter of SotB14O to see how a boat becomes a symbol of God's mercy toward humanity.

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    The Story of the Bible in 14 Objects: Fruit

    Why did God plant a tree in the Garden and tell the first people not to eat from it? What purpose or reason could there have been to place a giant red self-destruct button in the middle of God's good creation? Find out what fruit has to tell us about the existence of evil and what God might do to overcome it.

  10. 1

    The Story of the Bible in 14 Objects: Dust

    What would it mean if humans were made out of dust? What would it tell us about them? And what would it reveal to us about the being that created them?In Chapter 1 of the Story of the Bible in 14 Objects, we will see what dust has to teach us about humanity, God, and their relationship.

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The Bible tells a single, cohesive story about the relationship between God and humanity--how a loving, merciful God pursues a rebellious people. The Story of the Bible in 14 Objects explores how things like fruit, boats, shepherd's crooks and feeding troughs explain the relentless pursuit of a God dedicated to redeeming a broken creation.

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Steve Hoffman

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