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King Saul sinned against the Lord God and had to pay for it. He was more interested in maintaining his image before the people. Grieved, Samuel prays for him. What happens next? Do you want to know? Listen. 

The first king of Israel, Saul, was impatient; he craved to be popular with his people. How does that make the Lord God judge him? How does the Prophet Samuel convey the Lord’s word to Saul? Listen to find answers…

Saul, the would-be king of Israel, hides himself in the baggage when he comes to be crowned. Yes, it happened! Listen to Samuel tell us all about it...

Samuel has been instructed by the Lord to anoint a man to be the king of Israel. The Lord miraculously leads this man, Saul to Samuel. How does Samuel reveals the Lord’s desire to young unsuspecting Saul? Want to know? Listen then…

Samuel shares about the fall of Israel, the death of Eli and his sons. The Ark of God was captured by the Philistines. What happened then? Do you want to know? Listen on… 

The Lord Jesus Christ suffered. He was tortured, crucified and died. His dead body was buried in a Garden tomb. Early on Sunday morning, He arose. At least seven facts attest to this fact. Care to learn about them? Listen on… 

A repentant robber, a cruel criminal, a centurion, wailing women and a loving disciple, carefree hoi polloi and treacherous leaders, all witnessed the death of the Saviour. How did they respond? And we? Listen to find out…

To confirm the death of the Lord on the cross, a Roman soldier spears the Lord on his chest from the side. Blood and water flowed out. What exactly happened? Want to know? Listen to this episode...

A few days ago in Bethany, Mary who was a loving disciple of the Lord, anointed His feet with costly spikenard ointment and wiped them with her hair. It was these blessed feet which were roughly handled and a spike driven through them on the cross. Listen to this…                   

His hands, the Saviour’s hands that brought peace, healing and nurture to many, were pierced mercilessly by nails. What suffering? Listen to how this happened…                  

The Saviour’s back was lashed many times with the Roman whip, the flagellum, causing much laceration. Oh, the pain and the agony it caused Him. Can you imagine? The Lord Jesus Christ bore it all patiently and without complaint, all for you and me. Shall we know more? …

A crown of thorns pierced the fair brow of the Lord Jesus Christ. Can you imagine? How was it made, and how did it hurt the Lord? Curious to learn? Listen on…                   

What is the significance of Ash Wednesday? How should we repent this Lenten season? Want to know? Listen on…                     

This is an episode where we hear your feedback, dear listeners. Go on...Do listen to what you say! 

A constellation of men and women of God shared their autobiographies in this season. Who were they? In brief, what were their stories? Want to know, go on and listen!

This episode is a thank offering to our great God who enabled us to complete 100 episodes in this season. We are recapping some of the characters whose stories we listened earlier. Do join in to listen… 

The glory departs from the nation of Israel. The ark is captured, and Hophni and Phinehas are slain. The ark of the Almighty God creates havoc amidst the Philistines. Listen to all this and more… 

The ark of the covenant is taken into a battlefield. The Israelites do this in a frenzy. Their enemies, the Philistines, are unnerved. What do they do then? What happens in this battle? Do listen to know…

A little boy, apprentice in the Temple of the Lord at Shiloh, Samuel, is obedient to Eli, the priest. One night, as he is trying to sleep, he hears a voice calling him, “Samuel, Samuel!”. He ran to Eli, in response. What do you think happens then? Listen to find out… 

The Lord has blessed us all abundantly through this year 2025. Let us thank Him and pray for His presence through the coming new year too. Listen…  

Mary and Joseph had no choice but to make a long journey from their native Nazareth to the little town of Bethlehem in Judah. Mary is heavily pregnant. They search desperately for a place to stay. No room for them. They finally take shelter in a stable. In such chaotic conditions, Jesus, the Lord Christ, is born. Don’t believe me? Listen and learn, dear friend…

Ordinary shepherds doing their routine tasks are confronted with an angelic visitation. Diligent and wise men follow a brilliant star and complete their mission. Chaos erupts, but God intervenes to calm them. Intrigued? Listen on…

A disturbed damsel and a flustered fetus! The damsel visits a cousin and is moved by the Spirit to share His word. The fetus leaps for joy as the mother of His Lord visits. Joyous chaos indeed. Listen to learn more…

A perturbed priest and a marveling matron. What a couple? What a miracle? A child conceived by an aging matron. Perplexed? Listen to what they have to say as we unfold this nativity narrative…

Hannah, the mother of Samuel, moved by the Holy Spirit God shares her prayer. With devotion to God, she submits her firstborn son Samuel to the service of the Lord under the High Priest Eli, at Shiloh. She and her husband Elkanah are blessed with children by God. Let us hear her share her story, in her own words now…

God answers the prayer of Hannah. She conceives and bears a son whom she names as Samuel. According to her promise, she hands her little boy to Eli, to be in the service of the Lord God. Listen to her tell her compelling tale…

Hannah, the mother of Prophet Samuel, begins to share her story. One of being childless and spurned. As she shares how she bared her heart to God, let us listen and hear how she began to be comforted… 

Benjamites clash with the rest of Israel. Many are killed, and the fate of one of the tribes of Israel is to be decided, all due to the savage brutality of the men of Gibeah. Listen to it all… 

The unprecedented action of this Levite man leads to a civil war. What happens in the war is the near decimation of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Listen to this man tell the story…

This Levite man had a devastating experience in the town of Gibeah. His concubine was abused severely by the wicked men of the town. What does he do then? This verges on the macabre. Listen to him say it in his own words…

Those were the last days in Israel. There was no judge, and the people did as they pleased. A certain Levite took a concubine from Bethlehem. As he was bringing her back from her hometown, they travelled through Gibeah. Let him tell you in his own words now…

Micah manages to get a Levite to be the priest for the household shrine he had devised. Unfortunately, some men from the tribe of Dan overpower Micah and abduct the Levite from his home. Listen to know more… 

In the dark days following the demise of the judge, Samson, the Israelites did what they thought was right, in their own eyes. Micah, an Ephraimite, made a shrine in his house. Installing his son as a priest, he started to worship a silver carved image, an idol. Listen to the first part of his story…

This is a saga of the tragedy of Samson and how the Lord listens to his final prayer. A gripping drama unfolds as you listen to this episode. Do listen on… 

Delilah arrives in Samson’s story in this episode. Listen to all about her in his own words. Her charm and the way she tempts Samson. This is graphically shown in this episode. Why wait, keep listening…

Samson continues telling his story to us. His acts infuriate the Philistines. His own countrymen, the Israelites, hand him over to them. But listen to what happens next…

Don’t you love a riddle? Samson creates a tough riddle for some folk who struggle to solve it. They threatened his wife and got the answer from her. Samson was humiliated and responded with violence. Listen to his story now…

This is the story of one of the few men in the Bible whose birth is foretold by angels. Samson, a son promised to the barren couple, Manoah and his wife. Listen to the wonderful beginning of the life of this amazing judge of all Israel…

Have you heard the names of Ibzan, Elon and Abdon? They were ordinary men whom God chose to be judges of Israel in their time. Indeed, God chooses some men and women for the routine, hum-drum, activities in His Kingdom, too! Listen to their stories now…

Jephthah, the judge of Israel, makes an unwise vow before the Lord. The Lord grants him victory against the foes of Israel, but he had to pay the price for making a foolish vow. He had to sacrifice his beloved daughter to the Lord. What a sad plight. Listen to his agony in this episode…

Jepthah was an unlikely choice to be a judge of Israel. But the Lord chose him. He recounts the history of the people of Israel aptly as he replies to the demands of the Ammonite king. Go ahead and listen to Jephthah as he shares…

Tola and Jair are two men who judged the nation of Israel in their time. They were faithful in their service to the Lord. Perhaps you have not heard of them. They were just ordinary men like you and me. But God used them. He can use you and me, too. If we are available. Do listen to them tell their stories…

Abimelech musters his supporters and conquers Shechem and its leaders. But the judgment of God falls on him1, and he dies shamefully. How does this happen? Listen to this episode to find out.

Jotham curses Abimelech and the people of Shechem. The elders of Shechem are convinced by Gaal, the son of Ebed, to revolt against Abimelech, the son of Jerubbabel. Listen to how things unfold in the town of Shechem for Abimelech, who had usurped power.

This is the story of Abimelech, the son of Gideon and his concubine from Shechem. He manages to make the elders of Shechem to fall in line with him. He makes them kill the sons of Gideon, his step brothers, to seize power for himself. A gory tale indeed. Listen on…

Gideon captures the Midianite kings and slays them. He consolidates the victory of Israel against the Midianites. Unfortunately, he fashions an idol from the gold he craves and leads Israel into idolatry. Listen to all this from his own words…

Miraculously, God helps Gideon and his small number of Israelites to gain a victory against their enemies. Oreb, Zeeb, princes of Midian, are killed. Their kings, Zebah and Zalmunna, fled from the victorious Israelite army. Listen to all this and more…

Starting with an army of 32,000, Gideon lands up with only 300 men for the battle. How did it happen? How did Gideon and his 300 fare in the battle? Listen to find out…

Heard of Gideon’s fleece? As we heard in the first part, the Angel of the Lord gave Gideon a call and a mission. In spite of his low self-esteem, Gideon agrees to start his mission for God. But when it comes to going to war against the Midianites, he develops cold feet and asks for some tests to confirm that the Lord is with him. Listen to find out more…

Midian was overpowering the nation of Israel. The Midianites were not allowing the Israelites to live normally. In this context, an angel of the Lord accosted an unlikely warrior and commissioned him, Gideon, to tackle the menace of the Midianites. Listen to how it all happened…