Samuel Anoints David as King [y2_w17]

Samuel, while a little afraid, heads to Jesse's house in Bethlehem in search of the next King that the LORD God wants to anoint. From the oldest, to the next six of seven sons, Samuel does not find the King God has chosen. However, little David is out in the fields with the sheep. He is brought in, God tells Samuel that this is the one, and Samuel anoints David.

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 17

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Story of Jonathan [y2_w16]

King Saul's oldest son, Jonathan, was a man of courage and bravery... quite unlike his father! Here is a story about one of his exploits.

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 16

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Saul Disobeys Twice [y2_w15]

The Israelites were wrong in asking for a king. After all, God was their king, so choosing a human king pretty much told God where they wanted him to go.

God is gracious and compassionate, and he lets the Israelites have a king: Saul. Through Samuel, he told the people (and Saul) that as long as they obeyed the Law then God would work through Saul and his special people, Israel, to be his representatives in the world.

Saul couldn't do it. These stories account his failure to obey the Lord.

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 15

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Saul Becomes King [y2_w14]

Samuel turns the nation of Israel around and sets them back on the right path to looking like the actual representatives of God in this world. With the Lord's help, they conquered the Philistines for a while.

But then Samuel wants to turn leadership over to his sons, but they were evil, so the leaders of Israel wanted a king "like all the other nations have." So God gives them what they want - a king.

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 14

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Story of the Ark [y2_w13]

Eli and his two son, Hophni and Phinehas, get judged by God (according to Samuel's) conversation with the Lord the previous chapter. Along with their judgment comes the Israelites as well as the Philistines. I wonder if we treat God like He can be contained in a box?

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 13

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Call of Samuel [y2_w12]

Samuel receives direction from the LORD while serving under Eli the priest.

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 12

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Birth of Samuel [y2_w11]

The story behind the birth of Israel's last Judge and kingmaker, Samuel.

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 11

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Story of Ruth [y2_w10]

Kathy becomes Ruth and walks the Main Street students through the story of Ruth found in the Bible.

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 10

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Judge Samson [y2_w08-09]

The cycle of sin continues to spiral downward. The LORD chooses Samson as the next Judge to make war against the Philistines. Here is his story.

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 8 & 9

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Judge Gideon [y2_w07]

Another Judge from the book of Judges, who the LORD uses to rescue the Israelites from doing evil in His eyes.

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 7

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Conclusion of Joshua [y2_w06a]

Conclusion of Joshua: The Israelite tribes fail to dislodge the inhabitants of the Promised Land.

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 6 | Part A

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Judge Deborah [y2_w6c]

Judge Deborah: The fourth Judge in the book of Judges, Deborah, has a story to tell...

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 6 | Part C

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The Cycle of Sin in Judges [y2_w06b]

The Cycle of Sin in Judges: The main street students get a taste of what the "cycle of sin" looks like at the beginning of Judges.

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 6 | Part B

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Dividing the Land and Caleb's Story [y2_w05]

Joshua and the Israelites continue the conquest of the Promised Land. They begin to allot the land to the various 12 tribes. Meanwhile, Caleb (one of the original 12 spies, back in Numbers) had been patiently awaiting his inheritance. He asks Joshua for it, receives it, and takes it.

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 5

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Gibeonite Deception and Rescue [y2_w04]

Joshua and the Israelites get tricked by their neighbors, the Gibeonites, then later have to rescue them!

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 4

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Achan's Sin and the Battle of Ai [y2_w03]

Joshua and the Israelites hit a snag in the conquest of Canaan (the Promised Land): Achan stole some things from Jericho. That one person's sin affected an entire community. Once the sin was discovered and purged, the Israelites continued to conquer with the LORD leading them.

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 3

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Fall of Jericho [y2_w02]

G. I. Josh visits once again and guides the Main Street students through the experience of crossing the Jordan River, meeting the angel of the LORD along the way, and the eventual destruction of Jericho.

**WARNING**
No chairs were injured in the learning of this story.

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 2

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Rahab and the Spies [y2_w01]

General Joshua is in charge of the Israelites now. The LORD God charged him with the conquest of the land of Canaan. Joshua sends in two spies into Jericho. A woman named Rahab protects these two spies and they promise to save her in the coming destruction.

Main Street | Year 2 | Week 1

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