
Beginning of the End. Focusing on the time from creation until the last days of King David, this modern English version of Patriarchs and Prophets delves into the origins of the great controversy between God and Satan, chronicles the battle as it transferred to Earth, and illustrates how God's faithful people have fought the good fight of faith through the ages. As the first of a five-part series, The Beginning of the End describes the historical foundation for what we see in our world today and gives principles on how to take a stand for truth even in our day. And in it all, we see that "God is Love."
- Foreword
- Why Was Sin Permitted?
- Creation: God’s Answer to Evolution
- The Predicament of Our First Parents
- The Plan of Redemption Is Unveiled
- The First Murderer and His Victim
- Seth: When Men Turned to God
- When the World Was Destroyed by Water
- After the Flood, a New Beginning
- The Beginning of the Literal Week
- When Languages Were Changed
- Abraham, the Father of All Believers
- Abraham, a Good Neighbor in Canaan
- The Offering of Isaac: Test of Faith
- The Sin of Sodom and Gomorrah
- Isaac’s Marriage: The Happiest in the Bible
- Jacob and Esau
- Jacob’s Flight and Exile
- Jacob’s Terrible Night of Wrestling
- Jacob Comes Home
- The Amazing Story of Joseph
- Joseph and His Brothers
- Moses, the Leader of God’s People
- The Ten Plagues of Egypt
- The First Passover
- The Israelites Leave Egypt
- Israel Meets With Difficulties
- God Gives His Law on Mount Sinai
- Israel Worships a Golden Calf
- Satan’s Hatred of God’s Law
- The Sanctuary: God’s Dwelling Place in Israel
- The Sin of Nadab and Abihu
- The Grace of Christ and the New Covenant
- The Terrible Grumblings of God’s People
- Twelve Spies Survey Canaan
- Korah Leads a Rebellion
- Forty Years of Wandering in the Wilderness
- Moses Fails on the Border of Canaan
- Why the Long Journey Around Edom?
- The Conquest of Bashan
- Balaam Tries to Curse Israel
- How Balaam Led Israel into Sin
- God Teaches His Law to a New Generation
- The Death of Moses
- Crossing the Jordan
- The Miraculous Fall of Jericho
- The Blessings and the Curses
- A Canaanite Tribe Deceives Israel
- Home at Last
- The Last Words of Joshua
- The Blessing of Tithes and Offerings
- God’s Care for the Poor
- Annual Feasts of Rejoicing
- The Judges, Deliverers of Israel
- Samson, the Strongest Yet Weakest Man
- God Calls the Child Samuel
- Eli and His Wicked Sons
- Punishment: The Ark Taken
- The Schools of the Prophets
- Saul, the First King of Israel
- Saul Makes a Terrible Mistake
- Saul Rejected as King
- David Anointed as King
- David Kills Goliath
- David Flees
- The Noble Spirit of David
- Saul Takes His Own Life
- Ancient and Modern Spiritualism
- David’s Heavy Trial
- David Crowned King at Last
- The Prosperous Reign of David
- David’s Sin of Adultery and His Repentance
- The Rebellion of Absalom, David’s Son
- A Man After God’s Own Heart