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Kingdom
of God 
Text:
The Kingdom of God: A
Guide for Old Testament Study
Francis Breisch, Jr.
Christian Schools International
3350 East Paris Avenue, SE
Box 8709
Grand Rapids, MI 49518-8709
ISBN # 0-87463-207-2
To order telephone toll-free at: 1-800-635-8288, ext. 256
The Kingdom of God by Francis Breisch, Jr. is a wonderful survey of the older testament (which our children did at the age of 12). It teaches the purpose of each book, information about a book's author, when the book was written, how the book is organized, the book's main lessons, and many other important aspects of each book of the older testament. At the end of each chapter, there are comprehension questions as well as thought or discussion questions.
Strongly recommend listening to Alexander Scourby as you go through The Kingdom of God by Francis Breisch, Jr. In this way, your scholar will read and listen to the entire older testament while learning the proper pronunciation of geographical place names and hard to pronounce names of individuals.
Alexander Scourby read the following chapters from the older testament to accompany The Kingdom of God: A Guide for Old Testament Study by Francis Breisch, Jr.
When is the
material in the actual book read?
As you will note in The Kingdom of God each chapter pretty
much deals with a particular book of the older testament. What
we did was look to see what the chapter dealt with sometimes
the chapter would only take on half a book of the older testament
and other times it may have dealt with two books of the older
testament. We read a section of the The Kingdom of God
first and try to answer the questions at the end of the lesson.
Then, we would listen to Alexander Scourby perform the Bible for
us.
Are the times
listed indicate how long it takes Alexander Scourby to read that
chapter in the Bible?
The times listed shows exactly how much time was spent following
along in our Bibles while Alexander Scourby performed for us.
Initially, we read the chapter after Alexander Scourby; however,
my daughters felt they got more out of The Kingdom of God
and Alexander Scourby's performance if we read The Kingdom
of God first before listening to Alexander Scourby's performance.
How long
should it actually take us to do a day's lesson?
Generally, reading from The Kingdom of God only took 5-8
minutes (if that much) daily.
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Genesis |
Genesis |
Exodus |
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Exodus |
Leviticus |
Numbers |
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Deuteronomy |
Deuteronomy & Joshua |
Joshua Judges |
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Ruth & Samuel |
Samuel |
Samuel & Psalms |
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Psalms |
Psalms Proverbs |
Proverbs Song of Solomon Job |
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Job |
1 Kings 2 Kings |
2 Kings 1 Chronicles |
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1 Chronicles |
2 Chronicles Joel, Amos |
Amos, Hosea Isaiah |
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Isaiah |
Isaiah, Micah |
Jonah, Obadiah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Habakkuk, Jeremiah |
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Jeremiah |
Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel |
Ezekiel |
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Ezekiel Daniel, Esther |
Ezra, Nehemiah, Ecclesiates |
Ecclesiates, Haggai Zechariah, Malachi |
Strongly recommend listening to Alexander Scourby as you go through The Kingdom of God by Francis Breisch, Jr. In this way, your scholar will read and listen to the entire older testament while learning the proper pronunciation of geographical place names and hard to pronounce names of individuals.
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Week #1 Kingdom
of God: Chapter 1 Monday Total Time = 18:27 Tuesday Total Time = 16:10 Wednesday Total Time = 13:77 Kingdom
of God: Chapter 2 Thursday Total Time = 18:16 Friday Total Time = 22:41 |
Week #2 Kingdom
of God: Chapter 3 Total Time = 23:21 Tuesday Total Time = 21:20 Wednesday Total Time = 19:06 Thursday Total Time = 26:15 Friday Total Time = 22:18 |
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Week #1 Movies: Genesis (1 hr 33 min) Abraham ( 2 hr 30 min) Sodom and Gomorrah (48 minutes) |
Week #2 Movies: Jacob ( hr min) Joseph (3 hr, 5 min) Pyramid (1 hr) |
Great
Art Suggestions for Week #1 and Week #2:
1) Garden of Eden by Field (Genesis 2:8)
2) The Ark, Dutch School (Genesis 6:14)
3) Tower of Babel by Valkenborgh (Genesis 11:4)
4) Abraham and the Three Angels by Tiepolo (Genesis
18:1,2)
5) The Flight of Lot by Delocriox (1798-1863)
6) Lot Fleeing From Sodom by Peter Paul Reubens
7) Sacrifice of Isaac by Rembrant (Genesis 22:10-13)
8) The Sacrifice of Abraham by Empoli (1554-1640)
9) Abraham Repudiates Hagar by Barberi (1591-1666)
10) Isaac Blessing Jacob by Flinck (Genesis 27:18-29)
11) Issac Blessing Jacob by Eeckhout (1621-74)
12) Rebekah Chosen as Issac's Wife by Antione Coypel
13) Jacob's Dream by Feti (Genesis 28:10-12)
14) Jacob's Dream by Jose de Ribera
15) Jacob and Laban by Victors (Genesis 29:13)
16) Jacob Wrestles with the Angel by Steinle (Genesis
32:24)
17) Jacob's Despair by Rivera (Genesis 31:2-12)
18) Lot and His Daughters Leaving Sodom by Stomer
(Genesis 19:30)
19) Joseph Sold by His Brothers by Castillo
(Genesis 37:28)
20) Joseph Accused By Potiphar's Wife by Rembrandt (1606-1669)
21) Jacob and Joseph Meet by Moeyaert (Genesis 46:29)
22) Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph by Rembrandt
Strongly recommend listening to Alexander Scourby as you go through The Kingdom of God by Francis Breisch, Jr. In this way, your scholar will read and listen to the entire older testament while learning the proper pronunciation of geographical place names and hard to pronounce names of individuals.
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Week #3 Kingdom
of God: Chapter 5 Monday Total Time = 19:20 Tuesday Total Time = 22:56 Wednesday Total Time = 22:43 Thursday Total Time = 18:40 Friday Total Time = 15:41 |
Week #4 Kingdom
of God: Chapter 6 Total Time = 15:41 Tuesday Total Time = 18:52 Wednesday Total Time = 17:54 Thursday Total Time = 18:05 Friday Total Time = 17:16 |
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Week #3 Movies: The Ten Commandments (3 hr 40min) Moses (3 hr 4 min) Building the Great Pyramid (57 minutes) Lost Mummy of Imhotep (52 minutes) |
Week #4 Movies: Riddle of the Desert Mummies (1 hr) Ultimate Guide: Iceman (50 minutes) Assassination of King Tut (1 hr) Exodus Revealed (60 min) |
Great
Art Suggestions for Week #3 and Week #4:
1) Moses Saved from the River by Largillierre (Exodus
2:5-10)
2) The Finding of Moses by Overback (1789- ?)
3) Moses Saved From the Nile by Vernose (1528- 1588)
4) Moses Before the Burning Bush by Feti (Exodus
3:2-5)
5) The Egyptians Stricken by the Plague by Poussin
(Exodus 12:21-32)
6) Moses and Aaron before Pharoh by Chretien (1510-
1579)
7) The Trial of Moses by Giorgone
8) Moses Dividing the Red Sea by Eckersberg (Exodus
14:21)
9) Isrealites at the Red Sea by Francken (1581-1642)
Strongly recommend listening to Alexander Scourby as you go through The Kingdom of God by Francis Breisch, Jr. In this way, your scholar will read and listen to the entire older testament while learning the proper pronunciation of geographical place names and hard to pronounce names of individuals.
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Kingdom
of God: Chapter 7 Monday Total Time = 20:44 Tuesday Total Time = 28:18 Wednesday Total Time = 25:07 Thursday Total Time = 34:18 Kingdom
of God: Chapter 8 Friday Total Time = 32:29 |
Monday Total Time = 28:07 Tuesday Total Time = 29:01 Wednesday Total Time = 25:31 Thursday Total Time = 23:20 Friday Total Time = 25:41 |
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Week #5 Movies: The Land of the Pharaohs (80 min) Ramses the Great: Pharaoh for all time (45 min) |
Week #6 Movies: Great Pharaohs of Egypt set (200 min) Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (60 min.) |
Great
Art Suggestions for Week #6:
1) Miriam Sings a Song of Praise by Koehler
2) The Fall of Manna by Romanelli (1610-62)
3) Moses Striking Water From the Rock by Jordens
(1593-1678)
4) Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law by Rembrandt
(1606-1669)
5) The Brazen Serpent by Van Dyck (Numbers 21:6-9)
6) The Angel Before the Prophet Balaam by Rembrandt
(1606-1669)
Strongly recommend listening to Alexander Scourby as you go through The Kingdom of God by Francis Breisch, Jr. In this way, your scholar will read and listen to the entire older testament while learning the proper pronunciation of geographical place names and hard to pronounce names of individuals.
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Kingdom
of God: Chapter 9 Monday Total Time = 32:28 Tuesday Total Time = 25:04 Wednesday Total Time = 19:59 Thursday Total Time = 21:09 Friday Total Time = 27:50 |
Monday Total Time = 18:43 Kingdom
of God: Chapter 10 Tuesday Total Time = 15:13 Wednesday Total Time = 25:26 Thursday Total Time = 19:13 Friday Total Time = 15:39 |
Strongly recommend listening to Alexander Scourby as you go through The Kingdom of God by Francis Breisch, Jr. In this way, your scholar will read and listen to the entire older testament while learning the proper pronunciation of geographical place names and hard to pronounce names of individuals.
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Monday Total Time = 20:01 Kingdom
of God: Chapter 11 Tuesday Total Time = 21:30 Wednesday Total Time = 26:02 Thursday Total Time = 18:11 Friday Total Time = 29:18 |
Theocratic Development Kingdom
of God: Chapter 12 Monday Total Time = 12:53 Kingdom
of God: Chapter 13 Tuesday Total Time = 19:00 Wednesday Total Time = 19:20 Thursday Total Time = 23:38 Kingdom
of God: Chapter 14 Friday Total Time = 26:14 |
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Week #9 Movies: Samson & Delilah (1949) David (3 hrs 15 min) |
Week #10 Movies: Samson & Delilah (TNT, 3 hrs 20 min) The Story of David (3 hrs, 11 min) |
Great
Art Suggestions for Week #9 and Week #10:
1) Jael and Sisera by Northcote (Judges 4:21)
2) Song of the Prophetess by Giordano (Judges 5:31)
3) Samson in the Treadmill by Bloch (Judges 16:21)
4) The Blinding of Sampson by Rembrandt (1606-1669)
5) Hannah with her child at Silom by Vos (1531-1603)
6) David with the Head of Goliath by Gentileschi
(1 Samuel 17:51)
5) David's Triumph by Matteo (1 Samuel 17:54)
Strongly recommend listening to Alexander Scourby as you go through The Kingdom of God by Francis Breisch, Jr. In this way, your scholar will read and listen to the entire older testament while learning the proper pronunciation of geographical place names and hard to pronounce names of individuals.
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Monday Total Time = 25:08 Tuesday Total Time = 19:27 Kingdom
of God: Chapter 15 Wednesday Total Time = 19:35 Thursday Friday |
Monday Total Time = 28:04 Tuesday Kingdom
of God: Chapter 16 Wednesday Total Time = 15:45 Thursday Total Time = 23:20 Friday Total Time = 27:08 |
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Week #11 Movies: David and Bathsheba (116 min) |
Week #12 Movies: David (3 hrs, 15 min) |
Great
Art Suggestions for Week #11 and Week #12:
1) David with the Head of Goliath by Gentileschi
(1 Sam. 17:51)
2) David's Triumph by Matteo (1 Sam 17:54)
3) Israelites Celebrating by Cavallino (1 Samuel
18:6,7)
4) Abigail Meets David with Presents by Rubens (1
Samuel 25:18:35)
5) The Sacrifice of Saul by J. Pinas
6) David by Carvaiggo (1573-1610)
7) The Prophet Nathan Absolving David by Vos (1531-1603)
8) Hannah and Samuel by Rembrandt (1606-1669)
9) Samuel and David by Orazia Samachini
Strongly recommend listening to Alexander Scourby as you go through The Kingdom of God by Francis Breisch, Jr. In this way, your scholar will read and listen to the entire older testament while learning the proper pronunciation of geographical place names and hard to pronounce names of individuals.
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Total Time = 21:29 Kingdom
of God: Chapter 17 Tuesday Total Time = 22:53 Wednesday Total Time = 30:11 Kingdom
of God: Chapter 18 Thursday Total Time = 22:24 Friday Total Time = 29:42 |
Kingdom
of God: Chapter 19 Monday Total Time = 28:00 Tuesday Total Time = 16:06 Wednesday Kingdom
of God: Chapter 20 Thursday Friday Total Time = 23:53 |
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Week #13 Movies: David and Bathsheba (116 min) David (3 hrs) Solomon and Sheba (Yul Brenner) |
Week #14 Movies: David and Bathsheba (116 min) Story of David (3 hr 11 min) Solomon (TNT 171 minutes) |
Great
Art Suggestions for Week #13 and Week #14:
1) The Queen
of Sheba Before Solomon by Vigion (1762-1828)
Music
Psalter, Psalters are the psalms put to music.
It is a fascinating way to memorize the book of Psalms.
Strongly recommend listening to Alexander Scourby as you go through The Kingdom of God by Francis Breisch, Jr. In this way, your scholar will read and listen to the entire older testament while learning the proper pronunciation of geographical place names and hard to pronounce names of individuals.
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Total Time = 25:17 Tuesday Total Time = 22:04 Kingdom
of God: Chapter 21 Wednesday Total Time = 15:08 Kingdom
of God: Chapter 22 Thursday Total Time = 14:54 Friday |
Total Time = 12:50 Tuesday Total Time = 15:06 Wednesday Total Time = 10:18 Thursday Friday |
Great
Art Suggestions for Week #15 and Week #16:
1) Judgement
of Solomon by Nicholas Poussin
2) Job by Ekersburg
Strongly recommend listening to Alexander Scourby as you go through The Kingdom of God by Francis Breisch, Jr. In this way, your scholar will read and listen to the entire older testament while learning the proper pronunciation of geographical place names and hard to pronounce names of individuals.
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Total Time = 25:17 Tuesday Total Time = 22:04 Kingdom
of God: Chapter 21 Wednesday Total Time = 15:08 Kingdom
of God: Chapter 22 Thursday Total Time = 14:54 Friday |
Total Time = 12:50 Tuesday Total Time = 15:06 Wednesday Total Time = 10:18 Thursday Friday |


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