Hard Topics

Honest, careful looks at the hardest passages in scripture, newest first. Use the search box to look for a book or topic.

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Hard Topics

Oct 9, 2026

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The Servant Who Suffers for Everyone

Isaiah 50–57 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Oct 2, 2026

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3 min read

The God Who Makes Darkness

Isaiah 40–49 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Sep 25, 2026

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3 min read

The Morning Star Who Fell

Isaiah 13–14; 22; 24–30; 35 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Sep 18, 2026

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When God Rejects His Own Worship

Isaiah 1–12 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Sep 11, 2026

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Everything Is Vapor

Proverbs 1–4; 15–16; 22; 31; Ecclesiastes 1–3; 11–12 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Sep 4, 2026

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The LORD Said to My Lord

Psalms 102–103; 110; 116–119; 127–128; 135–139; 146–150 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Aug 28, 2026

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The Prayer That Changed Everything

Psalms 49–51; 61–66; 69–72; 77–78; 85–86 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Aug 21, 2026

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The Prayers That Shocked Everyone

Psalms 1–2; 8; 19–33; 40; 46 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Aug 14, 2026

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The Man Who Argued With God

Job 1–3; 12–14; 19; 21–24; 38–40; 42 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Aug 7, 2026

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2 min read

The Book Where God Never Appears

Esther (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Jul 31, 2026

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The Divorces That Troubled Everything

Ezra 9–10; Nehemiah 13 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Jul 28, 2026

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2 min read

Hard Topics in Scripture — Series Index

All the Hard Topics in Scripture articles in one place

Hard Topics

Jul 24, 2026

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The Same Story Told Differently

2 Chronicles 14–20; 26; 30 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Jul 23, 2026

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The God Who Hardens Hearts

Exodus 1–6 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Jul 17, 2026

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When Repentance Is Not Enough

2 Kings 16–25 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Jul 16, 2026

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The Long Way Home

Genesis 42–50 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Jul 10, 2026

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The Bears and the Boys

2 Kings 2–7 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Jul 9, 2026

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3 min read

When God Goes Silent

Genesis 37–41 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Jul 3, 2026

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2 min read

Fire and Silence

1 Kings 17–19; 21 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Jun 26, 2026

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After God’s Own Heart

2 Samuel 11–12; 1 Kings 2–3 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

The Blessing That Came Through Deception

Jun 25, 2026

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The Blessing That Came Through Deception

Genesis 24–33 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Jun 19, 2026

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When the Right Thing Feels Wrong

1 Samuel 24–26; 2 Samuel 7 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Jun 18, 2026

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2 min read

The God Who Stops the Knife

Genesis 18–23 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Jun 12, 2026

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When God Changes His Mind

1 Samuel 8–10; 13; 15–16 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

Jun 11, 2026

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The God Who Meets Us in a Broken World

Genesis 12–17; Abraham 1–2 (Hard Topics in OT Series)

Taylor Halverson

Hard Topics

The Servant Who Suffers for Everyone

The God Who Makes Darkness

The Morning Star Who Fell

When God Rejects His Own Worship

Everything Is Vapor

The LORD Said to My Lord

The Prayer That Changed Everything

The Prayers That Shocked Everyone

The Man Who Argued With God

The Book Where God Never Appears

The Divorces That Troubled Everything

Hard Topics in Scripture — Series Index

The Same Story Told Differently

The God Who Hardens Hearts

When Repentance Is Not Enough

The Long Way Home

The Bears and the Boys

When God Goes Silent

Fire and Silence

After God’s Own Heart

The Blessing That Came Through Deception

When the Right Thing Feels Wrong

The God Who Stops the Knife

When God Changes His Mind

The God Who Meets Us in a Broken World

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