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Hard Topics in Scripture — Series Index

Hard Topics in Scripture — Series Index

All 54 articles in the Hard Topics series, in one place

Jul 28, 2026

Hard Topics in Scripture

Every article in the Hard Topics series, in one place.

Introduction to Hard Topics In Scripture: Why Hard Passages Are a Gift: A Reader’s Guide to This Series

The Death That Purchased Freedom: Passover and Easter

Reading the Old Testament Without Losing Your Faith: Introduction to the Old Testament

Gods on Trial: Exodus 7–13

When God Holds a Council: Moses 1; Abraham 3

The Song at the Sea: Exodus 14–18

The Mountain That Could Not Be Touched: Exodus 19–20; 24; 31–34

Two Stories, One Truth: Genesis 1–2; Moses 2–3; Abraham 4–5

The Blood That Speaks: Exodus 35–40; Leviticus 1; 4; 16; 19

The Fall That Opened Everything: Genesis 3–4; Moses 4–5

Forty Years of Hard School: Numbers 11–14; 20–24; 27

Why God Remembers Every Name: Genesis 5; Moses 6

The Command That Troubles Everything: Deuteronomy 6–8; 15; 18; 29–30; 34

The God Who Weeps: Moses 7

The Land That Cost Everything: Joshua 1–8; 23–24

When the Sky Fell and the Giants Walked: Genesis 6–11; Moses 8

When Everyone Does What Is Right in Their Own Eyes: Judges 2–4; 6–8; 13–16

The Loyalty That Would Not Let Go: Ruth; 1 Samuel 1–7

The God Who Meets Us in a Broken World: Genesis 12–17; Abraham 1–2

When God Changes His Mind: 1 Samuel 8–10; 13; 15–16

The God Who Stops the Knife: Genesis 18–23

When the Right Thing Feels Wrong: 1 Samuel 24–26; 2 Samuel 7

The Blessing That Came Through Deception: Genesis 24–33

After God’s Own Heart: 2 Samuel 11–12; 1 Kings 2–3

Fire and Silence: 1 Kings 17–19; 21

When God Goes Silent: Genesis 37–41

The Bears and the Boys: 2 Kings 2–7

The Long Way Home: Genesis 42–50

When Repentance Is Not Enough: 2 Kings 16–25

The God Who Hardens Hearts: Exodus 1–6

The Same Story Told Differently: 2 Chronicles 14–20; 26; 30

The Divorces That Troubled Everything: Ezra 9–10; Nehemiah 13

The Book Where God Never Appears: Esther

The Man Who Argued With God: Job 1–3; 12–14; 19; 21–24; 38–40; 42

The Prayers That Shocked Everyone: Psalms 1–2; 8; 19–33; 40; 46

The Prayer That Changed Everything: Psalms 49–51; 61–66; 69–72; 77–78; 85–86

The LORD Said to My Lord: Psalms 102–103; 110; 116–119; 127–128; 135–139; 146–150

Everything Is Vapor: Proverbs 1–4; 15–16; 22; 31; Ecclesiastes 1–3; 11–12

When God Rejects His Own Worship: Isaiah 1–12

The Morning Star Who Fell: Isaiah 13–14; 22; 24–30; 35

The God Who Makes Darkness: Isaiah 40–49

The Servant Who Suffers for Everyone: Isaiah 50–57

The Warrior in Crimson: Isaiah 58–66

The Prophet Who Was Forbidden to Pray: Jeremiah 1–3; 7; 16–18; 20

The Book That Only Weeps: Jeremiah 31–33; 36–38; Lamentations 1; 3

The Wheels, the Bones, and the River: Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47

Faith That Survives Empire: Daniel 1–7

The Prophet Whose Marriage Was the Message: Hosea 1–6; 10–14; Joel

The Prophet Who Was Furious God Forgave: Obadiah; Jonah

When the Righteous Argue With God: Micah; Nahum; Habakkuk; Zephaniah

Horses, Scrolls, and the God Who Returns: Haggai; Zechariah 1–3; 7–14

The God Who Is Always Faithful: Malachi

The Great King Arrives in the Flesh: Christmas / The Nativity

The God Whose Love Endures Forever: A Conclusion to 52 Weeks of Hard Topics in the Old Testament

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