Podcast Episodes

Elijah vs. the Prophets of Hercules

THE SHOWDOWN on Mount Carmel is even more spectacular than we’ve been taught.

The story is sensational on its surface: The prophet Elijah, one of the few prophets of God still active in the northern …

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel's Game of Thrones

THE NORTHERN KINGDOM of Israel changed hands twice in a week. And more often than not, succession in Israel involved a sword.

Baasha became king through a coup against Nadab, son of Jeroboam. After a…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Good King Asa

MOST OF THE kings of Judah, and all of those who ruled the northern kingdom of Israel, “did evil in the sight of the LORD.” 

One notable exception was Asa, king of Judah between about 910 and 873 BC,…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

They Will Call Them Evil Spirits on the Earth

WHERE DO DEMONS come from? The Book of 1 Enoch answers that question.

This week, we discuss Enoch’s mission to deliver God’s reply to the petition of the rebel Watchers for mercy—not just for them, b…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

From Rehoboam to Asa

IT DIDN’T take long for simmering tensions in Israel between north and south to erupt into civil war.

Following the death of Solomon, Jeroboam led the northern tribes in rebellion against Judah and t…

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

Enoch and the Fallen Watchers

Enoch is the only human in history, as far as we know, tasked with delivering God’s judgment to a group of rebellious angels.

This week, we discuss Enoch’s mission to the fallen Watchers. We note tha…

Published on 5 months ago

Jeroboam's Golden Calves

YOU’D THINK that being anointed king over the northern tribes because of Solomon’s disobedience to God would have caused Jeroboam to be more careful about his theology.

We follow up last week’s study…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

An Excellent Wife Who Can Find?

KING LEMUEL is unknown outside of the reference in Proverbs 31. It may be an epithet of Solomon meaning “belonging to God,” or Lemuel may have been an Arab king descended from Massa, the seventh son …

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Give Me Neither Poverty Nor Riches

THE WORDS of Agur son of Jakeh include a prayer to be given just enough to get by, since too much can lead one to forget the source of one’s blessings and too little can drive the desperate to steal …

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Solomon Turns from Yahweh

FOR ALL of Solomon’s vaunted wisdom, he failed in the thing that mattered most.

God had told the Israelites not to enter into marriage with foreigners. Not because of racism or any perceived superior…

Published on 6 months ago