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2 Kings 16: On the Despicable Ahaz and His Blasphemous Magic 8 Ball (Ep. 143)
In 2 Kings 16, Judah’s worst king to date takes the throne—what happens next is despicable and blasphemous. Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss.
11 months, 3 weeks ago
2 Kings 15: On a Bad Israelite King Sandwich, With Some Good Judean King Bread (Ep. 142)
In this episode of Bible Talk, the author serves up a sandwich made up of bad Israelite meat and good Judean bread.
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1 year ago
2 Kings 14: On Bible Talk Pivoting to Video While Israel and Judah Pivot toward Civil War (Ep. 141)
In this episode of Bible Talk, Alex, Jim, and Sam pivot to video, while Israel and Judah pivot toward civil war and eventual exile.
1 year ago
2 Kings 13: On Two Evil Reigns and Two Weird Things (Ep. 140)
In 2 Kings 13, we get two evil reigns—Jehoahaz and Jehoash—and two weird things—which involve some misguided arrows and some life-giving bones. Alex,…
1 year ago
2 Kings 11-12: On the Jezebel of Judah, and the Pretty-Good Reign of Joash (Ep. 139)
As 2 Kings has gone on, it's been harder and harder to tell the difference between Israel and Judah. They intersected, and then they intermingled. So…
1 year ago
2 Kings 10: On the Word of the Lord on the War Path Yet Again (Ep. 138)
In this episode of Bible Talk, Jim, Sam, and Alex talk about 2 Kings 10, where Jehu continues to administer justice to God's long-promised enemies.
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1 year, 1 month ago
2 Kings 9: On the Word of the Lord Wiping Out the Henchmen and then the Heavy (Ep. 137)
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In this episode, Jim, Sam, and Alex discuss 2 Kings 9 and the bloody end of Jezebel's wicked reign, which the L…
1 year, 1 month ago
2 Kings 8: On Joram & Joram, A Sad & More-than-Superficial Similarity (Ep. 136)
In 2 Kings 8, we realize that the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah have become indistinguishable in almost every way, from their behavior to th…
1 year, 3 months ago
2 Kings 6–7: On What a Floating Axe Head and an Angel Army Says about Our Soothsaying, Sovereign God (Ep. 135)
In 2 Kings 6–7, we get a floating axe-head and a Syrian siege and an angelic army. But why?
Alex Duke, Jim Hamilton, and Sam Emadi discuss.
1 year, 3 months ago
2 Kings 5: On Namaan's Surprising Resurrection and Gehazi's Stunning Reversal of Fortune (Ep. 134)
In 2 Kings 5, we witness two surprising reversals: a foreign, leprous general becomes a servant of the LORD; meanwhile, a servant of the LORD becomes…
1 year, 3 months ago