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Back to SearchThe Dragon Slayer in the Psalms – Chaos Dragon E12
Episode 383
While the chaos dragon is not God’s rival--it’s the rival of creation--it is God’s enemy. The Psalms sometimes portray creation as the ordered result of Yahweh’s battle with the dragon, to bring orde…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
What Does it Mean to be Evil? – Chaos Dragon Q+R 1
Episode 382
Did God create disorder and chaos? What does it actually mean to be evil? And how do you tell your kids that in the Bible dragons are actually the “bad guys”? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to …
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Was the World Ever Perfect? – Chaos Dragon E11
Episode 381
The theme of the chaos dragon raises some challenging questions. For instance, if God created a perfect world and humans messed it up, why did the dragon and the chaos waters exist at the beginning o…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Jonah and the…Chaos Dragon? – Chaos Dragon E10
Episode 380
The story of Jonah employs all the major motifs of the theme of the chaos dragon: chaotic waters, a servant of God who rebels against him, and a great sea monster. But the story doesn't call it a sea…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
The Dragon-Like Behavior of Three Nations – Chaos Dragon E9
Episode 379
When Israel chooses to act like the chaos monster instead of living like the people of God, God brings judgment on them. How? He sends other bigger monsters after them, namely, Babylon and Egypt. In …
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Isaiah and the Dragon – Chaos Dragon E8
Episode 378
What happens when the entire nation of Israel consistently aligns themselves with the dragon? They themselves become a chaos monster Yahweh has to deal with. In this episode, Tim and Jon explore the …
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
David and Goliath the Dragon – Chaos Dragon E7
Episode 377
So often the symbol of the chaos monster shows up embodied by a human bent on oppressing other people. Goliath, one of the Bible’s most well-known bad guys, is depicted as having scaly armor like a s…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Women Who Slayed Dragons – Chaos Dragon E6
Episode 376
In today’s episode, we once again encounter a theme that’s becoming all too familiar: humans becoming chaos monsters. Jabin, king of Canaan, and Sisera, the commander of his army, are depicted as ser…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Is the Church a City? – The City Q+R 2
Episode 375
Was Cain’s city a good thing initially? If Israel was just as bad as Sodom and Gomorrah, why didn’t God destroy it too? And how will God redeem the city in the new creation? In this episode, Tim and …
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Power Over the Dragon in Exodus – Chaos Dragon E5
Episode 374
God created humans to bear his image, but sometimes we choose our own destruction and start to look a lot more like chaos monsters instead. In this episode, Tim and Jon discuss a human who the prophe…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago