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Back to SearchWhen Do Words Become A Blessing? – Torah Q+R
Episode 334
How do we know the biblical authors intended to link certain words and stories? When do someone’s words become a blessing? How do sacrifices actually atone for sins? In this episode, Tim and Jon resp…
Published on 3 years ago
Which Laws Still Apply? – Deuteronomy Scroll Q+R
Episode 333
Which ancient Israelite laws still apply today and which don’t? Should the law be divided into moral, civil, and ceremonial categories? And why did Jesus quote Deuteronomy when Satan tempted him? In …
Published on 3 years ago
Moses’ Final Words – Deuteronomy E9
Episode 332
Who are Yahweh’s children? Up until the conclusion of the Torah, the answer to that question has appeared to be all of Israel. But in his final moments, Moses warns Israel that Yahweh’s true children…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Can Anyone Live a Blessed Life? – Deuteronomy E8
Episode 331
Moses gives the least motivating pep talk ever in the third movement of Deuteronomy. He outlines God’s covenant and the various blessings and curses associated with it, and then he tells Israel, “You…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Covenant Curses – Deuteronomy E7
Episode 330
In the final movement of Deuteronomy, there’s a pretty lengthy list of curses that will fall upon Israel if they break their covenant with Yahweh. But what exactly is a curse? Why are there so many o…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Jesus, Marriage, and the Law – Deuteronomy E6
Episode 329
The Pharisees frequently tested Jesus on his knowledge of the law, and in Matthew 19, they grill him on a particularly challenging law about divorce. In this episode, join Tim and Jon as they wrap up…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
How Do We Use the Law Today? – Deuteronomy E5
Episode 328
Israel’s laws were meant to form them into people of wisdom who lived differently than the nations around them. But what wisdom can Christians gain from the law? In this episode, listen in as Tim and…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
What Do Moses and a Rock Have to Do With Jesus? – Numbers Q+R
Episode 327
Are numbers in the Hebrew Bible literal? Is it dangerous to adapt God’s laws? Does Israel’s conquest of Canaan justify other historical conquests? In this episode, Tim and Jon explore audience questi…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
The Law … Again – Deuteronomy E4
Episode 326
In the second movement of Deuteronomy, Moses gives Israel the law … again. But this time, he’s not talking to a nomadic group of people wandering the desert—he’s talking to the next generation prepar…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Giants and Justice – Deuteronomy E3
Episode 325
In this episode, we once again encounter the Nephilim, the evil demon-human hybrid beings we first met in Genesis 6. Now they resurface as giants inhabiting Canaan, the land Yahweh promised to Israel…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago