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Back to SearchWhat Is Atonement? – Leviticus E2
Episode 305
A God who wants nothing more than to dwell with humanity, a way forward to a repaired relationship between Heaven and Earth, atoning sacrifices meant to communicate grace (not punishment)—you’ll find…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
How God Reveals Himself in Leviticus – Leviticus E1
Episode 304
Holiness is a word we frequently associate with the Bible, but what does it mean? As we pick up the story from where we left off in Exodus, we find even Moses unable to enter God’s presence—and a who…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Two Takes on the Test at Mount Sinai –– Feat. Carmen Imes
Episode 303
Did Israel pass or fail God’s test at Mount Sinai? And what did Yahweh mean when he made Israel a “nation of priests”? In this episode, Tim and Jon talk with long-time friend and Hebrew Bible scholar…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Why Moses Couldn’t Enter the Tabernacle – Exodus E10
Episode 302
In the second movement of Exodus, Moses walks straight into God’s fiery presence on Mount Sinai without fear. But by the end of the scroll, he can’t enter God’s presence. What changed? Right after co…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Why Does the Tabernacle Furniture Even Matter? – Exodus E9
Episode 301
Why does God seem to care so much about the furniture within the tabernacle? The instructions for the tabernacle furniture are about far more than aesthetics. They were means of dealing with Israel’s…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
What’s So Special About the Tabernacle? – Exodus E8
Episode 300
You may have heard that God’s holiness keeps him from getting close to sinful humanity, but in the Bible we see God regularly doing the opposite, drawing near to dwell with human beings. We encounter…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
What Are the Ten Commandments All About? – Exodus E7
Episode 299
We often think of the ten commandments as a list of dos and don’ts—the things you need to know to make God happy. But is that what they’re really about? In this episode, join Tim and Jon as they take…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Testing at Mount Sinai – Exodus E6
Episode 298
Mount Sinai is the famous spot where Yahweh gives Moses the ten commandments—and the location where most of Exodus, all of Leviticus, and the first ten chapters of Numbers take place. When Israel fir…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Israel Tests Yahweh – Exodus E5
Episode 297
The nation of Israel seems to go from one life-threatening situation to another in the Exodus scroll. From slavery in Egypt to being cornered between a hostile army and a vast body of water, Israel’s…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
God Tests His Chosen Ones – Exodus E4
Episode 296
Nobody likes tests. But the test is a recurring pattern in the biblical story for how God relates to his chosen ones. So are humans just lab rats in a divine experiment, or is there something else go…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago