Genesis 30 – 1:12 . Genesis 31 – 8:15 . Genesis 32 – 18:34 . Genesis 33 – 23:39 . Psalm 10 – 26:56 . Jacob and his father-in-law Laban simply don’t get along, and let’s be honest, it’s not because they are morally upstanding people with a difference of opinions, it’s because they both practice deception to their own advantage. The daughters of Laban aren’t too dissimilar, and their pettiness is made apparent in today’s text. As a means of trying to gain flocks for himself, Jacob practices strang...
Jan 18, 2024•30 min•Season 6Ep. 9
Genesis 26 – 1:09 . Genesis 27 – 7:19 . Genesis 28 – 16:19 . Genesis 29 – 20:06 . Psalm 9 – 26:12 . Today, Jacob the deceiver lives up to his name. With the help of his mother Rebekah, he goes to great lengths to disguise himself from his blind and aging father, tricking him into thinking that he is older brother Esau so that he might receive his father’s blessing. Jacob and Rebekah come up with a way to trick Isaac yet again, and Isaac sends Jacob to another country to get a wife for himself, t...
Jan 17, 2024•29 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Genesis 22 – 1:10 . Genesis 23 – 5:57 . Genesis 24 – 9:04 . Genesis 25 – 21:23 . Psalm 8 – 26:41 . Today, God calls Abraham to do something that most of us would consider unthinkable, especially because we have the privilege of knowing God’s character through the whole counsel of Scripture: He asks Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac as an offering to the Lord. Abraham trusts the Lord, and as the author of Hebrews later notes, “He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from...
Jan 16, 2024•29 min•Season 6Ep. 7
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Jan 15, 2024•53 sec•Season 6Ep. 6
Genesis 18 – 1:15 . Genesis 19 – 7:42 . Genesis 20 – 14:43 . Genesis 21 – 18:58 . Psalm 6 – 24:14 . Psalm 7 – 25:35 . In today’s episode, the Lord visits Abraham by sending three messengers to his home. He reveals that in a year’s time he will give Abraham a son through his wife, Sarah. He also reveals that he is sending his messengers to Sodom and Gomorrah, because the wickedness of the people has grown so severe that it calls for complete annihilation. Before they are sent out, Abraham pleads ...
Jan 12, 2024•29 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Genesis 14 – 1:17 . Genesis 15 – 5:34 . Genesis 16 – 9:09 . Genesis 17 – 13:20 . Psalm 5 – 18:50 . Today we get to see the Lord’s faithfulness to a sinful man who doubts, who wavers, who makes poor decisions, but who ultimately responds to the Lord’s instruction. It would be hard to argue that the Lord chose Abram because of his upstanding moral qualities, however, as his flaws aren’t covered up or diminished. Instead, in God’s own kindness, He makes promises to Abram, promises that will last fr...
Jan 11, 2024•22 min•Season 6Ep. 4
After we wade through genealogies of Noah’s sons, we encounter the tower of Babel, a monument to man’s rebellion against God. Being made in the image of God, these men imitate their creator by creating, which is all well and good, except that they defy God’s command to fill the earth and attempt to rob God of glory by making a name for themselves. God graciously uses language to scatter them so they can see the expansive majesty of His Creation rather than stare at the cute little tower they’ve ...
Jan 10, 2024•19 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Noah is often portrayed as a cartoonish old man surrounded by cute animals all smiling happily from their little boat; but the reality of the flood was far more grueling than the nursery murals suggest. Imagine what it would be like to survive an apocalyptic flood where almost everyone you know is destroyed and you’re stuck in a crowded, floating menagerie. Noah is rightly credited as brave and faithful to the Lord, but the Bible doesn’t allow us to think that the flood has solved the problem of...
Jan 09, 2024•25 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Genesis 1 - 1:12 . Genesis 2 - 7:13 . Genesis 3 - 12:10 . Genesis 4 - 18:11 . Psalm 1 - 23:20 . So much could be said about these first four chapters as Genesis 1-4 lays a foundation for the rest of Scripture. We learn about a God who creates all things out of His own volition in a way that is well-ordered and executed simply by proclamation. Special attention is given to the creation of mankind in God’s own image and God’s generous provision for man both before and after sin. Here, too, we see ...
Jan 08, 2024•25 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Revelation 19 - 1:11 . Revelation 20 - 5:49 . Revelation 21 - 10:22 . Revelation 22 - 16:02 . Psalm 150 - 20:36 . On today’s episode, there is celebration in heaven over the just destruction of Babylon, the great prostitute. By contrast, the marriage supper of the Lamb is announced, and His bride is dressed in fine linen, representing the righteous acts of the saints. The beast, the kings of the earth and their armies, and the false prophet are all thrown into the lake that burns with sulfur. Sa...
Dec 22, 2023•22 min•Season 5Ep. 241
Revelation 16 - 1:11 . Revelation 17 - 5:20 . Revelation 18 - 10:45 . Isaiah 66 - 17:31 . As God’s wrath is poured out in seven phases, you’ll be reminded of the plagues poured out on Egypt when pharaoh refused to let God’s people leave and go to the Promised Land. Water turns to blood, the people are stricken with sores, demonic spirits appear like frogs, enormous hail stones fall, all under the direction of God Almighty and his angels. Following the seventh bowl of God’s wrath, we’ll read a po...
Dec 21, 2023•25 min•Season 5Ep. 240
Revelation 11 - 1:09 . Revelation 12 - 5:19 . Revelation 13 - 9:14 . Revelation 14 - 14:21 . Revelation 15 - 19:29 . Isaiah 65 - 21:34 . Revelation is full of imagery and symbolism that continues to spark discussion and debate among believers, but the overall impression that we should get from these prophecies is that the end is under God’s full control; in his sovereignty and power He will execute his just wrath upon those who oppose Him, and those who trust Him are secured eternally, though no...
Dec 20, 2023•28 min•Season 5Ep. 239
Revelation 6 - 1:14 . Revelation 7 - 4:58 . Revelation 8 - 10:07 . Revelation 9 - 13:00 . Revelation 10 - 17:07 . Isaiah 64 - 19:49 . In our last episode, Jesus appeared to the apostle John with instructions for seven churches. After this, John sees God seated on His throne, attended by four living creatures and 24 elders in white robes. One like a slaughtered lamb appears in the midst of the throne to open a scroll that has seven seals. In today’s episode, the lamb begins to open those seals. T...
Dec 19, 2023•23 min•Season 5Ep. 238
Revelation 1 – 1:10 . Revelation 2 – 5:38 . Revelation 3 – 13:10 . Revelation 4 – 18:16 . Revelation 5 – 20:59 . Isaiah 63 – 24:38 . Sometimes when you’re studying the Bible you can get so deep into study that you miss the forest for the trees. Such is often the case with the book of Revelation, as we try to peer deeply into symbolism and the order of events to decipher what the end of days will look like. One big takeaway that we ought not miss is this: Jesus is absolutely glorious and eternall...
Dec 18, 2023•30 min•Season 5Ep. 237
Malachi 1 - 1:12 . Malachi 2 - 5:05 . Malachi 3 - 10:16 . Malachi 4 - 14:36 . Isaiah 61 - 16:12 . Isaiah 62 - 19:00 . Not much is known about the prophet Malachi, (whose name means “my messenger”), but contextual clues suggest that this was written after the exile had ended. Enthusiasm for right worship of God had waned, and Malachi exhorts the priests to honor the Lord. Uniquely, Malachi presents his prophesy using a conversational pattern between the priests and the Lord God, wherein God makes...
Dec 15, 2023•23 min•Season 5Ep. 236
Zechariah 12 - 1:15 . Zechariah 13 - 4:33 . Zechariah 14 - 7:39 . Isaiah 59 - 12:55 . Isaiah 60 - 17:50 . In our final episode in the book of Zechariah, the prophet proclaims that Jerusalem will be secure from warring nations. They will be blessed further through spiritual reconciliation with God. He will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the house of David and on Jerusalem, and they will mourn for the one they pierced. On that day a fountain will be opened to wash away their sin and impu...
Dec 14, 2023•24 min•Season 5Ep. 235
Zechariah 9 - 1:09 . Zechariah 10 - 5:25 . Zechariah 11 - 9:07 . Isaiah 57 - 13:19 . Isaiah 58 - 18:09 . Zechariah prophesies that judgment is coming for Zion’s enemies, but in a surprising reversal after their punishment, God will call them to be a part of his people as a remnant. Later, Zion is called to rejoice, for their king is coming. He is described as being victorious, righteous and humble all at once, even riding a donkey instead of a mule as was customary for kings. The Lord promises t...
Dec 13, 2023•23 min•Season 5Ep. 234
Zechariah 5 - 1:11 . Zechariah 6 - 3:20 . Zechariah 7 - 6:55 . Zechariah 8 - 9:40 . Isaiah 56 – 14:38 . We’re picking up where we left off in the collection of visions that Zechariah saw, today looking at visions six, seven and eight. The vision of the flying scroll is an indication that God’s just law is about to be executed in the land. Wickedness is personified as a woman who is taken captive and sent away to Babylon to be worshiped. The eighth vision, like the first, includes four horses who...
Dec 12, 2023•18 min•Season 5Ep. 233
Zechariah 1 - 1:13 . Zechariah 2 - 5:39 . Zechariah 3 - 8:53 . Zechariah 4 - 11:12 . Isaiah 54 - 13:58 . Isaiah 55 - 18:04 . The prophet Zechariah was a contemporary of the prophet Haggai; both prophesy to those exiles returning to Jerusalem, but while Haggai focuses mainly on rebuilding the temple, Zechariah sees visions of a future king. As such is the case, the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John incorporate more passages from Zechariah than from any other prophet. In today’s reading, Ze...
Dec 11, 2023•22 min•Season 5Ep. 232
2 Peter 1 - 1:13 . 2 Peter 2 - 4:59 . 2 Peter 3 - 9:42 . Isaiah 52 - 13:44 . Isaiah 53 - 17:09 . In Peter’s second letter, the apostle writes to encourage the church to confirm their calling and election by exercising the divine power given to them for life and godliness. Peter warns them against false teachers who claim Christ but in reality are self-glorifying and treacherous, exploiting the church in their greed with made-up stories. Finally, Peter encourages the church to patiently await Chr...
Dec 08, 2023•21 min•Season 5Ep. 231
Nahum 1 - 1:15 . Nahum 2 - 4:27 . Nahum 3 - 7:20 . Habakkuk 1 - 12:54 . Habakkuk 2 - 16:20 . Habakkuk 3 - 20:55 . Psalm 149 - 25:02 . Like Jonah before him, the prophet Nahum preaches devastation and ruin for Ninevah, the capital of Assyria, a place of unparalleled power and wealth. Though they thought themselves to be secure from danger, their downfall came after nearby rivers flooded the city and destroyed part of the city wall, allowing Babylon to enter easily and set it ablaze. Later in Haba...
Dec 07, 2023•27 min•Season 5Ep. 230
Zephaniah 1 – 1:09 . Zephaniah 2 – 5:02 . Zephaniah 3 – 8:47 . 2 Thessalonians 1 – 14:41 . 2 Thessalonians 2 – 16:55 . 2 Thessalonians 3 – 19:59 . Psalm 148 – 22:56 . The prophet Zephaniah extends an urgent invitation to seek the Lord and only the Lord. At the time of Zephaniah’s prophecy, even the priests in the house of the Lord were worshipping other gods. He predicts that a day of the Lord is approaching to eliminate those who rebel against Him, but in His grace, he will leave a meek and hum...
Dec 06, 2023•25 min•Season 5Ep. 229
Micah 5 - 1:08 . Micah 6 - 4:07 . Micah 7 - 8:38 . Isaiah 50 - 13:36 . Isaiah 51 - 16:30 . As we finish out the second half of the book of Micah, we’ll immediately see another crystal clear prophecy; this one predicts that the coming Messiah will be born in Bethlehem, a small town that was unlikely to have anything significant take place within it. God promises that one day he will remove those earthly and idolatrous occupations which keep his people from worshipping him rightly, asserting that ...
Dec 05, 2023•23 min•Season 5Ep. 228
Micah 1 - 1:13 . Micah 2 - 4:40 . Micah 3 - 8:44 . Micah 4 - 11:34 . Isaiah 48 - 15:17 . Isaiah 49 - 20:06 . Given the time frame established by the prophet himself, Micah’s prophecies are astoundingly clear and accurate, as he clearly pronounces the fall of Samaria, the destruction of Jerusalem, and the coming captivity in Babylon. The people had grown comfortable in religious activity but they were excusing sin and denying the possibility of judgment. He urges God’s people to consider the natu...
Dec 04, 2023•27 min•Season 5Ep. 227
Joel 1 – 1:11 . Joel 2 – 4:45 . Joel 3 – 12:35 . Isaiah 47 – 16:49 . Joel is one of the shortest books of the Old Testament and is divided in two parts. The first half describes a plague of locusts that invade the land and destroy the land’s produce, threatening the survival of animals, people, and even grain offerings before the Lord. That section ends with a plea for God’s people to confess their sins, transitioning to the second half of the book, which contains promises of the Lord to restore...
Dec 01, 2023•21 min•Season 5Ep. 226
1 Thessalonians 1 - 1:09 . 1 Thessalonians 2 - 2:58 . 1 Thessalonians 3 - 7:43 . 1 Thessalonians 4 - 9:51 . 1 Thessalonians 5 - 12:56 . Isaiah 46 - 16:49 . On his second missionary journey recorded in Acts, Paul stopped in the port city of Thessalonica, preached in the synagogue, and a church formed in the city. In just a few short weeks, a riot began, and Paul was forced to leave the fledgling church body. Here in today’s passage, Paul attempts to answer some unresolved questions that they have...
Nov 30, 2023•21 min•Season 5Ep. 225
Daniel 10 - 1:12 . Daniel 11 - 5:12 . Daniel 12 – 15:11 . Isaiah 45 - 18:18 . Contrary to Victorian era illustrations and Michelangelo’s chubby cherubs in the Sistine Chapel, angels are always described as glorious and fear-inducing. Whenever someone sees a vision of an angel in Scripture, the person who sees them is dumbfounded and crippled by fear. In most instances, the angel has to tell the person not to fear and followed by supernatural help to recuperate. Such is the case with Daniel, who ...
Nov 29, 2023•25 min•Season 5Ep. 224
Daniel 7 - 1:09 . Daniel 8 - 8:12 . Daniel 9 - 14:39 . Isaiah 44 - 21:51 . We are now in the second half of Daniel which focuses on the dreams and visions that Daniel himself received. These visions include imagery of beasts, animals, and horns, representing kingdoms and the kings who come from them. Some of what Daniel sees is explained within the text itself while some remains the topic of debate and speculation to this day. Some, however, has clearly been fulfilled, like the goat which trampl...
Nov 28, 2023•29 min•Season 5Ep. 223
Daniel 4 - 1:11 . Daniel 5 - 10:57 . Daniel 6 - 19:09 . Isaiah 43:14-28 - 25:50 . There are a few different ways to look at the structure of the book of Daniel, and one of them is to note that the first six chapters are comprised of narratives that contain prophecy, while the last six chapters are prophecies that contain history. These next three chapters each happen in successive time periods under successive kings whom Daniel served under, however, later chapters do not maintain chronological ...
Nov 27, 2023•30 min•Season 5Ep. 222
Daniel 1 - 1:11 . Daniel 2 - 4:43 . Daniel 3 - 16:19 . Isaiah 43:1-13 - 23:30 . The book of Daniel is an extraordinary account of a young Judean exile who receives interpretation and prophecy from the Lord while serving foreign kings. Of particular significance in today’s passage is the statue that Nebuchadnezzar sees in a dream. The statue’s head of gold represented Babylon; its silver chest and arms: the Medo-Persian empire; the bronze stomach and thighs: the Greek empire; the legs of iron: th...
Nov 22, 2023•27 min•Season 5Ep. 221
