Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss the rotem and acacia trees and what they teach us about living in our own deserts. Presentation for Images of the Desert — Rotem and Acacia (PDF) The Story #28: New Beginnings (‘Each One’ Rant) sermon — YouTube Walking with God in the Desert — Ray Vander Laan (Amazon) TTWMK Faith Lessons on DVD and Digital (Focus on the Family) Hebrew University — Wikipedia Noga Hareuveni — Wikipedia Written Works of Noga Hareuveni “The Broom Usually Grows in the Wilderne...
Apr 13, 2017•36 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks discuss the first in a series of images found in the desert—what it means to be a shepherd in the biblical world. Presentation for Images of the Desert — Shepherd (PDF) Walking with God in the Desert — Ray Vander Laan (Amazon) TTWMK Faith Lessons on DVD and Digital (Focus on the Family) Walking the Bible by Bruce Feiler The Good Shepherd by Kenneth Bailey “Lawning and Gardening [with goats]” Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 26 The Compan...
Apr 06, 2017•39 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings give an overview of the book of Leviticus. Presentation for A Kingdom of What? (PDF) Leviticus: The Book of Holiness , volume 3 of Covenant & Conversation by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks (Amazon) Leviticus: The Book of Holiness , volume 3 of Covenant & Conversation by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks (Sefaria) Leviticus: A Call to Priesthood (Sermon Series) — Real Life on the Palouse Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 25 The Companion for BEMA 25 Take Your Own Notes Trans...
Mar 30, 2017•49 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Josh Bossé consider the implications of the story of the Tabernacle in our own pursuits of God. Presentation for Creating a Space (PDF) With All Your Heart — Ray Vander Laan (Amazon) TTWMK Faith Lessons on DVD and Digital (Focus on the Family) Walter Brueggemann, “An Alternative Way” — The Work of the People The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence Less Is More Than Enough by Chris McNaught One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp Finding Our Way Again ...
Mar 23, 2017•1 hr 8 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at the construction of the Tabernacle and its call to be a place of rest, covering Exodus 24–40. Presentation for Falling on Joyful Faces (PDF) With All Your Heart — Ray Vander Laan (Amazon) TTWMK Faith Lessons on DVD and Digital (Focus on the Family) Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 23 The Companion for BEMA 23 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 23 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 9 June 2025 Original audio from 16 March 2017 Transcript for ...
Mar 16, 2017•29 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss Israel’s arrival at Sinai and the ensuing covenant relationship with their God, covering Exodus 19–23. Presentation for Under the Chuppah (PDF) NIV Archaeological Study Bible NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible Ancient Israel by Roland de Vaux Families in Ancient Israel by Leo G. Perdue, Joseph Blenkinsopp, John J. Collins, and Carol Meyers Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus by Joachim Jeremias BEMA 310: The Nativity Story Study Tools Discussion Video for BE...
Mar 09, 2017•45 min
A simplified version of the daily prayer from Deuteronomy 6 and Leviticus 19. This recording is meant to follow Episode 21 . Sh'ma Israel, adonai elohenu, adonai echad Ve'ahavta et adonai eloiekah b'khol levavkah uve'khol naphshekah uve'khol meodeikah Ve'ahavta lereyacha c'mocha Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. And love your neighbor as yourself. Support The BEMA Podcast...
Mar 02, 2017•1 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent explore the next two tests of God’s people on their way to Mount Sinai. Presentation for With All Your Soul & “Very” (PDF) “Jesus Shema” — Learn Hebrew The Parable of the Leaven — LeAnn Dent, Campus Christian Fellowship God Spreads a Table in the Wilderness — LeAnn Dent, Campus Christian Fellowship Campus Christian Fellowship, Truman State University Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 21 The Companion for BEMA 21 Take Your Own Notes Transcript ...
Mar 02, 2017•36 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent look at the story of the Israelites crossing the Red Sea and dissect their first test on the way to Mount Sinai. Presentation for With All Your Heart (PDF) Walking the Bible by Bruce Feiler The Poetics of Biblical Narrative by Meir Sternberg The Torah: A Modern Commentary, edited by Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut That the World May Know — Faith Lessons, Volumes 1–12 (Amazon) God Heard Their Cry — Ray Vander Laan (Amazon) Fire on the Mountain — Ray Vander Laan...
Feb 23, 2017•55 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings dive into the story of the Passover and its plagues, God’s interaction with Pharaoh, and the call of God’s rescued people. The Exodus You Almost Passed Over by Rabbi David Fohrman Tefillin — Wikipedia History of Monopoly — Wikipedia kavad — Blue Letter Bible chazak — Blue Letter Bible Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 19 The Companion for BEMA 19 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 19 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 12 May 2025 Original audio from ...
Feb 16, 2017•47 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Josh Bossé set up the narrative of God’s story as a contrast between Empire and Shalom. That the World May Know — Faith Lessons, Volumes 1–12 (Amazon) God Heard Their Cry — Ray Vander Laan (Amazon) TTWMK Faith Lessons on DVD and Digital (Focus on the Family) Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 18 The Companion for BEMA 18 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 18 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 5 May 2025 Original audio from 9 February 2017 Transcript...
Feb 09, 2017•45 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings wrap up the introduction to God’s story and set up the narrative of the remainder of Scripture in an effort to understand what God is rescuing His people from. Presentation for A God Who Hears the Cry (PDF) Biblical Theme: Justice — BibleProject Vocab Insight: Tse’aqah / Outcry — BibleProject That the World May Know — Faith Lessons, Volumes 1–12 (Amazon) God Heard Their Cry — Ray Vander Laan (Amazon) TTWMK Faith Lessons on DVD and Digital (Focus on the Family) St...
Feb 02, 2017•41 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks finish the study of the life of Joseph, covering Genesis 41–50. Presentation for Out of the Pit (PDF) Rabbi David Fohrman — TorahAnytime The Joseph Story — Aleph Beta Academy Subscribe to Aleph Beta Academy BEMA listeners can use code friendsofbema for one month off of a monthly Premium membership. Genesis: A Parsha Companion by Rabbi David Fohrman Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 16 The Companion for BEMA 16 Take Your Own Notes Transcri...
Jan 26, 2017•47 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks begin our study of the life of Joseph, covering Genesis 37–40. Presentation for Into the Pit (PDF) Biblical Clothing — Wikipedia What Is the Palouse? Yibbum — Wikipedia Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 15 The Companion for BEMA 15 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 15 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 14 April 2025 Original audio from 19 January 2017 Transcript for BEMA 15 of 19 January 2017 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Jan 19, 2017•56 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent continue to look at the life of Jacob, covering Genesis 32–35. Uncut Gems (2019 film) — JustWatch Aleph Beta Academy Subscribe to Aleph Beta Academy BEMA listeners can use code friendsofbema for one month off of a monthly Premium membership. Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 14 The Companion for BEMA 14 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 14 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 7 April 2025 Original audio from 12 January 2017 Transcript for ...
Jan 12, 2017•42 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent begin our look at the life of Jacob, starting with Genesis 25 and moving through Chapter 31. Aleph Beta Academy Subscribe to Aleph Beta Academy BEMA listeners can use code friendsofbema for one month off of a monthly Premium membership. God Was in This Place & I, I Did Not Know by Rabbi Lawrence Kushner Genesis: A Parsha Companion by Rabbi David Fohrman Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 13 The Companion for BEMA 13 Take Your Own Notes Transcri...
Jan 05, 2017•42 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings cover the life of Isaac as told in Genesis 24 and 26, where we begin to see the initial realization of God’s promise to Abraham. Impact Campus Ministries Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 12 The Companion for BEMA 12 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 12 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 24 March 2025 Original audio from 15 December 2016 Transcript for BEMA 12 of 15 December 2016 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Dec 15, 2016•40 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Josh Bossé continue to look at the kind of partner God has chosen in Abraham. Presentation for Here I Am (PDF) BEMA 210: Midrash — The Man in the Fur Coat And They Walked Together: More Than Blind Loyalty — Aleph Beta Aleph Beta Academy Subscribe to Aleph Beta Academy BEMA listeners can use code friendsofbema for one month off of a monthly Premium membership. Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 11 The Companion for BEMA 11 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for B...
Dec 08, 2016•59 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings work through Genesis 15–17, continuing to look at the evolving partnership between God and Abram. Presentation for Walking the Blood Path (PDF) Aleph Beta Academy Subscribe to Aleph Beta Academy BEMA listeners can use code friendsofbema for one month off of a monthly Premium membership. History of male circumcision — Wikipedia The Epic of Eden by Sandra L. Richter Sandra Richter, Ph.D. George DeJong, Under the Fig Tree The Anchor Bible Dictionary, Volume I Study ...
Dec 01, 2016•45 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings talk about Genesis 12–14, covering the call of Abram and his initial adventures in the land of Canaan. Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 9 The Companion for BEMA 9 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 9 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 3 March 2025 Original audio from 17 November 2016 Transcript for BEMA 9 of 17 November 2016 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Nov 17, 2016•45 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Elle Grover Fricks to ask the question the Rabbis have asked over the centuries: Why did God choose Abraham? Presentation for Buried in a Genealogy (PDF) Code of Hammurabi — Wikipedia The Epic of Eden by Sandra L. Richter “Sarah: Midrash and Aggadah” by Tamar Kadari — Jewish Women’s Archive [Legacy] Follow-up 1: BEMA 208: Midrash — Iscah, Sarai, and Birth Orders [Legacy] Follow-up 2: BEMA FAQ: Abram, Sarai & Iscah — Marty Solomon, YouTube Study ...
Nov 10, 2016•44 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look back over the first eleven chapters of Genesis and work to understand their significance to the greater narrative of the scriptures. Presentation for The Preface (PDF) Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 7 The Companion for BEMA 7 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 7 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 17 February 2025 Original audio from 3 November 2016 Transcript for BEMA 7 of 3 November 2016 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Nov 03, 2016•19 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Josh Bossé talk about the tower of Babel and some of the observations we can take away from the story. BEMA 233: Introducing the Team — Striking the Rock w/ Josh Bossé A Brief History of the World from Adam to Abraham: Babel Tower — Aleph Beta Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 6 The Companion for BEMA 6 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 6 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 10 February 2025 Original audio from 27 October 2016 Transcript for BEMA 6 ...
Oct 27, 2016•40 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Reed Dent to talk about Noah’s departure from the ark and the tragedy that ensues. Campus Christian Fellowship, Truman State University BEMA 231: Introducing the Team — Deconstruction w/ Reed Dent Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 5 The Companion for BEMA 5 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 5 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 3 February 2025 Original audio from 20 October 2016 Transcript for BEMA 5 of 20 October 2016 Support The BEMA ...
Oct 20, 2016•37 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Elle Grover Fricks to talk about the story of Noah and the Flood and how we have a wide variety of buried treasure from the author. BEMA 232: Introducing the Team — Jephthah’s Daughter w/ Elle Grover Fricks Flood Myth — Wikipedia The Lost World of the Flood by Tremper Longman III & John H. Walton Amarna Letters — Wikipedia Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 4 The Companion for BEMA 4 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 4 Legacy Episode Co...
Oct 06, 2016•34 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings talk about Cain and Abel and the idea of how fear and shame ruin the story. BEMA FAQ: Bibles, Translations, Resources The Beast that Crouches at the Door by Rabbi David Fohrman Aleph Beta Academy Subscribe to Aleph Beta Academy BEMA listeners can use code friendsofbema for one month off of a monthly Premium membership. Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 3 The Companion for BEMA 3 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 3 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated ...
Sep 22, 2016•26 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, and what the story might really be getting at. The Exodus You Almost Passed Over by Rabbi David Fohrman Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 2 The Companion for BEMA 2 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 2 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 13 January 2025 Original audio from 15 September 2016 Transcript for BEMA 2 of 15 September 2016 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Sep 15, 2016•53 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings talk about the creation story in Genesis 1 and the foundation it lays for understanding the scriptural narrative correctly. Presentation for Trust the Story (PDF) Sabbath as Resistance by Walter Brueggemann The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel BEMA Discipleship — Groups Join the BEMA Slack Brent on Twitter/X BEMA Discipleship on Twitter/X BEMA Discipleship on Facebook Marty on Instagram Brent on Instagram BEMA Discipleship on Instagram BEMA Discipleship — Subscr...
Sep 08, 2016•53 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings have an introductory conversation about the world of the Bible, investigating the differences between Eastern and Western perspectives. Presentation for Introductory Lesson (PDF) Study Tools The Companion for BEMA 0 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 0 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 30 December 2024 Original audio from 1 September 2016 Transcript for BEMA 0 of 1 September 2016 Special music by Logan Daily Support The BEMA Podcast...
Sep 01, 2016•48 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings talk about how BEMA came to be, what it is, and how it works. That the World May Know with Ray Vander Laan Impact Campus Ministries Jacob Neusner — Wikipedia BEMA FAQ: How to ‘Do’ BEMA BEMA Discussion Groups The BEMA Story — Impact Campus Ministries What Is the Palouse? Study Tools The Companion for BEMA -1 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA -1 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 2 December 2024 Original audio from 25 August 2016 Transcript for BEMA -1 of...
Aug 25, 2016•43 min
