24 Minute Bible - A Simple Journey to Understand the Bible

Episode #172

Sometimes Bible characters are asked to do some odd things: build an Ark when there is no Flood or raise a staff to part a Red Sea. But perhaps God’s request of Hosea was the ‘oddest’: marry a prostitute. The focus of Hosea is the God-commanded ‘marriage’ of Hosea to the wayward Gomer. It is also a dramatic picture of faithful God (the husband) and his relationship with the wayward and sinful nation Israel

Episode #171

Was there ever a man in the Bible like Daniel? Statesman, visionary, genius! He served (and perhaps converted) in the administrations of at least 4 Persian kings. He was the conduit for 7 powerful visions or dreams. He is referenced by Jesus in the Gospels. And maybe most interesting of all— God Himself speaks of the faith, wisdom and moral integrity of Daniel. What a testimony! What a book!

Episode #170

Jeremiah, a contemporary of Ezekiel, witnessed the physical destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. EZEKIEL vision was, perhaps, even worse as he watched the very PRESENCE… the Glory of God— depart from the Temple. ‘Glory Departed’ is the theme of this amazing book.

Episode #169

Jeremiah is known as the ‘weeping prophet’— and he genuinely had a lot to ‘cry about’! The people of Judah would not listen or repent. He was the last prophet to a culture that was headed for destruction. And, Jeremiah watched as the enemy burned the 400 year old Jewish Temple of Solomon to the ground. A LOT to weep about! But still, in his ‘lamenting’ (the book of Lamentations was written by Jeremiah) Jeremiah found hope in a God who remembers— ‘great is your faithfulness’ (Lamentations 3:23)!

Episode #168

The book of Isaiah is filled with incredible and long reaching prophetic insights— from the Virgin Birth to details of the ‘Suffering Servant’ to the prophetic promise , fulfilled in 1948, that Israel would be ‘reborn’ as a nation. Hope you enjoy this teaching on Isaiah and his part in the Narrative of God.

Episode #167

Song of Songs is probably the most ‘PG-13’ book in the Bible. It explores the beautiful creation of God: Romantic Love. ‘Take a listen’ to this podcast and hopefully understand how God has wires is to know the deepest ‘pleasures’ of our human existence.

Episode # 166

Every action begins with a belief or philosophy. What we ‘do’ is what we ‘believe’. Solomon shares his experiences and his ultimate conclusion on the search for the meaning of life. Welcome to Ecclesiastes.

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How to BEHAVE WISELY— that is the thrust of the book of Proverbs. The 31 chapters of ‘rememberable sayings’ speak to the down to earth issues of our lives— marriage, money, work, sexuality, character and so much more.

Episode #164

Psalms is a book written to address the human EMOTIONAL states that impact us all. Sometimes we rejoice, sometimes we question, sometimes we repent and sometimes we reflect on the twists and turns of our human existence. Psalms covers all of our emotions....and brings us peace!

Episode #163

Probably taking place during the days after the FLOOD of Noah and the CALLING of Abraham, the book of Job describes the life of a man named Job from an ‘earthly’ AND a ‘Heavenly’ viewpoint. So much deep truth and insight… contained in the book of Job.