Baldhead Bible Podcast

The nation of Israel has taken back the Promised Land, all that is left is to remove the pockets of Canaanite resistance, and the land is theirs. Joshua reminded the people, as did Moses before him that the key for taking back the land is always to love Yahweh, never to stop following Him. Sounds easy, right? Be utterly devoted to God, and you will be unstoppable. No problem. But as we shall see, the people of Israel found this command much harder to accomplish, and the book of Judges is all about the spiritual death spiral that the Jewish people proceeded to enter. It is a sad story of apostasy and of pursuing other gods besides the one true God. But it will also be full of exciting stories of the men and women God raised to protect His people and to bring them back to Him ultimately.

The final perspective we are going to look at within the Christmas story is that of the Magi and King Herod. Who were the Magi? Where did they come from? What was the star? And how was it in the East, but the wise men then went West? And who is King Herod? How evil was he? And how does this all relate to the story of the birth of Jesus? Listen to this week's new episode to find out.

So while Mary was giving birth, there were a bunch of shepherds watching over their flock's by night. Just your run of the mill scruffy shepherds. Or were they? Listen to this episode to find out more about them and how these shepherds were part of a much bigger story than you could ever expect.

Joseph and Mary heading to Bethlehem to register to be taxed, and sadly the town of Bethlehem has no room for them at their average motel, so Mary has to give birth to Jesus in some ratty old stable somewhere far from home. This is the traditional story, but is this what happened, is this the story told in scripture? Join us this week for part two in the nativity story and find out the real story.

This series will follow the Christmas story as found in the book of Luke but will sprinkle in other facets of Jesus' birth from the Gospels of Matthew and Mark. We begin the story of the birth of Jesus with hearing the fantastic story of the miracle of John the Baptist's birth and how Zachariah and Elizabeth came to understand more intimately than ever before the truth that with God, "nothing is impossible."

Joshua is on his death bed at the advanced age of 110. He calls for all of Israel to come and hear his last words. He has important things to say, important truths that Yahweh wants him to pass on to His people, and by extension, to pass on to us today. What were those truths? Well in many ways his two farewell speeches could be summed up in one idea. Find out what that eternal truth is by listening to this weeks episode.

As we near the end of the series on Joshua, we are going to hear the story of how the Promised Land was divided. You would think that after fighting the Canaanites together that sharing the land up would be easy for the Jewish nation, but human nature being what it is, this ended up being no easy task. Hear the story of how each tribe got its allotment and how civil war nearly broke out. But ultimately hear the story of a God who keeps His promises despite the failings of His people.

How long would you be willing to wait on and trust in the promises of God? How long would you be willing to wait for God to fulfill a direct promise that He made to you? A year, a decade, how about fifty? This week we come to the conclusion of the series on Joshua, and we get to see two old friends reunited, and we get to hear the story of Caleb, a man who personifies what it means to live by faith in the promises of God while patiently learning to wait on God.

Do you believe in miracles? Well, do I have a miracle for you. This week we get to hear the exciting story of Joshua leading his army into battle but then asking Yahweh to intervene in a dramatic and miraculous way. What was that way? Listen on to find out, and believe once again in the power of almighty God to accomplish what He desires, even the most majestic of miracles.

Joshua and the Israelite's have had success in battle after battle. Clearly, the Lord is on their side as they break the back of the Canaanite resistance. But often when we have success, something else can come along, and its called pride. And when pride rears its ugly head, all sorts of problems can occur. Hear how the Gibeonite's took advantage of the arrogance and pride of Joshua to seal for themselves the deal of the century, while Joshua has to eat a lot of humble pie.