Catholic Doctrine Bible Study

By Jim Hawk

All Christians should want a closer relationship with God. Toward that end, we should all read the Bible! But there are so many conflicting interpretations that Bible study can be confusing or dishear... more

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The podcast currently has 243 episodes available.

Catholic Doctrine Bible Study episodes:

March 18, 2022 Session 243 - Start with Session 1
Session 243 - Start with Session 1
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November 18, 2021 Session 242: Malachi “Give Your Best To God.” and “God Hates Divorce”
Show REVERANCE to God! Give your best!

God hates divorce! (2:16)

Don’t rob God...bring God your time, talent, and treasure (tithe).
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November 18, 2021 Session 241: Zechariah 5-14 “Prophecies of the Messiah”
Distinctive Features:

Prophecy: 9:9 “King shall come....meek, riding on an ass....” (See Mt. 21:4)

Prophecy: 11:12-13 Shepherd bought for “30 pieces of silver.” (See Mt.27:3-10.)

Prophecy: 12:10 “They shall look on Him whom they have pierced.....” (See John 19:37, Revelation 1:7.)
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November 18, 2021 Session 240: Haggai, Zechariah 1-4 “Make Your Faith Your #1 Priority”
Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi are Postexilic prophets....they speak AFTER the people have been allowed to return from their Babylonian Exile.

Haggai: c.520BC - Though the people have returned, they have NOT rebuilt the Temple, partly due to outside influences, but also lack of proper priorities. See
Ezra 1-6 for background. Does God have priority in your life?

Zechariah: c.520BC (Same as Haggai above.) Chs1-4.... Return to God, there will be a New Jerusalem, we are the apple of God’s eye! We can have Hope!
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November 18, 2021 Session 239: Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah “God Is Just, But Merciful, Offers Hope” and “It’s Ok To Gripe To God, But....."
Nahum: 612BC, just before Ninevah, the Capitol of Assyria, was destroyed by Babylon that year.

-God is just, but also merciful
-Destruction predicted for Assyria, HOPE for Judah.

Habakkuk: 605-597BC. Worry about Babylon. Is basically a gripe session to God, yet see 3:17-19 “I will rejoice in the Lord, my strength!”

Zephaniah-640-609BC (Just before Jeremiah and Habakkuk.) (See 2 Kings 22 for background.)

“The Day of the Lord”= Doom, judgment. But, HOPE (for Judah, and US!) 3:16-20.
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November 18, 2021 Session 238: Micah
Timeline: 750-710BC, contemporary of Isaiah (Isaiah 1-39), but Chapters 4-7 probably added after the return from exile, which began in 538BC.

Distinctive Feature: The ruler, the shepherd of his people, will come from BETHLEHEM. (5:1-4) (See Mt. 2:1-5)

7:7 “But as for me, I will look to the Lord.” (See Joshua 24:15)

Again, as with most of the Prophets, it offers hope for the future.
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November 18, 2021 Session 237: Jonah (continued)”Spread the Gospel” “Pray for your enemies”
Timeless truths in Jonah:
1) You can’t hide from God
2) We all have a job to do for the Kingdom-evangelize!
3) God wants ALL to convert...even Israel’s worst enemy!
4) WE should pray for the conversion of our enemies.
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November 18, 2021 Session 236: Amos 4-9, Obadiah, and Introduction to Jonah ; “Social Justice” and “Is ‘Jonah’ A True Story?”
Amos 4-9 4:1 , 5:11 and 12, 8:4-6, Don’t “oppress the weak and abuse the needy.”

Amos Distinctive Feature: “Plumb line” (7:7-8) to determine “straight” vs. “crooked” behavior and worship.

Amos-Salvation promised to the faithful in 9:11-15. (9:11 quoted by James in Acts 15:16-17 at the Council of Jerusalem.)

Obadiah- only 21 verses long! Against Edom, 5th Century BC.

Jonah- Were the events real, or was this a “fish story?” See CCC 107 (“truth...for the sake of our SALVATION...”) CCC 110.
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November 18, 2021 Session 235: Hosea 7-14 and Joel and Amos 1-3 - “God’s Mercy, Especially When We Don’t Deserve It!”
Hosea 11, God is a loving Father. Hosea 14, God shows mercy on all who repent.

Joel- Timeline unknown. (800’sBC? 400’sBC? -no mention of kings, or Assyria, or Babylon?)

Distinctive Feature: “Locusts” as punishment. “Apocalyptic” view, End Times, “the day of the Lord” mentioned 5X.

Joel 3:1 “Spirit” poured out, quoted by Peter in Acts 2:17-21 at Pentecost.

Joel 3:5 “Everyone shall be rescued who calls on the name of the Lord.” (Again, realize the Catholic Church’s understanding of salvation, and what it entails to call on the name of the Lord!)

Amos-Timeline 760-750BC (Just before Hosea, and just before the Northern Kingdom fell in 722. Also same audience-the Northern Kingdom. Amos was a shepherd. Social justice theme.
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November 18, 2021 Session 234: Introduction to the Minor Prophets, Hosea 1-6
Hosea: Timeline is c. 750BC-715BC. (Just before and just after the Northern Kingdom fell to the Assyrians in 722BC.)
Audience: The Northern Kingdom.

Distinctive Feature: Hosea’s wife, Gomer, (the Roamer!), a prostitute, is an allegory for how Israel had prostituted its faith, in bad political alliances and idol worship through temple pros
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FAQs about Catholic Doctrine Bible Study:

How many episodes does Catholic Doctrine Bible Study have?

The podcast currently has 243 episodes available.