Insight and Understanding

11.26.24

At the moment, we are ready to celebrate Thanksgiving 2024 and I have so many reasons to be thankful, some of which are in the Thanksgiving bonus episode that dropped earlier. But being thankful isn’t just for one day. My recent study of Mark 8 has expanded my view of giving thanks and what it can look like every day of the year.

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Biblehub.com, choose Interlinear Tool, HELPS Word-studies

Strong’s Concordance

Lexham Geographic Commentary

A Far Country Decapolis by Ray Vander Laan

Commentary on Mark 8 at BibleRef.com

Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

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Welcome to a Thanksgiving bonus episode. You may have noticed that no new podcasts have dropped during the past 5 weeks. Well, sometimes in life, things don’t go as we planned, but our faithful God shows up in ways we didn’t expect.

10.16.24

This is the last of our three episodes on the Biblical Fall Festivals. In Episode 31 a time machine allowed us to experience the Feast of Trumpets on the first day of the 7th month and learn about the following ten Days of Awe, days of repentance and restoring relationship with other people. In episode 32, we discovered the Day of Atonement on the 10th day of the 7th month and how the priests and the people were at one with God just one day in whole year. Now it’s time to celebrate!

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Strong’s Concordance

Joy of Living Water

Lexham Geographic Commentary

NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. 2016. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan. Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978,1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.

Bible in Basic English, public domain.

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I am grateful that God’s forgiveness for confessed sin is available for every sin every day of the year. Most of the ancient listeners and readers of the scriptures lived under the law requiring them to make daily, weekly, and monthly sacrifices to pay the debt for their sins. Stick around to hear what they were required to do so they could be at one with a holy God just one day of the year.

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SOURCES:

Biblehub.com, choose Interlinear Tool, HELPS Word-studies

Strong’s Concordance

NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. 2016. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan. Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978,1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, Copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

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You probably don’t think of God as a party planner, but in the book of Leviticus, God lays out details for exactly when, how, and why He wants His people to celebrate—not because he is a control freak, but because He wants His people to know how to come close to a Holy God and to remember how He has demonstrated his love for them in the past. Listen in to hear how the ancients celebrated.

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SOURCES:

Biblehub.com, choose Interlinear Tool, HELPS Word-studies

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

Strong’s Concordance

New Moon in the Bible

Sin Offering

Leviticus 23 Commentary

Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, Copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

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Q + A
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Every generation wonders if theirs will be the last to exist, and the movie industry helps them imagine what that might look like. Jesus’ disciples were no different; they wanted to know what to look for and when the world would end. Jesus wasn’t known for direct answers, but in Matthew 25, he does give his followers a visual picture using three parables. We’re focusing on one of those today.

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Listen to Matthew 25

Read Matthew 25

Bible Project Video Summary of Matthew, Pt. 2

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Biblehub.com, choose Interlinear Tool, HELPS Word-studies

NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. 2016. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan. Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978,1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

Scripture taken from the Contemporary English Version © 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society, Used by Permission

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In our 21st century American culture, being a Good Samaritan is a common phrase that is like a badge of honor. I doubt many people know it comes from a story Jesus told in Luke 10 to answer a man’s question, “Who is my neighbor?” You may be wondering, Who is a Samaritan? And who is MY neighbor?

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Listen to Luke 10

Read Luke 10

Bible Project Video Summary of Luke

Video of Road to Jericho

Video of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Speech

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SOURCES:

The Pulpit Commentary

Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes by Kenneth E. Bailey

Jamieson, Faussett & Brown Commentary

Barclay’s Daily Study Bible Commentary

Got Questions

Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

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It really bugs me when something important and valuable to me is lost. I just want to search until I find it. And it seems that I’m not the only one. In Luke 15, Jesus tells a story about people in his culture who were just as determined to find what was missing. Stick around and see if they found what they were looking for.

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Listen to Luke 15

Read Luke 15

Bible Project Video Summary of Luke

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SOURCES:

Bible Project Podcast: God’s Response to Human Power Structures

Bible Hub Interlinear Tool for Word Study

What is a Fattened Calf?

Archaeological Study Bible. 2005. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan. Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978,1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

 NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. 2016. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan. Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978,1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

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Q + A
What did you think about this episode? I’d love to know.

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With a name like Joy, no one guessed I was depressed—battling hopelessness and the lies of the evil one. By the power of God, I live now in freedom that is priceless to me because I know the other side. Whether you’re living in chains or in freedom, there’s a woman from Luke 7 I want you to meet.

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RESOURCES I MENTIONED:

Listen to Luke 7

Read Luke 7

Bible Project Video Summary of Luke

Drawing of the Banquet Table

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SOURCES:

Biblehub.com, choose Interlinear Tool

Enduring Word Commentary

IVP Background Commentary

Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes by Kenneth E. Bailey

John Gill’s Exposition of the Bible Commentary

NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. 2016. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan.Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978,1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

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Bonus Episode | 08.28.24

The first episode of Season 2 drops next Wednesday, September 4, 2024! Listen in to hear what’s new in Season 2 and what I’ve been working on this summer.

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