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  • Bonus Episode: A Trio of Chaos

    Have you ever wondered why creatures like the Leviathan and the Behemoth appear in the bible? This episode takes an in-depth look on this topic.

    Passages in the Bible

    Leviathan: Job 3:8; 41:1; Psalm 74:13-14; 104:26; Isaiah 27:1

    Rahab: Job 9:13; 26:12; Psalm 87:4; 89:10; Isaiah 30:7; 51:9

    Tannin: Gen 1:21; Exo 7:9-10,12; Deut 32:33; Job 7:12; Psalm 74:13; 91:13; 148:7; Isaiah 27:1; 51:9; Jer 51:34; Eze 29:3; 32:2

    Nahash: Gen 3:1-2, 4, 13-14; 49:17; Exo 4:3; 7:15; Num 21:7, 9; 2 Kings 18:4; Job 26:13; Psalm 140:3; Prov 23:32; 30:19; Ecc 10:8, 11; Isaiah 14:29; 27:1; 65:25; Jer 8:17; 46:22; Amo 9:3; Mic 7:17

    Behemoth: Job 40:15

    Ziz: Psalm 50:11; 80:13-14

    References:

    · “Bible Search and Study Tools – Blue Letter Bible.”, https://www.blueletterbible.org/

    · Brand, Chad, et al. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Holman Reference, 2003.

    · Goodrick, Edward W., and John. The Strongest NIV Exhaustive Concordance. 2004.

    · The Jewish Study Bible, Jewish Publication Society, 1999

    · The Navigators. Job. Navpress Publishing Group, 2010.

    · The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Zondervan, 2016

    o “Identification of Behemoth and Leviathan” Job 40-41 (p871)

    o “Leviathan” Job 41 (p874)

    o “Chaos Monsters” Psalm 74:13-14 (p953)

    · The New Spirit-Filled Life Bible (NKJV). Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2002

    · Ziz, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziz

    1 hr 19 min
  • S1E16 - The Price of Freedom

    A discussion on what our salvation costs and what it accomplished.

    References:

    · Goodrick, Edward W., and John. The Strongest NIV Exhaustive Concordance. 2004.

    · The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Zondervan, 2016

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    12 min
  • S1E15 - The Will of a Father

    A discussion on the relationship between God the Father and Jesus; and why Jesus came to this world.

    References:

    · Goodrick, Edward W., and John. The Strongest NIV Exhaustive Concordance. 2004.

    · The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Zondervan, 2016

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    19 min
  • S1E13 - Something Righteous This Way Comes

    An introduction to the Messianic prophecies found in the book of Isaiah and their significance.

    References:

    · Goodrick, Edward W., and John. The Strongest NIV Exhaustive Concordance. 2004.

    · MacArthur, John. Colossians & Philemon (pp 58, 103). Moody Publishers, 1992.

    · The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Zondervan, 2016

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    25 min
  • S1E12 What's in a Name?

    A discussion on the names of God in the book of Isaiah.

    References:

    · Brand, Chad, et al. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Holman Reference, 2003.

    • “Names of God” by Brad Creed
    • “YHWH” by Mark Fountain
    • · Goodrick, Edward W., and John. The Strongest NIV Exhaustive Concordance. 2004.

      · The Navigators. Isaiah. Navpress Publishing Group, 1987.

      · The New Spirit-Filled Life Bible (NKJV). Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2002

      • Word Wealth – ‘Elohim (2 Kings 19:15) 
      • Word Wealth – shadday (Psalm 91:1)
      • Word Wealth – ‘adon (Micah 4:13)
      • · The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Zondervan, 2016

        • “God’s Name”
        • “The ‘Sovereign LORD’”

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          28 min
        • S1E11 Who is Yahweh?

          A discussion on who God is. 

          References: 

          · Lloyd-Jones, Martyn. Great Doctrines of the Bible Vol 1: God the Father, God the Son. Crossway Bibles, 2003. 

          · The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Zondervan, 2016


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          15 min
        • S1E09 Religions of the Ancient Near East: Part I

          A discussion on the context of the world that Israel lived in. This episode explores several of the common threads of ancient religions.

          References:

          · Knight, George W. The Names of God. Barbour Pub Incorporated, 2009.

          · The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Zondervan, 2016

             o “Ancient Near Eastern Worship”

             o “Baal”

             o “Consecration”

             o “Consulting a ‘Spirit’”

             o “Death and Sheol”

             o “Death and the Underworld”

             o “Divine Council”

             o “Exposure of the Dead”

             o “Extispicy”

             o “Great Symbiosis”

             o “Household gods”

             o “Image and Likeness”

             o “Imprecations and Incantations”

             o “Magic”

             o “Major Background Issues from the Ancient Near East”

             o “Practice of Magic”

             o “Proper Burial”

             o “Retribution Principle”

             o “Sacred Space”

             o “Sin and Sacrifice in the Ancient Near East”

             o “Temples and Sacred Space”


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          45 min
        • S1E08 Justice

          An introduction to the topic of justice.

          References:

          · Brand, Chad, et al. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Holman Reference, 2003.

          · The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Zondervan, 2016

          · “Types of Justice | Beyond Intractability.” Beyond Intractability, 29 June 2016, https://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/types_of_justice.


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          22 min

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