Who are the wise men and how many of them are there? How do they know about the prophecy of Jesus' birth? What is the Star of Bethlehem? What are the purposes of the gifts given to Jesus? How do the Jewish scribes and priests not know what the wise men did? How does King Herod react to the news of a rival king in Jesus being born? How are we to react to Jesus as king?

When was Matthew written and who by? Does it use Mark as a reference? Who was Matthew primarily written for? Why is it important for him to call Jesus a descendant of both Abraham and David? What does Jesus Christ's Name mean? How does Matthew's genealogy for Jesus differ from Luke's? Why does he organize the genealogy the way he does? Who are the women in Jesus' ancestral line? Who was Joseph and how was he a just man? Why did God send an angel to talk to Joseph about Mary? What can we learn from his submission to God? Why is the virgin birth so important?

Why does Moses bless Israel before he dies? How is this a sign of God's mercy? How were these words given to us if Moses was alone when he died? How are the different tribes blessed? Why would God bless people He knows will go astray from Him? How is Israel blessed overall? How does Moses die? What can we learn from his life? How are leaders to be raised and then lead?

Christian is once more joined by Joshua Noel of the Whole Church Podcast to discuss Deuteronomy 32. What is the song of Moses? Who does Moses call as a witness against Israel if they sin? Why does Moses have to die outside the Promised Land? How does Joshua succeed him as leader of Israel? How did God make Israel something out of nothing? Does God bring calamity in the world? How does God compare Israel to Sodom and Gomorrah? What is the difference between vengeance and revenge? How does Moses prepare to die?

What was the point of renewing the covenant with Israel? How were they to relate to God? What does it mean to submit to Him? How did God make the Israelites out of nothing and then into a mighty nation? Why does God bring up a comparison to Israel's apostasy and Sodom and Gomorrah? How were Israel to gain prosperity? How can God offer us a choice between life and death? Why was Moses going to die? How was Joshua to succeed him? Why did God show love to Israel knowing they would betray Him and seek after other gods?

Why does God issue the blessings and curses for Israel? What does it mean to be cursed? Why are these laws specifically made out to be worthy of being cursed for breaking them? When were the tribes supposed to shout these to one another and where? How was Israel to be blessed for following the law? What did it mean for them to break it? Is God a god out of time and space? How can He promise something will happen in the future? What are other views on this idea? Is God's discipline good? How does He promise to deliver justice and punishment to Israel? Why would God allow Israel's enemies to punish them for their sins? How does God bring punishment and why is it necessary?

If God hates divorce then why did He allow it in the law? How did these rules protect women from their former husbands? How seriously did God treat the crime of human trafficking? How were Israelites to handle taking loans from each other? Why was it important to pay someone immediately after they had done their job? Is there a contradiction in the law and the Bible in how the sins of the father shouldn't lead to the deaths of the sons? Why was God so adamant about protecting the sojourner, widow, and orphan in the land? How did God protect them in the law? Why did some judgments in court lead to men being whipped and how was this supposed to show mercy? Why was an ox not supposed to be muzzled while working? What was a brother supposed to do to his sister-in-law if her husband died? Was it evil for God to put into the law that the Amalekites were supposed to be wiped out? What is the importance of the firstfruits tithe? What is the creed the Israelites would use to speak about their history and why is it important? How important was it that they all agreed to do the things in the law when they said it all before God?

What is the sin of inaction? Why does God say transvestism and wishing to be transsexual are sins? How are we to care for the environment wisely? How can homeowners be more responsible? Why does God forbid two kinds of things being together? How are Christians to be in the world, but not of the world? What laws did God make about sexual assault and sex outside of marriage and why? Why was the Law made if it wasn't perfect? Why does God forbid some from being included in the assembly? How does David's lineage prove that God's Law has rules that supersede other laws? Why were runaway slaves to be treated well and not returned to their masters? What does this show about how God views slavery and human nature? Why was prostitution forbidden? Is interest biblical? Should a Christian make a vow? What is the purpose behind allowing people to take food for free from Israelite vineyards and farms?

Why were the Levites only to work as priests? How were they provided for? What does this have to do with tithing? Why is magic evil? Is there a righteous way to use it? If superpowers existed, what would separate them from magic and could they be used for good? What is magic and sorcery? Is talking to and raising the dead evil? Can a Christian get into astrology? How can we discern if a prophet is a false one? Why does God want Israel to not be like Canaan? What was the point of the cities of refuge? Why was the avenger of blood righteous to kill a murderer? Why does God require more than one witness to convict people of a crime? What is the point behind the eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth law? How was Israel to conduct war properly against other nations? How did this differ from how they should treat Canaan? How does God demand His people to treat the environment? How were unsolved murders to be atoned for? Why does the Bible forbid rape and how did this differ to how other nations treated women? Does God condone polygamy? Why was it okay for rebellious children to be killed? Why does God call a person hung up on a tree cursed and how does this involve Jesus?

Why were debts to be canceled? How were the Israelites to treat their slaves? Why could Israel lend to nations but not borrow from them? How can God say that there will be no poor in the land, but that there will also always be poor in the land? What was the purpose of the firstborn animals? What is the significance of Passover? Why does God have His people celebrate holidays? How are judges to judge fairly? How is God to be worshiped properly? Why would it be wrong to sacrifice an animal with a blemish? How does this correlate to Jesus' sacrifice on the Cross? What is the importance of having multiple witnesses when it relates to someone worshiping other gods? Is the separation of church and state biblical? What rules were the kings to follow? Why would God make rules for a king if He didn't want Israel to have one? Did God allow polygamy?