Abim campaigns to become the authoritarian leader of his hometown, Shechem. What follows is a reign of terror. Just when things get really bad, a mysterious stranger named Gaal shows up to cause more trouble. Will anyone be able to put a stop to the constant cycle of brutality? We discuss how every single person, no matter their perceived weaknesses, is perfectly capable of landing a blow against evil. 

CONTENT WARNINGS: 

Violence: 4/5 

Sexual Assault: 0/5

Consensual Sexual Content: 0/5 

Discriminatory Themes: 3/5 

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

"Elektronomia - Elektronomia - Collide" is free to use on YouTube with credits. Watch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/bWGhAfN9PAs⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stream: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3nZ4A3y⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/QQXmUEuaVQg⁠⁠⁠.

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS: 

"Alexander Nakarada - Hypershanty" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠

"Aries Beats - Escape" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) license. ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/ariesbeats⁠ Music powered by BreakingCopyright: ⁠https://youtu.be/_NRscDY_Ulc

"Peyruis - Olympic Games" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...    / peyruismusic   Music powered by BreakingCopyright:    • 🏊 House (Royalty Free Music) - "OLYMP...    Find more music: https://breakingcopyright.com

"Vlad Gluschenko - After a While" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠⁠⁠⁠   / @vladgluschenkomusic  ⁠⁠ Terms of Use: ⁠⁠https://vladgluschenkomusi.wixsite.co...⁠

Deborah, a chieftain of Israel, is forced to confront Sisera, an invading general who views women as property, but to do so she must first confront the misogyny within her own society. She enlists Barak, a hesitant but well-meaning general, to help accomplish her goals. Meanwhile, a woman has to make a choice between her husband's wishes and what is right. Everyone teams up at the end to sing a really long song that would absolutely be considered punching down if the enemy wasn't just simply awful. We discuss the need for women in leadership and the importance of protecting women's rights, as well as the need for men and women to work together to reach their full potential.

CONTENT WARNINGS: 

Violence: 3.5/5 

Sexual Assault: 4.5/5

Consensual Sexual Content: 0/5 

Discriminatory Themes: 4/5 

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

"Elektronomia - Elektronomia - Collide" is free to use on YouTube with credits. Watch: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/bWGhAfN9PAs⁠⁠⁠ Stream: ⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3nZ4A3y⁠⁠⁠. Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/QQXmUEuaVQg⁠⁠.

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS: 

"Hotham - Easy Love" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license:

"Alexander Nakarada - The World's Most Epic Sea Shanty" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license.

We tell the story of Ruth, a Bible book filled with so many foot references that it gets a little weird. Though the author really can't seem to get his eyes out of the gutter or anywhere past the shins, Ruth tells an inspiring tale of love and loyalty between family. Meanwhile, two people doing their best to be the difference in an uncompassionate society fall for each other, but run up against some uncomfortably foot-themed marriage laws that threaten to derail the wedding plans. 

CONTENT WARNINGS: 

Violence: 1/5 

Sexual Assault: 2/5

Consensual Sexual Content: 3/5 

Discriminatory Themes: 1/5 

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

"Elektronomia - Elektronomia - Collide" is free to use on YouTube with credits. Watch: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/bWGhAfN9PAs⁠⁠⁠ Stream: ⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3nZ4A3y⁠⁠⁠. Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/QQXmUEuaVQg⁠⁠.

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS: 

"Vlad Gluschenko - Where No Man Has Set Foot" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...Terms of Use: https://vladgluschenkomusi.wixsite.co.

Forest by Vlad Gluschenko https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported  — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/forest-vlad-gluschenko Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/OMjF_LLOiC0

Music: Surf - Vlad Gluschenko https://soundcloud.com/vgl9/surf-free-download?si=0814611bb2d740d79685d63eefa10a5d&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing 

"Stomping Grounds - Silent Partner" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠⁠

Track: 24 Happy Hours a Day — Igor Khainskyi [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/mLyP3rqZe3U Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/24-happy-hours-day

Jacob tries his best to make amends, but he's backed up into a corner and ends up getting jumped by a stranger in the middle of the night. As he fights, he realizes that his attacker is not an ordinary man, but God Himself. God gives Jacob a dramatic new name as his family derives a new cultural practice from comparing Jacob's body to a cut of meat. In light of Jacob's fistfight with God, we examine the idea that we need to "wrestle with God" in order for him to answer our requests.

CONTENT WARNING:

Violence: 3/5

Consensual Sexual Contact: 0/5

Sexual Assault: 0/5

Discrimination: 1/5

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

"Elektronomia - Elektronomia - Collide" is free to use on YouTube with credits. Watch: ⁠https://youtu.be/bWGhAfN9PAs⁠ Stream: ⁠https://spoti.fi/3nZ4A3y⁠. Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: ⁠https://youtu.be/QQXmUEuaVQg.

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS:

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Jacob finally arrives at his uncle's house, where he discovers that he has a crush--on his cousin. This is a problem, but for all the wrong reasons. Eventually, he gets his uncle's blessing. What follows is family drama that resembles bingeworthy TV. A family member with a disability is repeatedly trashed (TW) and we discuss what it's like to feel invisible, even among friends and family. We learn that those who are forgotten by humans are often given special attention by God. This episode also sets up the final confrontation between Jacob and God that will occur next time in the finale to this three-part series on Jacob.

I'm aware that there are noticeable issues with the audio quality both in the last episode and this episode. It's the result of me trying a new method of audio editing. The next episode has been prerecorded and unfortunately will have similar issues, but going forward the problem has been fixed.

CONTENT WARNING:

Violence: 1/5

Consensual Sexual Contact: 4/5

Sexual Assault: 2/5

Discrimination: 4/5

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS:

"SilentCrafter - Activation" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) license. ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠ ⁠https://youtube.com/channel/UCuwFIeJU...⁠

"Modern Superheroes" by Evgeny_Bardyuzha.

"Stomping Grounds - Silent Partner" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠

"CloudGazing" by Gvidon.

Evoke Music.

We start the saga of the Biblical legendary hero, Jacob, a touted trickster who barely pulls off one deception thanks to incredible incompetence on the part of everyone else. The remainder of the time, he's offering very obviously bad deals and unfortunately people are gullible enough to bite. Nonetheless, he's a shady character, partially of his own volition and partially forced into it by his environment. The deception he does manage to pull off quickly catches up to him, and he finds himself running for his life through the desert, when he comes face to face with God. To be continued.

In our discussion of the story, we discuss why God is more upset with Jacob's gullible brother than the deceptive Jacob, and why monasteries completely miss the point.

CONTENT WARNING:

Violence: 1/5

Consensual Sexual Contact: N/A

Sexual Assault: N/A

Discrimination: 1/5

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS:

"EuGenius - Caravan" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

"INOSSI - Infinite" Music by INOSSI

Evoke Music

"Good News - The Piano Says"

We follow Job, who suffers a series of increasingly unfortunate events. When he turns to his religious friends for support, they tell him that he deserves to suffer. In desperation, Job begs God to show up in person and give him answers. A teenager named Elihu shows up and helps explain the problem of suffering--and then God makes an appearance to set everything right. We look for answers to the question of why, if God is so good, there is so much suffering. We also discuss how, as Christians, how seriously God takes using our faith to dismiss people's pain.

CONTENT WARNING:

Violence: 2/5

Consensual Sexual Contact: N/A

Sexual Assault: N/A

Discrimination: 3.5/5

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS:

"Aftertune - Colors" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) license. ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKf...⁠

Evoke Music

"Vlad Gluschenko - After a While" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...   / @vladgluschenkomusic   Terms of Use: https://vladgluschenkomusi.wixsite.co...

We start the story of why evil exists in the world at its source, Lucifer, an influential angel gone bad. The struggle for power and domination progresses through Lucifer's heart and then moves on to infect others, as he uses deceit to turn even divine beings against God. Sin migrates to our planet, and we set the stage for next week's episode, Job, where we will confront God with the age-old question, "Why do bad things happen to good people?"

We also discuss why Eve being the first to sin does not mean that male headship makes sense.

CONTENT WARNING:

Violence: 0/5

Consensual Sexual Contact: N/A

Sexual Assault: N/A

Discrimination: 1/5

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠⁠.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS:

Evoke Music

Ross Bugden, "Something Wicked," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zuw_O5MU5CE.

"yenss - Forever" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..

"MegaEnx - Recovery" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/megaenx⁠

We discuss one of Jesus's most famous parables about opposing prejudice, and discuss how even the language used to describe the story misses the point. A self-righteous lawyer attempts to finagle an exception to "love thy neighbor." In response, Jesus tells a story of a Jewish traveler that leads even the lawyer to conclude that "love thy neighbor" is a command without exception. The lawyer is forced to confront the fact that the groups of people that disgust him the most don't quite live up to stereotypes. We discuss what that means for us today.

CONTENT WARNING:

Violence: 4/5

Consensual Sexual Contact: N/A

Sexual Assault: N/A

Discrimination: 4/5

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠ ⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS:

"Alex Productions - Soul" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...   @alexproductionsnocopyright  

Whitesand - Melodic Dreams

Vlad Gluschenko - Travelling - Folk Saxophone Beat - Instrumental [ FREE NO COPYRIGHT MUSIC ] License: ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

We see Hezekiah's son enter the world with seemingly no objective but to watch the world burn. When he is captured by his enemies, he must face himself and his own actions. When he dies, his grandson Josiah inherits the throne. Like a well-known fictional character, Josiah has to decide whether he'll look to his brutal grandfather as a role model or move beyond that legacy into a new way of living.

CONTENT WARNING:

TW: Discussion of self-harm.

Violence: 2/5

Consensual Sexual Contact: N/A

Sexual Assault: N/A

Discrimination: N/A

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS:

"Hayden Folker - Cast Aside" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license.

"Stomping Grounds - Silent Partner" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

"WombatNoisesAudio - Cesare Rides Again" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license.

"Happy Mood" by AShamaluev Music.