"Rejoice, O Beloved!"

This lesson follows the Israelites exodus from captivity in Egypt to their journey to Mount Sinai, thus demonstrating God's faithfulness, justice and mercy.

Episode Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:54 Israel's Enslavement

03:19 The Calling of Moses

07:17 God's Judgment on Egypt's Gods

12:25 The Tenth Plague 

19:17 Mount Sinai

35:03 Outro

Workbook Answer Key: 

I. B. 1. - famine

I. B. 2. - grow

I. C. 1. -  fearful

I. C. 2. - reproduction

I. C. 3. - drowned

II. A. 1. - daughter

II. A. 2. - beating

II. A. 3. - shepherd

II. B. 2. - Abraham, Isaac, Jacob

II. B. 3. - aware

II. C. 2. - resisted

II. C. 3. - partner

III. A. 1. - rejoiced

III. A. 2. - ignorance

III. A. 1. - reminding

III. B. 1. - gods

III. B. 3. - authority
III. C. 1. - two, third

IV. A. 1. - firstborn

IV. A. 2. - safety

IV. B. 1. - doorposts

IV. B. 2. - substitute

IV. B. 3. - Jesus Christ

IV. C. 1. - 400
IV. C. 2. - plundered
IV. C. 3. - mixed multitude

V. A. 1. - identity conference

V. A. 2. - instruction

V. A. 3. - relationship

V. B. 2. - then
V. C. 1. - calf
V. C. 2. - grieve
V. C. 3. - interceded
V. D. 2. - Jesus Christ

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This lesson focuses on the patriarchs of Genesis and how God partners with them to save the world.

Episode Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:53 Covenant with Abram

07:17 Covenant Confirmation and Son of Promise

19:50 Jacob

27:35 God Working with a Flawed Family

28:25 Outro

Workbook Answer Key: 

I. B. 1. - barren

I. B. 2. - seed
I. B. 3. - virgin birth

I. C. 1. - stars

I. C. 2. - righteousness

II. A. 1. - self-maledictory

II. A. 2. - animals

II. B. 2. - sacrifice
II. B. 3. - life

II. C. 1. - Jesus, cross

II. C. 2. - ram

II. C. 3. - Jesus

III. A. 1. - barren

III. A. 2. - nations

III. A. 3. - Jacob

III. B. 1. - trickster

III. B. 2. - uncle

III. C. 1. -  wrestled

III. C. 2. - heel-grabber

III. C. 3. - Israel

IV. A. 1. - world

IV. A. 2. - weakness

IV. B. 2. - relational

IV. C. 1. - mercy

IV. C. 2. - Son

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This lesson focuses on the first 12 chapters of Genesis, from Creation to the Tower of Babel.

Episode Timestamp:

00:00 Intro

00:53 Genesis

01:20 Creation and the Fall

20:32 Cain and Abel

25:03 The Flood

32:07 The Tower of Babel

35:20 Outro

Workbook Answer Key: 

II. A. 1. - form, void

II. A. 2. - Spirit, God

II. A. 3. - very good
II. B. 1. - image, likeness

II. B. 3. - stewards

II. C. 1. -  everything
II. C. 2 - ate

II. C. 3. - Life

II. D. 1. - God, He

II. D. 2. - set apart

II. D. 3. - adoption, before

III. A. 1. - gifts

III. A. 2. - crouching, rule

III. A. 3. - exile

III. B. 1. - city

III. B. 2. - innocent

III. B. 3. - justice

IV. A. 1. - walked

IV. A. 2. - corrupt
IV. A. 3 - wash
IV. B. 1. - salvation

IV. B. 2. - Garden, Eden
IV. B. 3. - rainbow

IV. C. 1. - drunk

IV. C. 2. - overstep

IV. C. 3. - intervention

V. A. 2. - tower

V. B. 2. - language

V. B. 3. -  mercy

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Jesse interviews Bible teacher Hunter Hoover about the construction of the Bible and how it was compiled.

Question Time Stamps:
02:35 "How has the Bible survived so long?"
11:06 "Has the Bible changed at all throughout its history?"

27:25 "How were the books of the Bible decided?"
48:29 "Why do we have so many English Bible translations?"
59:29 "Advice for reading the Bible?"

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Let's open the Bible and learn the steps to read it comprehensively. It doesn't take any special knowledge or training to read the Bible, but it can help to have some tips.

Episode Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:53 The Challenge of Translation

07:25 Understanding Scripture

15:03 The Bible's Different Genres

17:29 Advanced Study

19:24 Conclusion

20:17 Outro

Workbook Answer Key: 

I. A. 2. - original

I. B. 1. - word-for-word, thought-for-thought

I. B. 2. - idioms
I. B. 3. - both, one

I. C. 1. - committee

I. C. 2. - individual

II. A. 1. - context

II. A. 2. - backward

II. A. 3. - one

II. B. 1. - thought

II. B. 2. - interpretation

II. B. 3. - chapters, verses

II. C. 1. - write

II. C. 2. - more

III. D. 1. - one

IV. A. 1. - interpretation

IV. B. 1. - structure

V. A. 1. - enjoy

V. B. 1. - another

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The Bible is a big book! This lesson looks at its layout and explores the Bible's long history of construction.

Episode Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:55 The Division of Scripture 

02:02 OT Layout

05:17 NT Layout

08:25 The Bible's Construction

29:56 Formalization of Canon

34:54 Outro

Workbook Answer Key: 

II. A. 1. - 39

II. A. 2. - Messiah/Christ

II. A. 3. - reference
II. B. 1. - 5, five

II. B. 3. - instruction

II. C. 1. - 12 

II. C. 3. - justice

II. D. 1. - relationship

II. D. 2. - God

II. D. 3. - size

III. A. 1. - 27

III. A. 2. - Jesus, church, teachings

III. A. 3. - forward, fulfillment

III. B. 1. - 4

III. B. 2. - 3

III. B. 3. - Paul

III. C. 1. - letter

III. C. 2. - Paul

III. C. 3. - leaders

III. D. 1. - prophecy 

III. D. 2. - imagery, symbolism 

III. D. 3. - scripture

IV. A. 1. - faithfulness, agreements

IV. A. 2. - Moses

IV. B. 1. - finished product

IV. C. 1. - prophets

IV. C. 2. - inspired

IV. C. 3. - relational

V. A. 2. - books

V. B. 1. - chapters, verses

V. B. 3. - Geneva Bible

V. C. 1. - sacred

V. C. 2. - contradictions

V. C. 3. - invitation

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The Bible is very important to the Christian Faith. In this lesson Jesse recognizes its importance and shows how we should open it with respect and expectation. 

Episode Timestamps:

00:00 Intro 
00:53 Cultural Awareness

05:35 Significance of Scripture

11:45 Biblical Meditation

15:56 The Holy Spirit and the Bible

16:56 Outro

Workbook Answer Key: 

I. B. 1. - understand, Jesus Christ

I. C. 1. - drawing out

I. C. 2. - putting in

II. A. 1. - revelation

II. A. 2. - glorify, instruct

II. A. 3. - genres

II. B. 1. - inspiration, partnership 

II. B. 2. - with, other

II. C. 1. - food 

II. C. 2. - heavenly

II. C. 3. - Bible

III. A. 1. - meditation

III. A. 2. - filling, empty

III. B. 1. - Remembering

III. B. 2. - Ponder

III. B. 3. - Meditate

III. C. 1. - new

III. C. 2. - artistic

III. C. 3. - Old, New

IV. A. 1. - exegetically 

IV. A. 2. - taken apart

IV. A. 3. - conform

IV. B. 1. - Holy Spirit

IV. B. 2. - Memorizing

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Jesse interviews Pastor JD Winters on the topic of the Gospel and the importance of church.

Episode Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro

01:49 "How does the Gospel transform people?"

09:55 "What does it mean to be indwelt by the Holy Spirit?"

17:51 "Why is church important?"

25:27 "Advice for finding a church?"

34:28 Outro

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In this lesson Jesse presents a helpful method to recognize the important beliefs of Christianity while encouraging Christian unity.

Episode Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:54 The Three Acknowledgements 

10:31 Absolutes of the Faith

13:30 Convictions 

15:24 Preferences 

16:55 Harmony and Honoring Conscience

23:03 Outro

Workbook Answer Key: 

I. B. 1. - same mind

I. B. 2. - uniformity, harmony 

I. B. 3. - differences, together

I. C. 1. - Relativism, Rigidity

I. C. 2. - ignorance

I. C. 3. - presumption

II. A. 1. - right doctrine, holds

II. A. 2. - wrong, twisting

II. A. 3. - essential 

II. B. 1. - exists, all

II. B. 2. - equally

III. A. 1. - essential, stated

III. B. 1. - not

III. B. 2. - immediately

III. B. 3. - orthodoxy

III. C. 1. - settled, not, reasoned

III. C. 2. - absolute

III. D. 1. - opinions, no

III. D. 2. - personal

IV. B. 1. - harmony 

IV. B. 2. - respecting

IV. B. 3. - humble, against

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In this opening lesson, Jesse presents three ways Jesus’ work on the cross affects us - substitution, adoption, and blood-price.

Episode Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

03:33 Guilt and Innocence

11:02 Honor and Shame

15:21 Power and Fear

18:55 The Role of the Holy Spirit 

21:28 Outro

Workbook Answer Key: 

I. C. 1. - backbone

II. A. 1. - substitution

II. A. 2. - person

II. A. 3. - substitutional, identification

II. B. 1. - ethics

II. B. 2. - laws

II. B. 3. - substitute 

II. C. 1. - standard

II. C. 2. - fulfillment 

III. A. 2. - son

III. A. 3. - running, embracing, feast

III. B. 3. - children

III. C. 1. - welcomes, open arms

III. C. 3. - adopted

IV. A. 2. - alive

IV. A. 3. - disarmed

IV. B. 1. - oppose

IV. B. 2. - name, title

IV. B. 3. - world

IV. C. 1. - spiritual 

IV. C. 2. - victory

IV. C. 3. - oppression, adoption

V. B. 1. - down payment

V. B. 3. - third

V. C. 1. - involved

V. C. 2. - substitute, Lord

V. C. 3. - mouth, heart

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