The Bible in Context

By Caleb Lewis and Nate YoungReligion & Spirituality Christianity

The Bible in Context episodes

May 01, 2025 Ep 85: Canon: Seams of the Old Testament
Within the Old Testament, there are repeated phrases and themes which tie sections of the Old Testament together. However, this insight is rarely brought to the study of Canon.
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The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)
Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
17 min
April 24, 2025 Ep 84: Canon: The Authors of the Old Testament
Who wrote the books of the Old Testament? Recent scholarship of the scribal practices of the Ancient Near East, along with some markers within the text, shed light on the way in which the Torah and Prophets were written.
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The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)
Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
24 min
April 17, 2025 Ep 83: Canon: Introduction
Followers of Jesus base their lives and understanding of him on the words of the Bible. But how did the books in our Bibles become part of scripture? This new series will give Christians of every denomination an understanding of the scriptures they read and how God speaks through them.
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The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)
Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
22 min
April 10, 2025 Ep 82: Intro to Exodus with Carmen Imes
Carmen Imes introduces us to the major themes of Exodus as we end the book of Genesis. She provides her expertise to make sense of some of the most challenging passages in the Book of Exodus and helps readers explore Exodus as a literary and theological whole with many rich messages.
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The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)
Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
1 hr 1 min
April 03, 2025 Ep 81: The Message of Genesis
After spending a year and a half walking through Genesis, we offer some broad reflections on the meaning and message of various themes within Genesis. We also discuss the significance of the Exodus and Two-Goats motif and how they point forward to Jesus.
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The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)
Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slende
21 min
March 27, 2025 Ep 80: Looking to God's Promises Gen 50
The book of Genesis comes to a close with a final unification of the brothers, a reminder of the purpose of the coming serpent crusher, and two patriarchs of Israel fixing their hopes firmly on the promises of God.
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The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)
Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
22 min
March 20, 2025 Ep 79: Reading Jacob's Blessing Gen 49
How is Jacob’s speech at the end of Genesis supposed to be understood? In this episode we address this seemingly cryptic chapter and explain how it is to be read and how it does and doesn’t point to our future hope in the King from Judah.
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The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)
Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
27 min
March 13, 2025 Ep 78: Blessing Ephraim, Becoming Israel Gen 48
Just as Isaac blindly blessed his younger son, so Jacob, whose eyes have gone dim, adopts and blesses the sons of Joseph, giving preeminence to the youngest. To the surprise of many readers, the blessing of Abraham seems to pass to Ephraim.
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The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)
Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
27 min
March 06, 2025 Ep 77: Exodus to Egypt, Delivered by Joseph Gen 46-47
Joseph is finally reunited with his father after he has tested and proven his brothers. The family of Israel is given deliverance down to Egypt and Jacob is promised yet another deliverance by God.
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The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)
Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
37 min
February 27, 2025 Ep 76: Joseph’s Test and Reconciliation Gen 43-45
Joseph heightens the tension of his test to see if his brothers are willing to abandon Benjamin. However, the brothers maintain solidarity with Benjamin and Joseph brings about a reunification of the family.
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The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)
Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
23 min

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Our goal is to explore the narratives of the Bible in light of their cultural and literary context. As we study the Bible, we want to get inside the mind of the author(s) to understand the intended…