The Bible in Context

By Caleb Lewis and Nate YoungReligion & Spirituality Christianity

The Bible in Context episodes

December 12, 2024 Ep 65: Esau's Genealogy and Exodus Gen 36
Esau’s genealogy is the longest of the non-elect brothers of Genesis. The author has put subtle literary elements within this genealogy, giving the reader a window into how Yahweh interacts with these non-elect families.
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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
28 min
December 05, 2024 Ep 64: Benjamin's Birth and Rebekah's Death Gen 35:16-29
As Jacob’s story wraps up, there seems to be a rapid succession of random events. But each of these events resolves tensions from earlier in the narrative or prepares the reader for the next story.
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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
25 min
November 28, 2024 Ep 63: Dinah's Exodus and Jacob's Vow Gen 34:1-35:15
Due to Jacob’s neglect of his vow, Dinah needs an exodus similar to those of Sarah and Rebekah, though this exodus is as upside down as the rest of the Jacob story. After this exodus, Jacob will finally be ready to fulfill the vows he made at the beginning of his exile.
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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
25 min
November 21, 2024 Ep 62: Wrestling with Esau, Wrestling with God, Gen 32-33 Part 2
We continue the conversation about Jacob’s dread of Esau and see how Jacob’s wrestling with Yahweh plays into his deliverance.
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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
20 min
November 14, 2024 Ep 61: Wrestling with Esau, Wrestling with God Gen 32-33 Part 1
As Jacob re-enters Canaan, he faces a potential conflict with Esau and a wrestling match with God. These two conflict and their resolutions are tied closely together.
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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
31 min
November 07, 2024 Ep 60: Jacob’s Disappointing Flight From Laban Gen 31
Gen 31 has a lot to discuss. It is the fulfillment of Jacob’s Exodus from Laban, but our characters fail at every turn.
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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
October 31, 2024 Ep 59: Is There a Rapture? With Matthew Halsted
Nate and Caleb have a conversation with Matthew Halsted about texts that supposedly teach the rapture. Those texts are discussed in light of their historical context in order to help us reorient our hope on Jesus. Check out Matt's book on a proper understanding of the end times, "The End of the World as You Know It" (affiliate link).
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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 5 min
October 24, 2024 Ep 58: Fruitful in Paddan-Aram Gen 29-30
Several new characters are introduced as Jacob goes into exile. Each of these characters plays an important role as Yahweh makes the conniving Jacob fruitful in a place of exile.
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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
26 min
October 17, 2024 Ep 57: Jacob's Anti-Babel Blessing Gen 28:10-22
Jacob comes to a stairway with its top in the heavens. Here at this Babel-set-right scene, Jacob recieves a familiar blessing from Yahweh.
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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
15 min
October 10, 2024 Ep 56: A Conversation with Jeffrey Niehaus - Ancient Near Eastern Themes in Biblical Theology
Caleb and Nate have a conversation with Jeffrey Niehaus about ancient Near Eastern cultural elements that show up in the Bible. This conversation is related to the series on Genesis but is relevant for the whole of scripture. This conversation stems from Dr. Niehaus' book Ancient Near Eastern Themes in Biblical Theology (paid link).
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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
55 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…