The book of Isaiah begins with a series of threats and rewards. Threats for not obeying God, and rewards for obeying him. The threats include:

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What's an erotic poem doing in the Bible? That's what everyone who reads the Song of Solomon must wonder.

But believers have an answer for that. The Christian's say that it expresses Jesus's love for the church, while the Jews say it's God's love for Israel. Try not to think about that too much.

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This is the second half of Ecclesiastes - the best book in the Bible. In it we learn the truth about life and death. This life is all we will ever know, for the dead know nothing.

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In this episode we cover the first half of the book of Ecclesiastes - which is the best book in the Bible by far. It also includes the lyrics of a famous song by Pete Seeger - Turn! Turn! Turn!

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The title for this episode is taken from Proverbs 30:17, which says, "The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it."

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The title for this episode comes from Proverbs 13:24 - "He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes." It is similar to the more familiar "proverb" (Spare the rod, spoil the child), which isn't actually in the Bible.

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The title for this episode comes from Proverbs 11:29 - "He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind." It was also the title of a great movie about the 1925 Scopes trial.

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This is the fifth (and last) book of Psalms. The title comes from Psalm 137: "Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones."

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This is the fourth book of Psalms. The title comes from Psalm 92:10: "my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn."

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This is the third book of Psalms. The title is taken from Psalm 78:49 - "He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them."

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