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Erika finishes up Mary and Joseph's story as well as Herod's. Her final take away point is that God redeems pain and we see that even in the first Christmas.
 
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Erika loves the story of Herod's family.  Herod's family has a lot of drama.

In this episode, she gives Herod's backstory and helps us understand why Joseph and Mary would have fled to Egypt as well as why the wisemen proceeded with caution. 

For more on Herod's story, check out episode 70.  To understand the word "messiah" check out episode 203.

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Erika takes us through the very familiar story of the birth of Christ and puts it back into its culture.  She talks about how Mary and Joseph would travel to Bethlehem and where they stayed. 

Erika explains why scholars think Jesus was born in the fall and what Mary and Joseph did after he was born to show their obedience to God's Torah found in Leviticus. 

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Erika digs into the lives of Mary and Joseph before the birth of Jesus.  She paints a more realistic picture of what life would have been like.  It's good reminder that the first Christmas had pain and heartache.

In this episode, we talk about the cultural norms around engagement, marriage and divorce in first century Israel. 

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Veronica unpacks the meaning behind the Hebrew words for joy.  She points out that joy is more than a feeling or attitude.  Joy has actions - it is a physical experience.  The other lesson that goes along with joy is that is something you share with others.  It's not meant to be an individual concept.

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In our last episode Bryan randomly decided we needed to do an entire bonus podcast on one point because he wanted to follow a rabbit trail, and we are so glad he did!

He showed us that Micah and the eleven other minor prophets all reference Exodus 34:6-7. 

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As the book of Micah comes to a close, we see connections being made back to the Joshua and the conquest of the land. 

But then you can go even further back and see connections to the Exodus and the Song of Moses in Exodus 15.

Looking back gives Micah and the people hope as they look at their present reality.  We can have that same hope because we find similarities in Revelation 15 that our future will have that same redemption story.
 
If you want that podcast Bryan mentioned about the minor prophets, it's episode #148.

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The court case came to a close in chapter 6 and now it's time to see what happens. We watch as evil and suffering surround the people.  It's not a good time for Jerusalem. 

BUT Micah makes a statement in verse 7 that we all need to say and remember.  Then in verses 8-10 he explains why he has hope. 

Bryan called this an invitation for us to tell the world why we can hope in the midst of darkness. 

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This court case is drawing to a close and it's time to hear the closing arguments and the punishment.

The episode on 1 Kings 21 that Bryan referred to is #92.

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There is so much tone and attitude in these verses.  You'll miss it though if you don't understand the context of the story. 

Bryan compares this chapter to the closing argument of the courtroom drama. 

God is pulling in His witnesses (the mountains), and the people are using logic fallacies when they don't want answer God's questions. 

Ultimately, God tells the people exactly what He expects of them, and we would do well to listen and obey as well.

Want to listen to the different series we mentioned at the end?  Here's the list of episodes so you can go back and listen.  

Genesis episodes - 125-146
Exodus episodes - 43-59
Leviticus episodes - 183-195
Ruth episodes - 31-36
Covenants episodes - 166, 167, 168
Chesed episode - 181

Bryan VanHaitsma is the digital media director for Revive Our Hearts.  He studied at Hope College in Michigan and Jerusalem University College in Israel.  He has a passion for digging into Scriptures that we often find perplexing, helping us understand why that story might be included, and what we are supposed to do in light of that story.

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