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Have you ever heard someone say, “The Bible is SO confusing!”? Perhaps you’ve thought this or said this yourself.

But is the Bible confusing on purpose? Or is there perhaps something we are doing (or not doing) when we read that makes it seem confusing?

A variation of this has been said throughout church history: “The Scriptures are shallow enough for a babe to come and drink without fear of drowning and deep enough for a theologians to swim in without ever touching the bottom." (St. Augustine, St. Jerome)

While this statement isn’t Scripture, it is very much true. Many of the passages in Scriptures can be understood by a child or even a new believer, yet there are passages that require more “swimming lessons” (studying) to understand them.

If you find yourself saying or thinking that the Bible is confusing, Amy and I would like to propose three reasons why this might be the case. We’re also walking you through a visual, which can be accessed as a Podcast+ Member, that can help you think through and understand the Bible more as you read.

Resources & Links:

Got Questions? https://www.gotquestions.org/context-Bible.html

Greg Koukl https://www.str.org/w/never-read-a-bible-verse 

Episode 4: Reading the Bible This Year
https://thisreadingmama.com/ep-4-reading-the-bible-this-year/ 

Understanding the Bible Pack from This Reading Mama
https://shop.thisreadingmama.com/product/understanding-the-bible-printable-pack/ 

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Snag a copy of Becky's newest Bible study, The Sacrifice of our Savior. It's a 4-week Easter study of Jesus in the Old Testament. Get the PDF here or get the hardcopy on Amazon.

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Welcome back This Reading Mama’s podcast! We're thankful you're joining us as we've been exploring the covenants of the Bible.

Today, we're talking about The New Covenant. This is an unconditional and eternal covenant made with Israel. It is first introduced in Jeremiah 31:31-34. The good news with this covenant is that Gentiles are partakers of this covenant, as we have been grafted in through the blood of Jesus. Hallelujah!

In this mini-series, we have covered seven covenants of the Bible:

• Pre-Fall or Edenic Covenant ~ Episode 11, Part 1
• Post-Fall or Adamic Covenant ~ Episode 11, Part 1
• Noahic Covenant ~ Episode 11, Part 1
• Abrahamic Covenant~ Episode 12, Part 2
• Mosaic Covenant ~ Episode 13, Part 3
• Davidic Covenant ~ Episode 14, Part 4
• The New Covenant ~ Episode 16, Part 5 {THIS episode!}

Understanding these covenants helps us all to not only see how God's Word is connected as one Story, but it also allows us to see the attributes of God. In these covenants, we see His faithfulness, goodness, love, righteousness, and justice and how they all fit perfectly together.

Lastly, these covenants help us to see how God wants a relationship with you and me. He doesn't need us, but that's what makes His love towards us even more significant!

Snag a copy of Becky's newest Bible study, The Sacrifice of our Savior. It's a 4-week Easter study of Jesus in the Old Testament. Get the PDF here or get the hardcopy on Amazon.

Just a quick reminder, these printable reading plans are available to download only if you are a Podcast+ Member. You can join our Podcast+ Membership or login to your membership to download the transcript, guided notes, and study tools from each episode!

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Welcome back This Reading Mama’s podcast!

Today, we're sharing our next printable Bible reading plan, which covers Israel's united kingdom from Saul to Solomon. We are walking you through more of the history of Israel as it is found in 1st & 2nd Samuel, 1st & 2nd Kings, and 1st & 2nd Chronicles.

We're picking up where we left off in Episode 10 in the storyline of the Bible. If you're new to our podcast, it may be helpful to listen to the previous episodes where we go through the storyline of the Bible. You can click on any of the links below to watch or listen.

• The Beginnings Reading Plan~ Episode 2
• Moses Bible Reading Plan ~ Episode 5
• The Promised Land Reading Plan ~ Episode 10

In this episode, we cover these parts of the storyline of the Bible:

• Hannah's prayer and dedication of Samuel
• Samuel's call from God
• The ark of the covenant being used as a "good luck" charm by Israel
• Saul is anointed as king
• Saul is rejected as king because of his disobedience and unrepentant heart
• Saul hates David
• David anointed as king
• Saul's death
• David as king of Israel
• Absalom
• David making preparations for the temple
• Solomon as the next king of Israel

As a quick reminder, this  printable Bible reading plan is available to download if you are a Podcast+ Member. You can join our Podcast+ Membership or login to your membership to download the transcript, guided notes, and study tools from each episode!

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Welcome back This Reading Mama’s podcast! We're thankful you're joining us as we explore the covenants of the Bible.

Today, we're picking up where we left off in Episode 13 in our mini-series on the covenants of the Bible. This was originally going to be a 3-part series, but as you can see, we are now on part 4. :)

Today, we’re walking you through the Davidic Covenant. This is an unconditional covenant, meaning there are no conditions for man to keep. This is all on God. This is an eternal covenant, and it was made with King David. We pray it will be helpful to you in your understanding of God’s Word.

In this mini-series, we plan to cover seven covenants of the Bible:

1. Pre-Fall or Edenic Covenant ~ Episode 11, Part 1
2. Post-Fall or Adamic Covenant ~ Episode 11, Part 1
3. Noahic Covenant ~ Episode 11, Part 1
-> Click HERE for Episode 11  

4. Abrahamic Covenant~ Episode 12, Part 2
-> Click HERE for Episode 12

5. Mosaic Covenant ~ Episode 13, Part 3
-> Click HERE for Episode 13

6. Davidic Covenant ~ Episode 14, Part 4 {This episode!}

7. The New Covenant ~ Coming in Episode 16

Understanding these covenants helps us all to not only see how God’s Word is connected as one Story, but it also allows us to see the attributes of God. In these covenants, we see His faithfulness, goodness, love, righteousness, and justice and how they all fit perfectly together.

Lastly, these covenants help us to see how God wants a relationship with you and me. He doesn’t need us, but that’s what makes His love towards us even more significant!

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Snag a copy of Becky’s newest Bible study, The Sacrifice of our Savior. It’s a 4-week Easter study of Jesus in the Old Testament. Get the PDF here or get the hardcopy on Amazon.

Just a quick reminder, these printable reading plans are available to download only if you are a Podcast+ Member. You can join our Podcast+ Membership or login to your membership to download the transcript, guided notes, and study tools from each episode!

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Welcome back This Reading Mama’s podcast! We're thankful you're joining us as we explore the covenants of the Bible.

We'll pick up where we left off in Episode 12 in our mini-series on the covenants of the Bible. 

Follow the links below to listen to Part 1 and Part 2.

-> Part 1
-> Part 2 

Today, we're walking you through the Mosaic Covenant, which was a conditional covenant made with Israel through the prophet, Moses.

Understanding these covenants helps us all to not only see how God's Word is connected as one Story, but it also allows us to see the attributes of God. In these covenants, we see His faithfulness, goodness, love, righteousness, and justice and how they all fit perfectly together.

Lastly, these covenants help us to see how God wants a relationship with you and me. He doesn't need us, but that's what makes His love towards us even more significant!

Join our Podcast+ Membership or login to your membership to download the edited transcript, guided notes for easy note-taking, and study tools/printables from our episodes!

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Welcome back This Reading Mama’s podcast! We’re thankful you’re joining us as we explore Bible literacy.

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Let's pick up where we left off in Episode 11 in our mini-series on the covenants of the Bible. Part 1 can be found HERE.

In this mini-series, beginning today, we plan {Lord willing} to cover seven covenants of the Bible:
1. Pre-Fall or Edenic Covenant ~ Episode 11
2. Post-Fall or Adamic Covenant ~ Episode 11
3. Noahic Covenant ~ Episode 11
4. Abrahamic Covenant, which included 1- land, 2- Seed, 3-blessing {THIS EPISODE}
5. Mosaic Covenant 
6. Davidic Covenant
7. The New Covenant

We think understanding these covenants helps us to not only see how God’s Word is connected as one Story, but it also allows us to see the attributes of God. In these covenants, we see His faithfulness, goodness, love, righteousness, and justice and how they all fit perfectly together.

Lastly, these covenants help us to see how God wants a relationship with you and me. He doesn’t need us, but that’s what makes His love towards us even more significant!

Just a quick reminder, these printable reading plans are available to download only if you are a Podcast+ Member. You can join our Podcast+ Membership or login to your membership to download the transcript, guided notes, and study tools from each episode!

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Welcome back This Reading Mama’s podcast! We’re thankful you’re joining us as we explore Bible literacy.

If you’d like to follow along by taking notes or if you’d like to use our podcasts to teach others, you’ll want to join our Podcast+ Membership or login to your membership to download the transcript, guided notes, and study tools from each episode. Becoming a member also supports our work as we read, do, and tell the Word of the Lord!

Both Amy and I thought it would be helpful to walk you through seven covenants of the Bible, beginning in Genesis. We’ve already talked about the Mosaic Covenant quite a bit in a couple of our episodes. Episode 5, Episode 7, Episode 8, and Episode 9 stick out in my memory as episodes that cover this covenant some.

In this mini-series, beginning today, we plan {Lord willing} to cover all seven covenants of the Bible:

1. Pre-Fall or Edenic Covenant ~ Episode 11 {this episode}
2. Post-Fall or Adamic Covenant ~ Episode 11 {this episode}
3. Noahic Covenant ~ Episode 11 {this episode}
4. Abrahamic Covenant, which included 1- land, 2- Seed, 3-blessing
5. Mosaic Covenant 
6. Davidic Covenant
7. The New Covenant

We think understanding these covenants helps us to not only see how God’s Word is connected as one Story, but it also allows us to see the attributes of God. In these covenants, we see His faithfulness, goodness, love, righteousness, and justice and how they all fit perfectly together.

Lastly, these covenants help us to see how God wants a relationship with you and me. He doesn’t need us, but that’s what makes His love towards us even more significant!

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 Welcome back to episode 10 of This Reading Mama’s podcast! Today, we’re walking you through our next Bible reading plan, which takes you through the Books of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth. 

We’re picking up where we left off in episode 5with the death of Moses and walking through the life of Joshua as the Israelites conquer and divide the promised land. We also cover the time of the judges and the judges cycle in this episode.

We’re also giving you another resource to help you read the Bible this year! In episode 2 and episode 5, we shared our Bible reading plans for January and February. In this episode, we’re sharing our next reading plan for the 31 days of March. We're calling it, The Promised Land Bible Reading Plan.

These reading plans are a GREAT place to start with reading the Bible. They're designed like a calendar so you know what to read each day. We've also included shorter passages of reading each day, so it's not as overwhelming. We think that these reading plans can help you understand that overarching storyline of the Bible.

Join our Podcast+ Membership or login to your membership to download the transcript, guided notes, and study tools from each episode!

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 So, what's your answer? Does the Old Testament law apply to us today? 

Amy says, "No," while Becky says, "No...with a side of yes." 

Today, Amy and I are walking you through the three most important rules of understanding Scripture:
1-context
2-context
3-context

We're using one of the most plucked-right-out-of-context verses from the Old Testament, 2 Chronicles 7:14. I {Becky} would say that this verse is second only to Jeremiah 29:11 as being a verse people pull right from the passage to make it say what they'd like. Maybe we'll do an episode on that verse as well.

Amy and I are introducing you to a tool, The Old Testament Triangle Diagram, that can help us see how the Old Testament law/verse may not apply DIRECTLY to us, but there are still truths about God and timeless principles that apply to us today, especially when they are repeated in the New Testament.

Listen in to hear how we use context and this diagram to help us understand this passage more deeply and how it may or may not apply to us today. I pray that it is helpful for you!

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Find the link to the blog post related to this episode: https://thisreadingmama.com/ep-9-does-the-old-testament-law-apply-to-us-today/

Mike Winger’s Website:
https://biblethinker.org/ 

More Bible Resources (not mentioned):

Understanding the Bible Printable Pack for Kids
https://thisreadingmama.com/understanding-the-bible-printables/

Don’t Read a Single Bible Verse Article
https://thisreadingmama.com/dont-read-a-single-bible-verse/ 

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