What in the Word?

In this introduction to Proverbs, we look at what Proverbs is really about, why it matters, who the original audience was, the use of women as personifications, and the overarching practical lesson it teaches.

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Today we answer a question about what's going on in Exodus 4, where God threatens a member of Moses household and Zipporah performs an urgent circumcision.

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In this episode, we answer a question about what Jesus means when he says to "hate" father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, and even life itself, and whether those who say that "hate means hate" are correct.

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In this episode we answer a listener question about Matthew 23, where Jesus condemns religious hypocrisy and tells his followers not to crave titles like "rabbi" or "father." We explore the context, consider whether Jesus is making a blanket ban on calling anyone "father," and consider his warning against seeking honor and status that belongs to God.

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In this episode, we examine two passages to answer the question of whether Satan truly rules the world or has god-like authority over it. We examine Paul’s context in 2 Cor about spiritual blindness and what Satan’s influence is, then look at Luke 4 and think about what Jesus is really doing there in his answers to Satan.

In the end, Jesus holds final authority, models how to resist temptation, and urges us to focus on guarding our faith and serving God alone, no matter how things look or what anyone might say.

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In this episode, we answer a question about Matthew 25 and the parable of the sheep and the goats, and specifically whether the passage teaches salvation by works.

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In this episode, we finish answering the question from our last podcast about Judges 11 and the tragic story of Jephthah, his vow, and the sacrifice of his daughter.

In this two-part discussion on Judges 11, we answer a question raised about whether God is inconsistent in his teaching on the value of human life and how we can understand the sacrifice Jephthah makes as a result of his rash vow.

On this final Resurrection episode of What in the Word, we finish our close reading of Henry Vaughan’s 17th-century poem, exploring how Christ’s death and resurrection dismantle the power of death and sin. 

In this episode we continue an Easter special on Henry Vaughan’s 17th-century poem, examining two stanzas that examine our changed relationship to death in light of Christ’s resurrection.