The Mountain E9 — The mountain theme shows up again and again in biblical narrative, but it’s also prominent in the Psalms. Particularly in Psalms 15-24, the biblical authors reflect on the traits of the one who can ascend and dwell on God’s holy mountain. At first, this question focuses on King David and his royal successors as they endure suffering, despair, and ultimately vindication, which leads to blessing for Israel and the nations. But eventually, it’s not just the Davidic king but a whole community of the faithful ascending the mountain! In this episode, Jon and Tim survey the mountain theme through the Psalms scroll and reflect on what it takes to be with God there.

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Timestamps 

• Chapter 1: Recap of Where We’ve Been (0:00-10:21)
• Chapter 2: Psalm 2: God’s Anointed One on a Mountain (10:21-19:34)
• Chapter 3: Psalms 15-24: The King and His Crew Ascend the Mountain (19:34-51:05)
• Chapter 4: A Hyperlink in Revelation 2 to Psalm 2 (51:05-1:02:39)

Official Episode Transcript

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Referenced Resources

• The Arrival of the King: The Shape and Story of Psalms 15-24 by Carissa Quinn
• Check out Tim’s library here.
• You can experience our entire library of resources in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS.

Show Music

• “Sum Sum” by Ben Bada Boom
• “Sunkissed Cycles” by lloom
• “Astér” by Kissamilé
• BibleProject theme song by TENTS

Show Credits

Production of today's episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer. Aaron Olsen edited today’s episode and also provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie.

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