My Mysterious Bible
In scripture, if it is mysterious, it matters.
Episodes
Who is this mysterious Priest/King of Salem? Who does he worship?
Resources used:
The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament
The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures
Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible (DDD)
Naked Bible 166: Melchizedek Part 1a
Ezekiel gives us an extreme example of a sign act.
Resources used:
Faithlife Study Bible
Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible
Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), Eze 4:1–3.
Sign Acts: The Weird, Wonderful World of Prophetic Communication Visual Aids for an Ancient Audienceby Whitney Woollard – Se...
What exactly is Balaam's error, and what does the New Testament have to say about him?
The significance of Balaam and the talking Donkey.
Resources used:
Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), Nu 22:22–30.
- Dennis Cole, Numbers, vol. 3B, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 389–391.
Gordon J. Wenham, Numbers: An ...
We dive into what Elohim does and does not mean when not used to refer to the God of the Bible.
Introduction to the term elohim.
God's foreknowledge does not equate to predestination.
Resources used: The Unseen Realm by Michael S. Heiser.
Why are there unicorns in the King James Version of the Bible?
Resources used:
Lexam Bible Dictionary.
It's a strange miracle when Elija makes an iron axe head float on a river.
Resources used:
A Commentary, Critical, Experimental, and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments: Joshua–Esther, vol. II
Robert Jamieson, A Commentary, Critical, Experimental, and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments: Joshua–Esther, vol. II (London; Glasgow: William Collins, Sons, & Company, Limited, n.d.), 385.
Paul R. House, 1, 2 Kings, vo...
This perplexing commandment is given three times in the Torah, so it must be significant.
Resources used:
Faithlife Study bible,
The IVP Bible Background Commentary of the Old Testament,
Manners & Customs of the Bible,
You Shall Not Boil a Kid in Its Mother’s Milk: Beyond Exodus 23:19.” Jewish Bible Quarterly,
Biblical Interpretation. 2012, Vol. 20 Issue 1/2, p35-72.
Geoff Johnson lays out the connection between The Goat for Azazel and the pigs that were possessed and ran off the cliff by Legion. Check out his youtube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdvkfyXOITbYxcRHPGJFQVA
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Why is a goat bearing the sin of Israel sent out into the wilderness to Azazel on the Day of Atonement? Who or what is Azazel? You can find the answers to these questions and more in this week's episode.
Resources used:
The Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the bible.
“Azazel,” in The Lexham Bible Dictionary, ed. John D. Barry et al. (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).
What is the story behind Jesus walking on water? Find out here.
Resources used:
Lexam Bible Dictionary
Enuma Elish https://sacred-texts.com/ane/enuma.htm
“I dare you not to bore me with the Bible” by Michael S. Heiser
In both the Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of Matthew we see Jesus curse a fig tree for not bearing fruit. Why would Jesus do this? What is the significance? How does it apply to us? Find out in this episode.
Resources used:
Craig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1993), Mt 21:18–22
Craig S. Keener, Matthew, vol. 1, The IVP New Testament Commentary Series (Downers...
What is the significance of Jacob's wrestling with God? Why did his name change?
God would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend (v. 11), that is, clearly and openly. Moses’ speaking “face to face” with God does not contradict the fact that he was not allowed to see God’s face (v. 20) as “face to face” is a figurative expression suggesting openness and friendship (cf. Num. 12:8; Deut. 34:10; and comments o...
What is really going on with Ham and the nakedness of his drunk father Noah? Find out on this week's episode.
Does the Hebrew word Satan (Adversary) mean the same thing in both the Old Testament and the New? If not, what does it mean in each?
We look at the third rebellion against God on Earth as it is in Heaven and how God intends for us to reverse it. The Great Commission IS spiritual warfare!
The angelic sons of God rebel when they take for themselves wives from the daughters of men.
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