The Bible in Context

Nov 21 2024 61 ep. 26 mins 8
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Our goal is to explore the narratives of the Bible in light of their cultural and literary context. As we study the Bible, we want to get inside the mind of the author(s) to understand the intended meaning of scripture and how scripture informs our hope in Jesus.

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Ep 62: Wrestling with Esau, Wrestling with God, Gen 32-33 Part 2

Nov 21 2024 20 mins  
We continue the conversation about Jacob’s dread of Esau and see how Jacob’s wrestling with Yahweh plays into his deliverance. Email us your questions and comments! [email protected] Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001Music: Royal by Slenderbeats

Ep 61: Wrestling with Esau, Wrestling with God Gen 32-33 Part 1

Nov 14 2024 30 mins  
As Jacob re-enters Canaan, he faces a potential conflict with Esau and a wrestling match with God. These two conflict and their resolutions are tied closely together.Email us your questions and comments! [email protected] Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001Music: Royal by Slenderbeats

Ep 60: Jacob’s Disappointing Flight From Laban Gen 31

Nov 07 2024 36 mins  
Gen 31 has a lot to discuss. It is the fulfillment of Jacob’s Exodus from Laban, but our characters fail at every turn.Email us your questions and comments! [email protected] Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001Music: Royal by Slenderbeats

Ep 59: Is There a Rapture? With Matthew Halsted

Oct 31 2024 64 mins  
Nate and Caleb have a conversation with Matthew Halsted about texts that supposedly teach the rapture. Those texts are discussed in light of their historical context in order to help us reorient our hope on Jesus. Check out Matt's book on a proper understanding of the end times, "The End of the World as You Know It" (affiliate link).Email us your questions and comments! thebibleinc

Ep 58: Fruitful in Paddan-Aram Gen 29-30

Oct 24 2024 25 mins  
Several new characters are introduced as Jacob goes into exile. Each of these characters plays an important role as Yahweh makes the conniving Jacob fruitful in a place of exile.Email us your questions and comments! [email protected] Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001Music: Royal by Slend

Ep 57: Jacob's Anti-Babel Blessing Gen 28:10-22

Oct 17 2024 14 mins  
Jacob comes to a stairway with its top in the heavens. Here at this Babel-set-right scene, Jacob recieves a familiar blessing from Yahweh.Email us your questions and comments! [email protected] Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001Music: Royal by Slenderbeats

Ep 56: A Conversation with Jeffrey Niehaus - Ancient Near Eastern Themes in Biblical Theology

Oct 10 2024 54 mins  
Caleb and Nate have a conversation with Jeffrey Niehaus about ancient Near Eastern cultural elements that show up in the Bible. This conversation is related to the series on Genesis but is relevant for the whole of scripture. This conversation stems from Dr. Niehaus' book Ancient Near Eastern Themes in Biblical Theology (paid link).Email us your questions and comments! thebibleinco

Ep 55: Jacob's Elect Blessing and Exile Gen 27:1-28:9

Oct 03 2024 32 mins  
The serpent-like character Jacob follows his mother's plot to steal his brother's blessing. This blessing echoes past blessings given to elect ones but his deception becomes the reason for his exile.Email us your questions and comments! [email protected] Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001

Ep 54: Rebekah's Exodus from Righteous Abimelech Gen 26

Sep 26 2024 28 mins  
Following in the footsteps of his father, Isaac sells out his wife to Abimelech, she is given exodus, and he has a dispute over wells with the Philistines. This story will solidify much of what we have learned in Abraham's story.Email us your questions and comments! [email protected] Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)Passages read

Ep 53: Jacob Takes the Birthright Gen 25:19-34

Sep 19 2024 18 mins  
The author of Genesis uses a bit of misdirection in the beginning of the Jacob and Esau story. God's promises come through two equally unexpected characters.Email us your questions and comments! [email protected] Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001Music: Royal by Slenderbeats