Nehemiah 8:13-18 - The Feast of Booths Fulfilled in Christ
This episode explores the significance of the Feast of Booths, its connection to Jesus, and what it means for Christians today. The people of Jerusalem learn about the Feast of Booths for the first t...
15 Heinä 23min
James 2:8-13 - Mercy Triumphs over Judgement
James makes the argument that it is better to be merciful than judgmental: How the OT laws still apply to modern Christians. Should Christians follow the OT laws? Jesus came to "fulfill" the laws and...
14 Heinä 23min
Nehemiah 8:1-12 - The Joy of the Lord is Your Strength!
This episode of The Bible Explained podcast delves into the story of Ezra reading the Book of the Law to the people of Jerusalem, and the impact it has on them: The significance of the seventh month ...
13 Heinä 23min
James 2:1-9 - Partiality Among Christians
Church must be different than the world: The importance of not showing partiality among Christians. No Christian is above another, regardless of their social status or wealth. James's example of a w...
9 Heinä 21min
Nehemiah 7 - Nehemiah's List of Exiled Families
In the West, we often skip over chapters like this because we don't care about family names or random people, but in Nehemiah's day, family name meant everything: God put it on Nehemiah's heart to ga...
8 Heinä 29min
James 1:19-27 - Be Doers, Not Just Hearers
This episode delves into James chapter one, focusing on the importance of putting away anger and being swift to hear and slow to speak. The anger of man doesn't produce the righteousness of God. Th...
7 Heinä 24min
Nehemiah 6 - Discerning the Prophets
In this episode, the Israelites are rapidly rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. Sanballot, Tobiah, and Gesham, try to intimidate Nehemiah into stopping the project: They send Nehemiah letters, claimin...
6 Heinä 29min
James 1:12-18 - The Difference Between Testing and Tempting
It's easy to get caught up in the idea that God is the one tempting us to sin. But that's not the case. In today's episode, we explore the nuances between testing and temptation: The definition of "t...
2 Heinä 21min
