28: Images of the Desert — Ar'ar and Tamarisk
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks continue the series on images we find in the desert, learning about the ar'ar and tamarisk trees and what they teach us about living in our own deserts.Images of the Desert — Ar'ar and Tamarisk Presentation (PDF)Noga Hareuveni — WikipediaWritten Works of Noga HareuveniHebrew University — WikipediaNational Botanic Garden of Israel — WikipediaTamarisk and Palm (Akkadian poem) — WikipediaTamarix (genus) — Wikipedia Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 28 The Companion for BEMA 28 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 28 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 14 July 2025 Original audio from 20 April 2017 Transcript for BEMA 28 of 20 April 2017
20 Apr 201728min
27: Images of the Desert — Rotem and Acacia
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss the rotem and acacia trees and what they teach us about living in our own deserts.Images of the Desert — Rotem and Acacia Presentation (PDF)The Story #28: New Beginnings (‘Each One’ Rant) sermon — YouTubeWalking with God in the Desert — Ray Vander Laan (Amazon)TTWMK Faith Lessons on DVD and Digital (Focus on the Family)Hebrew University — WikipediaNoga Hareuveni — WikipediaWritten Works of Noga Hareuveni“The Broom Usually Grows in the Wilderness” — Bar-Ilan University (via Jim Feicht and Internet Archive) Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 27 The Companion for BEMA 27 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 27 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 7 July 2025 Original audio from 13 April 2017 Transcript for BEMA 27 of 13 April 2017
13 Apr 201735min
26: Images of the Desert — Shepherd
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks discuss the first in a series of images found in the desert—what it means to be a shepherd in the biblical world.Images of the Desert — Shepherd Presentation (PDF)Walking with God in the Desert — Ray Vander Laan (Amazon)TTWMK Faith Lessons on DVD and Digital (Focus on the Family)Walking the Bible by Bruce FeilerThe Good Shepherd by Kenneth Bailey“Lawning and Gardening [with goats]” Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 26 The Companion for BEMA 26 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 26 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 30 June 2025 Original audio from 6 April 2017 Transcript for BEMA 26 of 6 April 2017
6 Apr 201738min
25: A Kingdom of What?
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings give an overview of the book of Leviticus.A Kingdom of What? Presentation (PDF)Leviticus: The Book of Holiness, volume 3 of Covenant & Conversation by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks (Amazon)Leviticus: The Book of Holiness, volume 3 of Covenant & Conversation by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks (Sefaria)Leviticus: A Call to Priesthood (Sermon Series) — Real Life on the Palouse Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 25 The Companion for BEMA 25 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 25 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 23 June 2025 Original audio from 30 March 2017 Transcript for BEMA 25 of 30 March 2017
30 Mars 201749min
24: Creating a Space
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Josh Bossé consider the implications of the story of the Tabernacle in our own pursuits of God.Creating a Space Presentation (PDF)With All Your Heart — Ray Vander Laan (Amazon)TTWMK Faith Lessons on DVD and Digital (Focus on the Family)Walter Brueggemann, “An Alternative Way” — The Work of the PeopleThe Practice of the Presence of God by Brother LawrenceLess Is More Than Enough by Chris McNaughtOne Thousand Gifts by Ann VoskampFinding Our Way Again by Brian McLaren Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 24 The Companion for BEMA 24 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 24 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 16 June 2025 Original audio from 23 March 2017 Transcript for BEMA 24 of 23 March 2017
23 Mars 20171h 7min
23: Falling on Joyful Faces
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at the construction of the Tabernacle and its call to be a place of rest, covering Exodus 24–40.Falling on Joyful Faces Presentation (PDF)With All Your Heart — Ray Vander Laan (Amazon)TTWMK Faith Lessons on DVD and Digital (Focus on the Family) Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 23 The Companion for BEMA 23 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 23 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 9 June 2025 Original audio from 16 March 2017 Transcript for BEMA 23 of 16 March 2017
16 Mars 201728min
22: Under the Chuppah
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss Israel’s arrival at Sinai and the ensuing covenant relationship with their God, covering Exodus 19–23.Under the Chuppah Presentation (PDF)NIV Archaeological Study BibleNIV Cultural Backgrounds Study BibleAncient Israel by Roland de VauxFamilies in Ancient Israel by Leo G. Perdue, Joseph Blenkinsopp, John J. Collins, and Carol MeyersJerusalem in the Time of Jesus by Joachim JeremiasBEMA 310: The Nativity Story Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 22 The Companion for BEMA 22 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 22 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 2 June 2025 Original audio from 9 March 2017 Transcript for BEMA 22 of 9 March 2017
9 Mars 201744min
“Jesus Shema”
A simplified version of the daily prayer from Deuteronomy 6 and Leviticus 19. This recording is meant to follow Episode 21. Sh'ma Israel, adonai elohenu, adonai echad Ve'ahavta et adonai eloiekah b'khol levavkah uve'khol naphshekah uve'khol meodeikah Ve'ahavta lereyacha c'mocha Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. And love your neighbor as yourself.
2 Mars 20171min
