Episodes
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Moses' need for a veil tells us something about Israel's relationship with the divine in Exodus. And it leads us to a powerful facet of Jesus' person and ministry for the Church.
Saturday Aug 03, 2024
Saturday Aug 03, 2024
This most ancient of poetic descriptions of Yahweh contains a paradox: How can God visit sin on three or four generations while remaining faithful to thousands? How can God be a divine power of justice and love? It's a paradox worth sitting with, to let it work on us.
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
When the priests of Israel are first ordained, there are many sacrifices of atonement that must be performed. In them, their ministry, and in Jesus Christ we discover God's heart for atonement--and how our hearts also must be oriented toward reconciliation.
Sunday Jul 21, 2024
Sunday Jul 21, 2024
The ark of the covenant becomes the center of God's presence with the Israelites. So they invest in its construction and that of the tabernacle. We invest in different things--but still the places where God is found and celebrated.
Saturday Jul 13, 2024
Saturday Jul 13, 2024
"Immortal, invisible, God only wise," goes the old hymn. Invisible. Dwelling in "inaccessible" light. So why does it say in Exodus 24 that the elders "saw God" on the mountain top? And what's the significance for us?
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
We take a critical look at the ways Christians are called to refrain from--and engage--the act of judgment.
Sunday Jun 16, 2024
Sunday Jun 16, 2024
Some commandments in Exodus come with a window of insight into what's really important to God. In this text we find that God gets really touchy when the Israelites don't treat foreigners and vulnerable classes well. It might mean something for us, today.
Friday Jun 14, 2024
Friday Jun 14, 2024
Maybe you've been wondering about the theme song for this podcast; maybe not. Either way, here's some background, and the full song.
Sunday May 26, 2024
Sunday May 26, 2024
Law gets a bad rap in Christian circles. But it is offered to the Israelites as a gift from God--a way to establish justice, limit vengeance, and stabilize the prosperity that God has in mind for them.
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Tuesday May 21, 2024
An experiment and meditation on living into the Spirit-given visions and dreams for the future.
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