The Context and Color of the Bible
Veronica and Erika are sisters who love to teach the Bible and share what they are learning. They’ve discovered that by putting Scripture back into its culture and context, it adds color to the black and white pages of the text. They want to help you dig deeper into the Word.
Episodes
In this episode we talk about the three pilgrimage festivals, judges, and kings. God is continuing to set up how His people are to run their nation differently from the pagan nations around them. He wants the leaders of the land to be just and fair.
This chapter gives great background info to the book of Judges and Solomon's reign. It shows us where the judges and Solomon failed to live up to God's expec...
Do you give rules to your kids just for the fun of it? Or do you have a reason for your rules? Most often the rules are there to set our children up for success and to live a better life.
How much more than does it make sense for God to give His children rules?
In this episode Veronica and Erika discuss kosher food and the purposes for it, the purposes of tithes, who get their debts canceled, and slavery (aka indent...
Would you think God's laws and instructions bring about rejoicing? Why would God's laws and instructions bring about rejoicing?
On the podcast, Veronica begins discussing the section of Deuteronomy that lays out laws. Worshiping God should not look like worship of false gods so God lays out how to worship Him.
These laws are meant to bless Israel and the people who come in contact with her. We discuss sa...
In this chapter Moses calls the people to obey and explains what they will receive (hint rain is vital in the blessing). He reminds the people that if they lived in Egypt, they wouldn't need God like they will in the land of promise.
Veronica and Erika explain the importance of rain and how flesh out why it's called the land of milk and honey.
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Moses continues his look back. Veronica explains how covenants and stone tablets were typical of Ancient Near Eastern customs.
Then Moses turns the conversation to Israel's call to fearing God, walking in obedience, serving Him with heart and soul and observing His commands.
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Moses continues his look back as he explains to Israel what God promises if she is willing to obey. The lessons in Deuteronomy are based on remembrance. Moses is calling the people to remember God's faithfulness, their struggles, God's blessings and their calling.
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Moses is still looking back as he retells Israel their story. But as he looks back, he's also looking forward to what God promises to do when the people are obedient.
These stories and commands have lessons for us and about God that we can learn from today.
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Veronica explains some famous verses found in Deuteronomy 6 while also showing us how God's law is meant to impact society. When we try to understand these laws, it helps us see how God's kingdom should be governed. Living under God's law helps us prosper.
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A pivotal moment where Moses revisits the Ten Commandments and reminds Israel of their covenant with God.
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This is such a great chapter. I wish we had time to go through each verse one at a time. Instead, we hit the highlights and show how incredible God is and His heart for His people.
We show how God's covenants and laws are a blessing for the people to set them apart from the nations so they can be a light to the world.
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Moses is reviewing the highlights for the people and setting them up for victory as they head into the land. These verses pull stories from Genesis and Numbers and expect the audience to know the backstory.
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There is so much more to these verses in chapter 1. We are pulling out the backstories from Genesis, looking at a map to see the movement of the people, discovering God's characteristics in His law, and redefining the purpose of His law (hint it's found in Isaiah 49:6).
Join us we look at Moses's final words to the people as we start Deuteronomy.
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This podcast series explores Deuteronomy, focusing on Moses’s final words to Israel and God’s plan for His nation to be a light to the world. Using law, God provides guidance for building a just, faithful society rooted in His character.
Veronica sets the stage for this book as she describes the job set before Moses and the issues that could make it hard.
She references Jerusalem University College where Erika receive...
Have you read Genesis with your kids and come across some verses or chapters that you aren't sure what to say?
We are here to help you navigate those conversations as we share what we've done with our kids.
Erika mentions her Old Testament Treasures and those episodes are 159-171.
Erika mentioned the book "SoundTracks" by Jon Acuff.
Ali mentioned the musical "Epic."
Have you ever wondered what a word in the Bible meant? In this episode Veronica walks us through her 5 minute process she does when she wants to know what a word means.
Bonus to this episode is finding out what it means when Scripture says God repents or God regrets in Genesis 6:6.
Veronica mentions her new tween/teen Bible studies on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus. Those are available for purchase on Amazon. Erika men...
There is so much more going on in the story of Daniel and the lions' den. Have you considered why those men targeted Daniel and what that meant about him? What connections can you find between Daniel and Esther or Daniel and Habakkuk? What does Daniel's prayer teach us about God's track record? This is an episode you don't want to miss.
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At first read, Daniel 5 seems straightforward - a partying king, a handwritten message on the wall, and a kingdom falls. But there is a lot more going on behind the scenes as well as encouraging lessons we can all learn.
Bryan VanHaitsma is back in the studio bringing more color to this story than you realized was possible. It will one episode worth listening to and sharing with others.
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From the start of the chapter, it sounds like King Nebuchadnezzar is praising God. He then starts to tell why he is praising God. This is later in his life and his third encounter with God.
Join us as we break down this chapter and see what finally got King Nebuchadnezzar's attention.
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We've been taught this chapter is all about Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego but is it really? Bryan brings a new viewpoint to this chapter as he focuses on the character that is mentioned the most - King Nebuchadnezzar.
In chapter 2 King Nebuchadnezzar ended his dream story acknowledging the God of the Jews revealed mysteries and potentially even worshiped their God.
But that "knowledge" doesn't se...
Daniel interprets the king's dream and it sounds like King Nebuchadnezzar praising the one True God. But is he sincere in that praise? What lessons can we learn from the dream?
Bryan also gives us an outline for the rest of the book that shows how chapters 1 and 2 set the stage for chapters 3-12.
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