July 17, 2025 • 16 mins
Welcome to the Heartbeat of Faith Podcast with Dr. Andrew Farley, where we journey through the Bible's most remarkable stories, unraveling their themes and messages to ignite your faith and transform your life. In today's episode, we embark on a profound exploration of salvation, seeking answers within the grand narrative of the Bible. Our journey begins with the identity of the Messiah, the hero of God and the savior of the world
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From the earliest moments when Adam and Eve distanced themselves from God, a promise was made—a deliverer would come, but at a great cost. As we traverse through biblical history, we see this promise unfolding through the lineage of Abraham, Jacob, and Judah, despite humanity's imperfections.
Our search leads us to the unassuming carpenter from Nazareth, Jesus, a descendant of David, Judah, Jacob, and Abraham. He confronted evil head-on, bearing the serpent's bruise and ultimately crushing its head through His sacrifice on the cross.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Let us pray. His son is the radiance of his glory,
the very image of his substance, and upholding all things
by the word of his power, who, when he had
by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on
the right hand of the Majesty on high Hebrews Chapter one,
verse three. O Lord, the radiance of your glory is unending.
(00:24):
Your power upholds all things, including my soul. You sustain
me with your word and empower me with your spirit.
Thank you for taking away all my sins. Forever, I
picture you now seated at your father's right hand, resting
from all you've done for me. I put my trust
in your finished work, above anything I could ever achieve.
(00:47):
You have purified me once and for all through the Cross.
I am forever grateful in your name. Amen, Thank you
for praying with me to day. Now discover the profound
intricacies of scripture through prey dot COM's podcast The Heartbeat
of Faith with doctor Andrew Farley. Stay tuned after this
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Speaker 2 (02:11):
Hello, I'm doctor Andrew Farley. With today's episode of the
Heartbeat of Faith podcast, we aim to dive into the
most remarkable stories of the Bible to uncover themes, motifs,
and messages to strengthen our faith and transform our thinking.
As we discover more about the richness of God's love
(02:34):
and grace, we tap into the heartbeat of Faith. Today,
we begin looking at a new question loaded with controversy, challenges,
and comfort. We'll answer the question what is salvation? Specifically
for today, what is the grand story of salvation in
(02:57):
the Bible. We begin, of course, by understanding who the
Messiah is, the Hero of God and the savior of
the world. We've seen this passage before, but let's go
back to the beginning. When Adam and Eve separated themselves
from God. The Lord promised a deliverer, but deliverance would
(03:21):
come at a cost.
Speaker 3 (03:26):
God looked to the serpent and said, because of this,
you are cursed to crawl and eat dust for the
rest of your days. One day I will make things right,
and a son of Eve will come, and you will
bruise his heel, but he will crush your head.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
The serpent doesn't just represent Satan himself. He also serves
as a representation of the power of sin that tempts humanity.
God promised a hero to come and be victorious over
the serpent, but in the process of defeating him, the
hero would be wounded. Humanity continues to spiral, and as
(04:08):
we progress through the Old Testament, we find ourselves pining
for this promised hero more and more. In the stillness
of the night under the stars, God made a promise
to Abraham. He declared that the promised hero would come
through his lineage.
Speaker 3 (04:31):
Abraham and Sarah's family was blessed by God forever, and
he carried them through all the strife of living. The
whole world would soon come to know intimately Abraham's blessing
from God. One day, the sacrifice of a descendant of
Abraham would shower the entire earth with blessing. Yet, for
(04:53):
now they waited on the Lord.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Ibraham Begat a son named Isaac, who carried that promise
with him. Isaac had a son named Jacob, who sought
after the promise with passion. After wrestling with an angel
of God, he heard God's promise wash over him as well.
Speaker 3 (05:19):
God appeared to Jacob again when he came from Paddan
Aram and blessed him. God said to him, your name
is Jacob. Your name shall not be Jacob anymore, but
your name will be Israel. He named him Israel. God
said to him, I am God Almighty, be fruitful and multiply.
(05:45):
A nation and a company of nations will be from you,
and kings will come out of your body. The land
which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give
it to you and to your offspring after you. I
will give the land Genesis thirty five nine through twelve.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
Jacob and his sons were flawed and showed that the
evil brought into the world by Adam and Eves still
plagued humanity. In a sense, the serpent was coiled around
the hearts of men and women. Yet God was still
faithful to remind them of his promises. Judah, a temperamental
(06:31):
and corrupt son of Jacob, was told that his lineage
would be the one to carry on the promise, proving
that God works despite the brokenness of this world to
restore people. After his mistakes with Tamar, Judah bore a
son who would be an ancestor of the promised hero.
Speaker 3 (06:56):
Truly, she is more righteous than I, Judah said, with
a sigh. I did not give Sella to be her husband,
and now I am paying for it. Judah left Tamar
alone after that and allowed her to live her life
in peace. When the time had come, Tamar had twins,
(07:17):
Perees and Zarah. Perez had a scarlet cord in his hand.
Little did Tamar or Judah know that God would be
active in redeeming their family's wickedness, trickery, and dysfunction from Perez.
The promise of Abraham would continue, for he would be
an ancestor of Christ himself.
Speaker 2 (07:42):
From the tribe of Judah, we met someone unlike anyone
else before him. He was brave, poetic, and he had
a heart for God. As we walked through first Samuel,
we're supposed to wonder, is David the promise hero from
the line of Judah, Jacob, and Abraham. Maybe they all wondered,
(08:06):
is David going to be the one who releases Israel
from the grip of the serpent when he defeated Goliath
and led the nation. Perhaps they expected it, But as
it turned out, the same sickness that plugged the hearts
of mankind since the beginning also plugged David.
Speaker 3 (08:33):
You are that man, Nathan yelled, pointing his finger at
the king. God has anointed you to be king over Israel.
He delivered you out of the hand of Saul. He
has blessed you with riches beyond your wildest dreams. Not
only do you have a wife, but you have three,
and yet you strike down Uria.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
For his.
Speaker 3 (08:53):
David's soul began to crumble as Nathan spoke for God.
Yet he said nothing. Nathan continued and said, thus says
the Lord, the sword shall not leave your household, there
will be strife in your household and war among your children.
Speaker 2 (09:13):
Every king after David seemed even more corrupt, selfish, and
evil than the last. Solomon and his lineage continued down
a dark path, leading Israel into more sin and dysfunction.
Speaker 3 (09:32):
The tyrant son of Solomon ruled the nation of Judah
with harshness, arrogance, and ignorance. There was a hopelessness that
permeated the streets of Jerusalem. Men who did not die
in battle were destined to die in the hot sun
working for the king. When Reebaum died, his sin did
not die with him. Out of his line came a Bijum,
(09:55):
the next king of Judah. He was harsh like his
father and filled world with a pompous spirit. His rule
was marked with war and suffering. He fought against Israel
constantly and only lived to rule three years.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
First and second kings led us to believe that the
serpent was winning. On the surface, it seemed like he was. However,
amid corruption, captivity, and depravity, God sent prophets to remind
his people that a redeemer was still coming.
Speaker 3 (10:32):
Yet it pleased Yahweh to bruise him. He has caused
him to suffer. When you make his soul an offering
for sin, he will see his offspring. He will prolong
his days, and Yahweh's pleasure will prosper in his hand.
And the suffering of his soul, he will see the
light and be satisfied. My righteous servant will justify many
(10:57):
by the knowledge of himself, and he will bear ye
the iniquities Isaiah fifty three. Ten through eleven.
Speaker 2 (11:07):
Hundreds of years went by, and the people of Israel
still longed for this promised hero. With the boot of
Roman oppression on their necks, they strained to breathe out
cries for help. That's when the promised hero finally came. Jesus,
(11:29):
an unassuming carpenter from Nazareth, rose as a descendant of David, Judah, Jacob,
and Abraham. He faced evil head on and tore its
grip away from humanity by dying on the cross. The
serpent bruised him, but Jesus crushed his head.
Speaker 3 (11:54):
Darkness had now enveloped the skies completely, as if preparing
for what was about tour. Nine hours had passed on
the cross, and Jesus looked up to Heaven Helloi Helloi
lemma sabaktani, he cried, which means, my God, my God,
(12:14):
why have you forsaken me? For in that moment, the
eternal bond between the Father and the son was severed,
and the sins of all mankind were thrust onto Jesus
as a tsunami does to the shore. Then Jesus yelled
out one more time, Father, I give you my life.
It is now finished. Then he gave his spirit to
(12:38):
the Lord. The one who with a word spoke light
and life into existence, spoke his final word. The same
lungs that breathed life into mankind in the garden of
Eden exhaled their final breath.
Speaker 2 (12:54):
Yet that wasn't the end of the story. Three days
after Jesus was crucified, he rose from the dead. What
at first might have appeared to be failure actually achieved
an ultimate victory. Jesus died to take away our sins forever.
(13:15):
When we place our faith in him, we become totally
forgiven people. No obstacle stands between us and God. We're
saved from all punishment for sin and have total peace
with God. Even further, through the death of Jesus, we
(13:37):
die to the law and to the power of sin.
But there's more. Jesus resurrected from the dead so that
we could resurrect with him spiritually at salvation. We're not
just forgiven for our sins. We're also joined to Jesus
(13:58):
and given his resurme dire life. We live because he
lives and will be saved as long as he lives
to intercede for us, and that's forever. This is what
it means that Christ is our life. So we have
(14:20):
so much to celebrate in Jesus here and now. But
one day the Messiah, the hero, will return to end
the serpent once and for all.
Speaker 3 (14:35):
Then I saw heaven split open my gates, and behold
a white horse descended from the skies. The one riding
the horse was called Faithful and True. He was the
warrior of justice, the finisher. His eyes were like flames
of fire, and he was wearing a robe dipped in blood.
His name was called the Word of God. He rode
(14:57):
towards the beast with intent to kill, and his mouth
was a sword. It extended to strike down all the
evil nations below. He rode with the fury of God almighty.
Like the wind. He galloped and I could see writing
carved into his thigh, saying King of Kings and Lord
of Lords. I watched as the Beast rose up against
(15:17):
the White Rider. He gathered the evil armies of the
earth and ran towards him. The mighty horseman and the
Beast clashed with a swoop of his sword. The rider
enveloped the armies. The beast raged against him, but he
was not equal to the Lord of lords. His horns
were ripped from his head, and his knees were torn
from his layman's tart. With decisive justice, the hero of
(15:39):
history cast the beast into the Lake of fire. God's
chosen hero, the Messiah, Jesus Christ, had defeated evil once
and for all.
Speaker 2 (15:53):
Thank you for listening to the Heartbeat of Faith podcast.
If you enjoyed today's episode, please leave us a review
and let us know how this series has impacted your life.
Remember to download the pray dot Com app, and for
more encouragement in God's grace, visit Andrew Farley dot org.
(16:16):
That's Andrewfarley dot org.
Let us pray. His son is the radiance of his glory,
the very image of his substance, and upholding all things
by the word of his power, who, when he had
by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on
the right hand of the Majesty on high Hebrews Chapter one,
verse three. O Lord, the radiance of your glory is unending.
(00:24):
Your power upholds all things, including my soul. You sustain
me with your word and empower me with your spirit.
Thank you for taking away all my sins. Forever, I
picture you now seated at your father's right hand, resting
from all you've done for me. I put my trust
in your finished work, above anything I could ever achieve.
(00:47):
You have purified me once and for all through the Cross.
I am forever grateful in your name. Amen, Thank you
for praying with me to day. Now discover the profound
intricacies of scripture through prey dot COM's podcast The Heartbeat
of Faith with doctor Andrew Farley. Stay tuned after this
(01:09):
quick word from our sponsors. Does your money stretch as
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Speaker 2 (02:11):
Hello, I'm doctor Andrew Farley. With today's episode of the
Heartbeat of Faith podcast, we aim to dive into the
most remarkable stories of the Bible to uncover themes, motifs,
and messages to strengthen our faith and transform our thinking.
As we discover more about the richness of God's love
(02:34):
and grace, we tap into the heartbeat of Faith. Today,
we begin looking at a new question loaded with controversy, challenges,
and comfort. We'll answer the question what is salvation? Specifically
for today, what is the grand story of salvation in
(02:57):
the Bible. We begin, of course, by understanding who the
Messiah is, the Hero of God and the savior of
the world. We've seen this passage before, but let's go
back to the beginning. When Adam and Eve separated themselves
from God. The Lord promised a deliverer, but deliverance would
(03:21):
come at a cost.
Speaker 3 (03:26):
God looked to the serpent and said, because of this,
you are cursed to crawl and eat dust for the
rest of your days. One day I will make things right,
and a son of Eve will come, and you will
bruise his heel, but he will crush your head.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
The serpent doesn't just represent Satan himself. He also serves
as a representation of the power of sin that tempts humanity.
God promised a hero to come and be victorious over
the serpent, but in the process of defeating him, the
hero would be wounded. Humanity continues to spiral, and as
(04:08):
we progress through the Old Testament, we find ourselves pining
for this promised hero more and more. In the stillness
of the night under the stars, God made a promise
to Abraham. He declared that the promised hero would come
through his lineage.
Speaker 3 (04:31):
Abraham and Sarah's family was blessed by God forever, and
he carried them through all the strife of living. The
whole world would soon come to know intimately Abraham's blessing
from God. One day, the sacrifice of a descendant of
Abraham would shower the entire earth with blessing. Yet, for
(04:53):
now they waited on the Lord.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Ibraham Begat a son named Isaac, who carried that promise
with him. Isaac had a son named Jacob, who sought
after the promise with passion. After wrestling with an angel
of God, he heard God's promise wash over him as well.
Speaker 3 (05:19):
God appeared to Jacob again when he came from Paddan
Aram and blessed him. God said to him, your name
is Jacob. Your name shall not be Jacob anymore, but
your name will be Israel. He named him Israel. God
said to him, I am God Almighty, be fruitful and multiply.
(05:45):
A nation and a company of nations will be from you,
and kings will come out of your body. The land
which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give
it to you and to your offspring after you. I
will give the land Genesis thirty five nine through twelve.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
Jacob and his sons were flawed and showed that the
evil brought into the world by Adam and Eves still
plagued humanity. In a sense, the serpent was coiled around
the hearts of men and women. Yet God was still
faithful to remind them of his promises. Judah, a temperamental
(06:31):
and corrupt son of Jacob, was told that his lineage
would be the one to carry on the promise, proving
that God works despite the brokenness of this world to
restore people. After his mistakes with Tamar, Judah bore a
son who would be an ancestor of the promised hero.
Speaker 3 (06:56):
Truly, she is more righteous than I, Judah said, with
a sigh. I did not give Sella to be her husband,
and now I am paying for it. Judah left Tamar
alone after that and allowed her to live her life
in peace. When the time had come, Tamar had twins,
(07:17):
Perees and Zarah. Perez had a scarlet cord in his hand.
Little did Tamar or Judah know that God would be
active in redeeming their family's wickedness, trickery, and dysfunction from Perez.
The promise of Abraham would continue, for he would be
an ancestor of Christ himself.
Speaker 2 (07:42):
From the tribe of Judah, we met someone unlike anyone
else before him. He was brave, poetic, and he had
a heart for God. As we walked through first Samuel,
we're supposed to wonder, is David the promise hero from
the line of Judah, Jacob, and Abraham. Maybe they all wondered,
(08:06):
is David going to be the one who releases Israel
from the grip of the serpent when he defeated Goliath
and led the nation. Perhaps they expected it, But as
it turned out, the same sickness that plugged the hearts
of mankind since the beginning also plugged David.
Speaker 3 (08:33):
You are that man, Nathan yelled, pointing his finger at
the king. God has anointed you to be king over Israel.
He delivered you out of the hand of Saul. He
has blessed you with riches beyond your wildest dreams. Not
only do you have a wife, but you have three,
and yet you strike down Uria.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
For his.
Speaker 3 (08:53):
David's soul began to crumble as Nathan spoke for God.
Yet he said nothing. Nathan continued and said, thus says
the Lord, the sword shall not leave your household, there
will be strife in your household and war among your children.
Speaker 2 (09:13):
Every king after David seemed even more corrupt, selfish, and
evil than the last. Solomon and his lineage continued down
a dark path, leading Israel into more sin and dysfunction.
Speaker 3 (09:32):
The tyrant son of Solomon ruled the nation of Judah
with harshness, arrogance, and ignorance. There was a hopelessness that
permeated the streets of Jerusalem. Men who did not die
in battle were destined to die in the hot sun
working for the king. When Reebaum died, his sin did
not die with him. Out of his line came a Bijum,
(09:55):
the next king of Judah. He was harsh like his
father and filled world with a pompous spirit. His rule
was marked with war and suffering. He fought against Israel
constantly and only lived to rule three years.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
First and second kings led us to believe that the
serpent was winning. On the surface, it seemed like he was. However,
amid corruption, captivity, and depravity, God sent prophets to remind
his people that a redeemer was still coming.
Speaker 3 (10:32):
Yet it pleased Yahweh to bruise him. He has caused
him to suffer. When you make his soul an offering
for sin, he will see his offspring. He will prolong
his days, and Yahweh's pleasure will prosper in his hand.
And the suffering of his soul, he will see the
light and be satisfied. My righteous servant will justify many
(10:57):
by the knowledge of himself, and he will bear ye
the iniquities Isaiah fifty three. Ten through eleven.
Speaker 2 (11:07):
Hundreds of years went by, and the people of Israel
still longed for this promised hero. With the boot of
Roman oppression on their necks, they strained to breathe out
cries for help. That's when the promised hero finally came. Jesus,
(11:29):
an unassuming carpenter from Nazareth, rose as a descendant of David, Judah, Jacob,
and Abraham. He faced evil head on and tore its
grip away from humanity by dying on the cross. The
serpent bruised him, but Jesus crushed his head.
Speaker 3 (11:54):
Darkness had now enveloped the skies completely, as if preparing
for what was about tour. Nine hours had passed on
the cross, and Jesus looked up to Heaven Helloi Helloi
lemma sabaktani, he cried, which means, my God, my God,
(12:14):
why have you forsaken me? For in that moment, the
eternal bond between the Father and the son was severed,
and the sins of all mankind were thrust onto Jesus
as a tsunami does to the shore. Then Jesus yelled
out one more time, Father, I give you my life.
It is now finished. Then he gave his spirit to
(12:38):
the Lord. The one who with a word spoke light
and life into existence, spoke his final word. The same
lungs that breathed life into mankind in the garden of
Eden exhaled their final breath.
Speaker 2 (12:54):
Yet that wasn't the end of the story. Three days
after Jesus was crucified, he rose from the dead. What
at first might have appeared to be failure actually achieved
an ultimate victory. Jesus died to take away our sins forever.
(13:15):
When we place our faith in him, we become totally
forgiven people. No obstacle stands between us and God. We're
saved from all punishment for sin and have total peace
with God. Even further, through the death of Jesus, we
(13:37):
die to the law and to the power of sin.
But there's more. Jesus resurrected from the dead so that
we could resurrect with him spiritually at salvation. We're not
just forgiven for our sins. We're also joined to Jesus
(13:58):
and given his resurme dire life. We live because he
lives and will be saved as long as he lives
to intercede for us, and that's forever. This is what
it means that Christ is our life. So we have
(14:20):
so much to celebrate in Jesus here and now. But
one day the Messiah, the hero, will return to end
the serpent once and for all.
Speaker 3 (14:35):
Then I saw heaven split open my gates, and behold
a white horse descended from the skies. The one riding
the horse was called Faithful and True. He was the
warrior of justice, the finisher. His eyes were like flames
of fire, and he was wearing a robe dipped in blood.
His name was called the Word of God. He rode
(14:57):
towards the beast with intent to kill, and his mouth
was a sword. It extended to strike down all the
evil nations below. He rode with the fury of God almighty.
Like the wind. He galloped and I could see writing
carved into his thigh, saying King of Kings and Lord
of Lords. I watched as the Beast rose up against
(15:17):
the White Rider. He gathered the evil armies of the
earth and ran towards him. The mighty horseman and the
Beast clashed with a swoop of his sword. The rider
enveloped the armies. The beast raged against him, but he
was not equal to the Lord of lords. His horns
were ripped from his head, and his knees were torn
from his layman's tart. With decisive justice, the hero of
(15:39):
history cast the beast into the Lake of fire. God's
chosen hero, the Messiah, Jesus Christ, had defeated evil once
and for all.
Speaker 2 (15:53):
Thank you for listening to the Heartbeat of Faith podcast.
If you enjoyed today's episode, please leave us a review
and let us know how this series has impacted your life.
Remember to download the pray dot Com app, and for
more encouragement in God's grace, visit Andrew Farley dot org.
(16:16):
That's Andrewfarley dot org.
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