Thy Strong Word from KFUO Radio
Thy Strong Word reveals the light of our salvation in Christ through study of God’s Word, breaking our darkness with His redeeming light. Each weekday, two pastors fix our eyes on Jesus by considering Holy Scripture, verse by verse, in order to be strengthened in the Word and be equipped to faithfully serve in our daily vocations. Thy Strong Word is hosted by Rev. Dr. Phil Booe, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church of Luverne, MN, and graciously underwritten by the Lutheran Heritage Foundation.
Episodes
March 6, 2026 • 58 mins
There is a time for peace and a time for war, according to God’s Word in Ecclesiastes. With American forces engaged in combat operations in Iran and many in our communities and congregations divided over the conflict, the question is unavoidable: Can war ever be just before God? Does He sanction the sword or merely tolerate it? And what about the Christian who puts on a uniform and picks up a rifle? Drawing on Romans 13, Augsburg C...
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March 5, 2026 • 56 mins
"The staff of the man whom I choose shall sprout." After Korah's rebellion, God confirms Aaron's priesthood through a miraculous sign. Twelve staffs are placed before the ark, and Aaron's alone buds, blossoms, and produces almonds overnight. Dead wood comes to life by God's power. In this chapter and the opening of the next, we see God establishing the priesthood that would serve until a greater Priest came, one whose resurrection ...
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March 3, 2026 • 55 mins
"You have gone too far! For all in the congregation are holy, every one of them." Korah, Dathan, and Abiram lead a revolt against Moses and Aaron, claiming that all Israel is equally holy. The earth opens and swallows the rebels, and fire consumes those offering unauthorized incense. In this terrifying chapter, we see the danger of despising the offices God has established. The priesthood is not a human invention to be challenged b...
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March 2, 2026 • 57 mins
"You shall have a tassel to look at and remember all the commandments of the LORD." Following the catastrophe of unbelief, God graciously provides instructions for when Israel finally enters the land. Grain offerings, drink offerings, and sin offerings are detailed. A man who gathers sticks on the Sabbath is put to death, demonstrating the seriousness of God's commands. And tassels on garments serve as constant reminders of covenan...
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February 27, 2026 • 57 mins
"How long will this people despise me? And how long will they not believe in me, in spite of all the signs that I have done among them?" The people weep all night, wish they had died in Egypt, and even talk of choosing a new leader to take them back. God's wrath burns hot, and only Moses' intercession spares them from immediate destruction. Yet the sentence is severe: forty years in the wilderness, one year for each day the spies e...
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February 26, 2026 • 55 mins
"We seemed to ourselves like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them." Twelve spies enter the Promised Land and return with stunning evidence of its abundance. But ten see only giants and fortified cities, and their faithless report spreads like wildfire through the camp. Only Joshua and Caleb trust God's promise. In this chapter, we encounter the pivotal moment that condemned a generation to die in the wilderness. The question it p...
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February 24, 2026 • 56 mins
"Has the LORD indeed spoken only through Moses? Has he not spoken through us also?" Miriam and Aaron, Moses' own siblings, challenge his unique authority. They use his Cushite wife as a pretext, but their real complaint is against Moses' position. God Himself intervenes, and Miriam is struck with leprosy. In this chapter, we see that even family can become instruments of opposition to God's appointed servants. Yet we also see Moses...
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February 23, 2026 • 55 mins
"Would that all the LORD's people were prophets, that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!" The manna that sustained Israel in the wilderness becomes the object of complaint. The people weep for the meat of Egypt, and Moses buckles under the burden of leadership. God responds with quail and with His Spirit poured out on seventy elders. In this chapter, we see both the ugliness of ingratitude and the generosity of God who shares H...
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February 20, 2026 • 56 mins
"And whenever the ark set out, Moses said, 'Arise, O LORD, and let your enemies be scattered.'" Two silver trumpets are fashioned to summon the congregation and signal the march. Then, after nearly a year at Sinai, the cloud lifts, and Israel begins its journey toward the Promised Land. In this chapter, we witness the people of God finally on the move, led by the LORD Himself. The journey begins with hope and order, though trials l...
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February 19, 2026 • 55 mins
"Whether it was two days, or a month, or a longer time, that the cloud continued over the tabernacle, abiding there, the people of Israel remained in camp." Israel celebrates its first Passover since leaving Egypt, and those who are unclean are given a second chance. Then the cloud of the LORD's presence descends upon the tabernacle, guiding Israel by day and fire by night. In this chapter, we see that God's people follow His timin...
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February 17, 2026 • 57 mins
"Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the people of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine." Aaron lights the seven lamps of the golden lampstand, illuminating the holy place where priests serve. Then the Levites undergo an elaborate consecration, being waved as a living offering before the LORD. In this chapter, we see that those who serve God must themselves be made holy. The light of the lampstand points forward to Chri...
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February 16, 2026 • 58 mins
The longest chapter in the Torah reads like a divine receipt, recording the identical offerings of twelve tribal leaders over twelve days. To our modern ears, this repetition can sound like a broken record, a tedious list of ancient gifts. But in God's economy, this repetition is a profound declaration of the Gospel. It proclaims that each tribe, each leader, each individual gift is seen, known, and precious in His sight. This chap...
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February 13, 2026 • 55 mins
"The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace." This chapter gives us both the Nazirite vow, a special consecration marked by uncut hair and abstinence from wine, and the Aaronic Benediction, the most beautiful blessing in all of Scripture. In these verses, we see that holiness is both given by God and received in His n...
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February 12, 2026 • 55 mins
"Command the people of Israel that they put out of the camp everyone who is leprous or has a discharge and everyone who is unclean through contact with the dead." Purity in the camp matters because the Holy God dwells in the midst of His people. This chapter addresses physical uncleanness, restitution for wrongs, and the difficult case of suspected adultery. In these laws, we see God's concern for both ceremonial purity and relatio...
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February 11, 2026 • 54 mins
"But let them not go in to look on the holy things even for a moment, lest they die." The three Levitical clans receive their assignments for transporting the tabernacle. The Kohathites carry the most sacred objects but may not touch or even look upon them uncovered. The Gershonites handle the curtains and coverings, while the Merarites transport the frames and bases. In this chapter, we see that drawing near to holy things require...
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February 10, 2026 • 56 mins
"Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb." After the golden calf disaster, the Levites stood with Moses against idolatry. Now God sets them apart as His own, a living substitution for the firstborn of every Israelite family. In this chapter, we see the principle of substitution at work: one standing in the place of many. This points forward to Christ, the firstb...
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February 9, 2026 • 54 mins
"The people of Israel shall camp each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers' houses. They shall camp facing the tent of meeting on every side." The twelve tribes are arranged in precise formation around the tabernacle, three on each side. Judah leads from the east, where the sun rises. In this chapter, we see that Israel's entire existence is oriented around the presence of God in their midst. The camp is not just ...
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February 6, 2026 • 55 mins
What does it mean when society begins to fear the very technology it creates? In this Free-Text First Friday episode, we examine artificial intelligence through a distinctly Lutheran lens. God's Word provides a framework for understanding our relationship to the tools we make, from the creation mandate to subdue the earth, through the fall and its effects on human work, to the redemption found in Christ. Along the way, we discover ...
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February 5, 2026 • 54 mins
"Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel." Before Israel can march toward the Promised Land, God commands Moses to count every man twenty years old and upward, able to go to war. This is no mere administrative task; it is preparation for holy battle. Each tribe is numbered, each family accounted for, because the LORD fights for His people and knows them by name. Yet this military registry also points forward t...
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February 5, 2026 • 30 secs
The Book of Numbers is far more than an ancient census report. It is the story of a people learning to trust God in the wilderness, and failing, and finding grace anyway.
In this series, host Pastor Phil Booe and guest pastors walk through the Old Testament book of Numbers chapter by chapter. We follow Israel from Sinai toward the Promised Land, through grumbling and rebellion, fiery serpents and a talking donkey, faithless spie...
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