The Mountain E10 — The prophet Isaiah depicts Mount Zion as a cosmic mountain where Heaven and Earth overlap and God’s blessings flow down to all of creation. But Isaiah also lived in the real Jerusalem that had Mount Zion at its center, which was filled with corruption, injustice, and idolatry. So in his prophecies, he balances hope in this future new Eden with warnings of judgment on Jerusalem’s proud and corrupt elites. In this episode, Jon and Tim discuss the many iterations of the mountain theme in Isaiah 2-4, including how Jesus and his disciples embody the imagery of Isaiah’s anointed servant and the remnant community.
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Timestamps
- Chapter 1: The Ideal and Corrupt Mount Zion, Leading to Judgment (0:00-22:55)
- Chapter 2: A Day of Yahweh Against the Rich, Powerful, and Proud (22:55-32:32)
- Chapter 3: A Holy Remnant on a Renewed Mount Zion (32:32-53:40)
Official Episode Transcript
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Referenced Resources
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- You can experience our entire library of resources in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS.
Show Music
- “Bimmer M6” by Kreatev
- “Sunlight (feat. Jintonic)” by Kendall Miles
- BibleProject theme song by TENTS
Show Credits
Production of today's episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer. Aaron Olsen edited today’s episode and also provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie.
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