Bible in Context

Haggai is the first prophet after the exile. His message comes to Israel as they adjust to life in a new era.

Zephaniah is the last of the minor prophets before the before the fall of Jerusalem.  Explore his message of judgment and hope.

The message of Habakkuk is one of crying out to God in the face of evil and injustice. Hear how God answers and Habakkuk’s response to this age-old human struggle.

The prophet Nahum is filled with judgment on Israel’s enemy, Assyria, which simultaneously becomes a message of comfort to the afflicted.

Part 2 of the prophet Micah and the context surrounding his classic Christmas prophecy. Our apologies. Due to technical difficulties, only the first half of today’s podcast is available.

Is Jonah a work of literature, historic, or both? And what did he get swallowed by? We rap up Jonah and begin our foray into part 1 of Micah.

Jonah is a prophet about God’s love for the nations Israel hates, and the relentless pursuit of God after those who resist him.

Part 2 of Obadiah. Coming to terms with strange names, a simple Bible study technique, and how to read the prophets in light of each other.

Obadiah is the shortest of the prophets, but packs a big punch. Week 1 of this amazing little book.

Part two of the prophet Amos and God’s indictment on his people when the search for comfort and safety drowns justice, compassion, and mercy.

Is Israel more guilty than her oppressing neighbors of violence and apathy? Week 1 of the prophet Amos and his message of warning in a time of comfort and security.

Part 3 of the Day of the Lord. The New Testament shows one more way the prophetic hopes play out. Not just by Christ, but in Christ.

Part 2 of the Day of the Lord. See how the prophetic hopes gets played out in the Gospels.

The Day of the Lord is a central hope of the prophets, maybe the Bible. What were these prophets expecting? Part 1 of the promise and hope woven through the Bible.

Joel prophecies a day of Yahweh that anticipate a day of Yahweh that anticipates a day of Yahweh. Joel dives into what this Day brings.

The people of God are facing locusts. The prophet Joel shows there's more than meets the eye.

The worldview of the OT prophets includes pantheons of gods, especially Baal. And oh how Israel loved him. Part 2 of Hosea and the plea of Yahweh for his people to return to him.

God tells Hosea to marry a prostitute to break through to Israel before they get crushed. The first foray into the minor prophets.

What exactly is Daniel prophesying about? The second part of the prophet Daniel in light of Persians, Greeks, Seleucids, and Rome.

Daniel was a prophet taken into exile by the Babylonians. Part 1 of the events that shed light on this amazing, confusing book.

Isaiah 40-66 is confusing. You’d never know there was a 150+ year gap of time between the end of Isaiah 39 and this section. But by knowing the situation to which the prophet is writing, this last section takes on new life.

Ezekiel is weird. Really weird. This prophet writes from Exile with a Psalm 137 flare. A peek into visions of God and prophetic performances.

Today we sample some texts from Jeremiah and see just how hard this message and his call happened to be. Opening the door on whether God is for me or against me, and why it’s the wrong question to begin with.

Sometimes prophecy is treason. Follow the message and dilemma of a prophet named Jeremiah during one of the most catastrophic events in Israel's history.

We crawled through the window of Isaiah 7. God is giving signs – virgins, a child, and wait, Assyria? How the NT gives 3D views of 2D prophecies of 1D moments in history.