Commuter Bible

Leviticus 25 - 1:19 .  Leviticus 26 - 11:04 .  Leviticus 27 – 19:59 .  Proverbs 20 - 25:31 .  Our time in Leviticus comes to a close today, as the Lord explains the institutions of Sabbath years and the year of Jubilee. Israel is to work the ground for six years, then on the seventh year they are to rest. After 49 years (7x7) they are to celebrate a year of Jubilee where debts are cancelled and He...

Leviticus 22 – 1:07 .  Leviticus 23 – 7:25 .  Leviticus 24 – 15:44 .  Proverbs 19 – 19:19 .  Moses continues to receive instructions from the Lord, and today’s episode begins with instructions on keeping the sacrifices pure and acceptable before the Lord. Consider that Lord does not want Israel to present anything that is second best or impure in anyway, thereby communicating indifference or irrev...

Leviticus 19 – 1:11 .  Leviticus 20 – 7:52 .  Leviticus 21 – 14:10 .  Proverbs 18 – 18:03 .  Our passage today begins with an appeal to Israel to be holy before their holy God, using some the Ten Commandments as bullet points for discussion. As we read, you’ll notice that there is to be an “otherness” amongst the Israelites that makes them distinct from the rest of the world. To our modern ears an...

Leviticus 15 – 1:15 .  Leviticus 16 – 7:47 .  Leviticus 17 – 15:08 .  Leviticus 18 – 18:05 .  Proverbs 17 – 22:52 .  We’re continuing to look at those actions or objects that make one ceremonially unclean in the Israelite community; sometimes those things are related to infectious diseases, sometimes it is because they are immoral or detestable, but other times they simply represent being set apar...

As part of their covenant with the Lord, the Israelites were given regulations concerning what is considered clean and unclean. At times this is a means of health and well-being, at other times it serves as a distinction from surrounding nations. The term “unclean” doesn’t necessarily mean those things are dirty, germ-infested, or immoral, though some of them certainly are, but these things are al...

Leviticus 6 – 1:17 .  Leviticus 7 – 6:43 .  Leviticus 8 – 12:31 .  Leviticus 9 – 19:02 .  Leviticus 10 – 22:54 .  Proverbs 16:17 – 27:31 .  As you continue to listen to these instructions on sacrifices, I encourage you to imagine what it would be like to experience these sacrifices. The warmth of a live animal and the feel of coarse hair under your hand as the animal is slaughtered for your sin; t...

Leviticus 1 – 1:15 .  Leviticus 2 – 3:57 .  Leviticus 3 – 7:34 .  Leviticus 4 – 10:09 .  Leviticus 5 – 17:32 .  Proverbs 16:1-16 – 22:03 . We are beginning the book of Leviticus; the title basically means, “pertaining to the Levites,” as this book dives deeper into the responsibilities of priests and the divine-human relationship codified on Mount Sinai. These are instructions on how an impure peo...

Acts 25 – 1:14 .  Acts 26 – 6:09 .  Acts 27 – 12:24 .  Acts 28 – 19:39 .  Proverbs 15 – 25:12 .  Well today is our last episode in the book of Acts, and as this book concludes, we see Paul continue to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all. He presents his position to kings and noblemen, respectfully arguing that his position is valid and worthy of consideration. We al...

Acts 21 – 1:12 .  Acts 22 – 8:40 .  Acts 23 – 14:10 .  Acts 24 – 20:53 .  Proverbs 14 – 25:34 .  As Paul’s group says farewell to the Ephesians, a Judean prophet predicts that Paul will be taken into custody if he goes to Jerusalem, but Paul is still determined to go. Though he and other fellow believers try to show the Jews that Paul is not a blasphemer, it seems to be of little use. A riot ensue...

Acts 16:16-38 – 1:13 .  Acts 17 – 5:09 .  Acts 18 – 11:25 .  Acts 19 – 15:42 .  Acts 20 – 22:48 .  Proverbs 13 – 28:33 .  Paul continues to preach the good news of Jesus from city to city, and the Jews continue to be jealous of the attention he is getting by preaching Jesus. Riots ensue, often because Jewish leaders conspire to work up crowds against the apostles. Both Jews and Greeks come to fait...

Acts 12 – 1:14 .  Acts 13 – 5:34 .  Acts 14 – 14:27 .  Acts 15 – 19:02 .  Acts 16 – 25:14 .  Proverbs 12– 27:42 .  Today we’ll look at the first missionary journey of Paul and Barnabas, and at the end of our episode we’ll begin Paul’s second journey accompanied in part by Luke, the writer of the book of Acts. Men and women from different backgrounds, cultures, and occupations are hearing the messa...

Acts 8 – 1:10 .  Acts 9 – 6:55 .  Acts 10 – 14:23 .  Acts 11 – 22:06 .  Proverbs 11 – 26:49 .  In the chapters ahead of us we’ll see Phillip, one of the twelve apostles, getting directions from God to go evangelize an Ethiopian eunuch, and after baptizing the new convert, Philip disappears from the site and reappears in another city. We’ll also see the young Jewish leader named Saul has his heart...

Acts 5 – 1:10 .  Acts 6 – 8:51 .  Acts 7 – 11:22 .  Proverbs 10 – 22:12 .  Well, if you hadn’t quite it together just yet, the book of Acts gets it’s name because it is packed with action. The apostles continue to preach, the crowds continue to turn to Jesus, and the leaders of the Israelites (especially those of the Sadducees who deny the resurrection) continue to rage against Christ’s followers....

Acts 1 – 1:13 . Acts 2 – 5:51 . Acts 3 – 14:11 . Acts 4 – 18:39 . Proverbs 9 – 25:22 .  The book of Acts is an account of the beginnings of God’s church written down by Luke; yes, the same Luke who wrote the gospel of Luke. Christianity has always been marked by life together with other believers. Here in these opening chapters we see how the church began, how it spread throughout God’s people, an...

Exodus 37 – 1:08 .  Exodus 38 – 5:17 .  Exodus 39 – 11:01 .  Exodus 40 – 18:28 .  Proverbs 8 – 23:38 .  Have you ever talked to someone who’s really into their work, and they’re so excited about it that it seems they just can’t stop talking about it? Maybe you’ve done that with your own work, with a hobby you enjoy, or with player stats from your favorite team. To our ears it may seem like the boo...

Exodus 33 – 1:10 .  Exodus 34 – 6:35 .  Exodus 35 – 14:33 .  Exodus 36 – 19:40 .  Proverbs 7 – 25:18 .  In our last episode, Israel had turned away from the Lord while Moses was with the Lord on Mount Sinai. Even though they had just committed themselves to following the Lord God, they quickly lost their resolve and turned to Aaron, who in turn gave them a golden calf to worship. After this grave...

Exodus 29 – 1:15 .  Exodus 30 – 9:39 .  Exodus 31 – 16:39 .  Exodus 32 – 19:30 .  Proverbs 6 – 27:52 .  By the end of our reading Moses will have spent 40 days on Mt. Sinai, and in that amount of time, the Israelites will have given up on Moses and on the Lord. Not long beforehand, the nation of Israel had promised that they would do all that the Lord had commanded, but in short order, they turn a...

Exodus 25 – 1:21 .  Exodus 26 – 7:38 .  Exodus 27 – 13:02 .  Exodus 28 – 17:20 .  Proverbs 5 – 24:42 .  Some episodes are going to be action-packed and some are going to sound like you’re reading an instruction book, and this episode may tend toward the latter of the two. It’s important to remember, however, that the tabernacle is the place where the God of the universe, perfect in all His ways, m...

Exodus 21 – 1:10 .  Exodus 22 – 7:02 .  Exodus 23 – 13:08 .  Exodus 24 – 19:34 .  Proverbs 4 – 23:02 .  On today’s episode God begins to give very specific commands to the Israelite people on what it looks like to be fair, kind, and gracious to one another. The Lord’s justice is severe for those who are selfish and outright rebellious, but gracious toward those who have no intention of causing har...

Exodus 16 – 1:12 .  Exodus 17 – 7:46 .  Exodus 18 – 11:02 .  Exodus 19 – 15:54 .  Exodus 20 – 20:30 .  Proverbs 3 – 24:38 .  As the nation of Israel begins their journey into the wilderness, they find themselves without food and water, but rather than turn to the Lord, they complain to Moses. The Lord graciously provides for his people despite their grumbling, giving them, not only food and water,...

Exodus 11 – 1:11 .  Exodus 12 – 3:07 .  Exodus 13 – 12:18 .  Exodus 14 – 16:37 .  Exodus 15 – 22:51 .  Proverbs 2 – 27:57 .  Pharoah finally releases Israel from Egypt, but not before the Lord devastates the people of Egypt with a final plague that kills the firstborn of every family. The lord distinguishes between Israel and Egypt once again by giving them a new to be passed down from generation...

Exodus 7 – 3:40 .  Exodus 8 – 8:46 .  Exodus 9 -14:46 .  Exodus 10 – 21:21 .  Proverbs 1 – 27:30 .  Today we begin to examine the ten plagues sent upon Egypt that testify to the power of the great I AM. It has been suggested that each plague is designed to show pharaoh, and all of Egypt along with him, that their gods are no match for the God of Israel, systematically robbing them of any power the...

Exodus 1 - 1:13 .  Exodus 2 – 4:28 .  Exodus 3 – 8:44 .  Exodus 4 – 13:49 .  Exodus 5 – 20:10 .  Exodus 6 – 25:03 .  Psalm 23 – 27:23 .  This is the beginning of the book of Exodus, a pivotal story in the history of Israel. Throughout Scripture, Israel is often reminded that God is the one who led His people out of bondage and out of Egypt; it’s a way to point to His power, His kindness, and His c...

Mark 14 – 1:12 .  Mark 15 – 14:30 .  Mark 16 – 21:33 .  Psalm 22 – 24:57 .  We’re covering the last three chapters of Mark today, which includes Mark’s account of the crucifixion of Jesus. In our text, Jesus institutes the Lord’s Supper, Judas betrays the Lord, Peter denies any relationship with Jesus, the chief priests and scribes hold court and convict Jesus of blasphemy, and send him to Pilate...

Mark 11 – 1:06 .  Mark 12 – 6:17 .  Mark 13 – 14:48 .  Psalm 21 – 20:53 . The path of Jesus leads to Jerusalem, where many rightly assume that this teacher is the long awaited Son of David. However, they wrongly assume that Jesus will ascend to an earthly throne and subdue Israel’s earthly enemies. The kingdom that Jesus will bring about, however, is one that extends beyond geographical bounds and...