Genesis Marks the Spot

The main theme and story of the Hebrew Bible, seen in the order of the Tanakh, gives us an even clearer picture than do individual prophecies of who the Messiah is and of his mission.  This isn't to discount Messianic prophecy, but themes, patterns, and narrative arcs all point to Jesus, and guess what?  It all begins in Genesis and flows through the whole Hebrew Bible.  **Website: www.genesismark...

The Bible is a book made up of many books.  Each individual book of the Bible has its own context and meaning and purpose, but the Bible also has a unified story and meaning.  We can't simply tear the text into pieces because that ruins the whole picture.  And the way that the books are ordered in the canon affects the way that we read the Bible as a whole.  The Tanakh, the Jewish ordering of the...

Who causes sickness, Satan or God?  And should we expect to be healed if we pray with enough faith? **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot   Genesis Marks the Spot on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/genesismarksthespot   Genesis Marks the Spot on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/genesismarksthespot/   Music credit: "Marble Machine" b...

The gospel is more than "the Romans Road."  It is not a mere story about forgiveness of sin.  It is a battle of cosmic proportions.  Part of this begins to dismantle the common depiction of atonement as an appeasement of God's wrath, but fear not, this doesn't lead to a state where we are capable of saving ourselves.  Far from it, in fact!  **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: http...

Does the Bible actually affirm the existence of other gods?  Here is a defense for the argument that it does, and why it matters that we believe that.  **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot   Genesis Marks the Spot on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/genesismarksthespot   Genesis Marks the Spot on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gen...

Is modern worship practice biblical?  Is it the same as what the first century church practiced?  What does the Bible say about music and how should that inform the way we worship? Stay tuned to the end for a bonus conclusion to this episode.  :) **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot   Church Music: For the Care of Souls https://www.amazon...

The "toledoth" structure of Genesis is useful, but feels random because we aren't using the toledoths like we should.  Genesis reflects the struture of other ancient Near East ancestor epics like Atrahasis .  Come have a listen to see what it's all about!  Coming soon, I will have links to charts for you to use in your own study! **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.pat...

What do the deep and outer darkness have to do with each other?  A survey of the dark side of the cosmos, from the deep to Sheol, to Hades and Gehenna--how does Scripture talk about these places and how related are they?  Also, a discussion on the nature of hell--is eternal conscious torment a biblical idea? **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkst...

Discussing the not-so-cuddly Christmas dragon with Mike Chu.  Come find out how Revelation 12 illuminates the Christ event. **Website: www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot   The Awakening School of Theology: https://awkngschooloftheology.com/   The End of the World as You Know It, by Matt Halstead: https://www.amazon.com/End-World-You-Know-Really-eb...

Welcome to the podcast's fourth Q&A episode! Timestamps: 04:00 - How do the sons of God manifest themselves? 16:29 - How can we determine which entities exist and which don't? 19:55 - What do I think of Gary Wayne? 56:00 - How can we review content quickly to better discern what is worth reading? **New website is here!!! www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Genesis...

The ancient world did not use numbers in the way that we use them today.  Learning about this can help us see Genesis 1 as historical account while acknowledging that creation may not have happened just as described.  Michael LeFebvre's book, The Liturgy of Creation, explains how the Torah's dating system is not based on precise chronology, but rather is based on the festival calendar of Israel--a...

Finishing up the overview of the book Sacred Power, Sacred Space, we discuss Christian worship spaces from Constantine up to the modern day.   **New website is here!!! www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot   Genesis Marks the Spot on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/genesismarksthespot   Genesis Marks the Spot on Instagram: https://www.instagram.co...

Buckle your seatbelt as Spencer Owen joins me to discuss how sacrifice isn't about turning away wrath. **New website is here!!! www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot   Genesis Marks the Spot on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/genesismarksthespot   Genesis Marks the Spot on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/genesismarksthespot/ Music credit: "Ma...

Discussing Christian fiction with Cindy Beaver--from the Ten Commandments to the Chosen, Christian fiction can enrich our lives as we try to understand the ancient world.  In addition to enlightening our study, art gives us new eyes to perceive. Also, Cindy addresses whether or not it's heresy to read Dan Brown. **New website is here!!! www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon...

The architecture of worship space reflects the theology, doctrine, and organization of a faith tradition.  Using the book, Sacred Power, Sacred Space, we examine the history of the early Christian churches and their spaces and reflect on what that means for us today from the perspective of both high and low liturgical traditions. **New website is here!!! www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: h...

Is Eden the archetype of sacred space, or is it the temple?  How do we utilize the archetype to shed light on how we worship today?  Cindy Beaver and I overview the concept of sacred space and we move the idea forward to today in our own worship contexts. **New website is here!!! www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot   Genesis Marks the Spot on Faceb...

Spirits are not just entities.  Is there a "real" spirit of jealousy?  What about a spirit of drunkenness?  Unpack Scripture to see how it uses the term "spirit" in a much broader way than spiritual beings.  Come see how the generational curse crowd takes something true but hides the holistic way we should be dealing with our problems. **New website is here!!! www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patr...

The meaning of "sacrifice" has shifted between the time of the Bible to today.  How did that happen?  Join Cindy Beaver and I and let's get back to a more biblical view of what sacrifice is!  We discuss Jeremy Davis' book, Welcoming Gifts: Sacrifice in the Bible and Christian Life, and we lay out the offerings in Leviticus--their purposes and perhaps better translations for these offerings than we...

Worship and the image of God: both are associated with sacred space and our relationship with God.  James Russell joins me for a conversation about how these things connect with our discipleship as believers.  While we don't touch on current events and eschatology, the things discussed in this conversation are how I personally relate to the topic of the end times.  **New website is here!!! www.gen...

Why do we worship God amidst suffering?  Cindy Beaver and I discuss the topic of theodicy in relation to worship, and Cindy reads the Poem of the Righteous Sufferer, also known as "the Babylonian Job." **New website is here!!! www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot   Genesis Marks the Spot on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/genesismarksthespot   Ge...

Worship in the ancient world and worship today seem like they're two totally different concepts and ideas.  Are they really that different?  Why would they be?  Cindy Beaver and I start to discuss this in the second part of the worship series. **New website is here!!! www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot   Genesis Marks the Spot on Facebook: https:/...

Welcome to the series on worship!  Cindy Beaver and I introduce the topic of worship, discuss how we are going to be casting our study nets wide to see what we catch, and we track one theme in Genesis: calling on the name of the Lord.  Come listen to find out what the difference is between "bad" worship and "anti" worship and let's start thinking together about how and why we worship. **New websit...

Welcome to the podcast's third Q&A episode! Timestamps: (0:36) - So, you're saying that Satan in Job isn't the serpent? (13:55) - Wait, we really don't see Satan in the Old Testament? (17:50) - Do we really need the apkallu narrative to understand the sons of God episode in Genesis 6? (23:25) - How do you make sure people aren't misled into error with all this extra-biblical literature? (33:09...

Merry Christmas!  ...wait?  Isn't it September?  Yes, it is!  Jeffrey Pitts, author of the book An Advent for the Cosmos, a "divine council worldview" devotional book joins me in this special Christmas-in-September episode to discuss his book as well as the idea that Jesus' birthday occurred in September. **New website is here!!! www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Ge...

Though this is "just" a basic introduction to the biblical concept of the priest, I am offering an invitation to deepen your Bible study with something beyond word studies by looking at concepts and themes in a more holistic way.   **New website is here!!! www.genesismarksthespot.com   My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GenesisMarkstheSpot    Genesis Marks the Spot on Facebook: https://www.facebo...