Michael Easley inContext

1-2 Chronicles covers the same time period as 2 Samuel-2 Kings, but offers more and different detail because it was written for a different purpose. What we know of the past shapes how we view our present and plan our future. What we know of our theological history will affect the way we understand and live out our faith. Join us as Michael helps us to fill out our understanding of the history of...

Rubbing off on the people around you is inevitable. The question is: What type of influence will you have? Bill Hendricks joins Michael to discuss his book, Men Of Influence. Bill Hendricks is president of The Giftedness Center, a Dallas-based consulting firm specializing in organizational effectiveness and individual career guidance. He is the author or coauthor of twenty-three books, including Y...

Michael continues our series The Big Book – Cover to Cover with an overview of 2 Kings. In this book we see the reign of 19 more kings in the Divided Kingdom, the transfer of leadership between Elijah and Elisha, and are introduced to a new prophet: Isaiah. As we read about the faith of the prophets and failures of many of these kings, we're prompted to ask: where do we turn in times of trouble? D...

Dr. David Lamb joins Michael to talk about the books of 1 and 2 Kings. Dr. Lamb is an associate professor of Old Testament at Biblical Seminary and loves to teach the Bible. This passion was developed during twenty years of ministry with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, as a student at Stanford University (BA, MS,) and then on staff in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Studies at Fuller Theological...

1 Kings begins with a portrait of the king we're all longing for and ends in disaster. Power un-checked and un-submitted to the Lord breeds injustice and corruption. The nation of Israel splits into the Divided Kingdom and we are left longing for the King who will rule justly, mercifully, perfectly. Join us in our study of 1 Kings: http://michaelincontext.com/cover-to-cover-1-kings

Ask Dr. E is back for its 7th episode and we have some great questions to answer today, but want to quickly be sure to share a resource before we dive in. We've had a number of Logos Mobile Ed professors join us as guests on Bonus Episodes in our current series, The Big Book–Cover to Cover. I was an early adopter of Logos software - the library is exhaustive and the software is so fast. They've be...

The book of 2 Samuel takes place at about the mid-way point in the timeline between Abraham and Jesus Christ. It's here that we come to know David, the man after God's own heart, whose reign is mired by his great failures - and redeemed by God's great graciousness to him. In examining David's kingship it's important to note: what motivates the king to seek the Lord's guidance? Join us as we explor...

Today we welcome Dr. Michael Lawson back to talk about God's chosen king: David, and what that choice teaches us. You can read a transcript of our conversation here: http://michaelincontext.com/bonus-king-david Have a biblical or theological question? Ask Dr. E! Call us at 615-281-9694 and leave a voicemail with your question. Michael will answer it on an upcoming episode!

This is episode 9 of our series: The Big Book–Cover to Cover. We're in the first of six books that make up a the majority of the historical texts. In 1 Samuel, we witness the transition from the period of the judges to the monarchy. We'll see what happens when Israel makes their own choices rather than aligning themselves to God's choice, and how we really aren't so different. Have a biblical or t...

As you heard in the recent episode of our Cover to Cover series, it's my opinion that Boaz is the primary character in the book of Ruth. But my dear friend Jeanne Hendricks holds a different view. Join us as we listen to her take on the purpose of this book and who she believes to be the real hero of the story: Naomi. To read a transcript of our conversation, visit http://michaelincontext.com/cove...

Our current series is unlike anything I've ever done before and I'm learning. I sort of know how to prep to teach on a passage, but teaching an entire book is something new. Today we'll look at a high-level overview of the book of Ruth. It's a beautiful story of love, faithfulness, loyalty, and redemption set right in the time when the judges were judging. To read this episode's Show Notes, visit:...

How do we resolve texts we can't reconcile to any sort of order or justice? When the bad guys win, and evil violence seems to have the last word? Dr. Mark Chavalas joins us again to discuss some of the more difficult passages in the book of Judges. Our thanks to Dr. Chavalas for joining us on the show again! To read a transcript of this conversation visit: http://michaelincontext.com/cover-to-cove...

We've moved through the Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) and into the Historical Books. If you missed our study of Joshua, listen and review Show Notes Here. Today, we're looking at Judges, which has often been referred to as the darkest days in Israel's history. Judges is a tectonic shift in the storyline, as we look at a generation who doesn't know God. To read this...

We’ve covered the Pentateuch and if there’s a takeaway I want to make sure you have, it’s that it’s a corpus of literature, not five individual books. So often we think of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy as 5 books – but there’s a continuity that carries through each one: Genesis: The beginning of creation Exodus: Redemption from slavery, consecration for worship Leviticus: Ho...

One of my goals for the big book cover to cover study was to emphasize some of the things that maybe are key to a book, but are not necessarily addressed as you've listened to the podcast. Today I'm thrilled to have Dr. Constable here and to answer some of my questions and to talk about the creation of his outlines, which are available to us online for free. You can find links to Dr. Constable's o...

Moses leads his people as far as he will be allowed to go toward the Promised Land and is buried by God in the book of Deuteronomy. This book is much more than a second-telling of the law. It's a recounting of Israel's history and an underscoring of who God is, and what He's promised. Join us as we look today to the fifth and final chapter of the Pentateuch. To read this episode's Show Notes, visi...

Joining us today is historian and professor Dr. Mark Chavalas. How does a Historian read this text? For Show Notes visit:https://michaelincontext.com/numbers-historian/

Years ago we visited the church we had attended in college. As the pastor was preparing to teach, he warned he would be reading a lengthy passage of Scripture and encouraged us: "While I have been nervous about this reading, I want you to remember, ...this is a page of the Word of God and it deserves our attention." As we dive in to an overview of the book of Numbers, let's be reminded that this i...

As we saw last week, Leviticus - though often approached with dread - offered its first recipients a welcome reprieve and freedom. The Law revealed all that was needed to know how to worship a holy God. It’s not just formalism. It’s holiness. Jody Capehart joins us in this episode to help us see how Christ is reflected in the festivals decreed in Leviticus, and invites us to incorporate rest into...

To the first recipients, Leviticus offered freedom from the burden of the Law through instruction for confession and worship. The Pentateuch––the first five books of the Bible––is a whole in five parts. We might even say it's one book with five chapters, and Leviticus is one of them. Leviticus is a trip-up for a lot of us. It's the shortest "chapter" in the Pentateuch literature, and even still, w...

Dr. Ken Boa joins us today to talk about Joseph: a man of great wisdom who thrived in exile, and what we can learn from Joseph's example. For Show Notes visit: https://michaelincontext.com/joseph-man-of-wisdom/ To learn more about Dr. Boa visit: http://kenboa.org

It may be a surprise when we realize that technically only about two chapters of Exodus (Exodus 13:17-Exodus 15:21) deal with the "Exodus proper." So, there is much more for us in these 40 chapters. We're continuing our over-view study of the Scriptures by looking at each book week by week. Join us today as Michael teaches about Exodus. To read today's Show Notes, visit: https://michaelincontext.c...

From time to time throughout this series we'll release bonus episodes consisting of interviews with experts who are able to bring more nuance to some of the themes and characters in the books we're studying than I'm able to teach in a single episode about that book. In this first Bonus Episode in our Cover to Cover series, I spoke with with Dr. Mike Lawson about the creation of Eve and the first m...

Over the years, verse-by-verse has been my love and I think it's lacking in churches today, but after doing this for 40 years, one thing that's struck me is that people don't seem to know the big picture anymore. How do we re-engage with an overview of what the Bible is about? We study it as a whole. Join us for The Big Book–Cover to Cover: A teaching series the entire Bible, book by book. For thi...

Recently, Dr. E was invited to sit with Dr. Darrell Bock to be a guest on his podcast, The Table, produced by Dallas Theological Seminary. We hope you enjoy this valuable conversation about the role of the church in our culture. To view a full transcript of this Bonus Episode, visit: https://michaelincontext.com/the-table-church-and-culture/