Redeeming God Podcast

This is a summary episode for everything we have looked at in Genesis 1–2 so far. This discussion of Genesis 1 looks at how Christmas, Easter, the cross, and the Gospels helps us understand Genesis 1 and the truth that redemption is a key theme in Scripture. After summarizing how Moses interacted with the religions of his day, we see how God can also redeem our own religions today – especially the...

As we worked our way through Genesis 1 and the first creation account in Genesis, numerous people sent in questions about what they were learning. Before we move on in our study of Scripture, I wanted to take an episode to answer some of these questions. I have already personally answered most of the questions sent in to the people who sent them, but I figured I would ask and answer these question...

This study of Genesis 2:1-3 will liberate you from Sabbath bondage. Your Sabbath observance will be liberated from the shackles of religion, and will be brought back into the way God intended it to be. By the end of today’s show, you will be excited to observe the Sabbath, because you will be invited to observe it as God Himself does. In this discussion of Genesis 2:1-3 we look at: -How God invite...

Do you observe the Sabbath? Why or why not? Lots of people struggle with whether or not we should observe the Sabbath. On the one hand, Sabbath observance seems like a very religious and legalistic thing to do, but on the other hand, God did set up the Sabbath as an everlasting covenant (Exod 31:16), did He not? This episode begins to look at Genesis 2:1-3 and Day 7 of the creation week as we begi...

Warning: This episode of the One Verse Podcast is rated PG-13. It has content which might be inappropriate for children. How inappropriate? Well, just look at the title of this episode to see. And no … I am not going into graphic detail. I just use the word a few times. But if there are kids around, and you have no interest in explaining to them what that word means, you may want to listen to this...

What does it mean to be made in the image of God? We began to see an answer to this in last week’s episode , and will finish answering this question in this study of Genesis 1:26. In the previous study of Genesis 1:26, we began to look at what it means to be made in the image of God. We saw that it cannot refer to anything related to the Trinity, or to the popular idea that humans have intellect,...

What does Genesis 1:26 mean when it refers to humans being made in the image of God? Does it mean that we have intellect, emotions, and will? Or maybe, just as God is a Trinity, is it referring to our three parts: body, soul, and spirit. Or does it refer to something else entirely? I go with the last option: something else entirely. We begin to see what that something else is in this episode of th...

Are you an environmentalist? Maybe you think environmentalist are those tree-hugging, liberal lunatics who fight for the rights of rainforest birds and Pacific salmon while ignoring the humans and unborn babies. I have criticisms of the environmental movement as well, but in this episode of the One Verse Podcast, we see that as followers of Jesus, we should not be condemning the environmentalists,...

In Genesis 1:26, God refers to Himself in the plural. He says, “Let us make man in our image.” Why does He do that? Why does Moses write it that way? Is this the first verse in the Bible that proves the Trinity? No, I don’t think so. This podcast on Genesis 1:26-27 explains what I do think. The Text of Genesis 1:26-27 Genesis 1:26-27. Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our...

While I do not believe that Genesis 1 speaks directly against the theory of evolution, I do believe that the theology behind the theory of evolution has been around a lot longer than the theory itself. In fact, the theology behind the theory of evolution has been around since the very beginning. The verses we will look at today, Genesis 1:24-25, speak directly against these theological ideas. List...

Is there something in your life you are ashamed of? If you are like most people, there are probably a multitude of such things. Maybe it is something evil that happened to you when you were younger. Maybe it is some addiction or temptation which you fall to almost every day. By looking at some shocking truths from Genesis 1:21, we see that God doesn’t want to get rid of those things in your life....

This episode of the One Verse Podcast concerns the question about whether or not animals go to heaven. Do you believe that “All Dogs Go to Heaven”? To be honest, I don’t know if they do or they don’t. I am nearly certain that there will be animals in the eternal state, but I do not know if God will bring Fido or Fluffy to join you there. Some people use passages like Genesis 1:20-23 as an argument...

Today we conclude our 3 Part discussion of Genesis 1:14-19. Previously, we learned that Moses did not intend to write a scientific explanation of how the sun, moon, and stars came into existence , but instead wanted the Hebrew people to understand how Yahweh was different and better than the gods of Canaan, Egypt, and Babylon, with which the Hebrew people were familiar. In the previous episode, we...

Many ancient religions were focused around the worship of the sun, moon, and stars. Annual religious holidays and festivals were often guided by the length of the days and the movements of the sun. The twelve months of the year are based upon the waxing and waning of the moon. Even the names of our weekdays are named after certain celestial bodies. So it is no surprise that when Moses sets out to...

Genesis 1:14-19 contains a description of the fourth day of creation. It is also the longest description of a creation day so far, taking up six verses in Genesis 1. The only other day that receives more attention is the sixth day, in which God creates mankind. I tried to divide up these six verses of Genesis 1:14-19 into manageable sections so that I could record various podcasts on them, but I c...

When crops fail, famine strikes, or drought occurs, what are your thoughts about God’s involvement in such things? If you lived back in biblical times, you might think that the gods were angry at you, and that to appease their wrath, you needed to offer a blood sacrifice. People don’t do this today, but many of us still think that when bad things happen, it is because God has neglected us, or wors...

This episode of the One Verse Podcast might be the strangest one yet. We’re going to talking about oceans of bunnies and mountains of spiders, and what both have to do with Genesis 1:11-12. If you want to hear something you’ve probably never heard before, listen to the Podcast below! The Text of Genesis 1:11-12 Genesis 1:11-12. Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields...

Are you scared to stand before God in judgment? Lots of people are, but we’re going to today from Genesis 1:10 that you have nothing to fear from the judgment of God. You will see this from how God names the earth and the seas, and you will also see that no matter what God does, He does it always and only for your good. The Text of Genesis 1:10 Genesis 1:10. And God called the dry land Earth, and...

Have you ever realized that in Genesis 1, God doesn’t actually create dry ground? Instead, He simply pushes back the waters so that the dry ground appears. Have you ever tried to push back water so that you create a little space of dry ground in the midst of the water? It’s pretty much impossible, isn’t it? Yet we see God doing this in Genesis 1:9, the text we are looking at today, and we are goin...

Are you ready to hear more about the mythical background to the Genesis creation story? Have you been telling your family and friends how Genesis 1 is connected to the Babylonian Enuma Elish , the Gilgamesh Epic , and various Egyptian creation epics, and they want to hear more? I hope so, because I have a lot more details in today’s show on Genesis 1:6-8 about the connections between these stories...

Do you think the world was created over millions and billions of years? Or do you think that everything that exists was created in six 24-hour periods? In this episode of the One Verse podcast, we will look at Genesis 1:5, I will share my view. And just as a fair warning, if you hold strongly to one view or the other, you will probably be somewhat offended by what I say. The text of Genesis 1:5 Ge...

Do you live separate from the world? As a follower of Jesus, Scripture instructs you to have nothing to do with deeds of darkness and the ways of this world. But how are you to do that? Does it mean you should stay away from non-Christian people, and never attend non-Christian parties, and shun all non-Christian activities and places? Some Christians think so. Of course, the religious mentality wh...

Genesis 1:3 is packed full of truth and insight into something very important. This text provides a clear contrast for us. It contrasts how religion tells us to deal with evil in the world, and how God deals with evil in the world. God’s way leads to light and redemption, but the religious way leads only to more darkness and evil. So if you want to know what you can do about the evil in the world...

This episode of the One Verse podcast looks at Genesis 1:2, where we see that although the text contains numerous dark and ominous elements, it ultimately points us to hope that our God is different than the gods of other religions. The text of Genesis 1:2 Genesis 1:2. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face o...

Today we are going to look at the very first verse in the Bible, Genesis 1:1. This text is one of the most debated texts in the Bible—at least when it comes to the subject of creation and evolution. But we are going to see that this debate is tragic, because Genesis 1:1 is not about creation vs. evolution at all. The Text of Genesis 1:1 Genesis 1:1. In the beginning God created the heavens and the...