SIDERIS PODCAST

Psalm 20 might not be what you think on first impression.

In Psalm 69 we find David in a pit and while we don't know how he got there we see what he discovered! Why would God's presence really wait to meet us down in a pit?

Where could we begin to jumpstart our relationship with God again? Psalm 105 provides a huge key that we often overlook...

The Scriptures tell us that the presence of God is very near to his people, even inside of Christians today. But how is our heart inclined to respond to that reality? In Psalm 139 we see David wrestle with this reality, and it's not all butterflies and rainbows...

The final chapter of Exodus records God's move in day with the Hebrews. He moved them out to move them into worship of him and once the covenant is set and the tabernacle are constructed he comes down to be with his people. What does this tell us about this strange God? What does it mean for us today?

What do the intricate details about the garments of the high priests mean? Could they be all about Jesus? When we understand this we also find the key to our priestly witness to the rest of the world...

How are hearing God's word, believing his word, and doing his word related anyways? What do we do if we don't quite think it's true? What happens when we do and believe?

To build the tabernacle we witness an extraordinary generosity from Israel ~ What does this teach us? More importantly, what might this say about their God?

The worship of the golden calf leaves Israel covenant broken and null and void which means God cannot go with them. But Moses pleads with God on behalf of Israel and we learn all about God's presence in the meantime, what do we discover and how does it square with our experience of God's presence?

Moses is on top of Mt. Sinai receiving God's instruction on how to order Israel as a society meant to bring knowledge of him to the world, but down below something else entirely is taking place. What does Israel's creation of the idol represent? Do we really do this too?

Why is so much space & time devoted to the creation of the Tabernacle in Exodus? Ben teaches us what each part means and what it means for us today!

As hinted to in previous episodes, the 10th commandment of coveting serves as an internalization of the previous 9 commandments. How so and what are we to do? We're glad you asked!

The Law of love meets our hearts in these 5 commandments ~ Can we keep them?

The fourth commandment to observe the sabbath has been a point of contention - Should Christians observe it today? If so what should they avoid or accomplish on that day? What is it meant to produce in the live of God's people? Listen it to consider these questions with us.

In these commandments lie the key to our devotion with God. How are the commonly misunderstood? How are we to "keep" them? Can we?

The historical narrative has brought Israel to the foot of Mt. Sinai. And now Moses worked hard to ready the people for the giving of God's law, what does this extensive process reveal about God himself? About the law itself? What does it tell us about us?

God's mission to bless the world through Israel has one of the priests of Midian in it's sights, Moses' Father-In-Law! How does this help us conceive of our mission to our family and friends in the world? And how might we know if we can implement their "worldly wisdom" in our lives?

After the Red Sea the Israelites come into 4 challenges, but hold on, it's apparent that God led them into these troubles and doesn't just handle their grumbling, but provides and sustains them in their need. How might we God and ourselves more clearly through their experiences?

A hinge passage helps us transition from the historical account of Israel's redemption to their reception of the Law at Mt. Sinai. The law could be seen as a kill joy, but it turns out it has everything to do with the Ascension of Jesus.

As we encounter the historical account of the Red Sea we have a similar question that we have when we encounter the resurrection of Jesus in the scriptures: Did this really happen? If it did, what is God's will for his people?

Right after the flight from Egypt there's a commercial break to unpack 2 topics: circumcision & the consecration of the firstborn. Why are they here, and on this Good Friday how do they tie to Jesus on the cross?

The Hebrews follow God out of Egypt and into some unexpected events! How are we to continue following God when he leads us into unexpected, sometimes disappointing situations?

We Come to the 10th plague and what do we discover? A God who is willing to kill for his people. How are we to stomach this? How are we to respond?

The showdown that Exodus has been leading up to finally takes place in the plagues - and we learn something very interesting about every human's choice in life: we can chose to humble ourselves before God or be humiliated by God. How are we to conceive of such a God?

Why does God ask Moses (and us) to deliver messages when he knows they won't initially convince their hearers? What does this tell us about who God is and how we handle his message?