The Study Podcast

The book of Psalms are a collection of praises, laments, thanksgivings, and prayers. Dr. Wegner explains the many genres and structures of the psalms and how they can be interpreted.

Can God be put on trial? How are we to understand suffering? Why is the book of Job in the Bible? Dive into the book and learn about the book that brings us an amazing story of God's goodness.

The Biblical book of Ester does not mention God once. However, that does't mean God is absent. Irony is used a lot in this book to show God working through human interactions.

Nehemiah is the right man at the right time. While Ezra rebuilds the temple, Nehemiah works on the city and the community. Rebuilding and reforming a city in ruin.

God is faithful and sends Israel Ezra the scribe when they need him most. But will the people turn from their idolatrous ways and foreign wives?

What is the purpose of 1st and 2nd Chronicles if a huge part of the content is just repeated from 1st and 2nd Kings? Chronicles has more of an emphasis on David as the ideal king. In this episode, Dr. Wegner takes a look at the historical context and literary content of Chronicles to find the answer.

Tyler and Dr. Wegner finish up the books of Kings and the downward spiral of Kings in Israel and Judah that lead to the exile of all the people.

Dr. Wegner takes us on a small excursion to visit the Israelite concept of Afterlife, in order for us to better understand the passage in 1 Kings 1:21, "When my lord the king sleeps with his fathers".

Most kings in the north were evil and did what was right in their own eyes, while kings in Judah followed the ways of the Lord. This was not always the case, but in this episode Dr. Wegner takes us through the good and bad kings in the divided kingdoms.

Dr. Wegner begins 1 and 2 Kings, concluding the reign of David and entering the reign of King Solomon.

This week, Dr. Wegner finishes up the books of 1 and 2 Samuel which conclude the end of David's life and reign.

In this episode, we look at the beginning of David's life before he became king and his patience as he dealt with Saul, God's anointed, even amidst the threat of death from Saul himself.

Dr. Wegner begins this multi-episode coverage of 1 and 2 Samuel by telling us the story of Samuel's conception, his life as a prophet and the last judge of Israel, and the transition to the kingdom of Israel.

Want to find out how to be the best in-law in history? Unfortunately, we don't have a podcast for that HOWEVER in this episode of The Study Podcast, Dr. Wegner covers the book of Ruth and the many wonderful examples of "hesed" or "loving-kindness" on display from believers and from God.

Every did what was wrong in the eyes of the Lord. Should our children emulate Samson? Is a fleece a good way to receive a sign from the Lord? How many generals were killed by a women in Judges? Listen to this episode to find out.

In this episode, Dr. Wegner covers the land allotments in Judges, the time line and downward spiral of faith of those appointed judges.

This episode covers the first of the historical books, the book of Joshua. Dr. Wegner discusses the books historical and theological significance, highlighting key events such as the crossing of the Jordan River, the circumcision of the Israelites, and the fall of Jericho. Dr. Wegner emphasizes the role of God in these events, the military campaigns of Joshua, Joshua's consistent service to God an...

Dr. Wegner walks us through the Law of Deuteronomy.

In this episode, Dr. Wegner walks us through the wilderness wanderings. Numbers is often a challenging book to read, but Dr. Wegner provides us with some logical, background information we may have not heard before that is beneficial to our study of this book.

Dr. Wegner overviews the next book that makes up the Pentateuch, Leviticus, going over what some of the laws mean and why they are included in the Bible.

Dr. Wegner and Tyler finish up the book of Exodus, covering chapters 19-40, mainly focusing on the covenant between God and His treasured possession, Israel.

This episode is Hebrew heavy. We are looking at names this week, what the Hebrew spelling of names says about a person, what it means when someone's name is changed, and we finish with looking at certain laws that are introduced in the book of Exodus.

As we begin a new season, Dr. Wegner kicks off the our continuation of studying the Pentateuch by examining Biblical evidence for the date of the Exodus.

Exploring the terrain of the Ancient Near East through maps and photos provides us with an immersive experience of the geography that can help us to better understand the culture of the Old and New Testaments and things that happened in Ancient Israel. We highly recommend watching this episode on YouTube.

Dr. Wegner walks listeners through examples of textual criticism found in the Old Testament. We recommend watching this episode on Youtube to see the examples and PowerPoint Dr. Wegner has put together.