Weekly Deep Dive

Standing around, rending garments, behold me, the magic goblet, finding a way to be a light in a world of darkness.

Dinah and Shechem. Did God love Jacob and hate Esau? Joseph and his brothers. The symbolism of Joseph. Judah and Tamar. Joseph in Egypt.

Placing the hand under the thigh revisited. Esau takes a wife. Jacob’s ladder. A dreadful place. Jacob get’s bamboozled. Breeding with sticks? Jacob’s redemption arc and return to the presence of God.

Abraham’s servant to find Rebekah. Rebekah, a woman like Abraham. Isaac and Rebekah just like Abraham and Sarah. Jacob and Esau.

What does it mean to walk before the Lord? The significance of laughing in the story of Isaac. Symbolism in the story of Abraham. The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

What it means to cut a covenant. Yada – to know, also covenant language. Abraham as a kid. Abraham’s life as a type of Israel. The significance of Sarah. Abram to Abraham, Sarai to Sarah. Lot and Abraham. Abraham goes to war. Marriage contract in the ancient world.

The raven and the dove shows Noah’s use of science as well as spiritual progression. Noah deified in Assyrian texts. Another example of the ark as a temple. The ark is like a lamp – the parable of the virgins – waiting on the Lord.

Genesis 6 – 11 takes Jason and Nate on a journey through the Noah and the Flood and the Tower of Babel. First, Jason discusses the state of the world at the time of the flood. Next, Jason and Nate explore the ark and it’s symbolic relationship with the atonement and creation. Then Jason explores why Noah cursed Canaan instead of Ham. Finally, they explore the Biblical story of the tower of Babel....

Jason and Nate dive into Moses 7 covering the city of Enoch and what it takes to build Zion. Sit back and enjoy the show!

Let the begatting begin! Nate begins this dive into Genesis 5 and Moses 6 by reading through the chapter in a way only Nate can do. Jason than takes over the deep dive to explore Enoch. Jason examines his youth, speech impediment and what Enoch became. Jason and Nate discuss the giants in the land. Thanks for listening!

Jason and Nate dive into Genesis 3 – 4. They discuss the fall of Satan preceding the fall of Adam and Eve. No shortcuts to success. Naked and clothed. Context of the atonement. Purpose of the temple. Cain and Abel. Stories about Lamech.

Jason and Nate talk about the creation as outlined in Genesis 1-2. First, Jason introduces the Old Testament, or Hebrew Bible. He talks perspective and the importance of the Old Testament. Then Jason examines different perspectives of the creation narrative. Finally, Jason and Nate talk about the creation of Eve from Adam and the significance of those symbols from a literary and later scientific s...

Jason and Nate bring in in the new year with the first episode into a study of the Old Testament. This episode dives into Moses 1 and Abraham 3. It will cover the extremely high mountain. God’s introduction to Moses. The importance of questions. Who shall I send? The stars and planets. Kolob.

In this weeks episode, Jason and Nate present a Christmas message and a message for New Years. Thanks for a wonderful year and for listening to our show! We’re excited to bring you all new content next year as we dive into the Old Testament!!

Jason is back in this week’s deep dive into the Family: A Proclamation to the World. This episode talks about the proclamation as a test for this time. Also, in going over the proclamation, this episode covers the importance of the family and the criticality of family ideals.

This week’s dive is in Articles of Faith and Official Declarations 1 & 2 of the Church of Jesus Christ. Nate holds down the fort this week while Jason is out in Florida. Nate discusses the historical context of these early church writings and does his best to navigate the sensitive topics. Starting with the Articles of Faith, Joseph Smith was very reluctant to publish and definitive statement...

D&C 137 – 138. In this week’s deep dive, Jason remembers a few more connections between Joseph Smith and the Savior from last weeks episode. Jason examines Joseph Smith’s vision of the Celestial Kingdom. In this vision, Jason finds particular significance in the imagery of the gates and the road. Next, Jason takes a minute to introduce us to Joseph F. Smith. Finally, Jason explores the importa...

D&C 135 – 136. In this week’s dive, Jason and Nate explore the similarities between Joseph Smith and Jesus Christ. They look at the life of the prophet Joseph Smith and the details surrounding his death in Carthage Jail. This just might be Jason’s favorite episode.

Jason and Nate dive into D&C 133 – 134. Section 133 was supposed to be the concluding section to Doctrine and Covenants and is a revelation received in 1831. Exploring this section leads to a discussion on the significance of meeting together often. Next, they examine the dichotomy of Zion and Babylon and how it illustrates the atonement. Jason discusses what it means to bear the vessels of th...

Jason and Nate dive into D&C 129 – 132. The first three sections differ from other sections in that they are notes from casual conversations between the prophet and his friends. In these sections, Joseph shares wisdom from his experience with angels. He offers some scientifically advanced perspective not normally associated with religious views. In the last section, Jason focuses on the new an...

Jason tackles this deep dive into D&C 125 – 128. In the first section, we read about the Lord’s message to those essaying to be saints. This takes us into the impact of large population influxes on surrounding communities. In the next section, Brigham Young is granted a rest from his missionary journeys. In this section, Jason highlights the impact of the British mission and early British sain...

Nate is back to dive into D&C 124 with Jason this week! This episode begins with Jason describing the summer of 1839 in Nauvoo. The saints soon drained the swamp and turned Nauvoo into a beautiful city. This episode talks about the revelation to make a proclamation to all of the rulers in the world that the Kingdom of God has been restored and to invite them to participate in the gathering of...

Jason takes us on a deep and heavy dive of D&C 121 – 123. This episode is not for the faint of heart. D&C 123 focuses on the importance of recording details of what went down in Missouri during this time period. Many affidavits from this time period provide great detail of what happened. To honor the memory of what happened, and to better provide context for these revelations, Jason enumer...

Jason and Nate Dive into D&C 115 – 120. First Jason revisits some of the significance of Joseph Smith’s visit to Salem, Massachusetts from last weeks dive. Next, Nate takes us through what it means to be a light to the world. Jason examines what it means to have God’s wrath poured out without mixture. Jason and Nate talk about Far West, the Holy City. They look at how the Far West temple diffe...