The Spoken Word

The Elohim of Elohim (Other Gods Part 1)

Listen as we discuss a fundamental assumption of the authors of the Old and New Testaments - that real, dark powers lie behind pagan religions.
 
A Bible Project Podcast episode that helped form my thinking on this matter:
God or gods? (bibleproject.com)

Era 6: Exodus, Part 3 - The Golden Calf

Listen as God prepares to dwell among the Israelites, but how they end up worshipping a fake elohim made by their own hands.

Era 6: Exodus, Part 2 - The Ten Commandments

See where the famous Ten Commandments are mentioned in the Bible, and see how they give some often-overlooked details regarding the existence of other spiritual entities and how they provide an external reference to the Genesis 1 narrative.

Era 6: Exodus, Part 1 - Against the Gods of Egypt

Listen as we describe the 10 plagues God unleashes on Egypt and the final destruction of the forces of Egypt. We will also discover that, in doing so, God waged war against real powers of spiritual darkness - the gods of Egypt.

Era 5: Enslavement, Part 2 - Moses: Peasant, Prince, Pariah, and Prophet

Listen as a later Pharaoh, one who did not know Joseph, turns on the children of Israel and enslaves them, and how God raises up a deliverer in a man named Moses.

Era 5: Enslavement, Part 1 - Down to Egypt

Hear the story of how the household of Jacob, now named Israel, gets from Canaan to Egypt to begin the 400 years of sojourning there as predicted by God in Genesis 15:13. It is here that the stage will be set for their ultimate enslavement in Egypt.

Era 4: The Origins of Israel, Part 2 - Isaac and Jacob

Join us as we discuss the rest of Isaac's story and the family strife that befalls his family, principally caused by his son Jacob, who, in spite of himself, would ultimately be chosen by God to bear the name "Israel".
 
Errata corrected 8/18/24: Cleared up the promise from Genesis 15:13

Era 4: The Origins of Israel, Part 1.5 - Judgment at Sodom and Gomorrah

Join us as we take a brief detour and talk about the judgement of Sodom and Gomorrah, an event during Abraham's life that Jesus Himself referenced. Articles on the archeology of the location of Sodom and Gomorrah, with evidence of burning:
Have We Found Sodom? - Answers in Genesis
The Discovery of the Sin Cities of Sodom and Gomorrah - Associates for Biblical Research
Have Sodom and Gomorrah Been Found? - The Biblical Archeology Society