Matt and Josh explore Israel’s role as a family that embodies God’s reign, God’s promise for humans to share in his divinity and rule, and a nuanced view of God’s judgment.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro
00:35 Advent Season
06:31 Christmas Movies
10:48 Recap (Kingdom of God vs. Empires of the Powers)
13:26 Subplots of the Bible
16:04 The Divine Promise (Gen 12)
22:21 Israel Embodying God’s Reign
26:42 Deuteronomy’s Warnings
28:45 Less-Than-Ideal Kingdom
34:21 Israel’s Failure
40:43 God’s Justice in the Bible
51:41 Exiled from God’s Reign (Again)
52:40 The Hope of the Prophets (The Return of the Kingdom)
59:14 Waiting for the King
01:03:14 Outro

Books or references: The Crucifixion of the Warrior God by Greg Boyd; Flood and Fury by Matthew J Lynch

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Matt and Josh discuss the Bible’s answer to what is wrong with the world. They take another look at the fall through the lens of humanity losing their role in creation and subjecting themselves to the gods or powers of the nations.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro
00:35 Happy Late Thanksgiving
01:57 One Battle After Another and Netflix
06:52 What’s Wrong with the World? (Gen 3-11)
15:07 Heaven and Nothing in Creation
24:42 Humanity’s Fall from Heaven (Gen 3)
44:28 Nephilim and the Kingdom of the Powers (Gen 6-11)
01:04:40 Thinking about the Powers Today
01:10:00 The Problem in the Biblical Story
01:21:35 Next Time
01:24:02 Outro

Books or references: The Emergence of Sin by Matthew Croasmun

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Matt and Josh discuss what it looks like to live under God’s reign by exploring Genesis 1-2 and the meaning of the incarnation in the context of creation.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Intro
00:36 Sex in the City and Zombies
07:00 God’s Administration
12:27 God’s Reign in Genesis 1
17:06 God’s Reign in Genesis 2
28:35 Incarnation as the Goal of Creation
43:29 Questions that Come Up
46:57 Outro

Books or references:
The Lost World of Adam and Eve by John Walton

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