Isaiah 41: On Jonathan Edwards Predicting the Presidency of Donald Trump (Ep. 186)
In Isaiah 41, the Lord puts the gods of other nations on trial—and then he demolishes their case. Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss.
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A podcast by 9Marks, with Alex Duke, Sam Emadi & Jim Hamilton.
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Isaiah 40: On the Dwindling Window of Youth and the Everlasting Comfort of God (Ep. 185)
Isaiah 40 is a glorious passage. Alex, Jim, and Sam do their best.
Isaiah 38–39: On the Complex Conclusion of King Hezekiah (Ep. 184)
What should we make of Hezekiah's final act—his sickness, his recovery, his seemingly self-centered prayer at the end? That question may be...
Isaiah 37: On the Passage that Should Make You Google the Lachish Reliefs (Ep. 183)
In this episode of Bible Talk, Alex chats with Jim and Sam about Hezekiah's faith, God's commitment to himself, and Sennacherib's ironic dow...
Isaiah 36: On Trusting the Lord and Rebelling Against the World (Ep. 182)
Bible Talk is back! Our march through Isaiah continues as we enter a new section, in which Assyria's hype-man taunts Israel and tempts them...
Isaiah 35: On What the World Will Be Like When Sin and Suffering Cease (Ep. 181)
The last episode before summer break ends on a high note. If Isaiah 34 depicts a world overrun by the sin's curse, then Isaiah 35 depicts a...
Isaiah 34: On What the World Would Be Like if God Left Us Alone (Ep. 180)
Have you ever wondered what the world would be like if God left us alone after Genesis 3? That's kind of what Isaiah 34 is like. Alex, Jim,...
Isaiah 33: On Governments of Angels and Streams of Structureless Consciousness (Ep. 179)
This episode touches on a lot: the founding of America and its separation of powers, whether Isaiah writes like William Faulkner, and how th...
Isaiah 31–32: On the Meaningful Difference between Jim's "Very Good" and "You're Exactly Right" (Ep. 178)
In Isaiah 31–32, we get a great example of the "dual lenses" through which Isaiah sees God's work in the future. Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss.
Isaiah 30: On High-School Bible Studies & Forks in the Road (Ep. 177)
Isaiah 30 offers glimpses of both Israel's near future and eternal future. Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss this fascinating passage.
Isaiah 29: On Divine Deliverance from A to Z, From Ariel to Zion (Ep. 176)
Isaiah 29 offers a play-by-play of what we see in the Gospels—from the miraculous to the call to the meek and the poor. Alex, Jim, and Sam d...
Isaiah 28: On Judgment and Gibberish (Ep. 175)
We're covering similar terrain in Isaiah 28, which raises an important question: What do you do when you come across seemingly repetitive se...
Isaiah 27: On the Blood of the Leviathan and the Fruit of Forgiveness (Ep. 174)
This passage has everything: dying dragons, a world covered in the fruit of forgiveness, and a surprising trumpet blast. Alex, Jim, and Sam...
Isaiah 26: On A Bunch of Load-Bearing, Poetic Metaphors that Point to Being Born Again, Again (Ep. 173)
In this episode of Bible Talk, Alex chats with Jim and Sam about Isaiah 26, a dense, metaphor-laden passage that cranes its neck to the glor...
Isaiah 25–26: On God Swallowing Up Death Forever (Ep. 172)
The judgment of the whole earth (Isaiah 24) gives way to the hope of the whole earth: a God-initiated resurrection. In this episode of Bible...
Isaiah 24: On the Escalating, Eschatological, All-Encompassing End of Everything (Ep. 171)
In this passage, the scope widens as the destruction of particular nations gives way to the destruction of the world. Alex, Jim, and Sam tal...
1 Peter 5:1-5: On Job Descriptions and Dispositions (A Bonus Episode)
In this bonus episode of Bible Talk, Alex chats with Jim and Sam about 1 Peter 5:1–5. They focus on a pastor's job description and dispositi...
Isaiah 23: On Bitcoin's Nadir and the Inevitable Futility of Living for Money (Ep. 170)
In this episode of Bible Talk, Alex chats with Jim and Sam about the oracle against Tyre in Isaiah 23. This passage teaches us, among other...
Isaiah 22: On the Valley of Vision—Not the Devotional, but the Destruction (Ep. 169)
After several chapters of judgment against the nations, the scope of God's judgment now zeroes in on Judah. Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss Isaia...
Isaiah 21: On the Judgment Against Babylon and a Truman Capote Conspiracy Theory (Ep. 168)
This episode of Bible Talk walks through Isaiah 21, which features an enigmatic, yet grand prophecy on the coming judgment of Babylon. Watch...