The Family Bible Journey Podcast

Salvation Forever! Isaiah 50-51, OT S1:E482

We hear specific prophecies of the Savior in these chapters that feel like New Testament passages. How our hearts soar with confidence and assurance, knowing that God had perfectly planned the work of our salvation, and that Jesus has accomplished it for our everlasting salvation.

A Noble Calling, I Timothy 3, NT S1:E245

We distinguish between those who are called to serve in a public office and all of us who serve the Lord as Christians. Not everyone is called to be a pastor, those public proclaimers of the gospel, but we are all called to be share Christ. The main difference isn't the work we are called to do, but rather how and where we are called to bring God's love to bear on the world.

Engraved Upon His Hands, Isaiah 49, OT S1:E481

Here the prophet describes the depth of God's love by saying that He has "engraved us upon His Hands." This is one of the most explicit prophecies of the manner of Jesus's death on the cross, in the entire Old Testament. This vivid prophecy gives us great hope because we know that God is the Author of the future, because He told His people over 600 years before the fact, how Jesus would die for His people.

Hard Head, Soft Heart, Isaiah 48, OT S1:E480

God uses even our stubborness to draw us back to Himself. He knows we are hard headed, so He gets our attention through the affliction and suffering we cause ourselves when we walk in our own way. But He also softens our hearts when He reaches out to us in mercy and love, because His love overcomes even our human obstinance.

Men and Women in Church, I Timothy 2, NT S1:E244

This epistle contains some of the most disputed passages in the Bible, in particular, regarding the role of women in the Church. Instead of focusing on what we can't or shouldn't do, let's find the blessing of serving where God places us. Instead of trying to keep everyone else in their place, let us worry about our calling and service.

The Fortune-Telling God, Isaiah 46-47, OT S1:E479

How great it is to know the blessings of the God who has told us the future, and it has come to pass! The Christian God clearly proclaims the future because He directs it. What confidence this gives us for godly living, knowing that our God will work everythying out for our eternal welfare.

Cyrus, God's Chosen Instrument, Isaiah 45, OT S1:478

There are many, even many "Christian" scholars, who deny that Isaiah could've known the name of the king who would allow Israel to return to Jerusalem. Faithful Christians cherish these passages, because in them, we see that God had all things planned to work together for His people back then. He also has all things planned to work for our benefit today.

Paul's Protege, I Timothy 1, NT S1:E243

Timothy is Paul's protoge, his child in the faith, whom Paul leans on throughout his missionary journeys. His Jewish mother and Greek father raised Timothy in a home where the best of Greek and Jewish traditions were woven together. This makes Timothy a great envoy for Christ in the ancient near east. In him, we see a great example to follow in godly and faithful Christian leadership.

Don't Be a Blockhead, Isaiah 44, OT S1:E477

Humans love to worship the work of their own hands. God discusses the foolishness of idolatry here, before predicting the name of King Cyrus, who approximately 140 years in the future, would allow Israel to return to Jerusalem. These things were foretold by Isaiah, so that when God's people compared human events to God's prophecy, they would return to the Lord in faith.

You Are Mine! Isaiah 43, OT S1:E476

God has claimed us as His own, and He will not let the trials of this life, hard as they may be, deprive us of His love. Isaiah reminds us that God loves us for His own sake, and will send a Savior to show us the full extent of His love, once and for all!