The Family Bible Journey Podcast

Crossing The Jordan, Joshua 3-4 OTS1:E134

Israel crosses the Jordan at the absolute wrong time of year, when the river is at flood stage. God doesn't care. He parts the waters before Joshua, just as He had parted the Red Sea before Moses. Joshua wants to make sure Israel remembers this great day and erects a monument to remind future generations of where they'd come from and how they got into the Promised Land.

Joshua, Jesus and Rahab, Joshua 1-2 OT S1:E133

Joshua assumes the leadership of God's people as a mighty type of Christ who leads Israel into the promised land. As they enter the land, we are introduced to Rahab, a Canaanite prostitute who was brought to faith in Israel's God. Not only is she a hero in this story, she will also be honored to become one of the ancestors of Jesus, who shares Joshua's name.

Dear Friend of God, Luke 1:1-25 NT S1:E70

Luke's gospel begins not with the miraculous conception of Jesus, but the conception of John the Baptist. John's righteous parents were blessed with a miraculous conception, as they were well past the age of child birth. Luke makes poignant connections between the Old and New Testaments, seeing God's promises being fulfilled by John's miraculous conception.

The Greatest Prophet? Deuteronomy 33-34 OT S1:E132

We celebrate the life and work of Moses, who in many ways was the greatest prophet. He wrote God's law. He smote the Egyptians and redeemed Israel. Imperfect as he was, he was a faithful leader and remains a blessing to all God's people today.

Joshua's Commission and Moses's Song, Deuteronomy 31-32 OT S1:E131

Even as Joshua is commissioned to lead God's people, Moses sings a song of Israel's future disobedience. God is going to have to discipline His people when they go astray. He will redeem them, but not until they've learned their lesson in a foreign land.

The Dawn, Mark 16 NT S1:E69

The dawn of salvation was dark for the women. Even when an angel told them the good news of the resurrection, they didn't understand. We too are slow to believe God's promises. Yet we are redeemed, so that God's love may dawn even in our deepest darkness.

Choose Life and Live! Deuteronomy 29-30 OT S1:E130

Grandpa Moses frames the law of God as the life of His people. His ways are good and just. To walk in any other way is foolishness and evil. Even today, we do well to listen to the Lord and will be blessed by the faithfulness we can muster by God's grace.

It's Up To You! Deuteronomy 27-28 OT S1:E129

Grandpa Moses puts the responsibility fully on Israel's shoulders for their success or failure. God has given them a good foundation for their society in His laws. Whether or not they receive His blessing now depends on their faithfulness.

God's Pain, Mark 15:33-47 NT S1:E68

We hear God's pain when Jesus cries from the cross. He suffered as One of us and for us because we grieve God's heart when we sin. Yet, even as we hear His cry of pain, He suffers and dies so that we may be forgiven and accepted by the Father.

More "Random" Rules, Deuteronomy 25-26 OT S1:E128

The end of Grandpa Moses's "random" rules safeguard and protect community by fair and equal treatment. Even practices that are foreign to us made sense when we understand how they protect the vulnerable. Caring for the needy is so important to God that the first fruits offerings of His people, when they crossed into the Promised Land, were reserved for those in need.