Synopsis
Bible teacher Michael Brent guides listeners through the Letter to the Romans, emphasizing Paul's desire to establish Christians through a robust understanding of the gospel that leads to a life changing obedience of faith.
Episodes
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P29 Deuteronomy 12-26 King Priest Prophet
02/10/2019 Duration: 36minIn the twenty-ninth lesson of the Pentateuch series, we complete our series, considering three aspects of deuteronomic law code with an emphasis on the laws for leadership found at the center of the book, the laws of king, priest, and prophet.
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P28 Deuteronomy 27-30 Listen and Love and Live
25/09/2019 Duration: 42minIn the twenty-eighth lesson of the Pentateuch series, we examine the relationship between covenant obedience, covenant blessing, and covenant curse in the theological exhortation chapters of Deuteronomy 27-30 with a focus on the call to listen, love, and live.
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P27 Deuteronomy 5.1-16 Ten Commandments - Love God
19/09/2019 Duration: 46minIn the twenty-seventh lesson of the Pentateuch series, we continue to follow Jesus' lead in the Sermon on the Mount as a guide for understanding the Ten Commandments as a moral paradigm for the whole law. Our focus in this lesson is on the first half of the Ten Commandments with a focus on loving God.
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P26 Deuteronomy 5.17-21 Ten Commandments - Love people
12/09/2019 Duration: 47minIn the twenty-sixth lesson of the Pentateuch series, we follow Jesus' lead in the Sermon on the Mount as a guide for understanding the Ten Commandments as a moral paradigm for the whole law. Our focus in this lesson is on the second half of the Ten Commandments.
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P25 Deuteronomy 4-11 Listen and Love
05/09/2019 Duration: 42minIn the twenty-fifth lesson of the Pentateuch series, we consider the chiastic structure of the first theological exhortation section of Deuteronomy, chapters 4-11, and also consider the themes of exclusive faithfulness, self-awareness, and right motives in relation to the overarching theme of covenant obedience.
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P24 Deuteronomy Form and Structure
29/08/2019 Duration: 44minIn the twenty-fourth lesson of the Pentateuch series, we get a handle on the overall structure of Deuteronomy by considering how style, form, and structure are developed through the three literary devices of discourse by Moses, suzerain-vassal treaty, and chiastic parallelism.
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P23 ANE Parallels
10/07/2019 Duration: 41minIn the twenty-third lesson of the Pentateuch series, we pause between the books of Numbers and Deuteronomy to consider the issue of biblical parallels with Ancient Near Eastern texts, such as the flood story from the Gilgamesh Epic and the creation narrative from Enuma Elish. How do we explain parallel accounts of events, ideas, and rituals that occur outside the Bible?
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P22 Numbers 22-25 Balaam Blesses Israel
04/07/2019 Duration: 40minIn the twenty-second lesson of the Pentateuch series, we make the transition from the Grumbling Generation to the Second Generation with a concentrated look at the intriguing story of Balaam Blessing Israel, better known as Balaam and the donkey.
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P21 Numbers 15-21 Moses Strikes the Rock
26/06/2019 Duration: 44minIn the twenty-first lesson of the Pentateuch series, we consider the second set of four incidents of grumbling during the Israelite's 40 years of wandering with a focus on Moses striking the rock and why God responded with such harsh punishment.
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P20 Numbers 11-14 Israel Grumbles in the Wilderness
19/06/2019 Duration: 42minIn the twentieth lesson of the Pentateuch series, we consider the grumbling of Israel through the middle section of Numbers and note principles of leadership modeled by Moses as he leads this contentious people.
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P19 Numbers 1-10 Preparing to Leave Sinai
12/06/2019 Duration: 38minIn the nineteenth lesson of the Pentateuch series, we overview the book of Numbers and consider several legal passages in the Torah that seem to degrade women, beginning with the adultery test in Numbers 5.
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P18 Leviticus 16-17 Day of Atonement
05/06/2019 Duration: 35minIn the eighteenth lesson of the Pentateuch series, we focus in on the Day of Atonement, the central point to the book of Leviticus.
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P17 Leviticus 18-20 Moral Purity
30/05/2019 Duration: 43minIn the seventeenth lesson of the Pentateuch series, we address the moral purity code of Leviticus considering the low bar of law as a code to govern civil society and the high bar of law as a call to moral perfection.
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P16 Leviticus 11-15 Ceremonial Purity
22/05/2019 Duration: 41minIn the sixteenth lesson of the Pentateuch series, we address the ceremonial purity code categorizing the requirements, defining the meaning and function of the code, and asking, "Does any of this apply to me as a Christian?"
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P15 Leviticus 8-10, 21-22 Priesthood
20/05/2019 Duration: 47minIn the fifteenth lesson of the Pentateuch series we consider the priesthood sections of Leviticus and also consider the difficulty of three narrative passages describing God’s severe execution of the death penalty.
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P14 Leviticus 1-7, 23-27 Ritual
08/05/2019 Duration: 40minIn the fourteenth lesson of the Pentateuch series we begin the study of Leviticus as a challenge to be set apart as holy for God as members of his covenant community.
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P13 Exodus 35-40 God Indwells the Tabernacle
01/05/2019 Duration: 40minIn the thirteenth lesson of the Pentateuch series we consider the renewal of covenant with Israel after the sin of the golden calf, the symbolism of the tabernacle, and the incredible reality of God indwelling the tabernacle.
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P12 Exodus 25-34 Rebellion in the Camp
25/04/2019 Duration: 46minIn the twelfth lesson of the Pentateuch series, we come to the true climax of the book. The most insidious enemy resides within. God intends to dwell with his people, but while Moses is away Israel rebels, re-imagining the Lord as a golden calf.
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P11 Exodus 19-24 God Cuts Covenant
17/04/2019 Duration: 41minIn the eleventh lesson of the Pentateuch series, we consider how God established covenant with Israel, looking closely at Moses' role as covenant mediator, the form of the covenant as a suzerain-vassal treaty, and the ratification of the covenant by blood and oath.
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P10 Exodus 5-18 God Redeems Israel
10/04/2019 Duration: 42minIn the tenth lesson of the Pentateuch series, God destroys the gods of Egypt, making his name known to the nations and redeeming the nation Israel out of bondage but not without cost.