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Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Today we wrap up season 4 with a special episode about biblical community, joined by our best friends, Dane Rosenbaum and Grant Rhines!
Radically Normal YouTube // IG: @radicallynormalpod // Email: radicallynormalpod@gmail.com
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Finishing our journey through Exodus, we talk about the construction of the tabernacle, concluding with the glorious end to the book of Exodus in chapter 40.
In our 13th and final episode in the book of Exodus, we chat about Ex. 35-40:
- The Sabbath, again
- An abundance of freewill offerings
- An overview of chapters 36-37 with a focus on the cherubim & lampstand
- Looking at 38:21 — the records of the tabernacle
- “as the Lord had commanded in Moses” in ch. 39
- The focus on obedience, a direct contrast to ch. 32
- Is the end to Exodus odd? Are the golden calf idolatry and chapters 32-34 randomly thrown in the middle, or is the order here the correct order?
- 40:2 — when are these dates? When did everything happen and how long has it been?
- Israel’s joy in God’s presence
- Short season recap
Helpful Resources on Exodus:
- Exodus commentary by Douglas Stuart (intermediate/advanced)
- Exodus For You commentary by Tim Chester (devotional/introductory)
- Exodus commentary by Peter Enns (intermediate)
- The God Who Makes Himself Known: The Missionary Heart of the Book of Exodus (W. Ross Blackburn) — see episode #70 for our interview w/ Dr. Blackburn!
Radically Normal YouTube // IG: @radicallynormalpod // Email: radicallynormalpod@gmail.com
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Continuing our journey through Exodus, in today’s episode we jump into the well-known story in which Israel builds a golden calf—and what follows. Exodus 32-34 is a section of the book that is actually central to understanding who God is and the story of the entire Old Testament.
In our 12th episode in the book of Exodus, we chat about Ex. 32-34:
- Taking a turn from Ex. 1-31
- Idol/god, idols/gods: is the golden calf meant to be a separate god or (still sinfully) a physical representation of Yahweh?
- A freewill offering for idolatry
- The significance of a calf
- Syncretism & how bad theology leads to immorality + bad ethics
- Moses’ intercession: the content & efficacy
- Moses appeals to God’s glory & character
- False worship & Aaron’s bad leadership
- Moses’ offer—substitutionary atonement
- The true blessing for Israel: God’s presence going with them
- The glory of Yahweh: His goodness & name
- The importance of 34:6-7
- Covenant renewal & God’s jealousy
- The fading glow on Moses’ face & 2 Cor. 3
Join us this season for a journey through Exodus (every Monday) and some incredible interview guests (every other Thursday).
Helpful Resources on Exodus:
- Exodus commentary by Douglas Stuart (intermediate/advanced)
- Exodus For You commentary by Tim Chester (devotional/introductory)
- Exodus commentary by Peter Enns (intermediate)
- The God Who Makes Himself Known: The Missionary Heart of the Book of Exodus (W. Ross Blackburn) — see episode #70 for our interview w/ Dr. Blackburn!
Radically Normal YouTube // IG: @radicallynormalpod // Email: radicallynormalpod@gmail.com
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
In today’s episode we dive into another often-overlooked section of Exodus in which the Lord provides instructions for Israel’s priests—mediators before God on behalf of the people. We close with chapter 31, where there is an outpouring of the Spirit for the work to be done and more words from the Lord on the Sabbath.
** We apologize for some audio quality issues.
In our 11th episode in the book of Exodus, we chat about Ex. 28-31:
- The priests’ garments & the ephod
- Connections with the material & colors seen in the tabernacle
- The breastpiece of 28:15-30
- The Urim & Thummim
- Israel represented by the priest
- The consecration of the priests—cleansing, anointing, offerings
- Suggestion for Bible reading: connect the offerings to the NT!
- Seven days symbolism (29:30, 35)
- The holiness of God & the priests
- The entire point summarized in 29:43-46—God dwelling with His people
- The altar, tax, oil, & incense
- Oholiab & Bezalel—the giving of the Spirit
- The Sabbath
Join us this season for a journey through Exodus (every Monday) and some incredible interview guests (every other Thursday).
Helpful Resources on Exodus:
- Exodus commentary by Douglas Stuart (intermediate/advanced)
- Exodus For You commentary by Tim Chester (devotional/introductory)
- Exodus commentary by Peter Enns (intermediate)
- The God Who Makes Himself Known: The Missionary Heart of the Book of Exodus (W. Ross Blackburn) — see episode #70 for our interview w/ Dr. Blackburn!
Radically Normal YouTube // IG: @radicallynormalpod // Email: radicallynormalpod@gmail.com
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Perhaps our most unique episode?! Today’s interview is with David Mathis, who is the executive editor for desiringGod.org, a pastor at Cities Church, and an author. We talk to David about how to biblically approach our consumption of caffeine and sugar—based on two articles he has written:
God Caffeinated His World: Coffee, Tea, and Soda to the Glory of Christ
What is Sweeter Than Honey? A Little Theology of Sugar
David’s Recommended Resources:
- Donald Macleod, The Person of Christ
- Maximus the Confessor (such as On the Cosmic Mystery of Jesus Christ)
Other Radically Normal interviews:
- Bearing God’s Name w/ Dr. Carmen Imes (#91)
- The Book of Revelation w/ Dr. Tom Schreiner (#87)
- On Tour w/ Caroline Cobb (#84)
- Union with Christ w/ Kyle Worley (#81)
- Trading Hustle and Hurry for the Goodness of Limits w/ Dr. Ashley Hales (#76)
- The Importance of Deuteronomy w/ Dr. Kyong-Jin Lee (#73)
- The Missionary Heart of the Book of Exodus w/ Dr. W. Ross Blackburn (#70)
- The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self w/ Dr. Carl Trueman (#67)
- Religious Liberty for All w/ Dr. Andrew Walker (#64)
- Freedom from Sin w/ John Elmore (#61)
- God’s Glory Above the Clouds w/ Captain Dan Griffin (#53)
- Hebrews 11 & Working to God’s Glory w/ Trillia Newbell (#38)
- Courage, Integrity & the Future w/ Dr. Russell Moore (#32)
- Apologetics & Theology w/ Dr. Gavin Ortlund (#26)
- The Ascension of Christ w/ Dr. Patrick Schreiner (#23)
- Interview w/ Pastor Tommy Nelson (#14)
- Interview w/ College Pastor Nate Hilgenkamp (#12)
- Interview w/ OU Baseball Coach Britt Bonneau (#4)
Radically Normal YouTube // IG: @radicallynormalpod // Email: radicallynormalpod@gmail.com
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Monday Dec 13, 2021
In today’s episode we dive into an often-overlooked section of Exodus in which the Lord provides instructions for Israel to build the tabernacle—where God will dwell amongst His people.
In our tenth episode in the book of Exodus, we chat about Ex. 25-27:
- A willingness to give & the use of riches from Egypt
- Episode #44 on God’s presence
- The tabernacle as a new Eden
- The ark of the covenant & the holiness of God
- The mercy seat—integral to the sacrifices & Lev. 16
- The cherubim “gazing” toward the mercy seat
- The table & the lampstand + symbolism: the tree of life
- The curtains & the framing of the tabernacle
- A potential connection between our text here & Rev. 18:16
- Andrei’s investigation into acacia wood
- The cherubim “guarding” the way into the presence of God
- A change in substance (to bronze) as we move away from the Most Holy Place
- The bronze altar & Yahweh’s camp in the midst of the people
- The courtyard & the hangings around the enclosure
- The oil & the light: Yahweh is always present & reigning
Join us this season for a journey through Exodus (every Monday) and some incredible interview guests (every other Thursday).
Helpful Resources on Exodus:
- Exodus commentary by Douglas Stuart (intermediate/advanced)
- Exodus For You commentary by Tim Chester (devotional/introductory)
- Exodus commentary by Peter Enns (intermediate)
- The God Who Makes Himself Known: The Missionary Heart of the Book of Exodus (W. Ross Blackburn) — see episode #70 for our interview w/ Dr. Blackburn!
Radically Normal YouTube // IG: @radicallynormalpod // Email: radicallynormalpod@gmail.com
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
In today’s episode we dive into a very important part of the book of Exodus: the arrival at Mt. Sinai, the giving of the Law, and the confirmation of the covenant. We highly recommend listening to this episode along with the interview that released this past Thursday with Dr. Carmen Imes about the law and the command to not bear God’s name in vain.
In our ninth episode in the book of Exodus, we chat about Ex. 19-24:
- Arrival at Mt. Sinai
- Focusing on some of the most important verses in the Bible (19:4-6)
- Recommended resources: God’s Kingdom Through God’s Covenants: A Concise Biblical Theology & Ten Words to Live By: Delighting in and Doing What God Commands
- The people before God at the mountain
- Consecration & holiness
- How the Commandments begin: a reminder of who Yahweh is
- Seeing the impulse of God’s heart in the Second Commandment
- Walking through each of the Ten Commandments
- Proper fear of God
- The Book of the Covenant (20:22-23:19) as an exposition of the Ten Commandments
- Overview of each section of chapters 21-23
- The presence of the Lord + the promise of the Land
- The Mosaic covenant & the importance of blood
- The blood joining the covenant partners: Yahweh & the people
Join us this season for a journey through Exodus (every Monday) and some incredible interview guests (every other Thursday).
Helpful Resources on Exodus:
- Exodus commentary by Douglas Stuart (intermediate/advanced)
- Exodus For You commentary by Tim Chester (devotional/introductory)
- Exodus commentary by Peter Enns (intermediate)
- The God Who Makes Himself Known: The Missionary Heart of the Book of Exodus (W. Ross Blackburn) — see episode #70 for our interview w/ Dr. Blackburn!
Radically Normal YouTube // IG: @radicallynormalpod // Email: radicallynormalpod@gmail.com
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Today’s interview is with Dr. Carmen Imes, who is the Associate Professor of Old Testament at Biola University in La Mirada, CA. We talk to her about her excellent book, Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters. We discuss what the command means when it says, “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain” (Ex. 20:7), and more broadly the role of the law in general. What does it mean to “bear” or “take” God’s name in vain? How is the law actually missional for Israel being a light to the nations? How is the law applicable to believers today under the new covenant? We discuss these important questions and many more. We hope you enjoy this conversation as an addition to our time in Exodus this fall and winter. This interview also fits with the episode releasing this coming Monday on Ex. 19-24!
Dr. Imes’ Recommended Resources:
- Andrew Peterson’s music & books
Other Radically Normal interviews:
- The Book of Revelation w/ Dr. Tom Schreiner (#87)
- On Tour w/ Caroline Cobb (#84)
- Union with Christ w/ Kyle Worley (#81)
- Trading Hustle and Hurry for the Goodness of Limits w/ Dr. Ashley Hales (#76)
- The Importance of Deuteronomy w/ Dr. Kyong-Jin Lee (#73)
- The Missionary Heart of the Book of Exodus w/ Dr. W. Ross Blackburn (#70)
- The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self w/ Dr. Carl Trueman (#67)
- Religious Liberty for All w/ Dr. Andrew Walker (#64)
- Freedom from Sin w/ John Elmore (#61)
- God’s Glory Above the Clouds w/ Captain Dan Griffin (#53)
- Hebrews 11 & Working to God’s Glory w/ Trillia Newbell (#38)
- Courage, Integrity & the Future w/ Dr. Russell Moore (#32)
- Apologetics & Theology w/ Dr. Gavin Ortlund (#26)
- The Ascension of Christ w/ Dr. Patrick Schreiner (#23)
- Interview w/ Pastor Tommy Nelson (#14)
- Interview w/ College Pastor Nate Hilgenkamp (#12)
- Interview w/ OU Baseball Coach Britt Bonneau (#4)
Radically Normal YouTube // IG: @radicallynormalpod // Email: radicallynormalpod@gmail.com // Send us prayer requests or Q&A questions for the end of season 4!
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
In our eighth episode in the book of Exodus, we chat about Ex. 17:8-18:27:
- The important question & disagreement: is Christmas music okay before Thanksgiving?
- Joshua appears—a key figure for later
- Again: the significance of the staff
- Amalek, part of Esau’s line—looking back to Genesis
- The focus on obedience
- The emphasis on the passage: Yahweh on Israel’s side
- Douglas Stuart: “This verse does not teach the efficacy of prayer without ceasing but rather the fact that Israelite holy war was God’s war.”
- The role of memory
- Comparing Amalek with Jethro—who is Jethro?
- Jethro as an example of the proper response to God
- A reminder for our evangelism
- The wisdom from Jethro
- A multitude of people knowing the laws & having wisdom
- Connections to the NT qualifications for elders
Join us this season for a journey through Exodus (every Monday) and some incredible interview guests (every other Thursday).
Helpful Resources on Exodus:
- Exodus commentary by Douglas Stuart (intermediate/advanced)
- Exodus For You commentary by Tim Chester (devotional/introductory)
- Exodus commentary by Peter Enns (intermediate)
- The God Who Makes Himself Known: The Missionary Heart of the Book of Exodus (W. Ross Blackburn) — see episode #70 for our interview w/ Dr. Blackburn!
Radically Normal YouTube // IG: @radicallynormalpod // Email: radicallynormalpod@gmail.com
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
In our seventh episode in the book of Exodus, we chat about Ex. 15:22-17:7, a section of the book featuring a recurring theme: the disobedience and complaints of Israel prior to a battle, a meal, and the arrival at Mt. Sinai (chs. 17-19).
Today’s conversation:
- Remembering the exodus event
- Three days into the wilderness—what happens?
- The theme of water in the book, carried into 15:22-25
- Forgetfulness of Yahweh’s Lordship
- 12 springs of water & 70 palm trees—potentially symbolic in addition to being historical
- The difference between a test & a temptation
- The grumbling of the people & the provision of the manna + quail
- How no collection on the 7th day points to the rest for the land & the Year of Jubilee in Lev. 25
- How it may be difficult for us today to trust in the Lord for provision & feel dependence on Him daily
- How observing the Sabbath helps us grow in an identity rooted not in our performance but rather in the One who rested on the 7th day
- Israel begins to test Yahweh—a reversal
- 1 Cor. 10—Christ as the Rock here in Ex. 17
- Grace in Ex. 17
* NOTE: While we would typically be releasing an interview this upcoming Thursday, it will be Thanksgiving! So, the interview scheduled for this week will release next Thursday. Have a great holiday!
Helpful Resources on Exodus:
- Exodus commentary by Douglas Stuart (intermediate/advanced)
- Exodus For You commentary by Tim Chester (devotional/introductory)
- Exodus commentary by Peter Enns (intermediate)
- The God Who Makes Himself Known: The Missionary Heart of the Book of Exodus (W. Ross Blackburn) — see episode #70 for our interview w/ Dr. Blackburn!
Radically Normal YouTube // IG: @radicallynormalpod // Email: radicallynormalpod@gmail.com