#17 - We’ll Meet Again (Neh. 13)

In our final episode in Nehemiah, we talk about unfaithfulness in Jerusalem and Nehemiah’s righteous anger. We also look ahead to the coming of the kingdom of God in Jesus Christ & Radically Normal season 2! Our final episode of season 1, a Q&A, will release this Thursday. Send us questions via email or Instagram!

 

Timestamps

• (3:54) Neh. 13 discussion begins
• (5:33) Historical significance of the Israelites not marrying foreigners
• (8:13) Nehemiah returns to Jerusalem & is angered that the covenant has been broken
• (12:48) Ideas on the Sabbath throughout the Bible
• (15:17) Nehemiah, in righteous anger at the sin surrounding him, asks God to remember him
• (17:14) The end of the Old Testament story & looking ahead to the coming of Christ
  • An introduction to season 2: The Gospel of Mark!

 

Resources

• Charles Fensham, The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah (New International Commentary on the Old Testament)
• Bruce Waltke, An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach
• Music by chloemusic

 

Join us Thursday for the final episode of season 1, and join us this fall for season 2, which will include spending Mondays in the Gospel of Mark and feature interviews, theology and more on Thursdays!

 

IG: @radicallynormalpod // Email: radicallynormalpod@gmail.com // Send us prayer requests or Q&A questions for the end of season 1!

 

*Note: The resources listed above are not all of the secondary sources we consult to help us think through the biblical text in Nehemiah, but we have found them to be particularly helpful and recommend them.