I'm currently behind, burnt-out and life-things temporarily got in the way of recording, but things are getting back on track. The tl;dr version of this is starting April 1, I will be releasing 2-3 podcasts a day to catch back up to where we're supposed to be. We'll be finidhing up Genesis, then read Psalms 6-10, and then go into Exodus, and we should be back on about a chapter a day sometime in the middle of Exodus. Thanks for sticking with me, and I hope you keep engaging with the Bible!

Engaging the Bible Daily Podcast

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A podcast designed to help you engage with the Bible daily! Each day, we begin with a reading assignment, designed to take no longer than a few minutes. Then a few minutes of thoughts, comments and questions follow, to help you more fully engage with the text, and to consider throughout the day or to help you begin journaling. It's not the intent to be exhaustive in covering everything, or even to tell you what you should think about a given text. The main idea is to give you a starting point to begin thinking through and engaging with the text yourself, whether you a seasoned Bible student, or this is your first time reading the Bible. The reading selections are kept purposefully small, to make it as easy as possible to develop the discipline of regular Bible reading, and more importantly Bible engaging! It also helps make it possible to catch up if you fall behind a few days. March 23, 2017: Genesis 50 Jacob dies, and the sons of Israel take a grand procession from Egypt back to the tomb where Abraham was buried, and bury their father there. Joseph reassures his other brothers that he still forgives them, even though their father has passed on. Then we have an account of Joseph's death, ending with Joseph stating the desire for his bones to be buried in the land of Canaan as well.  

Genesis 50

A podcast designed to help you engage with the Bible daily! Each day, we begin with a reading assignment, designed to take no longer than a few minutes. Then a few minutes of thoughts, comments and questions follow, to help you more fully engage with the text, and to consider throughout the day or to help you begin journaling. It's not the intent to be exhaustive in covering everything, or even to tell you what you should think about a given text. The main idea is to give you a starting point to begin thinking through and engaging with the text yourself, whether you a seasoned Bible student, or this is your first time reading the Bible. The reading selections are kept purposefully small, to make it as easy as possible to develop the discipline of regular Bible reading, and more importantly Bible engaging! It also helps make it possible to catch up if you fall behind a few days. March 22, 2017: Genesis 49 Jacob is at the end of his life, and he calls his sons to gather for a final blessing. Jacob gives each of his sons a "blessing" as is suitable to each, but some of the blessings don't always have nice things associated with them. The blessing of the firstborn actually gets handed to the fourth, Judah, because Reuben earlier had an affair with one of Jacob's concubines, and Simeon and Levi had inacted violent revenge on the people of Shechem. Question to consider: * If you were a son of Israel, which of the blessings would you want for yourself? Which of the blessings would you least want?

Genesis 49

A podcast designed to help you engage with the Bible daily! Each day, we begin with a reading assignment, designed to take no longer than a few minutes. Then a few minutes of thoughts, comments and questions follow, to help you more fully engage with the text, and to consider throughout the day or to help you begin journaling. It's not the intent to be exhaustive in covering everything, or even to tell you what you should think about a given text. The main idea is to give you a starting point to begin thinking through and engaging with the text yourself, whether you a seasoned Bible student, or this is your first time reading the Bible. The reading selections are kept purposefully small, to make it as easy as possible to develop the discipline of regular Bible reading, and more importantly Bible engaging! It also helps make it possible to catch up if you fall behind a few days. March 21, 2017: Genesis 48 Jacob, nearing the end of his life, decides to "adopt" Joseph's two oldest sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, and make their inheritance equal with the other sons of Israel. As Jacob is blesing the two children of Joseph, he crosses his hands, and places his right hand on the younger brother, Ephraim. When Joseph notices, he tries to correct his father's "mistake," but Jacob insists that this is how he wanted it. Question to consider: * Why do you think Jacob wanted to elevate his grandsons, Ephraim and Manasseh, to the status of sons?

Genesis 48

A podcast designed to help you engage with the Bible daily! Each day, we begin with a reading assignment, designed to take no longer than a few minutes. Then a few minutes of thoughts, comments and questions follow, to help you more fully engage with the text, and to consider throughout the day or to help you begin journaling. It's not the intent to be exhaustive in covering everything, or even to tell you what you should think about a given text. The main idea is to give you a starting point to begin thinking through and engaging with the text yourself, whether you a seasoned Bible student, or this is your first time reading the Bible. The reading selections are kept purposefully small, to make it as easy as possible to develop the discipline of regular Bible reading, and more importantly Bible engaging! It also helps make it possible to catch up if you fall behind a few days. March 20, 2017: Genesis 47 Jacob and Jospeh's brothers have an audience with Pharaoh, where they discuss being shepherds by occupation. Pharaoh gives Jacob's family the land of Goshen to live in and pasture their flocks, as well as charges them with the care of his own livestock. Then, Jacob blesses the king of Egypt. The famine continues, and eventually the people of Egypt have to sell their livestock, their land and themselves to the Pharaoh in order to continue to buy grain throughout the famine. In the end, the people survive, and the Pharaoh has more centralized control over the people of Egypt, as well as what amounts to an income tax of 20%. Question to consider: * Do you think it was a good thing, or a bad thing that the Egyptian people had to end up selling so much so that they could eat and survive? Why didn’t Joseph just give them grain for free?

Genesis 47

A podcast designed to help you engage with the Bible daily! Each day, we begin with a reading assignment, designed to take no longer than a few minutes. Then a few minutes of thoughts, comments and questions follow, to help you more fully engage with the text, and to consider throughout the day or to help you begin journaling. It's not the intent to be exhaustive in covering everything, or even to tell you what you should think about a given text. The main idea is to give you a starting point to begin thinking through and engaging with the text yourself, whether you a seasoned Bible student, or this is your first time reading the Bible. The reading selections are kept purposefully small, to make it as easy as possible to develop the discipline of regular Bible reading, and more importantly Bible engaging! It also helps make it possible to catch up if you fall behind a few days. March 19, 2017: Genesis 46 Jacob journeys down to Egypt with his entire family, now over 70 persons, and sees his son Joseph for the first time since being sold into slavery. Joseph prepares his father and brothers for an audience with Pharaoh, saying that the Egyptians find shepherds abhorrant.

Genesis 46

A podcast designed to help you engage with the Bible daily! Each day, we begin with a reading assignment, designed to take no longer than a few minutes. Then a few minutes of thoughts, comments and questions follow, to help you more fully engage with the text, and to consider throughout the day or to help you begin journaling. It's not the intent to be exhaustive in covering everything, or even to tell you what you should think about a given text. The main idea is to give you a starting point to begin thinking through and engaging with the text yourself, whether you a seasoned Bible student, or this is your first time reading the Bible. The reading selections are kept purposefully small, to make it as easy as possible to develop the discipline of regular Bible reading, and more importantly Bible engaging! It also helps make it possible to catch up if you fall behind a few days. March 18, 2017: Genesis 45 Joseph reveals his identity to his brothers, and does not hold their past actions against them. He instead tells them to go back to their father, Jacob, tell him that Joseph is alive, and immigrate to Egypt, because the famine is supposed to last another five years. Question to consider: * Why do you think Pharaoh is pleased to hear about Joseph’s family, and is eager to bring them all to Egypt?

Genesis 45

A podcast designed to help you engage with the Bible daily! Each day, we begin with a reading assignment, designed to take no longer than a few minutes. Then a few minutes of thoughts, comments and questions follow, to help you more fully engage with the text, and to consider throughout the day or to help you begin journaling. It's not the intent to be exhaustive in covering everything, or even to tell you what you should think about a given text. The main idea is to give you a starting point to begin thinking through and engaging with the text yourself, whether you a seasoned Bible student, or this is your first time reading the Bible. The reading selections are kept purposefully small, to make it as easy as possible to develop the discipline of regular Bible reading, and more importantly Bible engaging! It also helps make it possible to catch up if you fall behind a few days. March 17, 2017: Genesis 44 Joseph hides a silver cup in the grain sack of his full-brother Benjamin, as an excuse to take Benjamin away from the older brothers who had previously sold Joseph into slavery. Judah begs Joseph to take punish him in the place of Benjamin. Question to consider: * What do you think Joseph was originally planning to do with Benjamin, before Judah objected?

Genesis 44

A podcast designed to help you engage with the Bible daily! Each day, we begin with a reading assignment, designed to take no longer than a few minutes. Then a few minutes of thoughts, comments and questions follow, to help you more fully engage with the text, and to consider throughout the day or to help you begin journaling. It's not the intent to be exhaustive in covering everything, or even to tell you what you should think about a given text. The main idea is to give you a starting point to begin thinking through and engaging with the text yourself, whether you a seasoned Bible student, or this is your first time reading the Bible. The reading selections are kept purposefully small, to make it as easy as possible to develop the discipline of regular Bible reading, and more importantly Bible engaging! It also helps make it possible to catch up if you fall behind a few days. March 16, 2017: Genesis 43 Judah finally convinces Jacob to allow Benjamin to travel to Egypt, so that they can buy more grain. When the brothers arrive in Egypt, Joseph throws a banquet for them. The brothers think this might be a trap, so they make sure to state up front that they came to return the money that had appeared in their bags originally, but Joseph claims there were no errors on his side. Joseph inquires about their father, releases Simeon from bondage, and seats all the brothers according to age, all while still leaving his true identity a secret to his brothers. Question to consider: * Notice what it says about the Egyptian attitude toward Hebrews in verse 32. Is it not ironic that the man they serve, and who saved the entire Egyptian nation, is also a Hebrew?

Genesis 43

A podcast designed to help you engage with the Bible daily! Each day, we begin with a reading assignment, designed to take no longer than a few minutes. Then a few minutes of thoughts, comments and questions follow, to help you more fully engage with the text, and to consider throughout the day or to help you begin journaling. It's not the intent to be exhaustive in covering everything, or even to tell you what you should think about a given text. The main idea is to give you a starting point to begin thinking through and engaging with the text yourself, whether you a seasoned Bible student, or this is your first time reading the Bible. The reading selections are kept purposefully small, to make it as easy as possible to develop the discipline of regular Bible reading, and more importantly Bible engaging! It also helps make it possible to catch up if you fall behind a few days. March 15, 2017: Genesis 42 The famine reaches as far as Canaan, and Jacob sends his ten oldest sons down to Egypt to purchase grain. The ten sons come before their brother Joseph, who is distributing grain, and they bow down to him not knowing who he is. Joseph declares them to be spies, and the brothers discuss among themselves that this evil they are experiencing must be because of what they had done to their brother Joseph. Eventually, Joseph allows the brothers to purchase grain, but keeps Simeon as a hostage, requiring that the brothers bring their youngest brother Benjamin (Joseph's only full brother) down to Egypt. As the brothers return to Canaan, they discover the money they had used to pay for the grain still in their sacks. Their father Jacob is completely against allowing Benjamin to go down to Egypt whatsoever. Question to consider: * We have seen a pattern of duplicitous actions taken by Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph’s brothers. Is there anything about Joseph’s deception that is different than the deceptions of his relatives? * What can you tell of Reuben’s character at this point in his life, from his interactions with his brothers, and his father?

Genesis 42

A podcast designed to help you engage with the Bible daily! Each day, we begin with a reading assignment, designed to take no longer than a few minutes. Then a few minutes of thoughts, comments and questions follow, to help you more fully engage with the text, and to consider throughout the day or to help you begin journaling. It's not the intent to be exhaustive in covering everything, or even to tell you what you should think about a given text. The main idea is to give you a starting point to begin thinking through and engaging with the text yourself, whether you a seasoned Bible student, or this is your first time reading the Bible. The reading selections are kept purposefully small, to make it as easy as possible to develop the discipline of regular Bible reading, and more importantly Bible engaging! It also helps make it possible to catch up if you fall behind a few days. March 14, 2017: Genesis 41 Pharoah has a distrubing pair of dreams that no one in the kingdom can interpret, but the cupbearer remembers Joseph who had interpreted his dream while he was in jail. Joseph, who gives the credit of interpretation of dreams to God, says that Pharaoh's dreams mean there will be seven years of plenty in the land, followed by seven years of famine, and that Pharaoh had better start preparing for the famine. Pharaoh promotes Joseph to administer the taxation and distribution of grain, as well as gives Joseph a wife, Asenath, the daughter of an Egyptian priest. Joseph also has two sons, and is basically second-in-command in Egypt. Question to consider: * What reasons does Pharaoh give for promoting Joseph to a high governmental position? What does that say about Pharaoh as a leader? * Notice the names Joseph gives to his sons in verses 51 and 52. What do you think these names mean to Joseph, and what insights do they give you into his attitude at this point in his life?

Genesis 41

A podcast designed to help you engage with the Bible daily! Each day, we begin with a reading assignment, designed to take no longer than a few minutes. Then a few minutes of thoughts, comments and questions follow, to help you more fully engage with the text, and to consider throughout the day or to help you begin journaling. It's not the intent to be exhaustive in covering everything, or even to tell you what you should think about a given text. The main idea is to give you a starting point to begin thinking through and engaging with the text yourself, whether you a seasoned Bible student, or this is your first time reading the Bible. The reading selections are kept purposefully small, to make it as easy as possible to develop the discipline of regular Bible reading, and more importantly Bible engaging! It also helps make it possible to catch up if you fall behind a few days. March 13, 2017: Genesis 40 While Joseph is in jail, the Pharaoh's cupbearer and baker are thrown into jail as well. Both servants of the Pharaoh have dreams that trouble them, and Joseph interprets the dreams through God. Joseph predicts the cupbearer will be restored to his position in three days, and that the baker will be executed in three days. Everything happens as Joseph says, but the cupbearer forgets about Joseph, and Joseph remains in jail. Question to consider: * How does Joseph, even at this stage in his life, still remain a believer and faithful to God?

Genesis 40

A podcast designed to help you engage with the Bible daily! Each day, we begin with a reading assignment, designed to take no longer than a few minutes. Then a few minutes of thoughts, comments and questions follow, to help you more fully engage with the text, and to consider throughout the day or to help you begin journaling. It's not the intent to be exhaustive in covering everything, or even to tell you what you should think about a given text. The main idea is to give you a starting point to begin thinking through and engaging with the text yourself, whether you a seasoned Bible student, or this is your first time reading the Bible. The reading selections are kept purposefully small, to make it as easy as possible to develop the discipline of regular Bible reading, and more importantly Bible engaging! It also helps make it possible to catch up if you fall behind a few days. March 12, 2017: Genesis 39   Joseph, a slave in Egypt, becomes overseer of Potiphar's household. Potiphar's wife attempts to seduce Joseph, but he refuses and runs away because he is unwilling to sin against God. Potiphar's wife lies about who was attempting to seduce who, which results in Joseph being thrown into jail. Questions to consider: * What gives Joseph the kind of faith that so few people in his position have? What can this teach us about our own faith?

Genesis 39

A podcast designed to help you engage with the Bible daily! Each day, we begin with a reading assignment, designed to take no longer than a few minutes. Then a few minutes of thoughts, comments and questions follow, to help you more fully engage with the text, and to consider throughout the day or to help you begin journaling. It's not the intent to be exhaustive in covering everything, or even to tell you what you should think about a given text. The main idea is to give you a starting point to begin thinking through and engaging with the text yourself, whether you a seasoned Bible student, or this is your first time reading the Bible. The reading selections are kept purposefully small, to make it as easy as possible to develop the discipline of regular Bible reading, and more importantly Bible engaging! It also helps make it possible to catch up if you fall behind a few days. March 11, 2017: Genesis 38 Judah has a widowed daughter-in-law, Tamar, who he has promised to give his son to as a husband, when he comes of age. Judah does not keep this promise to Tamar, and leaves her at her father's house. Tamar goes out dressed as a prostitute, and becomes preganant by Judah. She keeps personal emblems of his as a pledge of payment, and returns to her father's house. When it is evident that she is pregnant, Judah is prepared to execute her, until she produces his personal effects, proving that he is the father.  

Genesis 38

A podcast designed to help you engage with the Bible daily! Each day, we begin with a reading assignment, designed to take no longer than a few minutes. Then a few minutes of thoughts, comments and questions follow, to help you more fully engage with the text, and to consider throughout the day or to help you begin journaling. It's not the intent to be exhaustive in covering everything, or even to tell you what you should think about a given text. The main idea is to give you a starting point to begin thinking through and engaging with the text yourself, whether you a seasoned Bible student, or this is your first time reading the Bible. The reading selections are kept purposefully small, to make it as easy as possible to develop the discipline of regular Bible reading, and more importantly Bible engaging! It also helps make it possible to catch up if you fall behind a few days. March 10, 2017: Genesis 37 Joseph, Jacob's favorite son, is gifted a special coat by his father, causing anger and jealousy among the other sons of Israel. Joseph also relates two dreams to his family indicating that they will all bow down to him. This does nothing to soothe the ire of Joseph's brothers. While far out, Joseph's brothers throw him in a pit, planning to kill him, but sell him into slavery instead. They dip Joseph's special coat in blood, and give their father the impression that his favorite son had died. Questions to consider: * Why does it seem like a coat is the center of all of this conflict? Why does this coat make Joseph’s brothers so angry? * Why do you think Reuben goes along with the plan to conceal Joseph’s fate from their father, even though he originally planned on saving Joseph?

Genesis 37

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