Episode 14- A New Pharaoh in Town

Episode 16- The Bastardization of Salvation

Pharaoh clearly says he’s sinned and asks Moses to entreat on his behalf. But, did he actually repent? Seems unlikely given that the Text tells us he sinned again by hardening his heart and not letting the Israelites go. It’s at this moment God tells Moses, I am continuing so that future generations of Israel know that I am YHWY [https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3068/kjv/wlc/0-1/] (Exodus 10:1-3). But, what could it have looked like if the most powerful person in the world went through the steps of repentance? Resources from this episode: 1. The Exodus You Almost Passed Over [https://shop.alephbeta.org/products/passover-book-the-exodus-you-almost-passed-over] by Rabbi David Fohrman Intro/Outro Music by Chandler Adams (@chandelier.adams) Cover Illustration by Ashley Mastin (ashleymastin.com @ashley.mastin)

Episode 15- Everyone’s Invited

The plagues serve a purpose, and maybe that purpose is multifaceted. The first seven offer us something fascinating. Yet, I think the genealogy, right before the showdown begins, has more to offer. Resources from this episode: 1. Striking the Rock [https://www.bemadiscipleship.com/233] with Josh Bosse 2. Why did Korach rebel? [https://www.alephbeta.org/playlist/why-did-korach-rebel] from Aleph Beta Intro/Outro Music by Chandler Adams (@chandelier.adams) Cover Illustration by Ashley Mastin (ashleymastin.com @ashley.mastin)

Episode 14- A New Pharaoh in Town

Pharaoh’s rhetoric does one thing and serves one purpose alone–to dehumanize God’s people. But, through Moses, God gives us a solution for cutting through the derogatory, dehumanizing rhetoric of past and present demagogues—stop, look, and see the human being talked about. Resources from this episode: 1. Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg’s three-part series 1. Jesus and the Jews: Part One [https://www.lifeisasacredtext.com/pharisees/] 2. Jesus and Beit Hillel (Part 2!) [https://www.lifeisasacredtext.com/jesus2/] 3. Wrapping up Jesus [https://www.lifeisasacredtext.com/jesus3/] 2. Marty Solomon on the synagogue system 1. The Silent Years: Synagogue [https://makingtalmidim.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-silent-years-synagogue.html] 2. The Silent Years: Text! [https://makingtalmidim.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-silent-years-text.html] 3. Pirkei Avot [https://www.sefaria.org/Pirkei_Avot?tab=contents] (i.e., Ethics of Our Fathers) Intro/Outro Music by Chandler Adams (@chandelier.adams) Cover Illustration by Ashley Mastin (ashleymastin.com @ashley.mastin)

Episode 13- Allure and Enslavement

Both Jacob and Joseph require the people to bring their bodies back to the promised land for burial. In those statements, interesting language emerges suggesting something is stopping Israel from leaving Egypt and returning to the promised land right then. But what? Resources from this episode:   Intro/Outro Music by Chandler Adams (@chandelier.adams) Cover Illustration by Ashley Mastin (ashleymastin.com @ashley.mastin)

Episode 12- The Antidote to Haves and Have Nots

Sometimes it’s not so easy to tell who is good and bad. Joseph was a victim. Then he becomes the enslaver. But, God, possibly connecting back to this story of famine, prescribes a year of Jubilee as the antidote to endless acquiring and inequality. Resources from this episode: 1. Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg’s On Repentance and Repair [https://www.onrepentance.com/]. Intro/Outro Music by Chandler Adams (@chandelier.adams) Cover Illustration by Ashley Mastin (ashleymastin.com @ashley.mastin)