City of God or City of Cain?
When we first read about Jerusalem in the Bible, it appears to be a golden city—founded by David, a center of victory, prosperity, and unity. But it doesn’t take long for the cracks to begin to show, and Jerusalem becomes a home for idolatry and oppression. What happened to the city David founded to cause the prophet Micah to accuse it of being a city founded on human bloodshed? In this episode, Tim and Jon talk about how even the so-called city of God can resemble the city of Cain.
City of God or City of Cain?
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Episode Chapters
Scripture References
Genesis 2Genesis 2-3Genesis 4:9-162 Samuel 5-6Psalms 46Psalms 87Micah 6:8Micah 1:1Micah 1:2-3Micah 1:4-5Micah 1:6Micah 1:6-7Micah 2:1-2Micah 6:9-161 Kings 16-22Micah 31 Kings 1:1-2Genesis 9:20-271 Kings 1:5-53Genesis 271 Kings 2:1-41 Kings 2:5-10Genesis 311 Kings 2:13-221 Kings 2:23-251 Kings 2:28-34Genesis 12:5-251 Kings 2:36-441 Kings 2:461 Kings 31 Kings 3:3-41 Kings 111 Kings 16:21-241 Kings 21:1-21 Kings 21:3Leviticus 251 Kings 21:4-51 Kings 2:6-102 Corinthians 6:151 Kings 2:10-16Micah 4Isaiah 2Micah 4:1-2
Referenced Resources
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Show Credits
- “Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS
- “Ah” by a contributor
- “Wonderful” by Beautiful Eulogy
- “New Babylon” by McKinley Wilson
- Original sound design by Dan Gummel Show produced by Cooper Peltz with Associate Producer Lindsey Ponder, Lead Editor Dan Gummel, and Editors Tyler Bailey and Frank Garza. Mixed by Tyler Bailey. Podcast annotations for the BibleProject app by Hannah Woo. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.