Deuteronomy Scroll

When a Jewish synagogue finishes reading through the Torah, they celebrate Simkhat Torah. What is Simkhat Torah? Find out on this week's podcast episode as Jon and Tim reflect on our journey through the Torah and look ahead to the rest of the TaNaK.

When do someone’s words become a blessing? How do sacrifices actually atone for sins? In this week's podcast episode, Tim and Jon respond to audience questions from a year’s worth of conversations about the Torah.

In this special podcast episode, Tim and Jon respond to questions from our audience. Tune in to learn what listeners are curious about in the Deuteronomy scroll.

Before he dies, Moses warns Israel that Yahweh’s true children are those who remain faithful to his covenant. In the final episode of our journey through the Torah, Tim and Jon explore a prophetic poem that will set the tone for the rest of the TaNaK.

At the end of Deuteronomy, Moses predicts that Israel is going to fail their covenant with Yahweh. Why? In this week's podcast episode, join Tim and Jon as they explore the paradox of divine sovereignty and human freedom through the lens of Deuteronomy.

What is a curse, and what do they have to do with Israel’s covenant with Yahweh? In this week's podcast episode, Tim and Jon talk about blessings and curses, ancient Near Eastern law code, and the choice all humans have between death or life.

In this week's podcast episode, join Tim and Jon as they wrap up the second movement of Deuteronomy by exploring Jesus’ understanding of marriage laws and how it can help us interpret the Torah.

Israel’s laws were meant to form them into people of wisdom who lived differently than the nations around them. But what wisdom can Christians gain from the law? In this week's podcast episode, Tim and Jon discuss the wisdom the apostles found in the law.

In the second movement of Deuteronomy, Moses gives Israel the law … again. In this week's podcast episode, join Tim and Jon as they discuss how the law was always meant to form Israel (and modern readers) into people of wisdom, justice, and righteousness.

In this episode, the Nephilim, evil demon-human hybrid beings, resurface as giants inhabiting Canaan, the land Yahweh promised to Israel. Join Tim and Jon as they tackle the complex issues of violent conquest, human and spiritual evil, and divine justice.

How does Deuteronomy describe the relationship between Yahweh and Israel? Join Tim and Jon as they continue walking through the Bible's fifth scroll.

Why is the Bible's fifth scroll named Deuteronomy? Join Tim and Jon as they open up the final scroll in the Torah.