40 Minutes In The Old Testament
424 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 849 ratingsJoin Chad Bird and Daniel Emery Price on a weekly 40 minute quest to unearth Christ in the pages of the Old Testament.
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2 Samuel 7:18-8:8 (Episode 266)
May 10, 2021 19:07 - 41 minutes - 53.4 MBDavid sits before God and this is important. Asking God to keep His promises is a great way to pray. And David just keeps on winning. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network Christ and the Christian Conference Regional Event in Las Vegas 1517 YouTube Donate
2 Samuel 7:1-17 (Episode 265)
May 03, 2021 16:52 - 39 minutes - 49.9 MBDavid decides he wants to build God a house, but God has plans to build a different kind of house from the line of David. And the Prophet Nathan is given a word by Jesus about Jesus to tell David. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network Christ and the Christian Conference 1517 YouTube Donate
2 Samuel 6:1-23 (Episode 264)
April 25, 2021 04:09 - 42 minutes - 54.9 MBDavid attempts to bring the Ark to Jerusalem on a “new cart”, but high anthropology causes this to go very badly. A second attempt goes better and David dances wildly in the street to the disgust of one of his wives. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network Christ and the Christian Conference 1517 YouTube Donate
2 Samuel 5:1-25 (Episode 263)
April 21, 2021 01:33 - 40 minutes - 52 MBDavid becomes king of Israel at 33 after a thrice anointing. Jerusalem is taken by David and there is some strange language about the blind and lame. More wives are taken, and more Philistines are defeated. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network Christ and the Christian Conference 1517 YouTube Donate
2 Samuel 3:31-4:12 (Episode 262)
April 12, 2021 06:53 - 39 minutes - 51.7 MBDavid mourns the death of Abner and instructs his people to do the same. The people are all pleased with David, but some foolish men decide to remove Saul’s son from the throne by removing his head. They bring this news to David and he gives them their reward. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network 1517 YouTube Donate
2 Samuel 3:6-30 (Episode 261)
April 05, 2021 23:08 - 42 minutes - 53.7 MBAfter being accused of misconduct by his king, Abner goes to David with an offer too good to refuse. David wants his first wife back even though she is married to another man. And Joab lets revenge ruin everything. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network 1517 YouTube Donate
2 Samuel 2:4-3:5 (Episode 260)
March 29, 2021 17:16 - 40 minutes - 50.7 MBDavid makes an early and smart political move with men loyal to Saul. The commander of Saul’s army names one of Saul’s sons king. War games result in bloodshed and pursuit. And David grows stronger. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network 1517 YouTube Donate
2 Samuel 1:17-2:4 (Episode 259)
March 22, 2021 21:58 - 39 minutes - 50.9 MBChad and Daniel discuss the meaning of lament and why we should embrace it while looking at David’s lament over the death of Saul and Jonathan. How does David want Israel to remember these men? Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network 1517 YouTube Donate
2 Samuel 1:1-16 (Episode 258)
March 15, 2021 06:05 - 40 minutes - 51.6 MBChad and Daniel begin the book of 2nd Samuel. Saul is dead and a rouge Amalekite takes credit for his death to David and his men. David’s response is remarkable and nothing like what this Amalekite is expecting. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Northwest Arkansas 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 31:1-13 (Episode 257)
March 08, 2021 16:35 - 39 minutes - 52.2 MBChad and Daniel wrap up the book of 1 Samuel. Saul and his sons go out to battle with the Philistines and we say goodbye to all of them. The Philistines desecrate the body of Saul and some men Saul rescued in the past have not forgotten it. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Northwest Arkansas 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 30:1-31 (Episode 256)
March 01, 2021 14:38 - 41 minutes - 52.7 MBDavid and his men return home to find they have been raided and all their families are gone. God says they should pursue and take everything back, but they’re going to need the help of a starving abandoned servant. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Northwest Arkansas 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 28:20-29:11 (Episode 255)
February 22, 2021 04:06 - 40 minutes - 51.8 MBSaul has to be convinced to eat after receiving news from the raised Samuel. The Philistines gather to attack Israel and David is among them. Some Philistines commanders are uncomfortable with the Hebrews in their ranks. David is sent back but not before a very strange conversation with the king. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Northwest Arkansas 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 27:8-28:19 (Episode 254)
February 15, 2021 21:05 - 40 minutes - 53.4 MBDavid leads violent raids from his new home with the Philistines. The king informs David that he must go with them to fight Israel. Saul is desperate and finds a Medium to raise Samuel from the dead. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Northwest Arkansas 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 26:13-27:7 (Episode 253)
February 09, 2021 05:25 - 40 minutes - 53.9 MBDavid and Saul speak for the last time. Grace is found in some unlikely words from David’s lips. God isn’t in all places in the same way. And David decides to relocate. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Northwest Arkansas 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 25:32-26:12 (Episode 252)
January 31, 2021 16:55 - 41 minutes - 51.1 MBDavid listens to Abigail. Nabal’s heart cannot handle the news of what has just happened. David “remembers” Abigail. And another opportunity to rid himself of Saul is placed in David’s lap. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Northwest Arkansas 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 25:1-31 (Episode 251)
January 25, 2021 04:53 - 42 minutes - 53.4 MBDavid provides protection to a foolish man’s flocks without being asked. The fool isn’t interested in rewarding David for this unrequested service, putting everyone who pees standing up in danger. But a woman named Abigail asks quickly to stop bloodshed. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Northwest Arkansas 1517 YouTube
1 Samuel 24:1-22 (Episode 250)
January 18, 2021 17:20 - 40 minutes - 51.3 MBDavid has a chance to kill Saul in a cave but cuts off the corner of his robe instead. David’s conscience is struck and gives his longest recorded speech as he tries to make peace with the mad king. And Saul has a few moments of clarity. Chad and Daniel discuss these things in this episode. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Conferences 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 22:20-23:29 (Episode 249)
January 11, 2021 15:05 - 41 minutes - 54.2 MBA fugitive priest joins David’s company. David comes out of hiding to fight the Philistines. Jonathan meets with David one last time. And Saul is getting very close to his prey. Chad and Daniel discuss these things in this episode. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Conferences 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 22:1-19 (Episode 248)
January 06, 2021 00:34 - 41 minutes - 52.3 MBDavid flees and finds refuge in a cave. Four hundred desperate men join up with him. And Saul visits the priest who helped David and the whole town suffers the wrath of the mad king. Chad and Daniel discuss these things in this episode. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Conferences 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 21:1-15 (Episode 247)
December 27, 2020 18:20 - 40 minutes - 64.5 MBDavid flees and makes a stop at a priest’s house and through some clever and not so clever storytelling receives food and a notorious weapon from him. This is the very event Jesus will use later when accused of law-breaking by the Pharisees. Chad and Daniel discuss these things in this episode. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Conferences 1517 YouTube Donate
Christmas Special: The Implications of the Incarnation
December 21, 2020 13:47 - 37 minutes - 61.4 MBChad and Daniel are joined by Erick Sorensen as well as the hosts of Theocast (Jon Moffitt, Jimmy Buehler & Justin Perdue) to discuss the implications of God becoming flesh. We hope you enjoy this special episode. Merry Christmas!
1 Samuel 20:1-42 (Episode 246)
December 18, 2020 19:16 - 41 minutes - 65.5 MBJonathan struggles to believe that his father is trying to kill David. A test is agreed upon to determine Saul’s intentions. The king is angry, while David and Johnathon are heartbroken. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Conferences 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 19:8-24 (Episode 245)
December 14, 2020 16:22 - 40 minutes - 57.2 MBSaul returns to madness and makes multiple attempts on David’s life. Michal helps David escape to Samuel. Saul is determined to track him down which results in a whole lot of prophesying. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Conferences 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 18:10-19:7 (Episode 244)
December 07, 2020 17:30 - 39 minutes - 56.6 MBSaul tries to kill David multiple times without success. David declines an offer to marry Saul’s oldest daughter but then accepts the invitation to marry his younger, but there is a strange requirement attached to it. And Jonathan talks some temporary sense into his father. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Conferences 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 17:52-18:9 (Episode 243)
November 27, 2020 15:29 - 41 minutes - 57.9 MBSaul seeks out more information about David’s family. Jonathan and David’s souls are knit together. Saul makes David the commander of his armies. And the women of Israel sing a song that increases Saul’s suspicion of David. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Conferences 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 17:12-51 (Episode 242)
November 23, 2020 15:32 - 39 minutes - 56.8 MBIt’s all David and Goliath in this episode. David arrives at the battlefield to check on his brother and is deeply offended by the insults of the Philistine Champion and the lack of faith in the Israelite army. David volunteers to fight Goliath but he isn’t doing it alone. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Conferences 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 16:14-17:11 (Episode 241)
November 16, 2020 13:49 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBSaul is struggling with an evil spirit, so David is called in to play the harp for him. Saul decides to keep David around him. And the Philistines have gathered for war again, but this time they have a very large man with them. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Conferences 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 15:30-16:13 (Episode 240)
November 11, 2020 23:37 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBSamuel and Saul separate after King Agag meets a violent end. God tells Samuel he has a new king for him to anoint. Samuel is worried about Saul, so God gives him a strange way to remove suspicion. And we finally meet David. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Conferences 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 15:10-29 (Episode 239)
November 02, 2020 19:00 - 40 minutes - 57.4 MBGod regrets but doesn’t regret like us. How are we to understand this? Samuel is angry with someone. And God is not pleased with Saul keeping the best livestock and King alive resulting in His rejection of Saul as king. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Conferences 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 14:36-15:9 (Episode 238)
October 26, 2020 15:12 - 39 minutes - 57.5 MBSaul doubles down on his foolish oath, putting Jonathan in jeopardy. The people get their king out of his promise. Samuel gives Saul a mission from God, but Saul’s misplaced piety gets in the way again. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Conferences 1517 YouTube Donate
The Lost Episode 21 Live from HWSS
October 21, 2020 13:12 - 39 minutes - 56.2 MBChad and Daniel are joined by Erick Sorensen live from the Here We Still Stand Conference to record the long-missing episode 21 covering Genesis 15. 1517 Podcast Network Chad Bird’s New Book 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 14:1-35 (Episode 237)
October 12, 2020 14:33 - 42 minutes - 59.3 MBJonathan and his armor-bearer engage with a group of Philistines. God brings about a great confusion as battle breaks out. Saul discovers his son is missing. And a foolish oath from Saul results in forbidden eating. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Livestream Signup Chad Bird’s New Book 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 13:1-23 (Episode 236)
October 05, 2020 17:41 - 40 minutes - 56 MBThere is a strange statement about Saul and one year. Saul’s son Johnathan defeats some Philistines, but a larger battle is on the horizon. Saul assembles the people to seek the Lord, but Samuel is late in arriving resulting in Saul taking things into his own hands. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Livestream Signup Chad Bird’s New Book 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 12:1-25 (Episode 235)
September 28, 2020 14:28 - 42 minutes - 57.9 MBSamuel gives a sort-of farewell address that contains a history lesson, stern warnings, and great promises. Why does Samuel make the people acknowledge he was a good leader? What are the righteous acts of God? And what does Old Testament confession and absolution look like? Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Livestream Signup Chad Bird’s New Book 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 10:23-11:15 (Episode 234)
September 22, 2020 03:13 - 42 minutes - 58.1 MBThe newly anointed King Saul is pulled from hiding and brought before the people. Some are skeptical of him but Saul’s moment to prove them wrong is fast approaching. Some Ammonites make some trouble and a foolish agreement. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Livestream Signup Chad Bird’s New Book 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 9:26-10:22 (Episode 233)
September 15, 2020 20:02 - 41 minutes - 58 MBSaul is anointed king and has an interesting interaction with some prophets. He heads home but doesn’t recount the whole story when asked. What does it mean that Saul becomes a different person? What does is the meaning of the proverb “Is Saul also among the Prophets?” Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Livestream Signup Chad Bird’s New Book 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 9:1-25 (Episode 232)
September 07, 2020 20:58 - 40 minutes - 56.4 MBWe are introduced to the soon-to-be king Saul as he is on a hunt for his father’s donkeys. Things are not going well but his servant has heard of a man of God in the area. Samuel has been waiting to tell this tall and handsome Benjaminite more than where the missing animals are. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Livestream Signup Chad Bird’s New Book 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 7:7-8:22 (Episode 231)
August 31, 2020 19:01 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MBIsrael is under attack from the Philistines again and this time it goes very differently. Samuel is growing old while his sons have grown apart from his ways. Israel rejects God and demands a king. And would Chad or Daniel look into the Ark today? 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Livestream Signup 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 6:13-7:6 (Episode 230)
August 21, 2020 16:54 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MBThe Ark is returned to Israel, but a mistake is made that costs many lives. The Ark is moved to another town without any warnings. 20 years pass and Samuel addresses a familiar problem within Israel. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Livestream Signup 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 5:1-6:12 (Episode 229)
August 16, 2020 17:10 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MBGod is in the temple of Dagon and things get interesting. Echoes of Egypt are ringing through the land of the Philistines. No one wants to be in the presence of the God of Israel. A solution involving strange golden images and milk cows and their calves is proposed and done. It’s Holy Saturday in the Old Testament. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Livestream Signup 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 3:19-4:22 (Episode 228)
August 07, 2020 16:48 - 41 minutes - 58.1 MBIsrael suffers a defeat at the hands of the Philistines. The people make a foolish and uncounseled decision to bring the Ark into battle. The things spoken to Eli come to pass. And God goes into exile. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Livestream Signup 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 3:1-18 (Episode 227)
August 03, 2020 16:20 - 40 minutes - 57.5 MBThe word of the Lord is infrequent but comes to Samuel at night. Eli isn’t the best priest but gives Samuel the right response to God. A hard word is given to Samuel to speak. And Eli isn’t as faithless as he sometimes seems. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network HWSS Livestream Signup 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 2:11-36 (Episode 226)
July 27, 2020 21:37 - 41 minutes - 58.5 MBSamuel is growing before the Lord while Eli and his sons are growing in different ways. There are practices going within the priests that God is displeased with. And a prophet is sent to Eli to bring word of God’s rejection of his house. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 1:18-2:10 (Episode 225)
July 20, 2020 18:23 - 41 minutes - 58.7 MBGod remembers Hannah and she bears a son and names him Samuel. There are some interesting things about his name and the conversation she has with Eli as she dedicates him to the Lord. And Hannah prays a prayer previewing Mary’s Magnificat. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network 1517 YouTube Donate
1 Samuel 1:18 (Episode 224)
July 11, 2020 20:57 - 41 minutes - 57.9 MBChad and Daniel begin the book of 1 Samuel in this episode. Elkanah’s barren wife Hannah finds herself full of anxiety and vexation. While loved by her husband, her co-wife regularly torments her. Hannah makes a unique vow. And a priest who has difficulty discerning between someone who is praying and someone who is drunk gives her some good news. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network 1517 YouTube Donate
Ruth 3:10-4:21 (Episode 223)
July 03, 2020 19:49 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBChad and Daniel wrap up the book of Ruth in this episode. Boaz responds to Ruth’s proposal and explains that there are some things to be taken care of before it can go forward. As things come to close we find Naomi becoming the focus of the story again and the name of a king is spoken. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network 1517 YouTube Donate
Ruth 2:14-3:9 (Episode 222)
June 27, 2020 19:14 - 40 minutes - 56.3 MBBoaz breaks out the bread and wine and serves Ruth. He instructs his workers to leave grain behind for Ruth to gather. Naomi instructs Ruth to make a move in perusing Boaz that involves uncovering his “feet” and calling him a redeemer. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network 1517 YouTube Donate
Ruth 1:19-2:13 (Episode 221)
June 22, 2020 15:58 - 41 minutes - 58.8 MBNaomi and Ruth return to Bethlehem at the time of the harvest where Ruth begins to glean in the fields of a man named Boaz. Why does Naomi change her name? How is she viewing God in all of this? And how far does Boaz go to care for Ruth? Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network 1517 YouTube Donate
Ruth 1:1-18 (Episode 220)
June 12, 2020 15:53 - 42 minutes - 61.3 MBChad and Daniel begin the book of Ruth in this episode. A famine hits Judah so a man takes his wife, Naomi, and two sons to Moab. He dies, and his sons marry Moabite women. The sons also die, and Naomi hears the famine is over decides to travel back to Bethlehem. She tells her daughters-in-law to go to their homes but Ruth refuses to leave her. Have a listen. 1517 Podcast Network 1517 YouTube Donate
Judges 20:1-21:25 (Episode 219)
June 06, 2020 16:56 - 44 minutes - 64.1 MBChad and Daniel wrap up the book of Judges. Israel goes to war with the tribe of Benjamin after hearing what took place with the Levite and his concubine. Benjamin is wiped out except for 600 men and two bad solutions to the problem of those men not having wives are implemented. Judges is dark, but Ruth is coming. Have a listen! 1517 Podcast Network 1517 YouTube Donate