Open Our Bibles Together with MFahring
67 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDo you sometimes find it hard to pick up your Bible? To know where to begin, what you are even reading, how to study + dig deeper?? I get it, friend. I have most definitely been there too! It can be so overwhelming and intimidating for sure. I have discovered over the years that it becomes easier if you have someone to read alongside you, so please join me as we open our Bibles to read together – one chapter at a time.
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Exodus 34-36 :: The Glory & Presence of God
April 24, 2024 07:00 - 51 minutes - 78.5 MB“Show me Your glory.” These words not only ended our last episode of OOBT but are also the ones we pick back up with today as well. Not only does Moses have the opportunity to see God’s glory, but he also comes back down from Mt. Sinai with a radiant face from spending time in God’s presence. Wow! Just wow. We also hear the words God used to describe Himself. Gracious. Merciful. Slow to Anger. Faithful. Forgiving. Gosh, OOBTers… How can we not recognize all of these chara...
Exodus 31-33 :: God Equips the Called + That Golden Calf Incident
April 10, 2024 06:30 - 47 minutes - 72.1 MBWelcome to OOBT’s 60th episode my friends!! Yep… you read that right… the big 6-0! Wow! Let’s take a moment today to celebrate that we’ve reached another milestone here on OOBT… in our studies together… we just keep moving right along on those thin crinkly pages and the episodes just keep on piling up, don’t they?! Yay! I’m so glad you’re here with me to celebrate! Annndddd I am super humbled and oh so very excited to still be studying alongside each one of you … now 60 episodes ...
Easter + Jesus On The Road To Emmaus
March 27, 2024 07:30 - 44 minutes - 68.6 MBAnd then what? Have you ever taken a moment in your Easter celebrations to consider the answer to this question… to look to see what happens next in Scripture AFTER we read that the tomb was empty? When we do, what we find, is another 40 days of Jesus here on Earth. Annnndddd we also find a whole lot of post-Resurrection moments that could only be described as this…. Mundane. Now that’s definitely not a word any of us would have EVER thought could be associated with E...
Exodus 28-30 :: The Priests + Our Great High Priest Jesus
March 13, 2024 08:00 - 48 minutes - 73.6 MBIn today’s chapters in Exodus, we take a deep dive into God’s directions to Moses about the priestly garments and the consecration of the priests. However, please know this … all of this is merely meant to point us to Jesus who is described in the New Testament as our Great High Priest. He is the fulfillment of all the things that we see happening here in Exodus. PLUS, we learn quite a bit more about God and His desire to dwell with us as we finish out the remainder of the descriptions...
Exodus 25-27 :: God With Us in the Tabernacle
February 28, 2024 08:30 - 37 minutes - 58.7 MBToday’s studies on the podcast include LOTS AND LOTS of details about God’s plans to create a tabernacle as a place for Him to dwell among His people here on earth. I don’t know about you but this idea of God dwelling with us reminds me of one of my most favorite things about God… Emmanuel, our God with Us. Annnnddd if you have listened for any amount of time at all, you have probably also heard me say quite OFTEN on OOBT, that our Emmanuel is not just a baby in the manger. Actually, w...
Exodus 22-24 :: God Lays Down Law & Order
February 14, 2024 09:00 - 53 minutes - 80.7 MBLaw & Order. Anyone who knows me knows that ALL the Law & Order shows are my absolute favorites to watch… most specifically Olivia Benson and Law & Order SVU. 25 seasons and still going strong. So… yes… just in case you are wondering… the play on words in the title of this episode was 100% intentional! LOL! Truthfully, though, it also directly relates to where we are headed in our studies today on OOBT. The 10 Words or 10 Commandments. The Book of the Covenant. So many examples of how ...
Exodus 19-21 :: Ten Words for Them & Us
January 31, 2024 09:00 - 57 minutes - 86.1 MBRemember Egypt. These two words seem to adequately sum up the beginning of our studies on today's episode of OOBT as we see God reminding the Israelites to remember their rescue … Oh gosh friends. What rescue or (if we're being honest) RESCUES, would God ask you to remember my OOBTers? We’ve already seen God's rescue, His provision, and His loving relationship with the Israelites being formed WAY before He now prepares to give them rules to live by. Relationship over rules… guess...
God’s Cross References + I AM’s Plans
January 17, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 97.8 MBHappiest of New Year's to all of you my OOBTers! I’m so very glad to be back studying with you after a much needed break during the holiday season! However, I can assure you that I am now 100% ready to jump right into our studies as together we take a deeper dive into just who is this I AM referenced 6,519 times in the Old Testament alone. To revisit Moses’ conversation with our Mighty God at the burning bush and be reminded that God often chooses the most ordinary people (like Moses,...
Out of Egypt I Called My Son
December 20, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 94.1 MBMerriest ALMOST Christmas to all of you my OOBTers! It’s hard to believe this episode release happens less than one week before Christmas so let’s be sure we spend some time slowing our hearts and minds to lean into that story; to be fully prepared to celebrate that baby in the manger on Christmas Day. With that thought in mind, how about we start our time in this episode in the Christmas story with the Passover and dedication of the firstborn…. Makes perfect sense right?! Well, I cer...
Rescue Came Down - His Name is Emmanuel
December 06, 2023 09:00 - 58 minutes - 87.8 MBAdvent. A time to turn our attention toward preparing our hearts and homes to celebrate Jesus’ birth… prepare Him room so to speak. Today’s episode highlights some Old Testament threads, promises, and prophecies of the Rescuer who came down to the Israelites in Egypt just as our Rescuer came down in the form of the baby in a manger. How amazing it truly is. God Himself would come. God came down to rescue. Yes, the gift of that baby in the manger on Christmas morning is absolu...
Once Again Thankful for God With Us + My Dad ::
November 15, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 98.5 MBI am guessing this will come as no surprise to any of us, but gratitude is not often our default setting. Complaining and grumbling is. Ouch. With that said (and since we are just coming off the grumbling and complaining of the Israelites in the wilderness after their Exodus from Egypt in our studies), I felt this is an ideal time to lean in here a bit more to have us all consider to true antidote to complaining and grumbling…. Yep… you guessed it. Thankfulness and gratitude. While we ...
OOBT’s 50th Episode + 2nd Anniversary Celebration!!
November 01, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes - 41.6 MBHello and Welcome to this episode JAM PACKED FULL of ALL SORTs of celebrating OOBT’s 50th episode + 2nd ANNIVERSARY. Eek! Can you believe it!?! For that reason, we promise you are in for a TREAT today on OOBT… and that sure does seem fitting since we are celebrating not one but TWO big milestones am I right?! Anyway, this episode finds me not just talking to the wall by myself but instead sharing the mic with my Podcast Editor + Coach (and great friend), Tammy Munson of Wildfire Creati...
Exodus 16 – 18 :: Don't Go It Alone Moses
October 18, 2023 08:00 - 42 minutes - 65.8 MBGrumbling. Complaining. Manna from Heaven. Bread of Life. Water from the Rock. Living Water. Rest. Provision. Moses’ Raised Hands. Victory Over the Amalekites. “The LORD is My Banner.” Jethro’s Visit + Zipporah and Their Sons Return to Moses. ((How about I just go ahead and say it right now… the more I read about the grumbling of the Israelites and their many MANY complaints in the book of Exodus, the more I realize that I AM the Israelites. Ouch.)) Then there is that advice Jeth...
Exodus 13-15 :: God Will Fight For Us
October 04, 2023 12:26 - 52 minutes - 79.1 MBFIGHT. This one word seems to accurately sum up today’s episode of OOBT. So. Much. Fighting. Pharaoh and his army came for the Israelites. The Israelites fought against Moses about bringing them out into the wilderness to die. God fought for the Israelites when their backs were to the Red Sea. A fight for freedom. A million voices singing praises to Yahweh their warrior and rescuer only for them to end our readings for today fighting against God and Moses by complaining of thirs...
Exodus 10-12 :: And So The Exodus Begins
September 20, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 84 MBExodus 10-12 details the last three plagues of the ten plagues that fell upon Egypt because Pharaoh hardened his heart and refused to let the people of God go. Locusts infesting the entire land and devouring whatever food was left after the hail, total darkness that lasted for three days and could be “felt,” the 10th and final plague of the death of all the firstborns in Egypt… through all of this, we have a front row seat to see the power and authority of God over all of creation. The...
Exodus 7-9 :: The Dangers of Pharaoh’s Hard Heart
September 06, 2023 08:00 - 44 minutes - 68.3 MBToday on OOBT we find the phrase “Let my people go” on repeat. The reason why? Pharaoh’s hardened heart. Full stop. Over and over again we see God sending Moses and Aaron back to request Pharaoh let the Israelites go AND over and over again we hear Pharaoh refuse… just as God said he would. We also see on repeat the disaster and devastation Pharaoh’s hard heart brought upon Egypt. UNBELIEVABLE… especially when you consider what living through these plagues was like for the people… all ...
Exodus 4 – 6 :: I AM Sends Moses + Aaron
August 23, 2023 08:00 - 58 minutes - 88.2 MBIn today’s episode of OOBT, we pick up with more conversation between God and Moses at that burning bush. Truthfully, the verses covered in Exodus 4 were the literal mic drop moment in the creation of this podcast (and yep… the mic pun was definitely intended there! LOL!). These words are now forever etched in M’s mind as confirmation that God has called her to serve as a Bible Study Podcast Host for His glory and the good of others. Really though friends… when God says who made a huma...
Exodus 1-3 :: Old Faithful + God’s Faithfulness
August 09, 2023 07:00 - 48 minutes - 73.7 MBHello and Welcome to the book of Exodus OOBTers! Listen in as M helps us with the framework of what is for us only a flip of the page from Genesis to Exodus but actually represents many years of hard living and struggle for the Israelites in Egypt. There is so much happening in the “in-between” of the continuation of that storyline. Genesis begins at creation and concludes with the events leading up to the Israelites’ time in the land of Egypt just prior to their slavery there. As we b...
BONUS + PREQUEL to EXODUS
June 28, 2023 08:00 - 41 minutes - 63.6 MBWelcome back OOBTers! This episode is both a BONUS and a PREQUEL to our upcoming studies in the book of Exodus. As M has been digging in to prep for this time together, she’s found so many things to share with you to help us transition from Genesis to Exodus. Truthfully, there are so many valuable things for us to hear … so many things discovered that M decided we would just make time for them in a BONUS + PREQUEL episode in an effort to help set us up for what is to come. The Bi...
Throwback Episode :: Why a Bible Study Podcast?
June 14, 2023 07:00 - 27 minutes - 44.3 MBWelcome to Summer 2023 OOBTers! In today's episode, we are going to go all the way back to the beginning of OOBT as a refresher for many of us as well as maybe even a first-time listen for all of our new friends who have joined us along the way! If finishing the book of Genesis has taught us anything, for sure it has shown us the importance of the beginnings of all things. With that in mind, let's revisit together just how this Bible study podcast even came to be. Join M as she dis...
Genesis 49-50 :: God Meant it for Good
May 31, 2023 07:30 - 51 minutes - 78.6 MB:::: THAT’S A WRAP MY OOBTers!! :::: WELL…. WITH THE BOOK OF GENESIS ANYWAY! 🎉🎉🎉 Two books down (Genesis and Job) with only 64 more to go! We got this right?! LOL! So we FINISH the book of Genesis today AND up next we’ll BEGIN Exodus. In the meantime, though, please tuck this truth in the back of your mind… We cannot cut the ties between the books of Genesis and Exodus. (More on that later… I promise!) God Meant It for GOOD. Joseph spoke these hard-earned words ...
Genesis 46 - 48 :: God Goes With Jacob to Egypt
May 17, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBHello there and welcome to the Open Our Bibles Together podcast! I am so happy you are here and joining me today as we once again continue our studies in the book of Genesis. BUUTTT can we just pause to take a moment to celebrate the big 4-O?? Well, OOBT’s 40th episode anyway! LOL! I am super humbled and oh so very excited to still be studying alongside each one of you … now 40 episodes later… so so good! OK, enough of that…how about we set down our confetti to now return our attention...
Genesis 43 - 45 :: With God, There is ALWAYS a Meanwhile...
May 03, 2023 08:00 - 49 minutes - 75.1 MBHey there! M here checking in with all of my absolute favorite Bible study partners as we take a deep dive together into Genesis 43-45 in this episode release of the OOBT podcast. Truthfully, where should we even begin as there is so much found in these three chapters tucked near the middle of Joseph’s story… With that in mind, how about we start by considering some of the thoughts, feelings, and emotions of these brothers on that trip back to Egypt and even on the way to Joseph’...
Genesis 40 - 42 :: God Was With Joseph + God With Us
April 19, 2023 08:00 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MBToday’s OOBT can best be summed up with these words you’ll hear in this episode, “When you are facing a setback, the beginning of a Joseph-like attitude is to acknowledge that God is with you. There is nothing like His presence to shed new light on a dark situation.” Oh my. Yet another example of our Emmanuel - God With Us, right?! And nope, that is absolutely not just a title of God and Jesus that we should only leave in the Christmas story… here we see it alluded to in the story of Joseph ...
There's Something About Those Marys + Easter
April 05, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes - 59 MBTHERE REALLY IS SOMETHING ABOUT MARY. About both of those Marys. Pretty bizarre way to describe an EASTER edition of the OOBT podcast, right?! Today we take a closer look at Mary Magdalene + Mary of Bethany (plus her sister Martha and brother Lazarus) as we consider the miracles and events leading up to Jesus’ death and resurrection. Kinda hard to explain briefly, but M PROMISES it will make more sense when you listen in! LOL! Let’s be sure we don’t rush through this week without...
Genesis 37-39:: Joseph + Judah – Two Brothers & Their Intersecting Stories of Brokenness
March 28, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 92.7 MBToday on OOBT, we start our studies with Joseph being sold into slavery and THEN in the very next chapter we read about his brother Judah, and his daughter-in-law, Tamar, to THEN end our time together back with Joseph… but this time… in prison. What seems like a break in the narrative actually becomes crucial to our understanding of the unfolding metanarrative of scripture found in both stories – Joseph’s + Judah and Tamar (and their eventual inclusion in the lineage of Jesus). Both stories ...
Genesis 34-36: Jacob + God’s Steadfast Love & Faithfulness
March 15, 2023 08:00 - 47 minutes - 72.2 MBOk, friends, let's just start with this... there’s some really hard stuff found in Genesis 34-36. This one actually comes with a trigger warning as the subject of rape, abuse, and murder are all dealt with in Dinah’s story, as found in Genesis 34. However, as God often does, there is so much tenderness and steadfast love tucked in these chapters as well. Reminders that Jacob’s return to Bethel… to the place he had previously met with God – is also a valuable reminder to each of u...
Genesis 31 - 33 :: Jacob - Wrestling With God + Others
March 01, 2023 09:00 - 40 minutes - 63.4 MBWrestling. This one word seems to sum up almost everything happening in today’s OOBT episode. Wrestling between Jacob and Laban as Jacob leaves to return to Canaan. Literal wrestling between God and Jacob. (Yes… this really happens!!) Jacob wrestling with his identity and is then given a new name by God. The end of the wrestling between two brothers after 20 years. Oh, friends, maybe you, too, are in a season of wrestling right now… Maybe you, too, need to hear how God worked all...
Genesis 28-30 :: Leah & Rachel - The Tale of Comparison + Competition
February 15, 2023 09:00 - 48 minutes - 74.4 MBToday’s episode opens with a 500-mile journey (on the run) to Haran. A stairway from heaven. God’s reminder of promises He made to Abraham and Isaac (and now to Jacob). The cheater is cheated. The deceiver is deceived. And then throw in a whole lot of striving, comparison, hurt, jealousy, resentment, and competition between two sister-wives. How about we just come right out and say it… isn’t it the most amazing thing that God would choose to use sinners to accomplish His purposes and p...
Genesis 25-27 :: Lies and Deceit - The Story of Two Brothers
February 01, 2023 08:00 - 45 minutes - 69.1 MBDeceit. Manipulation. Cheating. Favoritism. Fear. Doubt. Hatred. Danger. Now that’s quite a list, isn’t it?? Today our study resumes in Genesis with the death of Abraham and then lands us right back in the story of Isaac + Rebekah + their twin sons. And every single word on that list above is found in today’s episode of OOBT. Whew. The story of Esau + Jacob begins with a scandalous claim that the older brother would serve the younger, and it certainly doesn’t improve from t...
Called to Go in 2023
January 18, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes - 66 MBWelcome back OOBTers to a New Year + New Episode of the Podcast! As we are a little over one year into M’s obedience to God’s call for her to be a Bible Study Podcast Host, listen in as she not only encourages herself to keep on in the God-sized mission God gave her in OOBT, but also encourages each one of us to step into both the big and the small callings God places on each one of our hearts, minds, and lives. Please please please be sure to not only listen in but to then also ...
The Awe + Wonder of Our Savior's Birth ::
December 21, 2022 10:00 - 57 minutes - 86.2 MBMerry Merry Merriest of Christmases to each of you! Be sure to join M on today’s episode of OOBT as she leans in to consider the real lives of the people involved in the Christmas story. In all honesty, her prayer has been and continues to be that God will give us all a new sense of AWE + WONDER as we look closer at the gift of that baby boy in the manger through the eyes of Zechariah, Elizabeth, Mary, Joseph, the Shepherds, and the Wise Men even… that we will find new ways to ap...
Advent - God With Us While We Wait
December 07, 2022 09:00 - 43 minutes - 67 MBWelcome back, friends! Be sure to listen in to today’s episode as we dive right on into M’s most favorite time of the year = Advent + Christmas. With that in mind, did you know that Advent actually has two meanings? He has come + He is coming. The first Advent of Jesus as the baby in the manger, and the second Advent will be when He returns someday to make all things right and new. In the meantime, though, Jesus is Emmanuel, God With Us. In the hard and the good. The joy and the pain. ...
Thankful for God With Us + My Dad
November 23, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutes - 57 MBHey there OOBTers! Before we get started today, please know that this episode is coming to you from a place of deep heartbreak, loss, and grief mixed with a whole lot of thankfulness and gratitude. “Both/And.” Hard and Good. Joy and Pain. Truthfully, on this side of heaven, we seem to always live in the tension of having both joy AND pain in our lives in one form or another … all at the same time. Often found in varying degrees of more joy or more pain, but both are present. Alwa...
Genesis 21-24
November 09, 2022 08:00 - 57 minutes - 86.5 MBLET’S BEGIN THIS EPISODE BY CELEBRATING OOBT’s ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY ON NOVEMBER 3rd!! 🎉 🎉 🎉 Eek! Can you believe it?! M is so over the top thrilled to reach this one-year milestone by the grace of God + alongside each one of you. Annddd she is EVEN MORE excited to see where our studies continue to take us together in the future! WOW! Just wow. With all that said, please join M as we dig deeper in our study of Abraham, including a promise + 25 years of waiting + the promise fina...
Genesis 16-20
October 26, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 99.2 MBIn today’s extended episode, M continues our study of Abraham’s story together. M admits she struggles to stay within the allotted time frame for episodes as she finds so many things that she feels she must share. Guilty as charged! LOL! With this in mind, our reading begins with Sarai taking matters into her own hands and her servant Hagar then running away to the wilderness to meet with the God Who Sees. Abram is renamed Abraham, Sarai becomes Sarah, Sodom & Gomorrah are destroyed, L...
Genesis-12-15
October 12, 2022 09:00 - 57 minutes - 86.8 MBHello, again, OOBTers! Join M as she takes us back to the beginning… well, the beginning book of the Bible anyway! Following our completion of the book of Job, we are heading back to Genesis. Specifically, we are diving back in at chapter 12 with a promise of God to Abram (who will later be renamed, Abraham). Listen in as M discusses covenants, waiting, the unbreakable promises of God, and how not even one of God’s promises to Abraham remains unfulfilled. Did you hear that? N...
Extended BONUS - Threads to Pull
September 28, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBWelcome back OOBTers! M is VERY excited to share today’s BONUS + EXTENDED episode with you! You may or may not have noticed yet, but this one pulling some threads from the book of Job is 1 HOUR & 15+ MINUTES of content - now that’s definitely BONUS + EXTENDED, right?! M has a variety of perspectives to discuss in this episode as we determine how to struggle well… to suffer strong… in our own Job moments of life. Something she landed on repeatedly in her studies is our need to redefi...
Job 38-42
September 14, 2022 09:00 - 48 minutes - 73.8 MBGod shows up in a very real way on today’s episode of OOBT!! The God who speaks… Eek! We have waited so very long for this moment!! Join M as she shares what she discovered in studying the last F I V E chapters of the book of Job. Yep. You read that right - we are wrapping up our first full book of the Bible in this episode! CUE THE CONFETTI, right friends?! ((Surely you are already aware that M is ALWAYS game for throwing confetti in the air in celebration!! LOL! 🎉 🎉 🎉)) You als...
Job 32-37
August 31, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 70.9 MBToday’s OOBT episode finds us meeting friend #4, Elihu, who, up until this point, has remained silent. He begins his speech by claiming God had “advanced his wisdom way beyond his years”… well friends, you’ll just have to listen in to find out if he was right about that! Truthfully though, are you exhausted by the ways Job is repeatedly misunderstood? Imagine losing all Job has lost, feeling distant from God, and your friends all just keep attacking you -- and you can’t, for the li...
Job 29-31
August 17, 2022 09:00 - 44 minutes - 68.7 MBHave you ever found yourself whispering or even yelling these words out loud? Oh, friends, M has too. Why God? Listen to today’s episode as we find Job heartbroken as he remembers how good his life had been. We would have understood if this was Job’s tipping point, right?! BUT Job still cries out to God. It is a despairing cry, but a cry nonetheless: “I cry out to you for help, but You do not answer me.” His words foreshadow the ultimate cry of despair when Christ hangs on a cross an...
Job 25-28
August 03, 2022 09:00 - 38 minutes - 59.6 MBLife. Loss. Loneliness. Suffering. Heartaches. All of these things confuse us and can lead us into dark places as we question over and over the things we can’t understand. Like Job, sufferings in our lives often leave us desperately searching for answers. Searching for wisdom. Searching for God. Join M as she continues to journey through the pages of scripture to see how these painful places are often where we discover the deepest, most precious treasure. God Himself. The entire ...
Job 22-24
July 20, 2022 10:00 - 55 minutes - 83.4 MBPLEASE NOTE:: Today’s episode comes with a trigger warning as M speaks candidly of her experiences with miscarriage and depression. Hey friends! This one is a definite switch in OOBT’s typical content + format as M spends time openly sharing about a shattering Job season in her own life… and the ways God showed up to meet her in the depths of her despair as well as some “good” she now recognizes He brought to her life on the other side of her time in the pit so to speak. The statement,...
Job 18-21
July 06, 2022 10:00 - 50 minutes - 76.4 MBAs M opens today’s episode, there is really nothing left to say at this point except, “Oh, Job.” How our hearts continue to break for him. In the loss. The grief. The physical pain. The accusations of the “miserable comforters” he is struggling to call friends still. How many of us have been or even are there right now? Oh, friend. And then there is this… Longsuffering. Not a word any of us would like to have used to describe our times of struggle, but so often, this is the only word tha...
Job 15-17
June 22, 2022 10:00 - 51 minutes - 77.3 MB86,400 seconds. The length of a day. Have you ever thought about that? Let that number sink in for a minute, OOBT friends, and then be sure to join M as she helps us consider the many ways God can (and often does) use the heartbreak and pain of walking through one more TODAY in the midst of our own struggles… the next 86,400 seconds… and the next and the next. AND SPOILER ALERT HERE: M takes us for a peek at the end of the book of Job. Have you ever been guilty of that too? Of re...
Job 11-14
June 08, 2022 08:00 - 38 minutes - 59.6 MBRidicule. Scorn. Reproach. Contempt. Criticism. Just saying those words makes our hearts heavy for Job. In today’s episode, we hear from Job’s third friend, Zophar, who lashes out at him in anger, saying that Job deserved more punishment, not less. Ouch. Have you ever been devastated by the false accusations of a friend? Or misunderstood by someone you love and trust? Pretty sure we can all say we have experienced these heartaches at some point in our lives. Maybe even right now. Be ...
OOBT Job 11-14
June 08, 2022 08:00 - 38 minutes - 59.6 MBRidicule. Scorn. Reproach. Contempt. Criticism. Just saying those words makes our hearts heavy for Job. In today’s episode, we hear from Job’s third friend, Zophar, who lashes out at him in anger, saying that Job deserved more punishment, not less. Ouch. Have you ever been devastated by the false accusations of a friend? Or misunderstood by someone you love and trust? Pretty sure we can all say we have experienced these heartaches at some point in our lives. Maybe even right now. Be ...
Job 8-10
May 25, 2022 10:00 - 48 minutes - 73.4 MBIn today’s episode, M continues our study of Job’s story together. Our reading starts with Job having to endure the bad advice, harsh words, and untrue accusations from the second of his three friends, Bildad. We then return to the courtroom so to speak as we did in the heavenly courtroom scenes between God and Satan, the Accuser, in chapters 1 + 2, but this time it is Job requesting a personal appearance before God Himself to plead his case. Be sure to listen in to hear how Job presents his...
Job 5-7
May 11, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 74.3 MBWelcome back, OOBTers! In today’s episode, M picks up where we left off last time…in the middle of a conversation between Job and one of his friends, Eliphaz. Oh, how devastated and hurt Job must have been by the barrage of words Eliphaz is attacking him with. Unexplainable and unimaginable grief with debilitating pain plus now accusation upon accusation of wrongdoing he did not commit coming from one of his closest friends… can you even imagine what Job is thinking and feeling at this...
Job 2 - 4
April 27, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes - 31.7 MBToday on OOBT, join M as she once again returns to our study in the book of Job. Together we see Job had no sooner finished saying, “The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away, blessed be the name of the Lord” after losing his 10 children and all his possessions, when Satan, the Accuser, once more enters the heavenly courtroom to ask God for permission to take Job’s health as well. Really?! Goodness gracious. Fast forward a bit as M offers a not-so-common perspective about Job’s wife and his ...