In this episode of my series on the Family of Abraham, I discuss Abraham’s sojourn in Gerar, Abimelech’s taking of Sarah, and the opening of the Philistines’ wombs.
Month: March 2019
Transcript for The Family of Abraham: Part 2—A Dead Brother and a Barren Wife
This transcription of the second part of my series on the story of the family of Abraham was transcribed by Lorraine O’Neal. If you would be interested in her transcription services—for sermons, lectures, talks, or something else—you can contact her here.
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If you would like to volunteer to transcribe some videos yourself, please contact me using the page above.You can see a complete list of my videos and transcripts here.Continue reading “Transcript for The Family of Abraham: Part 2—A Dead Brother and a Barren Wife”
Transcript for The Family of Abraham: Part 1—Introduction
This transcription of the first part of my series on the story of the family of Abraham was transcribed by Lorraine O’Neal. If you would be interested in her transcription services—for sermons, lectures, talks, or something else—you can contact her here.
I would very much like to provide transcripts for all of my videos, but I will require more support for this to be affordable. If you would like to help to make this possible, please consider supporting or donating using my Patreon or PayPal accounts. New sponsorship and donations are being earmarked for this specific purpose.
If you would like to volunteer to transcribe some videos yourself, please contact me using the page above.You can see a complete list of my videos and transcripts here.Continue reading “Transcript for The Family of Abraham: Part 1—Introduction”
The Family of Abraham: Part 9—The Destruction of Sodom
I discuss the destruction of Sodom and the rescue of Lot.
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Are David’s Five Smooth Stones Related to Christ’s Five Loaves?
This is a follow-up to yesterday’s video on the five stones David picked up when facing Goliath.
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Why Did David Take Five Smooth Stones?
In your video on numerology, you said that we should pay attention to the presence of very specific numbers in surprising places. One possible example I’d like for you to discuss is the five smooth stones of 1 Samuel 17:40. Why be so specific about FIVE stones, when he only ended up using one? And is there any point to the other peculiarly specific details here?
Numerology
Can you present some guidelines for a responsible handling of Biblical numerology? Many numerologists go way overboard, and many sober-minded theologians reject its use wholesale. Can you inject some moderation into this?
Theopolis Podcast: Q&A with Peter Leithart, Alastair Roberts, & David Field (Laughter, Temple, Preaching)
The Theopolis podcast recently started a Curious Cat account, where listeners can leave their questions. This week, Peter Leithart and I were joined by Dr David Field, to answer a selection of the questions we had received.
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Seventy Times Seven
Do you know if there is any connection between the “seventy and sevenfold” of Genesis 4:24 and Jesus’s “seventy times seven” in Matt 18:22?
All That’s Good: Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment
On this week’s Mere Fidelity, Derek, Andrew, and I are abandoned by Matt and joined by the greater Anderson, Hannah, to discuss her new book, All That’s Good: Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment.
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