I have studied a fair amount of literature on the world before the flood, but none of it has made that world come alive to me like Brian Godawa’s theological works. He graciously joined me for an interview today to discuss some of his theological foundations; some of the topics discussed include:
- Did “gods” walk among men?
- The Sons of God and the Divine Council
- Michael Heiser’s influence on theology
- The Book of Enoch’s credibility
And a whole lot more! Welcome to a weird new year of the podcast!
Brian Godawa is the author of the Chronicles of the Nephilim series- including Noah Primeval- and a wide variety of other works. Learn about all that he does at Godawa.com
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Is it possible that dinosaurs are mentioned in the Bible itself?
Well that idea is a little too far out there for most people to even consider.
Even those who believe in a young earth tend to believe that the dinosaurs died out either before or during the worldwide flood in Genesis, and that’s why all we have left of them today are fossils buried under layers of earth.
And if you believe in an old earth then you definitely don’t believe Adam was riding a T-Rex around the Garden of Eden because those creatures were millions of years old, according to science.
And yet, the book of Job describes a creature called Behemoth, which sounds an awful lot like a dinosaur. I mean, it doesn’t sound like it could be anything other than a dinosaur. It says it has a tail like a cedar and limbs like bars of iron.
But wait a minute- Job takes place after the flood of Noah. Which makes a dinosaur-sighting seem more out of place than Candace Owens at a bar mitzvah.
I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.
Turn to Job 40, and let’s get weird.
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0:00 - Introduction
5:00 - Job’s Science Quiz
14:00 - Next Time
16:00 - Closing Thoughts
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So I’ve been studying the book of Enoch for a series of episodes I’d like to begin next year, and I found something that just can’t wait until 2026. It’s too cool.
The Book of Enoch- which is a controversial book- which is not part of the biblical canon- which has a lot of legitimate questions about its authenticity- which was written before Jesus was born- predicts the timing of when the Messiah would come into this world.
I truly did not realize that a prophecy which was this specific was supposedly told to Enoch all the way back before the flood of Noah.
And we can confirm it by the Bible itself, because Luke 3- which you may have read this month if you’ve been looking at the Christmas story this time of year- Luke 3 gives us a genealogy of all the generations from Adam to Jesus.
Genealogies are not usually the most interesting thing to read, but the Bible has a lot of them. And I find that to be weird, and I’d like to explore whether what the Book of Enoch predicts about the future correlates with what’s in the Bible.
Turn to Luke 3, and let’s get weird.
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0:00 - Introduction
2:00 - God’s Number
6:20 - Sixes and Sevens
14:20 - Preaching to the Spirits
18:05 - Next Time & Giveaway
20:20 - The 78th Generation
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What I like about Matthew’s Gospel is that he connects the Old Testament to the New. He’ll include a verse from the Old Testament and say something like, “As the prophet Jeremiah said…” or “As the prophet Isaiah said…” I appreciate that he cites his sources.
Except for that time that, well, he didn’t. And we have no idea where it came from.
It’s in the Christmas story, Matthew chapter 2, where it says in
Verse 23
And he [Jesus] went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.
That all sounds fine, except: which prophet said that the Messiah would be called a Nazarene? And it wasn’t just one; Matthew said it was “spoken by the prophets” which means more than one. And yet you can scour your Old Testament and you will never find a single verse that the Christ would be called a Nazarene. In fact, you won’t find a single mention of Nazareth at all.
So what prophecy is Matthew talking about?
I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s NOT in the Bible.
Turn to Matthew 2, and let’s get weird.
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0:00 - Introduction
2:00 - The Context
5:10 - The Nazareth Prophecy
13:50 - Mailbag
18:00 - Next Time
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Coming up on today’s edition of Weird Stuff in the Bible, we have an interview with Remnant Radio’s Michael Miller. He’s going to help us answer the question: Can Christians be Possessed by Demons?
Remnant Radio is a podcast with three pastors who teach on spiritual gifts and how to operate in them within the church.
What I like about Remnant Radio is that they (1) have first-hand experience in the things they talk about, and (2) they don’t get kooky about it. They keep things very grounded and biblical.
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0:00 - Introduction
4:00 - Oppression vs Possession
9:00 - Can Christians have Demons?
17:00 - How common is demonic manifestation during deliverance?
18:00 - Can a demon speak through a Christian?
19:40 - How do you determine whether an issue has a spiritual cause?
22:00 - Do you need to learn a demon’s name to cast it out?
27:20 - Can small children have demons?
29:00 - Tell everyone about Remnant Radio
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Normally on these episodes I start by introducing a Bible passage that’s bizarre, perplexing, or just plain weird. But we are reaching a milestone of 100 episodes, and I thought I would just take a step back this time and tell you the story of why I’m such a weirdo.
Why I like digging into the weird stuff in the Bible.
Why I think the weird stuff in the Bible matters.
And it all starts with a crazy experience I had in college when my friend got possessed by a demon and it started speaking to me.
Because from then on, my life was never the same. My Christian walk was never the same. And I probably wouldn’t be doing this podcast right now if it wasn’t for the story that I’m going to share today.
And just a warning in case you’ve got any kids around, and also in case the episode title didn’t clue you in, the story is a little dark and scary. Like, it literally happens on Friday the 13th. But if you think you can handle it, grab some popcorn and let’s get weird.
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0:00 - Introduction
1:30 - My Story
14:35 - Why I Share This Story
20:20 - Mailbag
26:10 - Closing Thoughts
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I had three listeners send me the same video in a 24-hour span. Which means you have my attention. And they all thought this would be right in line with the podcast here, which means it’s gonna get weird.
And what was the video? I’ll play it for you later, but this video claims that in the end times- as Jesus describes them in Luke 21- there will be great signs in the heavens. And that the Greek terms for these signs in the heavens can be translated as monsters coming out of the sky.
In fact, I’ll quote it for you from the New King James:
Luke 21:11
there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven
Is this true? Did Jesus prophesy that the end times will see sky monsters?
What are these signs in the heavens that will perplex and terrify the people?
Are they UFOs? The third kind? Did Jesus just spoil the next Avengers movie?
I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.
Turn to Luke 21, and let’s get weird.
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0:00 - Introduction
1:15 - Rick Renner’s Claim
4:50 - From Heaven
10:30 - Fearful Sights
15:10 - Help from the Septuagint
20:25 - So What’s Coming in the End Times?
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I was not able to put together a new episode for today, so I am re-sharing a popular episode from the past. Look for a new episode next week that dives into Luke 21 and Jesus' prophecy of the "sky monsters."
In today's episode: Something really strange happened when Jesus was being arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane.
This is the night that Jesus was put on trial, and the next day He was nailed to the cross. So there’s a lot going on. it’s a very heavy section of scripture. And there’s one detail that’s only recorded in one of the four Gospels.
Mark 14:51 and 52 say
51 And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him, 52 but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked.
Now if you’re a normal, well-adjusted person, you probably read a strange verse like that, you say: “well that’s weird”- and then you just move along with your Bible reading.
But the listeners of this podcast are not normal, well-adjusted people.
So let’s figure out today what’s up with the naked man who shows up in the garden when Jesus was arrested.
Because I find it to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.
Turn to Mark 14, and let’s get weird.
0:00 - Introduction
1:00 - The Context
4:40 - Theory 1- Simply a Historical Detail
13:30 - Theory 2- Mark Himself
15:30 - Theory 3- A Miracle
22:45 - Theory 4- All of Them Together at Once I Suppose
23:35 - Mailbag
26:00 - The Naked Truth
Special thanks to the Two Witnesses Live podcast for inviting me on their show recently! Here is a link if you’d like to see/hear it: https://www.youtube.com/live/Mh0bTZhUKwk?si=vqVdx6KZx9tQIZSo
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I have a special episode for you all today, it’s a conversation with an experienced deliverance expert, Beatty Carmichael. He is a Bible teacher and has served as a deliverance minister, and he specializes in exposing the spiritual roots behind conditions like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, addiction and chronic pain.
He’s got a simple, step-by-step path to breakthrough from these things in his book, The Prayer of Freedom. Listen to our conversation today to find out how lasting healing comes when demonic oppression is cast out and God’s freedom is restored. Beatty Carmichael joins me today to share his process with us on the Weird Stuff in the Bible podcast.
Find his book right here: https://theprayeroffreedom.com
You can WATCH today's interview at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exT7QM-td8Y
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King Solomon had to be crazy. 300 wives. That’s 300 anniversaries to keep track of, 600 in-laws, and being told to pick your underwear up off the floor 900 times every day. I’ve never met anyone who thought that 300 wives sounded like a good idea. Doesn’t seem very wise. If any of us wanted advice for anything, we probably aren’t asking the guy who got married 300 times.
And yet, we do, because this is the guy who wrote the quintessential book of the bible on wisdom- Proverbs. And then he also wrote the sexual manual- Song of Solomon. That one isn’t so surprising. And then later he wrote the most depressing book of the Bible- Ecclesiastes. But that’s a lot more understandable when you remember- the guy had 300 wives.
If you go to the New Testament, one of the qualifications for a pastor is that he must be “the husband of but one wife.” Fair enough. Yet turn back to the Old Testament and it’s full of godly men who would have failed this test for spiritual leadership.
It wasn’t just Solomon. Abraham, Jacob, Esau, Gideon. Even David. David who wrote most of the psalms. David who was called “a man after God’s own heart.” David who was the king- not of Utah- but God’s nation of Israel.
Why did so many ancient figures- even what we would call biblical heroes- have multiple wives?
And more importantly to us- why does it seem like God was OK with it?
I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.
Turn to Genesis 2, and let’s get weird.
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0:00 - Introduction
2:30 - The Origin of Marriage
4:50 - How to Read the Bible
9:20 - God’s Institution of Marriage
14:40 - Forbidden for Kings and Pastors
18:55 - Forbidden for Everyone Else!
23:50 - God’s Silence
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When you’re a Christian, you believe certain things about God. That the Bible reveals God to us. That God is morally perfect. That God is the same yesterday, today and forever.
But also, in the Old Testament, that God allowed slavery.
Wait wait wait. Wait a minute. We all know that slavery is wrong.
We had a Civil War about it, we had Martin Luther King Jr, we had like four Planet of the Apes movies to teach us why slavery is wrong.
And yet Old Testament Israel includes people who were slaves, Old Testament laws regulating the use of slaves, and even this shocking command from Moses in
Exodus 21:20-21
20 “When a man strikes his slave, male or female, with a rod and the slave dies under his hand, he shall be avenged. 21 But if the slave survives a day or two, he is not to be avenged, for the slave is his money.
So wait- is Moses saying that it’s OK to beat your slave, as long as you don’t kill him?
I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.
Turn to Exodus 21 and Leviticus 25, and let’s get weird.
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0:00 - Introduction
1:30 - Slavery in the Old Testament
4:30 - Jubilee Years and the Mosaic Economy
10:50 - Differences from Chattel Slavery
14:25 - Laws Regulating the Treatment of Slaves
24:40 - Newsletter & Closing Thoughts
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I hope you enjoy your bacon-wrapped water chestnuts, your gummy bears, your Hawaiian Pizza, your Shrimp Tacos, your Crab Rangoons, and your Sausage Egg McMuffins. Because all of these foods are forbidden under the Old Testament law.
Thankfully, we don’t live under the Old Testament law!
Although I do still think we should forbid ham and pineapple pizza. I probably would be willing to go back under the Old Testament law to stop pineapple on pizza. But it’s not up to me. It’s up to Jesus. And Jesus said in:
Acts 10:15
What God has made clean, do not call common.
Why did Jesus have to say this in the New Testament? Because back in the Old Testament, God had declared certain foods to be unclean- and therefore forbidden to eat.
But the list seems a little random. Scholars have puzzled and debated for centuries over why certain foods were acceptable and certain foods weren’t.
God gave the Israelites these rules as they set off on their journey through the desert after they left Egypt. And apparently, God didn’t want them stopping at a Red Lobster as they were wandering through the wilderness.
I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.
Turn to Leviticus 11, and let’s get weird.
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0:00 - Introduction
2:00 - Eat What You Want
4:45 - Leviticus 11’s Clean and Unclean Animals
8:45 - The Health and Sanitation Theory
9:50 - The Religious Theory
11:00 - The Mixture Theory
17:00 - The Ethics Theory
21:20 - Next Time and Closing Thoughts
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OK so my brother Ben sent me this comment over the summer:
Why did God have a problem with the Tower of Babel but not us going to the moon?
That’s because we never went. That’s Biblical. Put that in your library and smoke it.
Now that’s actually a really smart question Ben. I don’t really know what the library part meant but you got my gears turning with the first part. A lot of us hear the story of the Tower of Babel as kids, the story about a group of people who tried to build a tower that reached heaven.
And God said He wasn’t going to allow mankind to do this. It’s a really fascinating comment God makes
In Genesis 11:6
…this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.
God slapped this down pretty hard. He confused the speech of the peoples, which means He switched up all their languages, and therefore they couldn’t finish the project so they all went their separate ways, and now that’s why now we have to take 4 semesters of French class to get a Bachelor of Arts degree.
So why did God have such a strong reaction to this? Why did He literally say that if the Tower of Babel was constructed, mankind would truly become capable of anything? I mean, just because of a tall building?
If the problem with the Tower of Babel was just about altitude, then yes, space travel raises a lot of theological questions for us.
But what if the Tower of Babel is not what we thought? What if the problem with the Tower of Babel was not how high it reached, but what it was capable of doing?
I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.
Turn to Genesis 11, and let’s get weird.
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0:00 - Introduction
2:00 - The Full Story
10:15 - What Did Babel’s Tower Do?
14:45 - Ziggurats and Pyramids
21:30 - Gaps in My Pyramid
23:15 - Mailbag
26:00 - Closing Thoughts
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Paul’s thorn in the flesh. This is a mysterious phrase Paul uses that has stumped commentators for centuries.
In II Corinthians 12:7, Paul writes
7 So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.
Paul experienced some kind of hardship in his life- and what exactly it was, we don’t know. A sickness, a demonic attack, some kind of earthly trial or hardship, we aren’t entirely sure. That’s the part that commentators theorize about- and that’s NOT the part I want to focus on today.
I’m more interested in where it came from. Now you say: well Luke, it’s obvious where it came from- it came from the devil. Paul right there said it was a messenger of Satan.
Sure. But why was it given to Paul? He said it was to keep him from getting conceited, which means prideful or arrogant.
Now let me ask you a question: is Satan interested in keeping us from becoming too prideful or arrogant? No! Satan wants us more prideful, not less. Satan wants us full of ourselves. Satan wasn’t interested in helping Paul be more humble. God is the one who wants that.
Which means that this evil spirit was allowed into Paul’s life by God. The Lord allowed this evil spirit to go after Paul
I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.
Turn to II Corinthians 12, and let’s get weird.
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0:00 - Introduction
2:00 - Breaking Down the Context
10:30 - God’s Sovereignty Over Evil Spirits
17:30 - Evil Spirits as a Tool
21:30 - Newsletter
23:00 - Sometimes It’s Not Our Own Sin
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Paul uses a phrase that I don’t quite know how to interpret, because it’s the only place in the whole Bible that uses this phrase.
II Corinthians 12:2 reads
I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven
Wait, who was this guy?
What is the third heaven?
And what happened to the first two?
I mean, some of us know about the Seventh Heaven, if we spent a little too much time watching cheesy Stephen Collins family dramas on the WB as kids. I’d kind of like to forget about that one.
But I DO want to know more about this third heaven, because I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.
Turn to II Corinthians 12, and let’s get weird.
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0:00 - Introduction
1:00 - Paul’s Humility in Boasting
10:30 - The Third Heaven
14:50 - Next Time & Mailbag
19:45 - The Rapture of Philip
22:50 - Chris M from Boston
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God and His Prophets is a verse-by-verse Bible study podcast exploring the mysterious prophets and prophetic texts of the Bible.
Each episode unpacks Scripture, helping you understand the cultural context, spiritual meaning, and modern relevance of the prophetic books. Whether you’re a Bible nerd, a small group leader, or just trying to make sense of the books people usually skip- this podcast will guide your journey.
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If you’re a Christian who has been saved and redeemed by the blood of the Lamb, why do you still struggle against the devil?
Why do we have destructive patterns, addictions and sins in our lives that we just can’t get free of?
What are some of the ways we give the devil legal access to our life without us even realizing it?
These are the questions we’re going to answer in this Masterclass on spiritual warfare where I’m going to break down everything we’ve been studying this summer about legal rights in the spirit realm. We’ll be looking at Genesis 1-3, Hebrews 2, Romans 6 and Ephesians in-depth tonight as we recap and review the past few months of our journey on the Weird Stuff in the Bible podcast.
One quick note: if you’re a faithful listener of the Weird Stuff in the Bible podcast and you feel like you’ve already got a good handle on what I’ve been covering, you probably don’t need this whole thing today because it’s mostly going to be recap and review.
And if that’s the case, you can peace out, no hard feelings. There’s a little new content, but mostly it’s review.
I am putting this episode together because some listeners reached out to me asking me if I could do one long uncut teaching on spiritual legal rights. (I had that same idea in my head- I thought it could be beneficial to you all, so when I kept hearing that idea suggested by listeners, I took it as confirmation that God wants this to happen tonight.)
So if it sounds like it would be beneficial to you as well, turn to Genesis 1, and let’s get weird.
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0:00 - Introduction
4:30 - Part 1, The Dominion Mandate
11:00 - Part 2, Why Angels Were Created
17:00 - Part 3, Satan’s Agenda
32:00 - Part 4, Jesus’ Agenda
43:30 - Part 5, The Heavenly Realms
58:40 - Part 6, Defining Our Spiritual Enemies
1:12:00 - Part 7, How Our Spiritual Enemies Gain Access
1:37:45, Part 8, How to Find Freedom for Yourself and Others
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If you’re intrigued by strange Bible stories, uncovering Bible mysteries, or learning about unusual biblical teachings, this podcast is for you! Dive deep into weird Bible facts, biblical controversies, and the supernatural in the Bible, while exploring the hidden stories of the Bible you may have never heard. Get a fresh perspective as we explain the Bible in ways that challenge the norm and uncover the unexpected. I’m so glad you’re here- don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so that you never miss an episode!
Besides this podcast, where else could you go for talks of aliens, spiritual warfare, resurrection, raptures, portals into the spirit realm, and how to cook with poop?
I’ll tell you where else you could go: the Bible. Because the Bible has all those subjects in it. And we’re going to talk about all of them today.
To start: there is a dark and disturbing story in II Kings 3 where the Israelites are engaged in a battle against Mesha, the King of the Moabites. Mesha and Moab are way outnumbered. Not only that, the prophet Elisha in II Kings 3:18 had prophesied that Israel would easily win this conflict. And that’s how things look right up until the very last verse of the chapter.
Mesha is surrounded with no hope; the Israelites have all the momentum. In a moment of desperation, Mesha stands on the city wall and offers up a human sacrifice.
When he does this, the Israelites turn around in fear and run right back home. So the question that will start us off today is: why?
I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.
Turn to II Kings 3, and let’s get weird.
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0:00 - Introduction
2:00 - Beau D
13:25 - Alana E
16:00 - Rick S
21:30 - Joe A
22:40 - Vicki V
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If you’re intrigued by strange Bible stories, uncovering Bible mysteries, or learning about unusual biblical teachings, this podcast is for you! Dive deep into weird Bible facts, biblical controversies, and the supernatural in the Bible, while exploring the hidden stories of the Bible you may have never heard. Get a fresh perspective as we explain the Bible in ways that challenge the norm and uncover the unexpected. I’m so glad you’re here- don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so that you never miss an episode!
Back in the first episode of this show, I laid out several mysteries of the Bible that have always puzzled me. Things like talking donkeys, six-fingered giants, that time Michael got into a fistfight with the devil over the body of Moses… And I’ve done episodes on all these things.
But there’s one mysterious verse for which I never got around to finding an explanation, and that will finally change today.
In I Corinthians 6:3, Paul writes:
Do you not know that we are to judge angels?
Uh, no, I didn’t know that. I must have missed that day in Sunday School. Frankly, I don’t feel qualified to judge angels. I can’t even judge the difference in butter and Country Crock. And yet the Bible offhandedly says buckle up and get ready for some angel judging.
I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.
Turn to I Corinthians 6, and let’s get weird.
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0:00 - Introduction
2:50 - The Context of I Corinthians 6
6:05 - Judging the World
13:50 - Judging Angels
17:45 - When Will We Judge Angels?
23:30 - Next Time & Mailbag
26:15 - Closing Thought
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If you’re intrigued by strange Bible stories, uncovering Bible mysteries, or learning about unusual biblical teachings, this podcast is for you! Dive deep into weird Bible facts, biblical controversies, and the supernatural in the Bible, while exploring the hidden stories of the Bible you may have never heard. Get a fresh perspective as we explain the Bible in ways that challenge the norm and uncover the unexpected. I’m so glad you’re here- don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so that you never miss an episode!
Is sin a verb or a noun?
Is it an act you choose, or a power that chooses you?
Is sin something you do, or does it do something to you?
And the answer to all of those questions…is yes.
Today I’m going to talk about what happens in the spiritual realm when we sin.
We often focus on sin in the physical realm as something we choose. What we don’t realize is our sins actually create legal rights in the spiritual realm for evil spirits to harass and try to dominate us.
So today’s episode will give you a greater context for the spiritual battles that we find ourselves in, especially in combatting the flesh or our own sinful desires. And it all begins where sin began, which is Genesis 3. Eve talked to the snake, she bit into the fruit, Adam had some, too, God comes up and asks what they’re doing, and here is what Eve said in
Genesis 3:13
“The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
Here’s something interesting about this word for “deceived me” in the Hebrew. It can also mean the serpent “put me in its debt.”
And that’s such a strange idea. We know who the serpent is- the devil. So how does sin put us in the devil’s debt?
I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.
Turn to Genesis 3, and let’s get weird.
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The Naked Man in the Garden when Jesus was Arrested (article on the site)
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0:00 - Introduction
2:15 - Recap of the Dominion Mandate
4:05 - Nasha in Genesis 3
8:45 - Masal in Genesis 4
11:55 - How We Find Freedom in Romans 6
20:45 - Why would evil spirits follow spiritual laws?
26:15 - Announcement- Launch of the WSITB Store
If you want to get in touch, my email is weirdstuffinthebible@gmail.com
Hosted by Luke Taylor
If you’re intrigued by strange Bible stories, uncovering Bible mysteries, or learning about unusual biblical teachings, this podcast is for you! Dive deep into weird Bible facts, biblical controversies, and the supernatural in the Bible, while exploring the hidden stories of the Bible you may have never heard. Get a fresh perspective as we explain the Bible in ways that challenge the norm and uncover the unexpected. I’m so glad you’re here- don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so that you never miss an episode!