Knox Presbyterian Church Podcast

We usually think of a prophet as one who predicts future events – a foreteller. But a prophet's primary job was to hear the word of God and then proclaim it to His people. They're not so much foretellers as they are FORTH-tellers of God’s word. The prophets spoke in strange and shocking idioms in order to fulfill an almost impossible task. They were to proclaim the Word of the Lord to a people who had grown dull in their hearing. So the message of the prophets is intended to startle us, to wake us up, to help us to shrug off spiritual complacency and return again to God's will.
Jeremiah 1:4-10
Jeremiah 25:1-7
Ezekiel 26:22-28

The history of God's people and kings is a tumultuous one. Dr. David Bruner kicks us off by walking us through the time between Joshua and the installation of Israel's first king, Saul. We then dive into detail on David and Jereboam and how these two early kings are used as a benchmark for all the rest of the kings to come.

Forgetting that God had set them apart to be distinct from all other nations, the people of Israel asked for a king so that they could be like all the other nations. Knowing that this would not turn out well, God still granted their request. Saul was appointed king, followed by David and then Solomon; all of whom sought to reign in faithfulness to God while making many, many errors, some of them life-or-death.
Mark 10:35-45
1 Samuel 8:1-22

Sometimes, passages of the Bible can be tough to understand and to accept. Dr. David Bruner focuses us in on Joshua 6, one of the more violent and controversial sections of the Old Testament and gives us different perspectives and contextual offerings that we can utilize when something we read in the Bible may make us uncomfortable.

After Moses' death, Joshua was the appointed leader of the people of Israel. Joshua's job was to lead the people to radically depend on God once more for their provision and protection.
Joshua 1:1-9
Joshua 3:7-17

While the Israelites were wandering in waiting for the promised land, the 10 Commandments and other laws were bestowed upon them. Dr. David Bruner begins this week by taking us through a summary of events between Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy. We then take a look at the context of "the Law's" creation and how looking at Old Testament law through the lens of Jesus as well as its original context can give us a better understanding of their original intention and application to the present day.

You'd think that being dramatically rescued from slavery and led safely through the parted waters of the Red Sea would be enough to inspire a people to trust God for eternity. Apparently not. The people of Israel failed to trust God time and time again. So to form them more fully, God led them through the wilderness for 40 years before allowing them into the Promised Land.
Deuteronomy 8:2-6
Deuteronomy 34:1-12
Hebrews 3:7-11

Lukas Boynton delivers a brief message to open our journey into Lent.
Genesis 2:4-9, 16-17

It's the Ask Us Anything episode! Becca and Dave cohost a special edition where they answer questions about the bible sent in by you, our listeners.

The people had been taken out of Egypt, but God still needed to get Egypt out of them. Having been surrounded by the culture of Egypt and its many gods, the people of Israel needed to be reformed as a people chosen by the one true God.
Exodus 19 & 20