S1E13 - Something Righteous This Way Comes

Have you ever wondered why creatures like the Leviathan and the Behemoth appear in the bible? This episode takes an in-depth look on this topic. Passages in the Bible Leviathan: Job 3:8; 41:1; Psalm 74:13-14; 104:26; Isaiah 27:1 Rahab: Job 9:13; 26:12; Psalm 87:4; 89:10; Isaiah 30:7; 51:9 Tannin: Gen 1:21; Exo 7:9-10,12; Deut 32:33; Job 7:12; Psalm 74:13; 91:13; 148:7; Isaiah 27:1; 51:9; Jer 51:34; Eze 29:3; 32:2 Nahash: Gen 3:1-2, 4, 13-14; 49:17; Exo 4:3; 7:15; Num 21:7, 9; 2 Kings 18:4; Job 26:13; Psalm 140:3; Prov 23:32; 30:19; Ecc 10:8, 11; Isaiah 14:29; 27:1; 65:25; Jer 8:17; 46:22; Amo 9:3; Mic 7:17 Behemoth: Job 40:15 Ziz: Psalm 50:11; 80:13-14 References: · “Bible Search and Study Tools – Blue Letter Bible.”, https://www.blueletterbible.org/ · Brand, Chad, et al. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Holman Reference, 2003. · Goodrick, Edward W., and John. The Strongest NIV Exhaustive Concordance. 2004. · The Jewish Study Bible, Jewish Publication Society, 1999 · The Navigators. Job. Navpress Publishing Group, 2010. · The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Zondervan, 2016 o “Identification of Behemoth and Leviathan” Job 40-41 (p871) o “Leviathan” Job 41 (p874) o “Chaos Monsters” Psalm 74:13-14 (p953) · The New Spirit-Filled Life Bible (NKJV). Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2002 · Ziz, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziz

A discussion on what our salvation costs and what it accomplished. References: · Goodrick, Edward W., and John. The Strongest NIV Exhaustive Concordance. 2004. · The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Zondervan, 2016 Email me at: [email protected]

A discussion on the relationship between God the Father and Jesus; and why Jesus came to this world. References: · Goodrick, Edward W., and John. The Strongest NIV Exhaustive Concordance. 2004. · The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Zondervan, 2016 Email me at: [email protected]

A discussion of the supremacy of Jesus Christ over foreign gods. References: · Goodrick, Edward W., and John. The Strongest NIV Exhaustive Concordance. 2004. · The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Zondervan, 2016 Email me at: [email protected]

An introduction to the Messianic prophecies found in the book of Isaiah and their significance. References: · Goodrick, Edward W., and John. The Strongest NIV Exhaustive Concordance. 2004. · MacArthur, John. Colossians & Philemon (pp 58, 103). Moody Publishers, 1992. · The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Zondervan, 2016 Email me at: [email protected]

A discussion on the names of God in the book of Isaiah. References: · Brand, Chad, et al. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Holman Reference, 2003. “Names of God” by Brad Creed “YHWH” by Mark Fountain · Goodrick, Edward W., and John. The Strongest NIV Exhaustive Concordance. 2004. · The Navigators. Isaiah. Navpress Publishing Group, 1987. · The New Spirit-Filled Life Bible (NKJV). Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2002 Word Wealth – ‘Elohim (2 Kings 19:15)  Word Wealth – shadday (Psalm 91:1) Word Wealth – ‘adon (Micah 4:13) · The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Zondervan, 2016 “God’s Name” “The ‘Sovereign LORD’” Email me at: [email protected]

A discussion on who God is.  References:  · Lloyd-Jones, Martyn. Great Doctrines of the Bible Vol 1: God the Father, God the Son. Crossway Bibles, 2003.  · The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Zondervan, 2016 Email me at: [email protected]

A summarization of the charges that God brings against Israel and Judah. Email me at: [email protected]

A discussion on the context of the world that Israel lived in. This episode explores several of the common threads of ancient religions. References: · Knight, George W. The Names of God. Barbour Pub Incorporated, 2009. · The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Zondervan, 2016    o “Ancient Near Eastern Worship”    o “Baal”    o “Consecration”    o “Consulting a ‘Spirit’”    o “Death and Sheol”    o “Death and the Underworld”    o “Divine Council”    o “Exposure of the Dead”    o “Extispicy”    o “Great Symbiosis”    o “Household gods”    o “Image and Likeness”    o “Imprecations and Incantations”    o “Magic”    o “Major Background Issues from the Ancient Near East”    o “Practice of Magic”    o “Proper Burial”    o “Retribution Principle”    o “Sacred Space”    o “Sin and Sacrifice in the Ancient Near East”    o “Temples and Sacred Space” Email me at: [email protected]

An introduction to the topic of justice. References: · Brand, Chad, et al. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Holman Reference, 2003. · The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Zondervan, 2016 · “Types of Justice | Beyond Intractability.” Beyond Intractability, 29 June 2016, https://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/types_of_justice. Email me at: [email protected]