Talking Scripture

Ep 393 | Isaiah 58-66, Come Follow Me 2026 (Oct 12-18)

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Tours with Mike (00:00) These chapters reflect tension between two different groups of Jews returning from the Exile. (08:32

Ep 392 | Isaiah 50-57, Come Follow Me 2026 (Oct 5-11)

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Tours with Mike (00:00) Contrasting the symbols of the faithful woman and the unfaithful woman in John’s Revelation and in t

Ep 392 | Isaiah 50-57, Come Follow Me 2026 (Oct 5-11)

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Tours with Mike (00:00) Contrasting the symbols of the faithful woman and the unfaithful woman in John’s Revelation and in t

Ep 391 | Isaiah 40-49, Come Follow Me 2026 (Sept 28-Oct 4)

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Tours with Mike (00:00) In these chapters the Lord comforts and gives hope to Israel. He promises that he will never abandon

Ep 390 | Isaiah 13-35, Come Follow Me 2026 (Sept 21-27)

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) Nephi’s keys to understanding Isaiah. (02:23) The destruction of Babylon is prophesied. Woes are proclaimed to the nati

Ep 389 | Isaiah 1-12, Come Follow Me 2026 (Sept 14-20)

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) Isaiah lived in the 8th century, a time that began in relative peace but later led to great destruction under the conqu

Ep 388 | Proverbs; Ecclesiastes, Come Follow Me 2026 (Sept 7-13)

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) Proverbs and Ecclesiastes are sometimes referred to as “Wisdom Literature.” These texts may have developed during the p

Ep 387 | Psalms 102-150, Come Follow Me 2026 (Aug 31-Sept 6)

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) A brief overview of these psalms. (01:32) Psalm 89 portrays God’s power of creation and his justice. Assurances are mad

Ep 386 | Psalms 49-86, Come Follow Me 2026 (August 24-30)

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) A brief summary of the psalms. (02:51) Psalm 49 can be read as a resurrection text. “God will redeem my soul from the p

Ep 385 | Psalms 1-46, Come Follow Me 2026 (August 17-23)

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) The historical background and purpose of the Psalms. (02:14) Many scholars assert that several of the Psalms were used

Ep 384 | Job, Come Follow Me 2026 (August 10-16)

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) An overview of the two parts of Job: the frame and the poem.(07:31) In the frame, Job is described as a just and perfect

Ep 383 | Esther, Come Follow Me 2026 (August 3-9)

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) A brief overview of these chapters.(07:23) King Ahasuerus seeks a new queen and Esther is put forth by her uncle Mordecai

Ep 382 | Ezra; Nehemiah, Come Follow Me 2026 (July 27-August 2)

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) King Cyrus of Persia overtakes Babylon. He believes the Jewish people Babylon conquered should be able to go home.(01:51)

Ep 381 | 1-2 Chronicles, Come Follow Me 2026 (July 20-26)

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) Although 1-2 Kings and 1-2 Chronicles cover the same time period, they are very different histories.(17:25) When you viol

Ep 380 | 2 Kings 16-25, Come Follow Me 2026 (July 13-19)

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) Israel is scattered because they rejected God’s statutes and covenants.(09:05) Israel caused their sons and daughters to

Ep 379 | 2 Kings 2-7, Come Follow Me 2026 (July 6-12)

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) A brief overview of these chapters.(05:08) Elijah calls down fire from heaven to consume King Ahaziah’s soldiers that wer

Ep 378 | 1 Kings 12-22, Come Follow Me 2026 (June 29-July 5)

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) An overview of these chapters. The kingdom of Israel divides when Solomon’s son Rehoboam refuses to reduce the burden on

Ep 377 | 2 Samuel 8-24; 1 Kings 1-11, Come Follow Me 2026 (June 22-28)

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) An overview of these chapters.(04:11) David stays in Jerusalem instead of going to war with his troops. He lies with Bath

Ep 376 | 1 Samuel 17-31, 2 Samuel 1-7, Come Follow Me 2026 (June 15-21)

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) The story of David and Goliath. The Hebrew and Greek versions of 1 Samuel 17 render different accounts of Goliath’s heigh

Ep 375 | 1 Samuel 8-16, Come Follow Me 2026 (June 8-14)

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes (00:00) Israel wants to have a king like everyone else. Saul is chosen.(07:41) Forms of unrighteous dominion.(11:14) Saul was cho