The Exvangelical Bible Study

Exodus 20: The 10 Commandments Are Terrible

The morality established by the ten commandments is pretty rough. Women are seen as property, slavery is ok, and God will punish your children and grandchildren for your

Exodus 18-19 Moses Climbs a Mountain

Moses gets some good advice from his father in law about how to govern 2.5 million people. Then, God makes him climb up and down a mountain several times

Exodus 16-17 Water and War

God brings his people to the brink of death by dehydration, but after they complain about it, he relents and Moses strikes a rock for water. Then, war begins!

Exodus 15-16 Sing a Song to Coercive Control

The Isrealites sing a song to God for drowning the egyptians in front of them. Then, they nearly starve and will only feed them if they follow his very specific instructi

Exodus 14-15: God hardens Pharoah's heart AGAIN

God gives more instructions for passover, including one that may or may not be child sacrifice, and then we get to the parting of the Red Sea, which includes God specific

Exodus 12: God hates yeast

We go through the last plague and learn all about the passover. God introduces us to "the Destroyer!"

Exodus 10-11: Darkness and the Final Plague

God repeats the pattern again, hardening Pharoah's heart for his own glory. 

Exodus 8-9 The Plagues Get Confusing

Pharaoh hardens his heart (or, sometimes God hardens it for him), and more plagues are on the way! We discuss the logistics of 4 trillion frogs emerging from a blood rive

Exodus 6-7: The Plagues Begin

Pharoah's magic men replicate God's miracles, so it's time for plagues! We talk about the plot holes in plague number one.

Exodus 4-5 Strange Signs and Wonders

Moses and Aaron make their way back into Egypt, armed with some unusual miracles that God is only kinda sure will work

The Burning Bush: Exodus 2-3

Moses survives his childhood and hears from God! Or god's representative. It's not super clear. 

Exodus 1-2 Moses Origin

We made it out of Genesis and now begin the long process of making it out of Egypt!

Eps. 22 Genesis 48-50 Jacob's Blessings and Death

So much blessing drama and magic!

Eps. 21 Genesis 46-47 Jacob's Household Moves to Goshen

Eps. 20 Genesis 45 Joseph and his Brothers pt 3

What are the ethics of creating a famine to get what you want? And then charging people for food you could provide them for free?

Eps. 19 Genesis 43 Joseph and his Brothers pt 2

So much back and forth and excess drama from Joseph!

Eps. 18 Genesis 40 Joseph and his Brothers pt 1

Joseph has a flair for drama and the multi-chapter saga of goading his brothers begins!

Eps. 17 Genesis 40 Joseph in Prison

One of the many times that God puts people in terrible situations for no apparent reason

Eps. 16 Genesis 39 Joseph and Potifar's Wife

This story always makes me a little uncomfortable, but we dig into the politics of potifar and his wife

Eps. 14 Genesis 35-36 Jacob goes to Bethel & Joseph the snitch

I had forgotten how insufferable Joseph was, but how cruel his brothers were!