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- The WildernessThe wilderness is marked by hostility and the struggle to survive, and, in the Bible, it’s where people repeatedly find themselves. In this series, Tim and Jon explore the theme of the wilderness as a place of danger, testing, and learning to trust.
- David Finds Refuge in the WildernessIn this episode, Jon and Tim explore David’s wilderness stories in 1 Samuel 24-26, finding a human who will trust God for provision and listen to his voice.
- How Do People End Up in the Wilderness?In this episode, Jon and Tim look at the wilderness stories of Adam and Eve, Hagar, and Moses, highlighting how God responds with surprising compassion.
- Jesus Passes the Wilderness TestIn this episode, Jon and Tim look at Jesus’ three wilderness tests, discovering the long-awaited faithful human who is ready to enter the garden land.
- Jesus, the New Shepherd in the WildernessIn this episode, Jon and Tim explore stories in the gospels where Jesus provides for Israelites and non-Israelites in the wilderness, acting as a new Moses-like shepherd.
- Lessons From the Wilderness for the Garden LandAfter 40 years of wandering in the wilderness, Moses and the second generation of Israelites finally enter the promised land. In this episode, Jon and Tim explore the hard lessons of the wilderness that can help people flourish in the promised land.
- Living in the Wilderness NowIn this final episode of the series, Jon and Tim discuss how the New Testament authors use wilderness imagery to encourage and warn followers of Jesus to stay close to their good shepherd through the danger and deception of this present age.
- Past Scenes From the WildernessIn this hyperlink episode, we’ll listen to clips from previous podcast series where the theme of the wilderness came up in Jon and Tim’s conversations.
- The Wilderness of the SeaIn the creation narrative in Genesis, the wilderness represents the chaos of a pre-creation state. In this episode, Jon and Tim explore the wilderness language in the creation narrative and how it contrasts with Eden, God’s oasis of beauty and order.
- The Wilderness Remixed in Israel’s ProphetsIn this episode, Jon and Tim explore the wilderness in Hosea, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, discovering surprising ways those scrolls prepare us for the story of Jesus.
- Why Does God Lead Israel Into the Wilderness?After God delivers the Israelites out of Egypt, he tells Moses to lead them to the promised land—through the wilderness. In this episode, Jon and Tim explore Israel’s wilderness tests.
- Why Does Jesus Get Baptized in the Wilderness?In this episode, Jon and Tim unpack the background and ministry of John the Baptizer and how Jesus’ baptism connects to his larger Kingdom mission.
- Testing Jesus in the WildernessExplore the BibleProject™ podcast from the Matthew Marathon series, discussing Jesus in the wilderness. Who is this "satan" testing Jesus in the wilderness?
- The Exodus WayThe exodus is not only an epic event in the Bible—it’s a central theme that weaves throughout the entire biblical narrative. In this podcast series, Tim and Jon explore the Bible’s emphasis on the road out of slavery, the road through the wilderness, and the road in to true life. This is the Exodus way, an invitation to move from death to life.
- Exodus in the Creation and Flood StoriesThe main beats of the Exodus Way are the road out of slavery, the road through the wilderness, and the road into inheritance. These moments become a narrative theme that plays out over and over in the story of the Bible. We even see them show up in Genesis before the events of the Exodus even happen! In this episode, Jon and Tim explore the significance of Exodus imagery in two early stories from Genesis, the creation and flood narratives.
- Israel’s Deliverance and the Song of the SeaWe’re tracing the narrative theme of Exodus in the Bible, and we’re finally ready to trace it in … Exodus! There are three main beats in this narrative theme: the road out of slavery, the road through the wilderness, and the road into inheritance. These three beats play out in Moses' life before Israel’s Exodus from Egypt even begins. There are also key moments of justice and deliverance in the Exodus story—the Passover and Israel’s crossing through the sea—which become the foundations for the Christian practices of communion and baptism. In this episode, Jon and Tim discuss these three crucial beats in the Exodus scroll and how they are poetically drawn together in the “Song of the Sea,” found in Exodus 15.
- Jesus as the New Moses—and Much MoreBefore the arrival of Jesus, Israelites already viewed their current circumstances and hopes for God’s salvation through the lens of the Exodus. This is why the gospel authors tell the story of Jesus with language that points back to the main beats of the Exodus story. In this first episode of two on the gospels, Jon and Tim explore the many Exodus hyperlinks found in the stories of Jesus’ birth, his baptism in the Jordan River, his testing in the wilderness, and his public ministry in Galilee.
- Paul and the New Exodus PeopleAfter Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ascension, his followers grew into a movement known simply as “The Way”—a new exodus people delivered from sin and death, following the narrow way of Jesus through the wilderness of our present world and awaiting entry into a promised new creation. The Apostle Paul is a central figure in this movement, commissioned by the risen Jesus to spread the good news of the new exodus to the nations. He planted churches in several Roman cities and wrote letters to congregations of Jewish and Gentile believers. Paul was a Jewish man steeped in Israel's Scriptures, which is why we see him infusing Exodus language and imagery into his letters to the early Church. In this episode, Jon and Tim explore Paul’s letters to the churches in Corinth, Galatia, and Rome, discovering how Paul saw the death and resurrection of Jesus, the life of the Christian, and the larger story of creation as a cosmic exodus.
- The New Pharaohs of Joshua and JudgesBy the time we get to the scroll of Joshua, the Israelites are preparing to enter the land of promise. But we quickly discover a reverse Exodus happening in the narrative. The Canaanite kings—who are depicted as new pharaohs—assemble with armies to meet Israel on the other side of the Jordan River. And in the midst of the story, a Canaanite woman in Jericho actually shows more faith than anyone! Then in the following scroll of Judges, the identity of the pharaohs shifts again—this time to the Israelites, who enslave themselves due to their own corruption and injustice. In this episode, Jon and Tim discuss how Joshua and Judges hyperlink back to the Exodus Way narrative theme, while also pointing to a coming Messianic leader who can lead us out of exile, through the wilderness, and into a true land of inheritance.
- The Worst, Best Place to Be in the BibleThe wilderness is a hostile place where humans can’t survive. So why does God repeatedly lead his people through it? In this episode, Jon and Tim discuss how the biblical authors portray the wilderness as a place of testing and character formation.