The Stinky Cheese on the Sinai Hamburger
The middle section of the Sinai narrative contains the story's most disappointing moment—the people decide they don't want to go near God. #shorts #BibleProject #biblevideo #bible
Holy Spirit in the New Testament • Holy Spirit E3
This is the final part of our conversation on the Holy Spirit. Tim and Jon look at how the Holy Spirit is discussed in the New Testament.
Failing to honor God is deeply connected to failing to honor people.
The word "sin" means missing the goal of loving God and people. And a sin against people is a sin against God because failing to love a human made in God's image is a failure to love God. #shorts #BibleProject #biblevideo #bible
Why God Wanted to Create a City • The City Ep. 11
Cities appear to be inherently bad in the story of the Bible. So when Jesus calls his followers a city on a hill, what does he mean? And why is the vision of the new creation a city instead of a garden? In this episode, Tim and Jon review some of the major motifs in the theme of the city so far and explore the concept of a city of God.
How does God respond to crooked human behavior?
God responds to people and the twisted world we've created by making everything right. #shorts #BibleProject #biblevideo #bible
Here's the surprising twist in the Bible's story...
Instead of letting humanity destroy itself, God took responsibility for our betrayal. By taking our pesha on himself, God opened up a new future and new way to be human. #shorts #BibleProject #biblevideo #bible
God's Ruakh • Holy Spirit Ep. 2
In this episode, Tim and Jon continue to unpack the concept of the Holy Spirit. Last time, they focused on the spirit of God. This time, they’ll look at what the word spirit means and the difference between God’s spirit and human spirit. Scripture is full of examples of God’s spirit influencing and empowering people, but is this really still happening? What does the spirit of God have to do with us today as followers of Jesus, and how will God use his spirit and use people to fulfill his purpose for creation?
The "sky of the skies" was mind-blowing to the ancient Hebrew imagination.
Ancient Hebrew writers used the word “shamayim” to refer to the space between the earth and the sky and the space above the sky. Shamayim means "sky of the skies," and it was so high and inaccessible to the Hebrew imagination that it was thought to be the place where God's throne room existed. #shorts #BibleProject #biblevideo #bible
Jesus’ Disciples Are a City • The City Ep. 10
The city of Jerusalem, established by David to be the home of God, is a glimpse of what a divine city could look like, but even Jerusalem becomes corrupt. Is there any kind of city we can actually put our hope in? Jesus seemed to think so. He said he was the place where Heaven and Earth are fully united, allowing God and humanity to dwell together. Then he took it a step further to say his followers are a city on a hill, the city of God. In this episode, Tim and Jon discuss the new Jerusalem.
The Bible is one long story about a broken relationship
Acts of pesha violate the universal trust that exists between all humans made in the image of God. Pesha is used repeatedly throughout the Bible to describe humans betraying their covenant relationship with God and violating each other’s trust. #shorts #BibleProject #biblevideo #bible