Chris Hilken - Morality of God in the Old Testament - Part 1 | 452 episode artwork

EPISODE · Jan 20, 2025 · 34 MIN

Chris Hilken - Morality of God in the Old Testament - Part 1 | 452

from Dad Tired · host Jerrad Lopes

Many christians  feel unequipped to handle the hard questions—especially when it comes to the Old Testament. Why does God seem so angry? Did He really command entire crowds  to be destroyed? In this episode, Chris Hilkin opens a new teaching series by offering simple, powerful tools for reading Scripture faithfully. He walks through how to understand difficult passages, avoid common interpretation mistakes, and confidently answering the kinds of questions people might ask about God’s character in the Bible.What You’ll Learn:Why we must use clear Scripture to interpret confusing passagesHow to distinguish between biblical description and prescriptionWhy not every story in the Bible teaches a moral or doctrineHow context, authorship, and genre shape proper understandingCommon interpretation errors that lead to misunderstanding God’s characterWhy Jesus must be the hero of every biblical narrative📖 Scripture References:Psalm 82 vs. Isaiah 44 & Deuteronomy 6 Exodus, Deuteronomy, Leviticus – laws about slavery, justice, and culture1 Samuel 15, Job 1:21, Romans 13 John 3:16, Ephesians 2:8–9Deuteronomy 6:4–6 – The ShemaGalatians 3, Philippians 2, Isaiah 61 Resources & Links :Podcast sponsor-Range Leather Use code DADTIRED at rangeleather.com/dadtired for 15% off custom hatsEmail for Notes: [email protected] Future Topics in the SeriesEp 453- Chris Hilken- Morality of God in the Old Testament- Part 2| 453Ep 455- Chris Hilken- Morality of God in the Old Testament- Part 3| 455Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.comRead The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB

Many christians  feel unequipped to handle the hard questions—especially when it comes to the Old Testament. Why does God seem so angry? Did He really command entire crowds  to be destroyed? In this episode, Chris Hilkin opens a new teaching series by offering simple, powerful tools for reading Scripture faithfully. He walks through how to understand difficult passages, avoid common interpretation mistakes, and confidently answering the kinds of questions people might ask about God’s character in the Bible.What You’ll Learn:Why we must use clear Scripture to interpret confusing passagesHow to distinguish between biblical description and prescriptionWhy not every story in the Bible teaches a moral or doctrineHow context, authorship, and genre shape proper understandingCommon interpretation errors that lead to misunderstanding God’s characterWhy Jesus must be the hero of every biblical narrative📖 Scripture References:Psalm 82 vs. Isaiah 44 & Deuteronomy 6 Exodus, Deuteronomy, Leviticus – laws about slavery, justice, and culture1 Samuel 15, Job 1:21, Romans 13 John 3:16, Ephesians 2:8–9Deuteronomy 6:4–6 – The ShemaGalatians 3, Philippians 2, Isaiah 61 Resources & Links :Podcast sponsor-Range Leather Use code DADTIRED at rangeleather.com/dadtired for 15% off custom hatsEmail for Notes: [email protected] Future Topics in the SeriesEp 453- Chris Hilken- Morality of God in the Old Testament- Part 2| 453Ep 455- Chris Hilken- Morality of God in the Old Testament- Part 3| 455Invite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.comRead The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB

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