Better Than Fiction Bible Podcast

(Exodus 12:1-13) The guys have a hard 25 minutes to talk about the Passover. Surprise, the Passover is about Jesus.

(Exodus 12:1-2) On to chapter 12! The Lord commands his people to start a new era by having a holiday.

(Exodus 11:1-10) You wouldn't like me when I'm angry. Well, technically Pharaoh doesn't like Moses at ANY time. We discuss the burning anger of Moses.

(Exodus 11:1-10) We reflect on Israel's status as the First Born of God and the devastation that is to come to Egypt. Things start off light, and end a little heavy.

(Exodus 11:1-10) A final plague is threatened, against the gods of Egypt and against Pharoah's control of Israel.

(Exodus 10:21-29) This isn't your average everyday darkness, this is .... advanced darkness!

(Exodus 10:1-20) We already had blood, frogs, hail, and flies. How bad are locusts really?

(Exodus 9:13-35) It's ice from the sky, but also fire and thunder? Whatever is going on, it's not good.

Note to the listener: If it sounds like the recording abruptly stops at the 26 min mark, that's because it did. We had a recording glitch that cut short Dr. Nathan Vanhorn's examination of Roman's 9 as a hope for the reversal of a hard heart. Apologies. - Gandalf

(Exodus 9:1-7) The hard heart meets the point of no return.

(Exodus 8:20-32) Everyone gets it except for Pharoah. Moses, the Israelites , the magicians. Everyone wants God's mercy, but one man's heart is too hard.

(Exodus 8:16-19) Even the magicians and their secret arts are no match for the gnats.

(Exodus 8:1-15) Egypt is about to be croaked. A bit of a wart on its history. Just a hop away from disaster.

(Exodus 7:14-25) God goes to war with the gods of Egypt, and the podcasters talk about Kool-Aid.

(Exodus 7:1-13) Moses and Aaron stand before Pharoah once again, and it's not going to go the way Pharoah thinks it's going.

(Exodus 5:14-30) It's flyover passage time. The first genealogy of Exodus, and if you've been listening for a bit, you know that there always more than meets the eye when it comes to these types of passages.

Moses feels unworthy to confront Pharaoh, viewing his first meeting as a failure. God takes control and gives new orders to Aaron and Moses

(Exodus 6:1-9) Moses has delivered God's message to Pharaoh and to the people. You would think this would be good news to the Children of Israel, but 300 years of slavery does something to a people.

(Exodus 6:1-9) Declarations, strong hands, scandalous topics, and botched jokes. The crew is reunited and back at 100% power.

(Exodus 5:15-23) Pharaoh's master plan is working and the people are turning against Moses, and Moses is accusing God

(Exodus 5:15-21) LAZY! LAZY! LAZY! You are not subscribed to the BTFBP, your work will by no means be reduced!

(Exodus 5:3-9) Broken and weary people don't make great revolutionaries. Listen after the end for a secret post-show

(Exodus 5:1-2) Moses confronts Pharoah and it does not go well. The guys plan a trip to Branson, Missouri

(Exodus 4:27-31) Moses and Aaron reconcile and bring the voice of the Lord to the people. Nathan VanHorn reminisces about his old band.

(Exodus 4:24-26) God visits Moses, and then things get a little chaotic.

(Exodus 4:24-26) Moses and his family head back to Egypt, and things get weird.

(Exodus 4:18-13) We've seen bad father-in-laws, how about a good one? Also, does God mind control Pharaoh?

(Exodus 4:10-17) The excuses keep on coming out of Moses's mouth, and the accommodation keep coming out of God's

(Exodus 4:10-17) I won't win any medals for saying this....but I think I'm on God's side for this one.

(Exodus 4:1-9) AI, signs, gods, chaos.

(Exodus 4:1-9) Moses is old and cynical and responds with skepticism when told God's plan. But....can you really blame him?

(Exodus 3:21-22) Admit it, you clicked because of the title didn't you? We discuss God's plan to plunder the Egyptians.

(Exodus 3:16-22) Does God dictate the future, or does he act through people? Does he know what you will do, or does he know all possible action you can take? We discuss free will, and time wizards.

(Exodus 3:13-15) What's in a name? A whole lot actually. We discuss the name of God, iconic lines, and Nathan's large head.

(Genesis 37?) To go forward, you have to go back.

(Exodus 3:7-12) And in the promised land, it's gonna be so grandWe'll have our fill from the grill as much as we can standIt'll be so greatOh, we can hardly waitCause we're going to the promised land

(Exodus 3:1-6) (Most) of the boys are back in town, and they're talking about the burning bush. Like most of these stories, it all goes back to Eden

(Exodus 2:23-25) God hears the groans of the People of Israel, and is moved to action. We discuss what the implications are of this passage, and what it means for our ideas of how God works.

(Exodus 2:15-24) Spoiler Alert: Moses leaves Egypt, and it wont be for the last time.

(Exodus 2:10-15) Although a great man, Moses is no Jesus.

(Exodus 2:10-15) Hero, Leader, God's Chosen, Cold Blooded Murdered!? Moses is tested at being a savior, and it's not as easy as he thought.

(Exodus 2:1-10) River, reeds and redemption. God's hand is over baby Moses as be begins his journey to become the leader of God's people.

(Exodus 2:1-10) Moses gets his own ark, is placed in the bulrushes, and Matt talks about Bulbasaur.

(Exodus 1:1-10) The words: "The woman conceived and bore a son" herald a huge change to the status quo, and this son is no different. The story of the man who would lead Israel starts with a mother taking a bold step.

(Exodus 1:15-22) Years before Moses would stand before Pharaoh, two women would straight up lie and play Pharoah like a fiddle. This is the story of Shiphrah and Puah.

(Exodus 1:6-14) Pharaoh may have forgotten many things, but not the importance of store cities. Even now, the hand of Joseph can be seen. The Sons of Israel are no longer seen as a blessing in the land, but now as a source of danger and suspicion.

(Exodus 1:1-6) The start of a brand new story begins a lot like the last one did, with fruitfulness and multiplication. I bet that won't come back to bite them, right?

(The Book of Genesis) After five years, and 222 episodes, our time in Genesis has come to and end. We discuss our thoughts and feelings in this special retrospective episode.

(Genesis 50:22-26) Joseph, like his fathers is gathered to his people. Not in the moment, but eventually.

(Genesis 50:15-21) The end of scheming, the end of grudges, and the beginning of a new story.