The Exvangelical Bible Study

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!

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 instructions as they near starvation

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 specifically drowning the armies of Pharoah for his own glory

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

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

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 river and how many times the animals are killed

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

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

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

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

So much blessing drama and magic!

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?

So much back and forth and excess drama from Joseph!

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

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

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

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

Does the Bible say that sex work is ok? Or is it just bad when women do it?

Sorry in advance for all the foreskin talk!

The complex process of acquiring a wife, or several, in the ancient near east

Is playing favorites acceptable behavior? And why is getting a blessing from your dad so important anyway?

The treatment of women is wild in this one, and this upends the "biblical" idea of marriage being just one man and one woman

Abraham is tested again! 

We discuss the wild treatment of Hagar and how Abraham justified sending her away. 

The real story of Sodom and the heartbreaking truth about Lot's wife

Why is the story of Abraham so repetitive? And why does Abraham get credit for being so faithful when he keeps distrusting God?

How would a ship have to be designed to fit all the animals? And where did all that water come from? And where did Noah get all the trees?

Welcome to the Exvangelical Podcast! In our first episode, we start at the very beginning, going through the two different creation accounts, the story of Adam and Eve, and discuss the moral implications of evil angels