Deep Dive Into Scripture
by WSJF 92.7 FM Radio
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Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 97 – Ex 19 – The Mountain of God
Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 97 – Ex 19 – The Mountain of God
About this podcast
Fr. John Worgul and Danny Gallagher discuss the Scripture-related posts on Fr. John's ancienthopes.org web site.
Episodes
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- Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 97 – Ex 19 – The Mountain of God · 20 minIn this podcast, Fr. John and Danny explore Mount Sinai as the original mountain of God, connecting it to the Garden of Eden and symbolizing the restoration of the relationship…
- Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 96 – Ex 18 – Jethro of the Desert · 22 minThis time, Fr. John and Danny use the story of Jethro, Moses’ Midianite father-in-law, which offers a striking contrast to Amalek in our previous podcast, to show that wisdom and…
- Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 95 – Ex 17 – Amalek · 23 minIn this podcast, Fr. John and Danny examine Israel’s battle with the Amalekites in Exodus 17, portraying Amalek as a brutal enemy and exploring the difficult biblical theme of…
- Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 94 – Ex 17 – Pushing it with God · 24 minFr. John and Danny examine Israel’s crisis at Rephidim, where thirst, fear, anger, and impatience lead the people to question whether God truly has their best interests at heart…
- Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 93 – Ex 16 – Panis Angelicus: Man Ate the Bread of Angels (Ps 78:25) · 26 minIn our podcast this week, Fr. John and Danny use Exodus 16 to present Israel in the desert, facing real physical needs while simultaneously experiencing God’s miraculous…
- Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 92 – Ex 15 – Bitter Water: Bitter Hearts · 24 minThis time, Fr. John and Danny discuss Exodus 15:22–27 and how it describes Israel’s first major test after crossing the Red Sea: they encounter bitter, undrinkable water at…
- Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 91 – Ex 15 – The Desert: The Chaos of Formless Earth · 23 minThis time, Fr. John and Danny explore the biblical symbolism of the desert as a place of chaos, emptiness, danger, and spiritual testing, contrasting it with the paradise for…
- Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 90 – Exodus 15 – The Bard’s Song · 16 minIn this podcast, Fr. John and Danny discuss “The Bard’s Song” which explores the Song of the Sea in Exodus 15 as both a victory song and one of Scripture’s earliest hymns of…
- Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 89 – Exodus 14 – Unleashing Chaos on Chaos · 23 minThis time, Fr. John and Danny explore the crossing of the Red Sea in Exodus 14 as more than a historical escape, presenting it as a cosmic battle in which YHWH uses the primal…
- Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 88 – Exodus 13 – History, Memory, and Liturgy · 26 minIn this podcast, Fr. John and Danny explore how Exodus 11–13 connects history, remembrance, and liturgy, arguing that biblical history finds its fullest meaning when it is…
- Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 87 – Exodus 13 – Israel As Firstborn Priest · 19 minThis time, Fr. John and Danny argue that Israel’s designation as God’s “firstborn” was far more than a family privilege—it was a priestly calling, with the nation chosen to…
- Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 86 – Exodus 12 – Life: A Drama of Inescapable Terror · 22 minIn this podcast, Fr. John and Danny explore the sobering imagery of the Passover in Exodus, arguing that the sacrifice of the lamb and the death of Egypt’s firstborn reveal both…
- Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 85 – Exodus 7 – YHWH’s Strange and Terrible Weapons: The Plagues · 18 minOn this podcast, Fr. John and Danny explore how the plagues of Egypt were far more than punishments—they were God’s deliberate acts of warfare against Pharaoh, the powers of…
- Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 84 – Exodus 7 – Pharoah’s Hard Heart · 19 minThis time, Fr. John and Danny explore the biblical mystery of Pharaoh’s hardened heart, explaining that Scripture presents it as both the result of Pharaoh’s own rebellion and…
- Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 83 – Exodus 6 – Moses’ Uncircumcised Lips · 22 minFr. John and Danny discuss how God often chooses to work through our greatest weaknesses, as seen in Moses’ confession that he was a man of “uncircumcised lips,” transforming…
- Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 82 – Exodus 5 – Let Us Go A Three Days’ Journey. Really? · 23 minThis time, Fr. John and Danny explore the challenging idea that God’s request for Pharaoh to let Israel go on a “three days’ journey” was not the whole story, arguing that God…
- Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 81 – Exodus 4 – The Battle Begins: An Allegory · 23 minIn this podcast, Fr. John and Danny interpret the Exodus story as an allegory of the spiritual life, where Moses represents the human spirit, Aaron the will, Israel the body…
- Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 80 – Exodus 4 – A Meditation on the “Personality” of YHWH · 25 minFr. John and Danny reflect on the paradoxical nature of YHWH as revealed in Exodus 4, presenting God as both deeply intimate and profoundly terrifying—a God who desires a close…
- Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 79 – Exodus 4 – Taking The Cobra By The Tail · 24 minIn this podcast, Fr. John and Danny reflect on Moses’ growing reluctance in the Book of Exodus as he tries to negotiate his way out of God’s call to confront Pharaoh and lead…
- Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 78 – Exodus 3 – Who Am I? Who Are You? · 22 minFr. John and Danny reflect on Moses’ encounter with God in Exodus 3, focusing on the profound questions “Who am I?” and “Who are you?” as foundational to understanding both human…
