Wise Counsel
by RM Smith
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245. Wrestling God for a New Identity
245. Wrestling God for a New Identity
About this podcast
Welcome to Wise Counsel, a daily five-minute devotional hosted by RM Smith. Each episode dives deep into biblical scholarship and Ancient Near Eastern context, offering concise insights into Scripture to illuminate its timeless truths and practical applications. Join RM Smith as he explores the cultural and historical backgrounds that enrich our understanding of God's Word, equipping you to navigate life's challenges with wisdom and discernment. Tune in for your daily dose of spiritual nourishment!
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- 245. Wrestling God for a New Identity · 21 minThis episode examines Jacob’s mysterious nocturnal struggle at the River Jabbok in Genesis 32, where he wrestles with a physical man revealed to be an embodied deity—the Angel of…
- How First-Century Christians Read Revelation: Ditching the Newspaper for the Ancient Lens · 46 minWhat if everything we think we know about reading the Book of Revelation is built on modern assumptions rather than ancient reality? For generations, popular approaches have…
- Will the New Jerusalem Have a Sun? The Cosmic Light of the New Creation · 54 minWhat will the physical reality of the New Jerusalem and the New Earth actually look like? Will we need a physical sun, moon, or starlight, or is something far greater taking…
- 240. The Fire That Purifies Without Consuming · 36 minThroughout Scripture, fire is one of the most prominent metaphors used to describe the holiness, presence, and transformative work of God. While human or destructive fire…
- 244. Ezekiel's Vision Was Not a UFO · 21 minThis episode tackles the common fringe theory that Ezekiel 1 describes an ancient alien spacecraft or UFO encounter. By analyzing the passage through ancient Near Eastern…
- 243. The Angelic War Behind Human Empires · 32 minThis episode explores the divine council worldview, examining how ancient spiritual rebellions—such as those at Genesis 6 and Babel—led to God placing nations under corrupt lower…
- 242. Who Really Rules the Earth Today? · 23 minA central question running throughout biblical literature concerns the ultimate governance of the present world. On one hand, Scripture repeatedly declares that God is the…
- 246. Ancient Context for Horsemen and Pentecost · 24 minThis episode examines the background of apocalyptic imagery in the Book of Revelation and the event of Pentecost through ancient Near Eastern and Second Temple Jewish contexts…
- Micah 7: The Barren Harvest, the Defense Advocate, and Sins in the Sea · 46 minStand upon the limestone watchtowers of eighth-century B.C. Judah, and the horizon reveals the dust-choked advance of the Neo-Assyrian war machine under Tiglath-Pileser III…
- Micah 6 The Cosmic Courtroom, Mountain Witnesses, and What Yahweh Requires · 54 minIf you were to stand upon the limestone watchtowers of Jerusalem in the late eighth century B.C., the horizon offered only the terrifying advance of the Neo-Assyrian war machine…
- Micah 5: The Ruined Scepter, the Smallest Clan, and the Divine Council · 56 minIf you were to stand upon the limestone watchtowers of Jerusalem in the late eighth century B.C., the horizon would offer no comfort—only the terrifying, dust-choked advance of…
- Micah 4 The Exalted Mountain and the Cosmic Garden · 41 minWalk the sun-drenched streets of the mid-eighth century B.C. and you will find a society at the absolute pinnacle of its material power under the forty-year reign of King…
- Micah 2-3 Land-Grabbers, False Prophets, and the Cosmic Courtroom · 43 minStep into the sun-drenched streets of the mid-eighth century B.C., a society at the absolute pinnacle of its material power and geopolitical prestige. Beneath the glittering…
- 241. The Divine Stress Test for Job · 23 minThe Book of Job presents one of the most intense theological narratives in biblical literature: a systematic, multi-layered "stress test" engineered in the heavenly court (Job…
- Micah 1 | The Approaching Storm, the Divine Council, and Yahweh on Trial · 48 minIn this deep-dive study, referencing the file named "Biblical Scholarship", we open the first chapter of Micah to explore the terrifying cosmic and historical realities behind…
- Joel 2-3 The Valley of Decision: Cosmic Dissolution, the Outpoured Spirit, and Zion's Sanctuary · 54 minWhat happens when a national agricultural crisis escalates into an end-time, cosmic confrontation? In this deep-dive episode, we explore the concluding vision of the book of Joel…
- Joel 2 The Shofar in Zion: The Day of Yahweh, Heart Repentance, and the Eschatological Spirit · 59 minWhat happens when a national agricultural disaster transforms into a terrifying apocalyptic crisis? As the second chapter of Joel opens, the prophet commands the blowing of the…
- Joel 1 The Swarm and the Sovereign: Unpacking the Cosmic Courtroom · 33 minWelcome back to the podcast. Today, we are dissecting the terrifying and urgent alarm sounded in the opening chapter of Joel, drawing heavily from the file "Biblical…
- Jonah 4: The Prophet Who Sued God: Weaponized Grace and the Fury · 40 minWelcome back to the podcast. Today, we are looking at the shocking, unresolved cliffhanger of Jonah's story, drawing directly from the file "Biblical Scholarship". Most people…
- Jonah 3: Grace for the Enemy: Unpacking Nineveh’s Shocking Repentance · 43 minWhat happens when God shows grace to the people you detest most? In Jonah 3, after being vomited back from the subterranean depths of Sheol, the reluctant prophet receives a…
