The raising of Lazarus. The 10 Plagues in Egypt. Walking on Water. Feeding the 5,000. There are lots of miracle in the stories that are pretty well-known, even by non-Christians. Most of them are done by Jesus, but Moses and Elijah have their fair share as well. But there’s a miracle in II Kings 6 that’s just a bit harder to categorize. It’s not ne…

Most of us would agree that God and Satan are about as different as you can get. That they are such polar opposites that it would be virtually impossible to confuse one with the other. That it would be tantamount to heresy to try to compare the two. And yet, there’s a mystery to the identity of the figure called the “God of this World” in II Corint…

Last week I was discussing a weird story about Moses in Exodus 4, I came across another pretty odd verse that generates some confusion among Christians: Exodus 4:21. Now, I didn’t want to stop and analyze that verse because it would have taken me on a rabbit trail, and I was already trying to talk about a different weird thing, and I would have had…

So, a funny thing happened on the way to Egypt after Moses spoke to the burning bush. Something you have probably never heard about. Even if you have read it before, this is such a bizarre paragraph of Scripture that you probably just read right on through without stopping to dwell on it. When most of us tell the story of Moses, we start with his o…

When I first got into ministry, I didn’t know what to do with I Kings 13. I knew God must be trying to communicate something from this story, but I couldn’t figure out what. So many things didn’t line up with my preconceptions. You have a couple of prophets in this story. Now, in almost every Old Testament story with a prophet of God, they are the …

I few weeks ago I received one of the strangest questions I had ever had sent to me: could the Apostle John still be alive? Now, I probably would have shrugged it off except within an hour, I had a second person ask me the same question. Now, I have never heard this question posed before. I had never had this thought cross my mind before. And yet t…

So, something really strange happened when Jesus was being arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane. This is the night that Jesus was put on trial, and the next day He was nailed to the cross. So there’s a lot going on. it’s a very heavy section of scripture. And there’s one detail that’s only recorded in one of the four Gospels. Mark 14:51 and 52 say …

John 5 has one of the most bizarre verses in the Bible. I’m talking about verse 4 of that chapter. This verse is so bizarre, it doesn’t even appear in a lot of versions of the Bible. Go open up your Bible and check right now; it might just say verse 1, verse 2, verse 3, verse 5. It’s like your Bible forgot to count. But actually, some versions just…

What happened when you got in the water at your baptism? Guess what? You didn’t just get wet. You made a proclamation of faith- not just to any humans who witnessed your baptism- but a proclamation of faith that reverberated throughout the entire spiritual realm. And if you have no idea what I’m talking about, you’re in the right place, because thi…

Jonah chapter 2 is one of the weirdest chapters in the entire Bible. I mean, think about it: at the end of Jonah 1, he gets swallowed by a giant fish in the Mediterranean Sea. At the beginning of Jonah 3, he’s spat back out on dry land. In between those events, Jonah lifts up this prayer or lament about his situation to heaven, and that’s what chap…

Night of the Living Dead. World War Z. Resident Evil. The Walking Dead. And… Matthew chapter 27. What do all of these have in common? They all contain zombies. Now, if you don’t believe me that the Bible has some zombies in it, then explain this verse to me. Matthew 27 is about the crucifixion. Now, don’t worry, I’m not about to claim that Jesus wa…

Entire books have been written about the thorny theological issue I want to talk about today. James chapter 2. At face value, James 2 seems hard to reconcile with the rest of the New Testament. That’s because the rest of the New Testament pretty clearly teaches this doctrine of salvation by grace through faith not of works. That’s a direct quote, a…

Let’s tackle one of the questions today that no Sunday School teacher wants to get: are Christian women supposed to wear “head coverings” according to I Corinthians 11? Because when you read it very simply and plainly, it certainly feels like they should. I Corinthians 11:5 says But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishon…

What if someone came to a pastor and said, “How do I go to heaven?” Should the pastor tell him how to go to heaven? What kind of pastor wouldn’t tell someone who came to him and asked how to go to heaven how to go to heaven? That’s a pastor’s dream: for people to come to him and ask him how to go to heaven. That’s why we go to Bible schools and Bib…

So I’ve done 25 episodes now about Weird Stuff in the Bible, but I haven’t talked about Jesus too much yet. And I really need to, for two reasons. One, because everything in the Bible centers around Jesus. And two, because Jesus is weird. Now, I don’t mean that to be disrespectful. I just mean that He was odd. If you don’t think Jesus is weird, I d…

The Day of Pentecost had a lot going on; it probably had more going on than you even realized. This is one of the most significant stories in the Bible; it’s the birth of the church, recorded in Acts 2. And it says this in verses 1-4 of that chapter When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly…

When I was in the book of Enoch a couple episodes ago, something caught my attention. I was reading something from the book of Enoch’s chapter 15. I didn’t read the entire chapter on that episode, but I did read through it as I was doing my research, and there was a very interesting passage there about the spirits of the Nephilim. Enoch chapter 15 …

So on this podcast, we’ve tackled the mysterious subject of Genesis 6 a few times when “the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.” That’s actually a direct quotation from that chapter. And it’s come up a lot on this podcast because it’s a podcast about weird stuff in the Bible, and t…

There is a lot of controversy around this Book of Enoch: Should Christians read it or not? Some get confused about whether it should be considered scripture- and if it isn’t, whether Christians are allowed to read it. So on the past few episodes, I’ve established that even though it’s not canonical scripture, the authors of the Bible did indeed rea…

In Jude 14-16, he quotes from a prophecy of Enoch: It says 14 It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, 15 to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and …

I’ll have this debate with people about the rapture of the church, and I will hear this response all the time: the rapture isn’t biblical. I’ll even see it in the comments from today’s episode: the rapture isn’t biblical. And these days, my response when I hear it is always the same thing. If you want to tell me that the rapture is not biblical, th…

Genesis 5 is one of those chapters people tend to read through pretty quickly. It’s a genealogy chapter. It’s a list of names: so and so the son of so and so, so and so begat so and so. Not only that, it’s a list of names of people from Adam to Noah. Why do we need a genealogy of people from Adam to Noah? The genealogy is gonna reset at Noah anyway…

We are pressing forward in the book of Jude today. As I’ve said before, Jude is kind of like the Bible’s junk drawer. Everyone has a junk drawer at their house; it’s full of random objects that you just aren’t sure where else to put them, so you throw them all into one drawer and you call it your junk drawer. That’s how Jude is. It’s like a collect…

If you don’t know Balaam’s story, you are behind the 8-ball. Most Christians don’t really know who Balaam is, which is a shame, because he is one of the most-referenced characters in the Bible. Balaam’s name comes up 59 times in Scripture. In comparison, Mary is only mentioned 14 times. And yet, every Christian knows who Mary is. But not many know …

“I just wanted to look.” That’s probably what Balaam was saying when he went with the princes of Moab. They kept offering him money to go up on this mountain and curse the Israelites. They wanted him because Balaam was a prophet for hire. Now, he was a real prophet in the sense that he could genuinely hear from God and speak God’s messages. But he …

God is not schizophrenic. OK? I just wanna put that out there first. God is the same yesterday, today and forever. God does not contradict Himself. And if He looks like He is, the problem is on our end, not His. Amen? OK. I just feel like I have to establish that because Numbers 22 starts the story of Balaam, and God in this story, Balaam does exac…

The opening chapters of Genesis contain the first baseball game: In the big inning, Eve stole first, Adam stole second. Cain struck out Abel. Enoch was walked. The Giants and the Angels were rained out. Now, as I hear that joke, it makes me realize: there’s a lot of oddities and weird stuff in the opening chapters of the Bible. And we’re going to b…

So guys, I’ve been terrible about responding to my mailbag! My comments and questions and all that kind stuff that you guys have been sending in! So I’m like: before I go any further in the Bible study, I would like to take a week and just respond to your questions. So we’re going to talk today about UFOs, demons, Iceland, naked Noah, the end of th…

R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Find out what it means to Thee. Jude 9 is one of the strangest commands in the entire Bible to me. Well, let me start with Jude 8. In the very same way, on the strength of their dreams these ungodly people pollute their own bodies, reject authority and heap abuse on celestial beings. So it’s telling us that we need to be really caref…

Jude 8 says something really weird: “Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones.” This is one of Jude’s triplets. It’s talking about apostates: people who once said they are Christians, but fell away. And it gives three details about them: They defile the flesh.…

Why does God allow Satan to even exist? That’s a pretty good question. Satan is the first rebel. He helped cause the fall. He has caused untold death, destruction and mayhem for thousands of years. He is God’s greatest enemy. Yet he is no match for God. God once backhanded Satan out of heaven. Someday God is going to kick Satan into the Lake of Fir…

Happy Birthday, Ezekiel 28. This is episode 10 of Weird Stuff in the Bible. Explore the mysterious prophecy in Ezekiel 28:1-10 that was given on January 8, 585 BC, and released on the exact 2,608th birthday of this prophecy in 2024 AD. Dive into Ezekiel 28, one of the most peculiar chapters in the Bible, unraveling the backstory of the devil throug…

Let’s end the debate. This is episode 9 of Weird Stuff in the Bible, where we solve the mystery of Sodom’s destruction. This is not an issue that should be considered ambiguous anymore. It’s time to stop arguing about what the Bible says and start exploring what it means. 0:00 - Introduction 2:35 - Genesis 19, The Historical Narrative 5:10 - Ezekie…

The Nephilim are not just in Genesis. This is episode 8 of Weird Stuff in the Bible, where we talk about Nephilim after the flood. 0:00 - Introduction 5:10 - Tracing the Giants 12:30 - Facing the Giants 18:50 - Erasing the Giants Uncover the ancient mystery as we delve into the bizarre union of divine beings and human women, setting the stage for t…

Ever wondered about the mysterious Sons of Anak and their connection to the post-flood reappearance of the Nephilim? This is episode 7 of Weird Stuff in the Bible, where we talk about Nephilim after the flood, as well as expounding on Jude 5 and 6. 0:00 - Introduction 3:40 - The Numbers 13 Giants 11:30 - The Jude 5-6 Lesson Join us for a journey th…

In episode 6 of Weird Stuff in the Bible, we unravel the mysterious tale of the Nephilim, exploring their origins, characteristics, and the profound impact they had on the days of Noah. From their peculiar creation to their role in the pre-flood world, we delve into the biblical account that goes beyond the ordinary. Get ready for a journey into th…

This is episode 5 of Weird Stuff in the Bible, where we talk about the Sons of God in Genesis 6. 0:00 - Laying the Groundwork 1:40 - Defining Our Terms 7:50 - The Sons of God Were Angels 19:30 - Mailbag 20:40 - Vocabulary is Hard If you want to get in touch, my email is weirdstuffinthebible@gmail.com Hosted by Luke Taylor…

What's coming next? This is episode 4 of Weird Stuff in the Bible, where we introduce a book of the Bible that we’ll be studying together over the next few months. 0:00 - A Book that Makes you Pick a Side 2:30 - Verses 1-2, Who Was Jude? 10:15 - Verses 3-4, The Threat of Apostasy 15:00 - Strange Things about Jude 20:30 - Mailbag and Closing Thought…

The Divine Council: How God Makes Decisions This is episode 3 of Weird Stuff in the Bible, where we pull back the curtain on God’s decision-making process. 0:00 - Staff Meetings in Heaven 1:45 - Introducing the Divine Council (Psalm 82) 9:45 - I Kings 22, Micaiah’s Vision 18:15 - Mailbag 20:00 - Closing Thoughts (Isaiah 37 and I Samuel 16) If you w…

Warning: the devil doesn’t want you to listen to this episode. I’m going to tell you one way that he is able to stop your prayers from being answered- but if you listen until the end, I’ll also tell you how to overcome it. This is episode 2 of Weird Stuff in the Bible, where we pull back the curtain on spiritual warfare. 0:00 - Don’t Be Ignorant 2:…

Weird Stuff in the Bible: Episode 1 AND The Cross References Podcast with Luke Taylor: Episode 100 The Bible is weird right? Can’t we all agree that the Bible has got some strange things going on? Judging angels? Talking donkeys? Six-fingered Giants? Are you ever just reading along and then you come across something that seems totally out of left f…

Premiering October 30, 2023, and new episodes will arrive every Wednesday. Upcoming episodes will answer questions like: Who was the Prince of Persia in Daniel 11? How does God make decisions with His divine council? Who are the Nephilim and the Sons of God in Genesis 6? Who is the Azazel figure in the Day of Atonement? Why exactly what Goliath so …

Who is Charles Haddon Spurgeon? Well, you may not have heard of him, but he's been called the "Prince of Preachers." So, what made him so great? This week on the podcast we talk about Spurgeon's life and why he's worth remembering.Links & Sponsors:Website: bibleandstuff.comAmazon: bibleandstuff.com/amazonAudible: bibleandstuff.com/audible…

Worship: is it really just singing, or is there more to it than that? This week on the podcast we're talking about the many ways we worship God—and how we sometimes worship other things instead.저자 Bible & Stuff

It's a question almost everyone has heard in their lifetime. But have you ever heard an answer? Was it any good? Today, we take a stab at explaining why an all-knowing, all-powerful, all-good God would allow bad things to happen to "good" people.Links Sponsors:Website: bibleandstuff.comAmazon: bibleandstuff.com/amazonAudible: bibleandstuff.com/audi…

To celebrate Christmas and encourage everyone to read the Bible for themselves, we invited our friends and listeners to share their stories of what got them started. Join us at facebook.com/bibleandstuff as we read the Bible together in 2018!Links & Sponsors:bibleandstuff.comAmazon: bibleandstuff.com/amazon…

You've probably heard of Advent, but maybe you don't know much about it. This week we talk about what it is, the point of it, and why you should consider celebrating it this year. We also include an important message about how you could be a part of this year's special Christmas episode.Links & Sponsors:Website: bibleandstuff.comAmazon: bibleandstu…

This week we're talking about John Calvin, his role in the Reformation, and his important book, Institutes of the Christian Religion. In other news, did he kill a guy? We get into that too.Links & Sponsors:bibleandstuff.comAmazon: bibleandstuff.com/amazonAudible: bibleandstuff.com/audible저자 Bible & Stuff

People love to talk about angels. What are they like? What do they do? Is the information we know about angels true or false? This week, we look at what the Bible has to say about angels and getting rid of all the fluff.Links & Sponsors:bibleandstuff.comAmazon: bibleandstuff.com/amazonAudible: bibleandstuff.com/audible…

This Halloween is the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. So, what happened? This week, we tell the story of Martin Luther, his 95 Theses, and what went down afterward.Links & Sponsors:bibleandstuff.comAmazon: bibleandstuff.com/amazonAudible: bibleandstuff.com/audible저자 Bible & Stuff