Exile And Return2023-04-10T12:13:12-04:00

Exile And Return

The theme of Exile and Return is prominent throughout Scripture. Adam and Eve are exiled from the garden with the promise of a return, realized in The Book of Revelation; church fathers like Abraham and Joseph are exiled before being exalted to prominence. This theme is never more clear than the nation of Israel’s long exile to Babylon. What can we learn in exile? What are the promises of return? What are the opportunities along the way? In exile, return, and the journey between, we are called to steward a life of faithful obedience to God.

A full overview of each episode with audio are provided below for anyone who would like to follow along, or search for something specific within the episode.

Exile And Return ep. 1

We begin a new series that explores one of The Bible’s most consistent themes. The pattern of Exile and Return is found in various [...]

Hezekiah’s Choice ep. 2

We dive deeper into the theme of Exile and Return by examining the story of Hezekiah, which is found in Second Chronicles. Hezekiah, like [...]

Jeremiah’s Charge ep. 3

We continue to explore the theme of Exile and Return by focusing on The Book of Jeremiah. How does Jeremiah fit with the overall [...]

Verdict and Restoration ep. 4

We continue to explore The Book of Jeremiah. In the last episode, we covered the first of Jeremiah’s three components - the charge - [...]

The Throne Room ep. 5

We move into an exploration of the incredible events in The Book of Ezekiel, glimpsing into God’s throne room and uncovering some of the [...]

The Day of Redemption ep. 6

We continue in the first chapter of Ezekiel with the strange creatures seen in the throne room of God. The message within the imagery [...]

The Father and The Manager ep. 7

We continue working through The Book of Ezekiel as it pertains to the theme of exile and return. Chapter 14 leads us into an [...]

Conformed To Christ ep. 8

We continue looking at different examples of God’s provision and care in The Book of Ezekiel. In our previous episode, we explored God as [...]

Choice And Consequence ep. 9

We continue to explore the metaphors of God as father, manager, and husband. What is our part? Using Ezekiel 17 and 18 as a [...]

Hard Lessons ep. 10

We look at Ezekiel 20 and evaluate the natural consequences of the choices of Israel. God will discipline the nation but he will never [...]

Unreasonable Requests ep. 11

We talk about the seemingly unreasonable things God asks of Ezekiel. We often feel the same way - what he’s suggesting seems unfair or [...]

The Testimony of Seth Cuneen ep. 12

In this special episode, we are joined by West Point graduate and army veteran Seth Cuneen. Seth shares with us his experience with the [...]

Habakkuk’s Plea ep. 13

We begin to explore the theme of Exile and Return in a new book of the Bible. Habakkuk is a minor prophet who makes [...]

The Final Sacrifice ep. 14

We return to The book of Habakkuk, and find connections between Habakkuk and another minor prophet, Obadiah, as well as one of Paul’s most [...]

Far From Home ep. 15

We explore the theme Exile and Return within The Book of Daniel. The events of Daniel unfold during the great Babylonian Exile when the [...]

Fight For The Kingdom ep. 16

We continue looking at Daniel in the time of the Babylonian Exile. We discuss the story of Daniel in the lion’s den. We also [...]

Hope in Exile ep. 17

We return to The Book of Ezekiel for a look at two of the book’s most controversial passages. The last part of Ezekiel wraps [...]

The Temple Prophecy ep. 18

We continue looking at the prophecies that make up the last section of The Book of Ezekiel. Through the prophecy of the temple, we [...]

Cosmic Cause and Effect ep. 19

We look at the principle of cause and effect and how it relates to the theme of exile and return. How are we supposed [...]

Trust and Obey ep. 20

We continue exploring the teachings of the prophet Zechariah. We then move to explore the story of Nehemiah. These narratives continue our discussion on [...]

Esther’s Story ep. 21

The story of Esther is one of the most beautiful and profound narratives in all of Scripture. In this episode, we explore how the [...]

Paradox and Promise ep. 22

We continue our discussion on The Book of Esther, focusing on how to apply the lessons learned from the narrative. We look at God’s [...]

Lamentations Historical Overview ep. 23

  Transcription: Wrap up TD:      Well, I hope you’ve all enjoyed this Exile and Return series.  It's a quite graphic picture of the reality [...]

Trust and Obey ep. 24

  Transcription: TD:      So, let just talk about what that looks like circumstantially.  Jeremiah was faithful all the way through, wasn't he? BS:      Yes. [...]

God’s Definition of Success ep. 25

  Transcription: Hope TD:      Now we can go into a segment on this Lamentations series that we we're ending the Exile and Return series [...]

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