[Season 4, Episode 11]

Instead of our typical back-and-forth discussion as the featured topic, this month we share a message given to a church congregation.

Steve recently preached this message covering several aspects of the real-world history we find at both Jericho and Ai, when traditional biblical chronology is corrected. This was part of a sermon series in the book of Joshua. After the message was concluded, we decided it would be an excellent fit for The BC Messenger podcast audience as well.

Given in his typical energetic and engaging style, this message demonstrates just how applicable and inspiring the historical, archaeological context is for these biblical accounts.

Providing congregations with real-world information and data-rich apologetics equips them with the tools to strengthen their faith, answer challenges, and restore foundations that have been broken down.

Also on this episode:

• New Resource: Timeline Bookmarks
• Practical Tips for Bible Reading
• Helen's View: Smallpox Cannot Be Prevented?

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In any evangelical church today, congregations are much more likely to hear a sermon based on the New Testament rather than the Old Testament. Perhaps the pastor will allude to or reference the Old Testament, but the primary text will most likely be from the New.

Congregations do not demonstrate a general familiarity with notable Old Testament stories, such as young men calling out to Elijah "Go up thou bald head!" or Daniel's dream of a stone that grew into a mountain and filled the whole earth.

Our Daily Bread, a classic, evangelical devotional publication, has produced a booklet: "Five Reasons to Love the Old Testament." That title alone indicates the dearth in this area within the Christian church today.

It's an odd phenomenon, considering that the Old Testament is over three times the length of the New, containing plenteous thrilling accounts of God's power, setting the foundation for God's redemption plan for the world, teaching God's character through examples, demonstrating both His judgment and His mercy. While the Old Testament covers thousands of years of history, the New Testament spans only decades.

This is not only an odd phenomenon, but it also presents a major problem for teaching the historicity of the Old Testament, as we strive to do on this podcast. People are unlikely to care about the historicity of something if they don't know the content of it in the first place, or why that content matters.

Why and how did the major emphasis in churches shift to the New Testament? What problems arise as a result of this imbalance? How can this be corrected? Join us for this discussion.

Also on this episode:

• Helen's View: The Dragon of Aging

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[Season 4, Episode 9]

A good way to undermine biblical authority and divine authorship is to demonstrate that the biblical writings seem to be mimicking earlier historical ideas and events. A well-known example is the historically revered Law of Moses. Because there are at least five ancient law codes that pre-date the traditional time of Moses, all bearing some similarities to the Mosaic Law, many people have claimed that the Law of Moses was copying earlier law codes.

Yet, Christians have historically believed that when God gave the Law to Moses on Mt. Sinai, something new and special was happening. For example, Moses (holding the Ten Commandments) is the central figure on the east pediment of the United States Supreme Court building. He is flanked by other ancient law givers.

Was the Mosaic Law borrowing from the law codes of other ancient peoples?

Dr. Aardsma never set out to research this topic specifically. However, the discovery of the missing millenium settles this question, as it does many, many others. Truth is like that; the ripple effects of enlightenment seem to never end.

Knowing when Moses actually lived (1,000 years earlier than traditionally thought) clearly demonstrates that when God gave Moses the Law on Mt. Sinai, something special and unique was indeed happening. Moses lived during the Exodus of 2450 BC. We have no record of ancient law codes that predate this time.

Also on this episode:

• Aging Research: FDA Update - Dr. Aardsma’s Response to the FDA Advisory Letter
• Helen's View: The Cost of Total Commitment

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