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My Mysterious BibleThe Tenth Plague against EgyptThe book mentioned: https://drmsh.com/the-naked-bible/two-powers-in-heaven/
Resources Used:
[1] Philip Comfort and Walter A. Elwell, The Complete Book of Who’s Who in the Bible (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2004), 489.
[2] Walter A. Elwell and Philip Wesley Comfort, Tyndale Bible Dictionary, Tyndale Reference Library (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2001), 1025.
[3] B. A. Strawn, “Pharaoh,” in Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch, ed. T. Desmond Alexander and David W. Baker (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2003), 631.
[4] Bryan C. Babcock, “Pharaoh,” in The Lexham Bible Dictionary, ed. John D. Barry et al...2025-04-2122 minMy Mysterious BiblePodcast updateUpdates concerning the podcast.
2025-02-2801 minMy Mysterious BibleThe Ninth Plague, three days of complete darkness.God causes three days of complete darkness.
Resources used:
Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch, Commentary on the Old Testament, vol. 1 (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1996), 323.
Douglas K. Stuart, Exodus, vol. 2, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2006), 255–261.
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/types-of-weather/clouds/mid-level-clouds/nimbostratus
2025-02-1708 minMy Mysterious BibleThe Eighth Plague against Egypt.The Plague of the greatest Locust Swarm of all time.
Resources used:
The Faithlife Study Bible
Noel D. Osborn and Howard A. Hatton, A Handbook on Exodus, UBS Handbook Series (New York: United Bible Societies, 1999), 241–242.
Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), Ex 10:19.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/giant-locust-swarms-could-expand-to-new-areas-with-climate-change-study-suggests-180983800/
https://www.historynet.com/1874-the-year-of-the-locust/
2025-02-1107 minMy Mysterious BibleThe Seventh Plague against EgyptGod raises the stakes in the seventh plague of huge hail.
2025-02-0414 minMy Mysterious BibleThe Sixth Plague - BoilsOnce again the hard heart of Pharoah raises the stakes in this conflict.
Resources used:
John D. Hannah, “Exodus,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 123.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/boils-and-carbuncles/symptoms-causes/syc-20353770
2025-01-2507 minMy Mysterious BibleThe Fifth Plague against EgyptGod kills the livestock of Egypt. Resources used:
Douglas K. Stuart, Exodus, vol. 2,The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2006), 220–224.
Alan Cole, Exodus: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 2, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1973), 102–103.
The Lexham Bible Dictionary
2024-11-1719 minMy Mysterious BibleThe Fourth PlagueGod sends swarms of flying insects to torment only the Egyptians.
2024-07-2415 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 30 The third plague of flying insects.We dive into the third plague which happens a little differently than the first two.
Resources used:
Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), Ex 8:16–19.
“ A Commentary, Critical, Experimental, and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments: Genesis–Deuteronomy, vol. I”
David Brown, A. R. Fausset, and Robert Jamieson, A Commentary, Critical, Experimental, and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments: Genesis–Deuteronomy, vol. I (London; Glasgow: William Collins, Sons...2024-06-1407 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 29 The Second Plague against EgyptEgypt is overrun by frogs.
Resources Used:
David Brown, A. R. Fausset, and Robert Jamieson, A Commentary, Critical, Experimental, and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments: Genesis–Deuteronomy, vol. I (London; Glasgow: William Collins, Sons, & Company, Limited, n.d.), 297–299.
The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), Ex 8:1–11.
John D. Barry et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2012, 2016), Ex 8.
2024-06-1307 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 28 The Plagues of Egypt Series Part 1 - The Nile turns to blood.Exploring the context of the first plague against Egypt.
Resources used:
Alan Cole, Exodus: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 2, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1973), 96–98.
2024-06-0810 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 27 Unveiling Ecclesiastes 10:19Examining a strange passage about money in Ecclesiastes.
2024-06-0106 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 26 Melchizedek in the New TestamentExploring the very different profile of Melchizedek in the New Testament as compared to the Old.
Resources Used:
Robert Hinckley, "Adam, Aaron, and the Garden Sanctuary." Logia: A Journal of Lutheran Theology, XXII/4 (2013): 5-12.more. by Robert Hinckley.
Commentary Critical & Explanatory on the Whole Bible
The Lexam Bible Dictionary
Naked Bible Podcast 170
2024-05-2423 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 25 Melchizedeck in the Old TestamentWho is this mysterious Priest/King of Salem? Who does he worship?
Resources used:
The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament
The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures
Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible (DDD)
Naked Bible 166: Melchizedek Part 1a
2024-05-0913 minMy Mysterious BibleMelchizedek in the Old Testament.Understanding what is hidden in plain sight when it comes to understanding Melchizedek in the Old Testament.
Resources Used:
Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), Ge 14:17–19
Allen P. Ross, “Psalms,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 873.
Naked Bible Podcast 168
Allen P. Ross, “Psalms,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, e...2024-05-0618 minMy Mysterious BibleMelchizedek in the Old TestamentWe look at the two Old Testament Passages that mention Melchizedek.
Resources used:
Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), Ge 14:17–19.
Naked Bible Podcast 166
Allen P. Ross, “Psalms,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 873.
Lexam Bible Dictionary
2024-05-0516 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 24 Why does Ezekiel spend hundreds of days on his side?Ezekiel gives us an extreme example of a sign act.
Resources used:
Faithlife Study Bible
Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible
Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), Eze 4:1–3.
Sign Acts: The Weird, Wonderful World of Prophetic Communication
Visual Aids for an Ancient Audienceby Whitney Woollard – Sep 12, 2018 bibleproject.com
Lamar Eugene Cooper, Ezekiel, vol. 17, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1994).
2024-05-0121 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 23 Balaam's ErrorWhat exactly is Balaam's error, and what does the New Testament have to say about him?
2024-03-1209 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 22 Balaam and the talking DonkeyThe significance of Balaam and the talking Donkey.
Resources used:
Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), Nu 22:22–30.
Dennis Cole, Numbers, vol. 3B, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 389–391.
Gordon J. Wenham, Numbers: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 4, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1981), 191.
NET Bible notes on Numbers 22
BALAAM AND HIS TALKING DONKEY BY FRED BLUMENTHAL. JEWISH BI...2024-03-0421 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 21 Elohim, I don't think that means what you think it means part 2We dive into what Elohim does and does not mean when not used to refer to the God of the Bible.
2024-02-0416 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 20 Elohim, I do not think that means what you think it means part 1.Introduction to the term elohim.
2023-11-1507 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 19 Foreknowledge does not equal predestination.God's foreknowledge does not equate to predestination.
Resources used: The Unseen Realm by Michael S. Heiser.
2023-10-1814 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 18 Are there really unicorns in the bible?Why are there unicorns in the King James Version of the Bible?
Resources used:
Lexam Bible Dictionary.
Bringing back the Aurochs
2023-09-2504 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 17 Elisha makes an Iron Axe head float on water.It's a strange miracle when Elija makes an iron axe head float on a river.
Resources used:
A Commentary, Critical, Experimental, and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments: Joshua–Esther, vol. II
Robert Jamieson, A Commentary, Critical, Experimental, and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments: Joshua–Esther, vol. II (London; Glasgow: William Collins, Sons, & Company, Limited, n.d.), 385.
Paul R. House, 1, 2 Kings, vol. 8, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1995), 275.
Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commen...2023-09-1110 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 16 Why couldn’t the Israelites cook a baby goat in it’s mothers milk?This perplexing commandment is given three times in the Torah, so it must be significant.
Resources used:
Faithlife Study bible,
The IVP Bible Background Commentary of the Old Testament,
Manners & Customs of the Bible,
You Shall Not Boil a Kid in Its Mother’s Milk: Beyond Exodus 23:19.” Jewish Bible Quarterly,
Biblical Interpretation. 2012, Vol. 20 Issue 1/2, p35-72.
2023-08-2512 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 15. The Relationship of the Goat for Azazel with the pigs possessed by Legion with Special Guest Geoff Johnson.Geoff Johnson lays out the connection between The Goat for Azazel and the pigs that were possessed and ran off the cliff by Legion. Check out his youtube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdvkfyXOITbYxcRHPGJFQVA
2023-08-2316 minMy Mysterious BibleWe are going to a bi-weekly schedule for the interim.My career, church service, seminary, and, not least of all my family are all a priority over the podcast and I just can't maintain an episode a week right now. Bear with me until I can.
Thank you
Michael Norton
2023-08-2101 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 14 The Goat for Azazel on the Day of Atonement.Why is a goat bearing the sin of Israel sent out into the wilderness to Azazel on the Day of Atonement? Who or what is Azazel? You can find the answers to these questions and more in this week's episode.
Resources used:
The Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the bible.
“Azazel,” in The Lexham Bible Dictionary, ed. John D. Barry et al. (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).
https://drmsh.com/day-atonement-leviticus-16-goat-azazel/
https://www.logos.com/grow/theres-devil-details-day-atonement/
2023-08-1109 minMy Mysterious BibleA goat for Azazel? Who or what is Azazel and why is there a goat sent to him on the Day of Atonement?A goat for Azazel? Who or what is Azazel, and why is a goat sent to him on the Day of Atonement?
2023-08-0911 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 13 Why did Jesus walk on water?What is the story behind Jesus walking on water? Find out here.
Resources used:
Lexam Bible Dictionary
Enuma Elish https://sacred-texts.com/ane/enuma.htm
“I dare you not to bore me with the Bible” by Michael S. Heiser
2023-08-0413 minMy Mysterious BibleMy Mysterious Bible Episode 12 - Jesus curses a fig tree.In both the Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of Matthew we see Jesus curse a fig tree for not bearing fruit. Why would Jesus do this? What is the significance? How does it apply to us? Find out in this episode.
Resources used:
Craig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1993), Mt 21:18–22
Craig S. Keener, Matthew, vol. 1, The IVP New Testament Commentary Series (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1997), Mt 21:17–32.
The Faithlife Study Bible.
Journal article titled “Lifting the Curse: Reflect...2023-07-2809 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 11 Jacob wrestles with God.What is the significance of Jacob's wrestling with God? Why did his name change?
God would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend (v. 11), that is, clearly and openly. Moses’ speaking “face to face” with God does not contradict the fact that he was not allowed to see God’s face (v. 20) as “face to face” is a figurative expression suggesting openness and friendship (cf. Num. 12:8; Deut. 34:10; and comments on John 1:18). Joshua stayed in the tent, perhaps to care for it in some way when Moses would return to the camp.
...2023-07-2316 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 10 Ham and the Nakedness of NoahWhat is really going on with Ham and the nakedness of his drunk father Noah? Find out on this week's episode.
2023-07-1324 minMy Mysterious BibleMy Mysterious Bible Episode 9: Satan in The Old Testament vs. The New Testament.Does the Hebrew word Satan (Adversary) mean the same thing in both the Old Testament and the New? If not, what does it mean in each?
2023-07-0611 minMy Mysterious BibleMy Mysterious Bible Episode 8 The Tower of BabelWe look at the third rebellion against God on Earth as it is in Heaven and how God intends for us to reverse it. The Great Commission IS spiritual warfare!
2023-06-3020 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 7 Genesis 6 - The Second RebellionThe angelic sons of God rebel when they take for themselves wives from the daughters of men.
2023-06-2420 minMy Mysterious BibleMy Mysterious Bible Episode 6 - The Talking Snake in the GardenWhat is going on with the serpent in the Garden of Eden? Why does it speak? Is it just a regular snake? Could animals speak in the Garden of Eden? Let's look at a very plausible explanation for all of these questions and more.
2023-06-1914 minMy Mysterious BibleEpisode 5 We are off to summer camp with our student ministry. See you next week.We off to summer camp with our student ministry. See you next week.
2023-06-1200 minMy Mysterious BibleMy Mysterious Bible Podcast Episode 4 The Image of God.God made us in His image, but what does that even mean? Get introduced to the topic in this podcast.
2023-06-0912 minMy Mysterious BibleMy Mysterious Bible Episode 3 - How to deal with fallen angels.What works on Demons does not work on Fallen Angels. Find out the difference in this weeks episode.
2023-06-0720 minMy Mysterious BibleMMB Episode 2: Jude 8 - Michael and Satan contend over the body of Moses.Jude 8, Michael and Satan contend over the body of Moses.
2023-05-3112 minMy Mysterious BibleMy Mysterious Bible Episode 1 - Introduction and a look at Elisha cursing children.This week is an introduction and a quick look into 2 Kings 2:23-25 where it seems that the prophet Elisha curses some children, and dozens of them are killed by two bears. Why would God honor the prophet's curse against children? Is that even what is going on in the text to begin with?
2023-05-2307 min