Jesus In All Of The Bible

We believe the only path to transformative Bible engagement is to see Jesus and his gospel wherever you are in the story. Through this podcast we will do just that. In just a few minutes, each episode will look at what is happening in the text and how it points to Jesus.

Religion & Spirituality
Christianity
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Psalm 24: Who Can Enter God’s Presence?
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 24. This passage asks and answers the question: who is able to enter God’s presence?” As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 24, the good news is that our access and our experience of God’s presence is not found by moral perfection but by faith in Jesus.
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Psalm 23: The Lord is My Shepherd
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 23. In this passage, David reflects on God’s guidance and leadership in his life. God has been like a shepherd to him. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 23, we see that Jesus is our ultimate good Shepherd.
3 min
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Psalm 22: My God, Why Have you Forsaken Me?
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 22. In this passage, David asks why it seems like God has abandoned him. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 22, see the words Jesus cried out on the cross and the truth that because Jesus was abandoned for us, we will never be abandoned by God.
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Psalm 21: Be Exalted in Your Strength
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 21. In this passage, David thanks God for what his strength has done for him in the past and puts his trust in what God’s strength will accomplish for him in the future. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 21, we see that in Jesus, even the weakness of his death is immeasurably powerful and how everyone who admits their weaknesses will be made strong.
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Psalm 20: Some Trust in Chariots
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 20. In this passage, David asks God to remember his globe-spanning promises and to bring his Messiah soon. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 20, we see that Jesus is God's anointed one, and by simple faith in him, he rescues us from the chariots and horses others trust in.
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Psalm 19: The Skies Declare the Glory of God
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 19. In this passage, David praises God for all the ways he reveals himself in nature and in his word. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 19 we see that God has ultimately revealed his word and his nature in Jesus.
4 min
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Psalm 18: Make My Feet Like a Deer's
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 18. In this passage, David asks that God would strengthen him to destroy his enemies. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 18, we see that God will one day come in power not only to destroy our enemies but make all things new.
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Psalm 17: The Apple of Your Eye
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 17. In this passage, David asks God to deliver him from his enemies. David’s confident that God will rescue him because he is innocent, and his enemies are in the wrong. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 17, we see Jesus as the ultimate innocent one who defeats our enemies for us.
3 min
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Psalm 16: Pleasures Evermore
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 16. In this passage, David is confident that when he trusts in God alone that he will experience pleasure and joy at God’s right hand. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 16, we see Jesus as the ultimate heir of David who “did not see decay.” When we trust in Jesus and his faithfulness, we are given God as our inheritance, and we will sit at his right hand forever!
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Psalm 15: Who Can Live With God?
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 15. In this passage, David asks who can enter into God’s presence and then answers his own question with a song. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 15, we see Jesus as the only one who is qualified to enter into God’s presence.
4 min
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Psalm 14: There Is No God
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 14. In this passage, David says only fools live, think, judge, and make decisions as if God does not have any real effect on the world. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 14, we’re reminded that God is real. And if we confess with our mouths that Jesus is God, we will not only be wise, but we’ll experience the restoration of our world and the warmth of God’s protective presence forever.
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Psalm 13: How Long O Lord?
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 13. In this passage, David wonders why God has abandoned him and where God has gone in the middle of his inner distress. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 13, we see neither our circumstances nor our enemies define the terms or the extent of God’s love. But Jesus’ death and resurrection do.
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Psalm 12: No One Is Faithful Anymore
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 12. In this passage, David talks about the deceptive words of humans and the pure words of God. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 12, we see that God’s words aren’t only pure, but they come alive to us in the person of Jesus.
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Psalm 11: Why Do You Hide Yourself?
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 11. In this passage, David says that every enemy that tries to come against him is fighting a losing battle because God is his refuge. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 11, we see Jesus as the one who fights our enemies and is our refuge.
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Psalm 9-10: The Lord Reigns Forever
This Bible study devotional covers Psalms 9-10. This passage appeals to God as the King of Justice to overtake his enemies. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalms 9-10, we see that Jesus is the judge of the whole earth.
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Psalm 8: What Is Mankind That You Are Mindful O...
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 8. In this passage, David asks God, “what is man that you are mindful of him?” It’s an expression of wonder and worship that the almighty God cares for people like us. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 8, we see that God doesn’t just care about his creation he cares enough to enter into his creation. The almighty God becomes human in Jesus!
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Psalm 7: I Take Refuge In You
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 7. In this passage, David is asking God to judge his enemies because of their false accusations against him. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 7, we begin to see Jesus as the one who confirms our innocence and judges the false claims made against us on the cross.
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Psalm 6: How Long O Lord
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 6. In this passage, David is asking God to alleviate his suffering because of his love and for his glory. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 6, David cries out, “How long O Lord!” For Christians, the answer is–now! Jesus' love and God’s glory come to our aid whenever we call to him.
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Psalm 5: Their Throat Is An Open Grave
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 5. David cries out for help against his enemies and prays for God to be near him. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 5, we see that when Jesus died, the barrier that separated us from God’s presence is torn down. All of us can be rescued from our enemies when we take refuge in Jesus.
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Psalm 4: Let The Light Of Your Face Shine On Us
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 4. In this passage, Israel is experiencing a national crisis. David pleads with Israel to abandon their false god’s and cling only to the Lord. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 4 we see that Jesus is better than false gods because he is God himself, and unlike our idols, he conquers death and delivers us from crisis.
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Psalm 3: You Lift My Head
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 3. In this passage, David is lamenting his son’s betrayal. He calls out to God to comfort and rescue him. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 3, we see a foreshadow of Jesus. Jesus would one day be betrayed and surrounded by enemies. But the good news is that through Jesus’ death, David’s prayer comes true! Because of Jesus we can be comforted and rescued.
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Psalm 2: The One Who Sits In Heaven Laughs
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 2. In this passage, David is celebrating his enthronement. God has chosen him to be king and promises to frustrate the plans of anyone who defies God’s chosen king. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 2, we see Jesus as the ultimate heir to David’s throne and God’s final anointed king. Jesus is now ruling and frustrating the plans of all our enemies.
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Psalm 1: A Tree Planted By Streams Of Water
This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 1. In this passage, David talks about the difference between those who love God’s word and those who don’t. Anyone who loves God’s word is like a tree planted by streams of water, anyone who doesn’t is blown away like dust. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Psalm 1, we see that Jesus is our river of living water. Anyone who loves him will be like a thriving tree.
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Song of Songs 7:11-8:14: Love Stronger Than Death
This Bible study devotional covers Song of Songs chapters 7:11-8:14. In this passage, we read about how the bride’s desires for her groom are still unmet by the end of the song. This leaves us wondering how our need for love and satisfaction will ever be met in this life. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Song of Songs 7:11-8:14, we see that Jesus gives us the love we have always longed for: a love stronger than death.
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Song of Songs 6:4-7:10: His Desire Is For Me!
This Bible study devotional covers Song of Songs chapters 6:4-7:10. In this passage, we hear about the groom’s love for his bride in two of his longest love songs. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Song of Songs 6:4-7:10, we see that Jesus truly loves and desires us. In fact, he proved his love and desire for us by dying on the cross.
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