Israel Becomes a Kingdom | The Weird Bible Podcast | Episode 9

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Published 2023-02-28
As the world began to settle in the dust of the Bronze Age Collapse, Israel found itself struggling to survive in the midst of so many nascent kingdoms and successor states. Hoping it would save them, they sought a king. This is the story of Samuel the Prophet, and how King Saul came to be chosen.

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  • As a teen i tried to read the bible just out of curiosity (i ended up only reading Génesis, Exodus and Apocalypse because i was a dumb teen that wanted to see "the cool stuff"). One of the things that stuck out to me is how frustrating it was that the chosen people continue to disobey and reject God even after they SEE with their own eyes his power create miracles for their sake. Wanting a human king because they want to be like other nations is part of that, it makes no sense logically but they still want it after being warned. As far as i could tell the Hebrews are a reflection of humanity as a whole, capable of living a great life but actively deciding against it.
  • @jaaman0157
    I love weird bible, it’s given me something to listen to at work while also reconnecting me to the faith I’ve moved away from as I got older. I was raised a catholic and went to a catholic school, but I feel like I’ve learned more out of these discussions then I did back then. You guys are killing it!
  • @CulperCast
    I love you wendigoon but you guys must figure out this connectivity issue lol we lose key moments in your discussions because of audio drops.
  • @jakekrupicki
    Really thank you for this podcast. God has used this in my life. As I watched each episode it was like God was telling me something. For instance when I watched the episode about job, I had God take away things I valued, so I felt like I was prepared before hand to go through it. God is using this podcast. Thank you, really thank you.
  • I actually just watched the prince of Egypt for the first time a couple days ago. I’m 25 and I never knew it was a thing until I heard about it on one of these podcast episodes. Best animated movie of all time.
  • @sl0thgames324
    This is one-hundred percent my favorite podcast. Others may have episodes more often, or have a higher budget, but this is both the tie between my three favorite content creators and the most interesting religion based podcast I know of and I stand by that.
  • Both the Weird Bible Podcast and Wendy’s Sunday Studies have gotten me back into studying the Bible for the first time since my church camp days when I was still in high school. I’m very thankful for you guys. Hello from Osan Air Force Base in Korea!
  • @wimferpeh2344
    Thanks for the episode boys. Congrats on your engagement, Wendigoon
  • @poop8617
    I'm so happy that they do this. It really Is one of my favorite things on the internet.
  • I missed it again???? Love y'all anyway. This is my favorite way to learn about biblical topics.
  • 1:23:55 Frank E. Peretti wrote This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness, among other books. These 2 specifically are fictional stories that go into how the spirit world interacts with the physical world (angels, demons, etc.). For works of fiction, they are extremely compelling and pretty accurate based on stories I've heard from former Satanists, etc. (real ones, not the edge lords). Some of my favorite books of all time. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
  • @Blaiyan
    Listening to you guys is so entertaining. And I'm being educated. Easily subscribed
  • @riatsila144
    Additionally for Samson, looking at KD ratio, when he knocks over the pillars and kills all the Philistines at the party, it says he killed more in his death than in his life. So, as a single man, Samson has best ratio, no question.
  • @USSRBot
    I lost my Bible with all my books during an emergency move and just got back from the thrift store with a King James Version like what I use to have but this is Giant Print. So happy I don't have to put on my reading glasses.