The Ten Minute Bible Hour Podcast NEH024 - Replicating Every Single Little Thing We Did in the Hopes of Duplicating Prior Desirable Results
Feb 1, 2024
The speaker discusses the challenges of replicating success, the recurring presence of God in the Old Testament, and the relationship between obedience, God's presence, and blessings. They also explore the crisis when the temple was destroyed and the importance of following the right order in rebuilding the connection with God through the example of Ezra.
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The Furnace Ritual
- Matt describes struggling to operate a 1940s diesel furnace in his garage.
- He developed a complex ritual to start it, but it became unreliable.
The Presence of God
- Matt connects his furnace struggles to the Old Testament's recurring theme of God's presence.
- He compares the Israelites' attempts to maintain God's presence to his own furnace ritual.
Ezra's Concern
- Ezra's distress over intermarriage stems from his understanding of the covenant and God's presence.
- He sees the exile and lack of divine manifestation at the second temple's dedication as consequences.