Join us as we discuss what the giants of Canaan were: Nephilim, the same title given to the demigods of Genesis 6. Somehow, they had returned, even after the Great Flood.

References:

Numbers 13:28, 32-33

Deuteronomy 9:2

Deuteronomy 2:10-11, 20-21

Numbers 14:6-9

Join us as we discuss the enigmatic Nephilim, who the 10 faithless spies claimed were linked to the giants of Canaan. Their demigod nature might surprise modern readers, but this interpretation is older than Christianity.

References:

Genesis 6:1-4 (CSB and 2006 Jewish Publication Society translations)

Numbers 13:33

1 Enoch 6:1-2, 7:1-2

Jubilees 5:1

Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews, 1.3.1

Justin the Martyr, Second Apology, Chapter 5

Irenaeus, Against Heresies, 4.36.4

Dr. Michael Heiser, Demons

Dr. Michael Heiser, Reversing Hermon

Further Reading:

Dr. Michael Heiser - My Thoughts on Nephilim

Join us as we reconstruct the giants of Canaan using Goliath, the Anakim of Gath, and Og, the Rephaim of Bashan, as models. By the time we finish, you might find yourself agreeing with the Israelites who wanted to retreat to Egypt.

Relevant passages:

Numbers 13-14

Deuteronomy 2:10-11

Deuteronomy 3:11

1 Samuel 17

Join us as we return to the Biblical storyline and walk with the Israelites to the border of the Promised Land, scout the land with 12 Israelite spies, and come face-to-face with the Anakim - terrifying, inhuman creatures of towering height that represent everything opposed to Yahweh and His people.

Referenced passages:

Numbers 13:22-33

Numbers 14:1-9

Deuteronomy 9:2

Genesis 6

Genesis 10

Join us as we weave the Levitical concepts of atonement, sin, and holiness into the broader Biblical story. They actually define the battle lines of the Bible cosmic war.

Join us as we discuss one of the hardest words in the Bible to define: Holy. Many of us think we know what that means, but the truth is that the Biblical authors thought very differently about it than we usually do.

ERRATA:

The cited lines of Leviticus 6 includes all 3 forms of holy, not just qodesh:

“The sin offering (hattat) is “most holy” (qodesh qodesh essentially - 6944) and must be slaughtered before the Lord at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered. The priest who offers it as a sin offering will eat it. It is to be eaten in a holy (qadosh - 6918) place. . . Anything that touches its flesh will “become holy” (qadash - phrase - 6942), and if any of its blood spatters on a garment, then you must wash that garment in a holy (qadosh - 6918) place.”

Leviticus 6:25-27

Key words:

Qodesh (Strong's Hebrew 6944)

Qadash (Strong's Hebrew 6942)

Qadosh (Strong’s Hebrew 6918)

Hagios (Strong's Greek 40)

Passages Referenced:

Exodus 3:5

Leviticus 6:25-27

‭‭Leviticus‬ ‭20‬:‭26‬ ‭CSB‬‬

Genesis 2:3

Leviticus 19:2

1 John 3:3

Ephesians 1:1

1 Corinthians 1:1-2

Daniel 4:17

2 Corinthians 2:7

John 6:53-56

Matthew 26:26-28

Join me as we shed new light on the mission of Jesus by tracing sin from hattat in the OT Hebrew to hamartia in the NT Greek.

Recommended resources:

The Exodus Way - The Bible Project

Relevant terms/Strong's concordance numbers:

Hebrew: Hattat, Hata, Chattat (H2403, H2398, H2400)

Greek: Hamartia, Hamartano, Hamartolos (G266, G264, G268)

Passages referenced in OT section:

Psalms 51

Psalms 32

2 Samuel 12:13

Isaiah 1

Ezekiel 36

Example LXX passages that use hamartia identically to hattat:

Numbers 6:11

Leviticus 16:30

Leviticus 4:3

Passages referenced in NT section:

1 Corinthians 15:3

Isaiah 53:10

1 John 1:5-10

Leviticus 17:11

Romans 6 12-14; 22-23

‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭20‬-‭21

Romans 5:12-14

‭‭John‬ ‭8‬:‭34‬-‭36‬

Matthew 1:21

Romans 5:9

1 Thessalonians 1:10

2 Peter 3:9

1 Timothy 2:4

Ezekiel 18:31-32

Ezekiel 33:11

Luke 2:29-32

Titus 2:14

Join us as we discuss the Hebrew word our English Bibles translate as sin: hattat.

Words discussed:

hattat (Strong's H2403)

hata (Strong's H2398)

chatta (Strong's H2400)

ra (Strong's H7451)

Passages cited:

Leviticus 4:3, Genesis 4:6-7, Genesis 6:5-6, Genesis 18:20-21, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 39:9, Numbers 6:9-12, Judges 20:16