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A podcast by 9Marks, with Alex Duke, Sam Emadi & Jim Hamilton.

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    • May 14, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 40m AVG DURATION
    • 151 EPISODES

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    The Bible Talk is a podcast by 9Marks that stands out amidst the abundance of podcasts available today. In a world where it can be difficult to find consistent, reliable biblical content, this podcast provides a refreshing and dependable source of clear, systematic dialogue about Scripture. The hosts are scholars who clearly have a deep love for the Word of God and His people.

    One unique feature of The Bible Talk is its emphasis on the discipline of biblical theology. The hosts go to great lengths to demonstrate how each part of Scripture connects and interacts with other sections. They show how different passages in the Bible touch upon and illuminate each other. This focus on biblical theology makes this podcast highly recommended for both Bible teachers and preachers who want to deepen their understanding and exposition of Scripture.

    The listeners praise the podcast for being a valuable supplement to their Old Testament reading. They appreciate how it prompts them to think more deeply about the text and learn from the insights provided by the hosts. They also commend The Bible Talk for interpreting Scripture with Scripture and connecting different texts in the Bible to provide a comprehensive understanding of the passage being discussed.

    While there are many positive aspects to this podcast, some listeners have pointed out that it can be disorienting at times because all three hosts sound indistinguishable in their voices. However, this minor drawback does not detract from the overall quality and value of the content provided.

    In conclusion, The Bible Talk is an exceptional podcast that strikes a balance between technical exposition and practical application. It serves as an invaluable tool for both teachers and listeners alike, providing deep insights into Scripture while remaining accessible and engaging. Listeners appreciate how this podcast helps them see patterns in the whole Bible that point to Christ, making it an essential resource for anyone who delights in God's Word.



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    2 Kings 22: On the Unsung Heroes of Hilkiah, Shaphan, and Huldah (Ep. 149)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 32:38


    The closing chapters of 2 Kings have been dark. And then, out of nowhere, King Josiah and a few unsung heroes show up and lead Judah back to God. But it's too late . . . right?Jim, Alex, and Sam discuss 2 Kings 22.

    2 Kings 21: On Manasseh, the Temple Blasphemer Who Should Have Been the Temple Builder ( Ep. 148)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 22:12


    As Judah continues its descent toward destruction, we meet Manasseh. He's a terrible, wicked, awful king. He should be building the temple, but instead he's blaspheming it. Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss 2 Kings 21.

    2 Kings 20: On Hezekiah's Final Failure, Which Makes Us Long for What Only Jesus Can Bring (Ep. 148)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 40:11


    In 2 Kings 20, we come across the sad final chapter of Hezekiah's reign. What started out so well ends so poorly. What can we learn from this? Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss.

    From Eden to Egypt: A Special Bible Talk Episode (Ep. 147)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 21:11


    In this special episode of Bible Talk, Jim Hamilton and Sam Emadi interview Alex Duke about From Eden to Egypt, a book about Genesis “for normal people.”From Eden to Egypt, by Alex Duke

    2 Kings 19: On the Juiced-Up Diatribe and Just Demise of Assyria's King Sennacherib (Ep. 146)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 37:35


    In 2 Kings 19, King Sennacherib of Assyria offers a juiced-up diatribe about his own accomplishments. And then the Lord speaks up and gets to work.Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss 2 Kings 19.

    2 Kings 18: On Not Making Deals with the Mafia or Darth Vader (Ep. 145)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 46:06


    In this episode of Bible Talk, Alex, Jim, and Adam discuss 2 Kings 18, which features the surprisingly hopeful opening overture of Judah's final act.

    2 Kings 17: On Not Making Deals with the Mafia or Darth Vader (Ep. 144)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 38:41


    In this episode of Bible Talk, Alex, Jim, and Adam discuss 2 Kings 17, which features the surprisingly hopeful opening overture of Judah's final act.

    2 Kings 16: On the Despicable Ahaz and His Blasphemous Magic 8 Ball (Ep. 143)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 40:04


    In 2 Kings 16, Judah's worst king to date takes the throne—what happens next is despicable and blasphemous. Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss.

    2 Kings 15: On a Bad Israelite King Sandwich, With Some Good Judean King Bread (Ep. 142)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 44:21


    In this episode of Bible Talk, the author serves up a sandwich made up of bad Israelite meat and good Judean bread.Bible Talk is brought to you by 9Marks and Southern Seminary. To learn more about Southern Seminary, visit https://www.sbts.edu

    2 Kings 14: On Bible Talk Pivoting to Video While Israel and Judah Pivot toward Civil War (Ep. 141)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 56:26


    In this episode of Bible Talk, Alex, Jim, and Sam pivot to video, while Israel and Judah pivot toward civil war and eventual exile.

    2 Kings 13: On Two Evil Reigns and Two Weird Things (Ep. 140)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 38:04


    In 2 Kings 13, we get two evil reigns—Jehoahaz and Jehoash—and two weird things—which involve some misguided arrows and some life-giving bones. Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss.Subscribe to our new podcast, A Storm in the Desert.Bible Talk is brought to you by 9Marks and Southern Seminary. To learn more about Southern Seminary, visit sbts.edu.

    2 Kings 11-12: On the Jezebel of Judah, and the Pretty-Good Reign of Joash (Ep. 139)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 57:51


    As 2 Kings has gone on, it's been harder and harder to tell the difference between Israel and Judah. They intersected, and then they intermingled. So we might ask: Is there really any meaningful difference between the two?Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss 2 Kings 11–12.Subscribe to our new podcast, A Storm in the Desert.Bible Talk is brought to you by 9Marks and Southern Seminary. To learn more about Southern Seminary, visit sbts.edu.

    2 Kings 10: On the Word of the Lord on the War Path Yet Again (Ep. 138)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 54:19


    In this episode of Bible Talk, Jim, Sam, and Alex talk about 2 Kings 10, where Jehu continues to administer justice to God's long-promised enemies.Subscribe to our new podcast, A Storm in the Desert.

    2 Kings 9: On the Word of the Lord Wiping Out the Henchmen and then the Heavy (Ep. 137)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 48:15


    Bible Talk is back for another season!In this episode, Jim, Sam, and Alex discuss 2 Kings 9 and the bloody end of Jezebel's wicked reign, which the Lord had promised years and years ago.Subscribe to our new podcast, A Storm in the Desert.

    2 Kings 8: On Joram & Joram, A Sad & More-than-Superficial Similarity (Ep. 136)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 48:43


    In 2 Kings 8, we realize that the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah have become indistinguishable in almost every way, from their behavior to their birth names. What's going on in this enigmatic chapter? Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss.

    2 Kings 6–7: On What a Floating Axe Head and an Angel Army Says about Our Soothsaying, Sovereign God (Ep. 135)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 51:15


    In 2 Kings 6–7, we get a floating axe-head and a Syrian siege and an angelic army. But why?Alex Duke, Jim Hamilton, and Sam Emadi discuss.

    2 Kings 5: On Namaan's Surprising Resurrection and Gehazi's Stunning Reversal of Fortune (Ep. 134)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 53:55


    In 2 Kings 5, we witness two surprising reversals: a foreign, leprous general becomes a servant of the LORD; meanwhile, a servant of the LORD becomes a leper. Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss.

    2 Kings 3–4: On a Battle Born Out of the Wobbly Wool Industry and Elisha's Escalating Miracles (Ep. 133)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 48:52


    In 2 Kings 3–4, Elisha is not a mere miracle worker—he's a true prophet, and listening to him will lead Israel back to Yahweh.Jim Hamilton, Alex Duke, and Sam Emadi discuss.

    2 Kings 1–2: On Ahaziah Going Down, Down, Down as Elijah Goes Up, Up, Up (Ep. 132)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 48:09


    In 2 Kings 1–2, Elijah ascends to heaven on a chariot of fire and Elisha curses 42 scoffers just before two she-bears rip them apart. What!? Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss.

    1 Kings 21–22: On the Egyptization of Israel and the Random, Meticulous Sovereignty of God (Ep. 131)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 50:46


    First Kings concludes with the death of a wicked king and the scattering of a nation that's beginning to look a lot like . . . Egypt.Listen in as Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss 1 Kings 21–22.

    1 Kings 20: On Ben-hadad's Bluster, Ahab's Achan Moment, and the Temptation of Unjust Mercy (Ep. 130)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 32:19


    In 1 Kings 20, we get the story of Ahab vs. Ben-hadad, of a battle between Israel vs. Syria. But is that it? Does this chapter give us anything more than military history?Alex Duke, Jim Hamilton, and Sam Emadi discuss.

    1 Kings 19: On the Still, Small Voice that Interrupts Elijah's Possible Pity Party (Ep. 129)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 51:44


    At this point in 1 Kings, we're faced with a question: how will the Lord work through a beaten-down prophet in a disobedient nation? Through his Word.Listen to this episode of Bible Talk as Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss 1 Kings 19.

    1 Kings 18: On the Massacre of Baal on Mount Carmel (Ep. 128)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 48:09


    It doesn't take long for Elijah to be hurried into a battle with the prophets of Baal. But it's not Elijah who is fighting — it's Yahweh.Listen as Alex Duke, Sam Emadi, and Jim Hamilton discuss 1 Kings 18.

    1 Kings 17: On the Moses-Like Entrance of the Miraculous Elijah (Ep. 127)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 36:24


    In 1 Kings 17, a new main character comes onto the scene. And he reminds us of someone we've seen before. Alex Duke, Jim Hamilton, and Sam Emadi discuss.

    1 Kings 15–16: On Entering into a Covenant with Darth Vader and then Re-Canaanizing the Land of Israel (Ep. 126)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 43:20


    At first, 1 Kings 15 looks like a mostly chronologically organized list of mostly bad kings. But there's more going on.Alex Duke, Jim Hamilton, and Sam Emadi discuss.

    1 Kings 14: On Jeroboam's Incrementally Increasing Excrement and Another Exodus Reversal (Ep. 125)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 28:40


    As the prophet looks at the future of Jeroboam's dynasty, he doesn't see excitement; he sees excrement.In this episode of Bible Talk, Alex Duke chats with Jim Hamilton and Sam Emadi about 1 Kings 14.

    1 Kings 12:25–13:34: On Jeroboam's Satellite Campus and Bootleg Religion (Ep. 124)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 50:25


    In 1 Kings 12, King Jeroboam sets up his bootleg religion at his satellite campus. It's blasphemous. And then, in 1 Kings 13, a liar gets a prophet mauled by a lion. It's bloody.Alex Duke, Jim Hamilton, and Sam Emadi discuss. 

    1 Kings 12:1–24: On Rehoboam's Crass, Childish, and Pharoah-like Folly (Ep. 123)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 26:46


    In 1 Kings 12, the new King of Israel sure looks a lot like the old Pharaoh of Egypt. Alex Duke, Jim Hamilton, and Sam Emadi discuss. 

    1 Kings 11: On King Solomon's Downfall and the Problem with Living With Ourselves Every Day (Ep. 122)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 52:21


    Bible Talk is back! Alex Duke, Jim Hamilton, and Sam Emadi discuss 1 Kings 11 and the downfall of King Solomon.

    1 Kings 10: On the Queen of Sheba Losing Her Breath at Solomon's Blessed Reign and Burgeoning Roth IRA (Ep. 121)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 30:41


    When the Queen of Sheba shows up, Solomon's reign takes her breath away. His people are blessed, his coffers are full, and she seems to trust the Lord. But is this the beginning of the end?Alex Duke chats with Jim Hamilton and Sam Emadi about 1 Kings 10.

    1 Kings 9: On When Prophecy Becomes Past, Which Explains the Present (Ep. 120)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 26:53


    When we read the Old Testament, we're tempted to see characters as either all good or all bad. But when we get to 1 Kings 9 and see Solomon's interactions with Hiram the King of Tyre, well, it's more complicated than that.Alex Duke, Jim Hamilton, and Sam Emadi discuss.

    1 Kings 8:31–66: On Blessings and Benedictions and Barbecues (Ep. 119)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 37:13


    The glory of the LORD has filled the Temple. So . . . now what? How do God's people actually use it? In this episode of Bible Talk, Alex Duke chats with Jim Hamilton about 1 Kings 8:31–66, which doubles as a kind of user's manual for the temple. 

    1 Kings 8:1–30: On the Glory of YHWH Filling the House of YHWH (Ep. 118)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 37:13


    The biblical storyline takes a leap forward when the LORD's glory fills the Temple. While this moment is significant, it also becomes clear that the Temple isn't the end goal.Listen to Alex Duke, Jim Hamilton, and Sam Emadi discuss 1 Kings 8:1–30.

    1 Kings 6:2–7:51: On the Extraordinary Architecture of the Ark for the Ark (Ep. 117)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 41:15


    The Lord's presence has more or less been a nomad since Genesis 3. But with the temple, he's about to have a permanent address (kind of). In this episode of Bible Talk, Alex Duke chats with Jim Hamilton and Sam Emadi about 1 Kings 6–7.

    1 Kings 6:1: Yep, A Whole Episode on Just One Verse (Ep. 116)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 32:23


     So . . . Jim Hamilton had a wild idea: let's do a whole episode on 1 Kings 6:1. Alex Duke was dubious, even aghast. But he and Sam Emadi obliged. This conversation is the result. In this episode of Bible Talk, they talk about burn layers and interpretive priority and Indiana Jones.

    1 Kings 5: On the Bible's Memory Palace Which Prepares Us for Phase 1 of Solomon's Temple-Building Project (Ep. 115)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 24:31


    The story of the Old Testament is the story of God's people returning to God's presence. The building of the temple significantly advances that story. In 1 Kings 5, we get Phase 1 of Solomon's construction project. Alex Duke, Jim Hamilton, and Sam Emadi discuss.

    1 Kings 3:16–4:34: On a List of People, a List of Stuff, and Solomon's Platinum Age (Ep. 114)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 50:45


    Solomon is wise. Solomon is wealthy. Solomon is worth listening to. This is his Platinum Age, better than anything that came with his father David. Alex Duke chats with Jim Hamilton and Sam Emadi about 1 Kings 3:16–4:34.

    1 Kings 2:12–3:15: On Solomon's Snake-Stomping Shrewdness and Snake-Handling Stupidity (Ep. 113)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 46:52


    We all know the story about Solomon pleading with the Lord for wisdom. But do you remember how it begins? It's surprising.Alex Duke chats with Jim Hamilton and Sam Emadi about 1 Kings 2:12–3:15, which highlights Solomon's shrewdness and his sinfulness.

    1 Kings 2:1–12: On David's Deathbed Charge, Solomon's Moses-Like Transition, and the Looming Threat of a Man-Less Throne (Ep. 112)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 24:28


    King David is on his deathbed. What does he say to his son? “Be strong. Follow the Lord and all his ways. If you don't . . .”Jim Hamilton, Alex Duke, and Sam Emadi chat about 1 Kings 2:1–12.

    1 Kings 1: On David's Death, Adonijah's Absalomization, and Solomon's Donkey-Shaped Pattern (Ep. 111)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 41:01


    2 Samuel 23–24: On David's Final Words, the Temple's Future Address, and 1–2 Samuel's Messianic Finale (Ep. 110)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 50:47


    The end of 2 Samuel is odd: it portrays the king at cruising altitude and then describes his bumpy descent. What's going on here? Alex Duke chats with Jim Hamilton and Sam Emadi about the messianic finale of 2 Samuel 23–24. 

    2 Samuel 21–22: On a Reincarnated Goliath, a Chiastic Cheat Code, and David as the "New Israel" (Ep. 109)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 40:20


    We've entered 1–2 Samuel's epilogue, which rewinds the clock to mighty deeds of mighty men and gives us a chiastic cheat code that reveals some fascinating connections between King David and all that's gone before.

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