Ezra Ministries Podcast

Caleb explores the depth and scope of wisdom literature. Proverbs and Psalms have much more than what meets the eye and in this episode of the Ezra Ministries podcast you will find yourself doing more soul searching than before. Click here to download...

The legal texts of the Bible are often thought by some to be boring. The reality is that these legal texts are filled with hidden wonders necessary for the whole of the Bible to make sense. Engage with the text and the mind of God becomes apparent! Join Caleb as he walks us through covenants and leprosy law.  Click here to download...

In part two of this series on the end times Stephen will examine the teachings of the Preterist position. Be sure to catch part one before you take on part two and remember to get your hands on part three! Click here to download...

Eschatology, or the study of the end times, is a contentious subject for many. Also, the fact that we're dealing with future events makes the topic open to all sorts of conjecture. Christian kicks off this three part series by examining two views of eschatology to set the stage for our study.  Click here to download...

There has been a long discussion for a number of decades about what the main theme of the Bible is. In this Ezra Ministries Podcast Caleb explains what it means to have a grand storyline in the Scriptures and then proceeds to demonstrate an example of it. Getting to know the various themes will show how the Bible is one complete and well established book.  Click here to download...

It is relatively easy to sit down and read a few chapters of the Bible. But if you want to go that next step deeper into a new world of exploration you’ll want to hear this podcast. Stephen Dennett joins us in giving a beginners guide to deeper Scripture study. Be sure to listen with a pen and paper to jot down the resources he shares. Click here to download...

The word love is touted around today in some of the most lowly and shallow ways possible. So many people say 'I love you' at the moment of marriage and then a few short years later end up hating each other. We use this word for our boyfriends, our tacos, our favorite films and our children. How are we to truly understand love and most importantly, how are we to understand the Love of God toward us and us toward Him. Join us in this episode of the Ezra Ministries Podcast to enter into this deep and glorious subject.  Click here to download...

Here in America, and in many other nations around the world, it is not difficult to get a Bible. Nor is it illegal to share what it says in a church setting. But this is not true in some countries. In this Ezra Ministries Podcast Caleb interviews Gladys, a lady who has been burdened with the great need for Bibles among the Chines church. Join us in this conversation, and may your prayers for this nation be increased and your love for God's Word expand as well.  Click here to download...

In this second part of discovering the meaning behind the Levitcal dietary laws Caleb explores the concept of being unclean. Every day we end up a bit dirty. Let us be aware! Click here to download...

Every day we eat. Every day we see other people eat. Every day people think about what they eat. This addition of the Ezra Ministries Podcast will take a trip through the Old and New Testaments to see how we should approach food, as well as some other less black and white issues.  Click here to download...

Christian will now tackle Mark 13:21 in this third part of our second interpretation showdown of the year.  Click here to download...

Ezra Ministries likes to do Interpretation Showdowns on occasion. It is our way to demonstrating that the correct tools, when used properly, produce Biblical results. In this edition of the podcast Caleb will take a stab at Mark 13:21 and interpret it in light of some of the tools used for good interpretation as well as demonstrating a step by step approach to thinking through the text in a balanced way. Click here to download...

Prophecy is a delicate subject full of speculation and conjecture from many camps. In this Ezra Ministries Podcast Stephen makes a clear and precise exposition of a verse in Jesus' sermon on the End Times. Where is Christ in His second coming? From the Greek we will demonstrate how it is important to get down to the very roots of the language for the fullest meaning.  Click here to download...

Sometimes the best way to get a clear definition of something is to look at its opposite. In this Ezra Ministries Podcast Christian looks at what mystery in the Bible is not. It is a whirlwind tour of church history with an emphasis on the various mystery groups that have popped up here and there.  Click here to download...

The Old Testament, to some, can be a mystery to understand and perhaps the New Testament makes more sense. Yet the New Testament contains a number of states mysteries that affect our lives and the lives of every person on the earth.  Join us as Stephen walks us through the essence of these mysteries, which ones have been revealed to us and which are still a bit of an enigma.  Click here to download...

The Bible is not actually the mysterious book at the History Channel tries to make it out to be. The Bible is from God and written for Man and is fully understandable for those who seek its meaning in the right way. Just like a treasure map, we need to follow it to get to the riches. On this edition of the Ezra Ministries Podcast we explore the Jewish idea of Sod and see how it opens to us the wonders of the Word of God. Click here to download...

Midrash is an interpretive skill that, when learned, will allow you to discover wonders in the Scriptures that were never noticed there before. The Bible is God's Book and it is as deep as the ocean and yet shallow enough for a small child to play in.  In this episode Caleb takes you from the Old Testament to the New and ties together some threads that lead us to the wonderful Mind of God.  Click here to download...

A deeper level of interpreting the Bible is using the technique of Midrash. Doing Midrash requires a good bit of brain work and jumping around the Bible. It's kind of like a marathon and you better jolly well have a pen and paper with you to jot down all the ideas you will have.  This Ezra Ministries Podcast is a demonstration of Midrash using the Feast of Trumpets as a basis.  Click here to download...

Everybody begins life as a baby. The big question is whether or not we stay babies throughout our life. In this episode of the Ezra Ministries Podcast, Stephen challenges us with the reality of spiritual growth. It is through proper understanding and application of the Scriptures that we mature in the spirit life.  Click here to download...

In this episode of the Ezra Ministries Podcast Caleb takes us through the Jewish interpretive technique of Kal va Homer, or Light to Heavy. Here lies the key to working out what God considers most important when it comes to not only interpreting the Scriptures but also applying them to our lives.  Click here to download...