Podcast: Biblical Deja Vu

City Church Teaching

Key Topics and Timestamps:

0:00-4:30

Introduction to the Year of the Bible reading initiative

Personal experiences with following the reading plan

Discussion of Kent's 9-year-old son joining the reading initiative unprompted

4:30-12:00

Discussion of recurring patterns in Biblical narratives

Pattern of judgment, rescue, and moral failure (examples from Adam/Eve, Noah, Lot)

How these patterns reveal themes throughout Scripture

12:00-20:00

Water imagery pattern throughout Scripture

Examples from Creation, Noah's flood, Red Sea crossing, Jordan River

Connection to Jesus's baptism and water-related miracles

20:00-28:00

Pattern of sibling rivalries in Scripture

Discussion of primogeniture and God subverting cultural norms

Examples: Cain/Abel, Ishmael/Isaac, Jacob/Esau, Joseph and his brothers

28:00-35:00

The significance of the number 40 in Scripture

Examples: Noah's flood, Moses's life periods, Israel's wilderness wandering

Culmination in Jesus's 40 days in the wilderness

35:00-42:00

Discussion of why these patterns matter

Unity of Scripture despite multiple authors across centuries

Circular vs. linear views of history

42:00-48:00

Advice for reading challenging parts of the Bible

Tips for reading genealogies

Importance of perseverance in Bible reading