Naked Bible 479: 1 Samuel 30-31

With Dr. Matthew Halsted
After the Amalekites attacked Ziklag and took captive David's wives and other people, David and his men pursued and def...

Naked Bible 478: 1 Samuel 29

With Dr. Matthew Halsted
1 Samuel 29 tells the story of David's rejection by the Philistines. David had been living in exile with the Philistine...

Naked Bible 477: 1 Samuel 28

With Dr. Ronn Johnson
Saul is afraid of the Philistines and seeks guidance from God, but God does not answer him. Saul then disguises himself an...

Naked Bible 476: 1 Samuel 27

With Dr. Denise Flanders
David flees to the land of the Philistines in fear of Saul. He lies to the Philistine king, Achish, and tells him that...

Naked Bible 475: 1 Samuel 26

With Dr. Ronn Johnson
David spares Saul's life twice, showing his mercy and compassion. Saul is starting to realize that David is a threat to hi...

Naked Bible 474: 1 Samuel 25

With Dr. Matthew Halsted
David and his men are in the wilderness of Maon when they hear that Nabal, a wealthy landowner, is shearing his sheep....

Naked Bible 473: 1 Samuel 24

With Dr. Tim Mackie
Saul was hunting David in the wilderness of Engedi when he and his men went into a cave to relieve themselves. David and his...

Naked Bible 472: 1 Samuel 23

With Dr. Ronn Johnson
David was informed that the Philistines were attacking the city of Keilah. He asked God if he should go to Keilah and help...

Naked Bible 471: 1 Samuel 22

With Dr. Justin Bass
David flees from Saul to the cave of Adullam, where he is joined by his brothers and other relatives. He also gathers a gro...

Naked Bible 470: 1 Samuel 21

With Dr. Ronn Johnson
David fled from Saul, who was seeking to kill him. He went to the city of Nob, where he lied to the priest Ahimelech, sayi...

Naked Bible 469: 1 Samuel 20

With Dr. Michael Brown
David, fearing for his life after Saul has tried to kill him twice, goes to Jonathan, Saul's son, to ask for help. Jonath...

Naked Bible 468: Miqlat

We talk to Greg Lyle and Drenna Heiser from Dr. Heiser's non-profit, Miqlat. Greg and Drenna give us updates on future projects of Miqlat and Drenna t...

Naked Bible 467: 1 Samuel 19

With Dr. Justin Bass
Saul became increasingly jealous of David and tried to kill him. Jonathan, Saul's son, tried to protect David and warned hi...

Naked Bible 466: 1 Samuel 18

With Dr. Justin Bass
After David defeated Goliath, Saul became jealous of David's popularity and success. Jonathan, Saul's son, became close fri...

Naked Bible 465: 1 Samuel 17

With Dr. Justin Bass
The Philistines and Israelites were at war. Goliath, a giant Philistine warrior, challenged the Israelites to send a champi...

Naked Bible 464: 1 Samuel 16

With Dr. Tim Mackie
In 1 Samuel 16, the Lord tells Samuel that he has rejected Saul as king of Israel. Samuel is sent to Jesse's home in Bethleh...

Naked Bible 463: 1 Samuel 15

With Dr. Justin Bass
God commands Saul to utterly destroy the Amalekites, including all of their livestock. Saul obeys the command to destroy th...

Naked Bible 462: Honoring Dr. Michael S. Heiser Part 4

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Naked Bible 461: Honoring Dr. Michael S. Heiser Part 3

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Naked Bible 460: Honoring Dr. Michael S. Heiser Part 2

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Naked Bible 459: Honoring Dr. Michael S. Heiser

Naked Bible 458: 1 Samuel 13-14

In 1 Samuel 13-14 Saul throws away the Lord’s dynastic blessing by usurping priestly duties (that is, performing an unlawful sacrifice). Saul’s leader...

Naked Bible 457: 1 Samuel 12

1 Samuel 12 is ostensibly Samuel’s farewell address as he yields power to Saul, Israel’s first king. The content of his address in the chapter is both...

Naked Bible 456: 1 Samuel 11

1 Samuel 11 explores the inauguration of Saul’s reign as king of Israel. In the previous chapter, the prophet Samuel had given Saul several signs that...

Naked Bible 455: 1 Samuel 8-10 Part 2

In 1 Samuel 8 the people of Israel ask Samuel to choose a king to rule them, a king that would be like the kings of other nations (1 Sam 8:5). Samuel...

Naked Bible 454: 1 Samuel 8-10 Part 1

In 1 Samuel 8 the people of Israel ask Samuel to choose a king for them who would be like the kings of other nations (1 Sam 8:5). Samuel opposes the i...

Naked Bible 453: 1 Samuel 7

1 Samuel 7 is about Samuel’s emergence as the nation of Israel’s spiritual and military leader (i.e., a judge). The contrast with the house of Eli is...

Naked Bible 452: Counterfeit Kingdom

Counterfeit Kingdom with Holly Pivec and R. Douglas Geivett
Back in 2017 (Episode 179) apologetics researcher Holly Pivec was our guest to talk...

Naked Bible 451: 1 Samuel 5-6

1 Samuel 5-6 continues the biblical saga of the loss of the ark of the covenant to the Philistines. Specifically, the chapters detail the fallout upon...

Naked Bible 450: 1 Samuel 4

1 Samuel 4 details the loss of the ark of the covenant to the Philistines and the end of Eli’s priestly lineage. In so doing it is the fulfillment of...

Naked Bible 449: 1 Samuel 3

1 Samuel 3 marks the call of Samuel to be a prophet. As such it furthers the demise of the house of Eli, a demise that will reach its climax in Chapte...

Naked Bible 448: 1 Samuel 2:12-36

This episode of the podcast continues in 1 Samuel 2 through the end of the chapter. In 1 Sam 2:12-36 we are introduced specifically to how Samuel cont...

Naked Bible 447: 1 Samuel 1:1-2:11

The story of Hannah’s barrenness and faithful prayer to Yahweh for a child is well known to Bible readers. Yet there is much more to the story and her...

Naked Bible 446: 1 Samuel Introduction

Beyond the stories of Hannah and David’s battle with Goliath, the book of 1 Samuel tends not to be well known. This episode of the podcast kicks off a...

Naked Bible 445: Q&A 57

Dr. Heiser answers your questions.

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Naked Bible 444: Q&A 56

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Naked Bible 443: Jude Q&A Part 2

Dr. Heiser answers your questions about Jude.
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Naked Bible 442: Jude Q&A Part 1

Dr. Heiser answers your questions about Jude.
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Naked Bible 441: The Afterlife Part 2

The Afterlife with Dr. Justin Bass
In this episode of the podcast we continue our conversation with Dr. Justin Bass about the various terms we e...

Naked Bible 440: The Afterlife Part 1

The Afterlife with Dr. Justin Bass
It’s expected that the Bible would have a good bit to say about the afterlife. But perhaps surprising are the...