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Hello and welcome to Iron Sheep Ministries. Our goal, in everything we do, is to Equip, Build and Strengthen the body of Christ (Based on Eph 4:12). That said, despite our best efforts, we acknowledge that we are all weak, helpless, lost sheep in daily need of our shepherd, Jesus Christ (Isa 53:6).

Together we are seeking to learn more about God day by day and to be changed by Him from the inside out. Join founder Dave Bigler in his weekly, through the Bible teachings, or simply partake in one of our topical interviews or testimonies. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ironsheep/support

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Hello and welcome to Iron Sheep Ministries. Our goal, in everything we do, is to Equip, Build and Strengthen the body of Christ (Based on Eph 4:12). That said, despite our best efforts, we acknowledge that we are all weak, helpless, lost sheep in daily need of our shepherd, Jesus Christ (Isa 53:6).

Together we are seeking to learn more about God day by day and to be changed by Him from the inside out. Join founder Dave Bigler in his weekly, through the Bible teachings, or simply partake in one of our topical interviews or testimonies. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ironsheep/support

    Exodus 23:1-13 Bible Study - The Book of the Covenant - Live a Godly Life

    Exodus 23:1-13 Bible Study - The Book of the Covenant - Live a Godly Life

    In this study, we cover Exodus 23.1-13.  Verses 1-9 give a call for justice and mercy and verses 10-12 go over the Sabbath guidelines as they relate to the land.  Our segment concludes with a call to from God for us to do all that he has called us to (v13).  God calls us to live Godly lives, treating others as we would like to be treated.

    Outline

    00:22 - Overview of Ch 23-40 

    03:19 - Exo 23.1-9

    06:03 - Exo 23.1-3 & 6-7 - Do not spread false reports

    - Exo 20.16 - 9th commandment.  Video on that teaching:https://youtu.be/eZ2m8spXbMo

    - Acts 6.11-14

    - Eph 4:17-25

    11:26 - Exo 23.4-5 - respect your enemies. 

    - Rom 12.9-21 

    15:58 - Exo 23.8 - Do not accept a bribe

    18:05 - Exo - 23.9 - Do not oppress a foreigner

    19:11 - Exo 23.1-9 - Live Godly - do unto others

    - Mat 7.7-12

    - Rom 13.8-10

    21:50 - c Exo 23.10-13 The Sabbath (crops)

    - Exo 16.23

    - Exo 20.8-11

    - Gen 1-2

    - Lev 25.1-7

    - Lev 25.20-22

    - Lev 26.33-35

    Watch the 4th commandment teaching: https://youtu.be/PrHBMQTZjDY

    29:56 - Exo 23:13

    - Exo 20.3 - 1st commandment video: https://youtu.be/tp5gT94lXvo

    - Exo 19.7-8

    - Exo 24.7-8

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    • 36 min
    Exodus 22:18-31 Bible Study - The Book of the Covenant - Social Responsibility

    Exodus 22:18-31 Bible Study - The Book of the Covenant - Social Responsibility

    This study we continue our walk through the Book of the Covenant going over the rest of Exodus chapter 22, covering verses 18-31. Included in this week’s Bible discussion: sorcery, necromancy, bestiality, sacrificing to other gods, defending widows, lending money, cursing people in government, and the Jews being God’s holy people. Lots to discuss!

    Outline:
    01:27 - Exo 22.18-31
    04:28 - Shift in the text from 3rd person to 2nd person.
    08:14 - Exo 22.18 - do not allow a sorceress to live
    Sorceress (witch) kāšap̄ - כָּשַׁף
    Wizard (necromancer) yiḏʿōnî - יִדְעֹנִי
    GotQuestions.org/Bible-witchcraft
    Exo 7.11, Deu 18.9-13, 2 Ch 33.6, Dan 2.2, Mal 3.5
    13:44 - Exo 22.19 - Bestiality
    Lev 18.23, 20.15-16, Deut 27.21
    1 Cor 6.9, Gal 5.19, Col 3:5, Heb 13.4
    14:33 - Exo 22.20 - sacrificing to other gods
    Exo 20.1 - 1st commandment video: https://youtu.be/tp5gT94lXvo
    15:14 - Exo 22.21- treatment of foreigners
    18:11 - Exo 22.22-24 - defend the widow and fatherless
    Acts 6:1-7
    20:21 - Exo 22.25 - 27 - Lending Money
    Deut 23.19-20, Psalm 15.5
    22:09 - 28 - Do not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
    Exo 20.7 - 3rd commandment video: https://youtu.be/nmkxZZWuHK0
    Rom 13:1
    24:51 - Exo 22.29-30 - offer up your firstfruits and your firstborn
    Exo 13 video: https://youtu.be/LQp2OkdYe3U
    Exo 13.1-2
    Gen 17:12
    29:38 - Exo 22.31 - You are to be my Holy People
    Lev 19.2

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    Books used or referenced:

    Dave reads from an NIV (New International Version) of the Bible.

    Barker, Kenneth L.. Kohlenberger, John R. III. The Expositor's Bible Commentary, Abridged, Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1994.
    Purchase: https://www.christianbook.com/expositors-bible-commentary-abridged-edition-volumes/kenneth-barker/9780310255192/pd/54975?event=ESRCG

    Enns, Peter. The NIV Application Commentary, Exodus. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2000.
    https://www.christianbook.com/exodus-niv-application-commentary/peter-enns/9780310206071/pd/0206073?event=ESRCG

    Wiersbe, Warren W.. The Bible Exposition Commentary, Old Testament, The Pentateuch. Colorado Springs, CO: David C. Cook, 2001. https://www.christianbook.com/the-bible-exposition-commentary-6-volumes/warren-wiersbe/9786125030474/pd/030474?event=ESRCG


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    • 37 min
    Exodus 22:1-17 Bible Study - The Book of the Covenant - Protection of Property

    Exodus 22:1-17 Bible Study - The Book of the Covenant - Protection of Property

    In this study we continue walking through the Book of the Covenant looking at Exodus 22 verses 1-17.  Included in this study are discussions of property lines (boundary stones), Bride price (dowry) and what we are called to do with this information today.

    Outline: 

    00:15 - recap of the Book of the Covenant

    01:08 - overview of discussion in this study

    02:12 - Verse 1 - pay back 5x for oxen, 4x for sheep. 

    04:25 - Verses 2-3

    Jerimiah 2.34

    09:17 -  Verse 3 continues - slavery

    10:40 - verse 4 - pay back double

    11:31 - verses 5-6 - you are responsible for damage you cause 

    12:03 - What are  Boundary stones? 

    Dt 19.14; 27.17

    15:27 - verses 7-9 - take it before the judges 

    Deut 17.8-9, 19.1, 25.

    17:40 - verses 10-13 - take an oath.

    Heb 6.16

    20:17 - verses 14-15 - borrowing 

    22:40 - Verses 16-17 - bride price or dowry

    Deut 22.23-29

    Gen 34.1-31

    Judges 19.11-30

    2 Samuel 13.1-39

    27:57 - Restore and Restitution

    Gal 6.6-8

    1 Jhn 1:9

    Mat 6:19-21



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    Books used or referenced:



    Dave reads from an NIV (New International Version) of the Bible.



    Barker, Kenneth L.. Kohlenberger, John R. III. The Expositor's Bible Commentary, Abridged, Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1994. 

    Purchase: https://www.christianbook.com/expositors-bible-commentary-abridged-edition-volumes/kenneth-barker/9780310255192/pd/54975?event=ESRCG 



    Enns, Peter. The NIV Application Commentary, Exodus. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2000.

    https://www.christianbook.com/exodus-niv-application-commentary/peter-enns/9780310206071/pd/0206073?event=ESRCG



    Wiersbe, Warren W.. The Bible Exposition Commentary, Old Testament, The Pentateuch. Colorado Springs, CO: David C. Cook, 2001. https://www.christianbook.com/the-bible-exposition-commentary-6-volumes/warren-wiersbe/9786125030474/pd/030474?event=ESRCG


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    • 32 min
    Exodus 21:12-36 Bible Study - The Book of the Covenant - Restitution

    Exodus 21:12-36 Bible Study - The Book of the Covenant - Restitution

    This week we continue our march through the Book of the Covenant and cover Exodus 21 verses 12-36. In it we cover murder (12-14), honoring parents (15 & 17), kidnapping (16), quarreling (18-19), treatment of slaves (20-21 & 26-27), harm to a pregnant woman (22-25), the law of retaliation (23-25) and restitution for damage to livestock (26-36). What do all these rules mean for the Israelites in Moses' day and what do they mean for us today?

    Outline:
    00:19 - introduction and outline of verses 12-36
    01:37 - Three reminders
    These laws must be read in the context of their day.
    These are not laws that we are required to follow today.
    These laws or ordinances are ambiguous.
    06:07 - Exodus 21.12-14 Murder / involuntary manslaughter
    The death penalty, capital punishment
    Gen 9.6, Num 35.30
    08:21 - Cities of refuge in the Bible.
    Num 35.6-32
    Deut. 19.1-13
    Josh. 20
    10:51 - Who/what is the avenger of Blood?
    12:31 - Exodus 21.15-17 Honor parents, don’t kidnap
    Lev. 20.9, Deut 27.16, Deut 24.7
    16:36 - Exodus 21.18-27 Restitution
    18:24 - Ex 21.20,21 & 26,27 - rules regarding slaves.
    20:19 - Ex 18-19 - general fighting
    Prov 15:1
    20:43 - Harm to a pregnant woman
    23:04 - Ex 21.23-25 - Law of retaliation, or lex talionis
    eye for an eye, the punishment must fit the crime.
    Lev 24.20, Deut 19.21, Mat 5.38-44, Rom 12.17-21
    28:04 - Ex 21.28-36 - restitution for harm to livestock

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    Books used or referenced:

    Dave reads from an NIV (New International Version) of the Bible.

    Enns, Peter. The NIV Application Commentary, Exodus. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2000.
    https://www.christianbook.com/exodus-niv-application-commentary/peter-enns/9780310206071/pd/0206073?event=ESRCG

    Wiersbe, Warren W.. The Bible Exposition Commentary, Old Testament, The Pentateuch. Colorado Springs, CO: David C. Cook, 2001. https://www.christianbook.com/the-bible-exposition-commentary-6-volumes/warren-wiersbe/9786125030474/pd/030474?event=ESRCG


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    • 32 min
    Exodus 21:1-11 Bible Study - The Book of the Covenant - Slavery in the Bible

    Exodus 21:1-11 Bible Study - The Book of the Covenant - Slavery in the Bible

    What does the Bible say about Slavery?  This week we look at Exodus 21:1-11 which holds the ordinances for the Israelites on how to deal with their Hebrew slaves (Jews that were slaves within the Jewish camp).  To better understand what the Bible has to say on the subject we additionally look at Leviticus 25:39-43 and Deuteronomy 15:12-18.

    Slavery was a common practice of all people groups in Moses' day as well as in Jesus’ day.  In this study, we look at what Jesus has to say to us in how we treat one another and how we ought to serve Him, as a bondslave, a slave by choice.

    The Bible is not a political book, it tells God’s people how they ought to interact with each other and with Him.  That call is clear, regardless of our station in life, we are to put God first in everything and lift up everyone around us higher than ourselves.  Slave or free we are to work for everyone as working for the Lord, and lift others above ourselves. 

    Read: 1 Cor 7.17-24, Eph 6:5-9, Php 2:1-18



    Outline

    01:16 - Introduction: The Book of the Covenant, Ex 21.1-6, 7-11, Slavery in the NT, what does it mean to be a bondservant for Christ?

    01:45 - Does the Bible condone slavery?

    03:35 - What is the Book of the Covenant? 

    (Exo 24.7; 2 Kgs 23.2; 2 Chr 34.30; 2 Kgs 23.21)

    08:42 - Ex 21.1-11

    10:08 - Lev 25.39-43

    11:11 - Deut 15.12-18

    12:29 - Context: understanding slavery in Moses’ day. Ex 1.14

    13:32 - How would someone become a slave?

    15:16 - What is the Year of Jubilee? - Lev 25:8-55

    18:03 - A slave by choice, what is a bondslave? (Rom 1.1; Phil 1.1; Jam 1.1; 2 Pet 1.1; Jude 1.1)

    18:53 - Application for today; we are to be servants by choice (Mat 16.24-27)

    20:53 - Dig Deeper read Jeremiah 34.8-22

    21:31 - Ex 21.7-11

    22:12 - Are women to be treated as property according to the Bible?

    25:27 - what is a kinsmen redeemer? (Ruth 1-4)

    What is redemption? (Exo 6.6; Luke 1.68; 1 Pet 1.18-19)

    28:44 - What does the New Testament teach about slavery?

    (1 Cor 7.17-24, Eph 6.5-9)

    36:52 - two examples of people who lived their faith: 

    Harriet Tubman

    Dietrich Bonhoeffer



    Support Iron Sheep Ministries: https://Ironsheep.org/donate

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    Contact Dave & the ISM team: info@ironsheep.org

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    Books used or referenced:



    Dave reads from an NIV (New International Version) of the Bible.



    Alexander, Desmond T., Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch.  Downers Groce, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2003.

    https://www.christianbook.com/dictionary-testament-pentateuch-compendium-contemporary-scholarship/9780830817818/pd/17812?event=ESRCG



    Barker, Kenneth L.. Kohlenberger, John R. III. The Expositor's Bible Commentary, Abridged, Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1994. 

    Purchase: https://www.christianbook.com/expositors-bible-commentary-abridged-edition-volumes/kenneth-barker/9780310255192/pd/54975?event=ESRCG 



    Bonjhoeffer, Dietrick.  The Cost of Discipleship.  New York, NY: Touchstone, 1995.

    https://www.christianbook.com/the-cost-of-discipleship/dietrich-bonhoeffer/9780684815008/pd/83850?event=ESRCER1



    Courson, Jon.  Jon Courson’s Application Commentary Old Testament Vol. 1.  Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2005.

    https://www.christianbook.com/coursons-application-commentary-genesis-revelation-volumes/jon-courson/9780310118312/pd/0118312?event=ESRCG



    Enns, Peter. The NIV Application Commentary, Exodus. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2000.

    https://www.christianbook.com/exodus-niv-application-commentary/peter-enns/9780310206071/pd/0206073?event=ESRCG



    Foxe, John.  The New Foxe’s Book of Martyrs.  Gainesville, FL: Bridge-Logos, 2001.

    https://www.christianbook.com/foxes-book-of-martyrs/john-foxe/9780825443299/pd/443299?event=ESRCG

    Wiersbe, Warren W.. The Bible Exposition Commentary, Old Testament, The Pentateuch. Colorado Springs, CO: David C. Cook, 2001.


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    Exodus 20:18-26 - The 10 Commandments Wrap up

    Exodus 20:18-26 - The 10 Commandments Wrap up

    This week we wrap up the 10 commandments and Exodus chapter 20.  Dave recaps Exodus 19-20 and the amazing scene before Mount Sinai.  Join as we conclude the decalogue (10 words) of God.

    Outline:

    52:21 - Exodus chapter 19 and 20 recap 

    06:38 - Exo 20.18-21 - Thunder, lightning and trumpets (Exo 19.16-29, Pro 9.10)

    11:38 - Exo 20.22-23 - Reaffirmation of 1st & 2nd Commandments:

    Link to GotQuestions.org article on why idol worship was such a challenge for ancient Israel:

    https://www.gotquestions.org/Baal-and-Asherah.html

    13:30 - Exo 20.24 - Make an Altar.  Gen 8.20, 4.3-5, Exo chapter 25-40

    18:10  - Why are the 10 commandments repeated in Deut 5?

    20:28 - What is the purpose of the 10 commandments? Exo 19.3-8, Matthew ch23

    Support Iron Sheep Ministries: https://Ironsheep.org/donate

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    Contact Dave & the ISM team: info@ironsheep.org

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    Books used or referenced:



    Dave reads from an NIV (New International Version) of the Bible.



    Courson, Jon.  Jon Courson’s Application Commentary Old Testament Vol. 1.  Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2005.

    https://www.christianbook.com/coursons-application-commentary-genesis-revelation-volumes/jon-courson/9780310118312/pd/0118312?event=ESRCG



    Enns, Peter. The NIV Application Commentary, Exodus. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2000.

    https://www.christianbook.com/exodus-niv-application-commentary/peter-enns/9780310206071/pd/0206073?event=ESRCG




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    • 26 min

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