58 min
The Gibbor Myth: Mighty or Tyrant? Smashing Idols
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- Society & Culture
Gibbor: Hebrew word that means “mighty, strong, valiant, tyrant, powerful, champion”
In the past few years, a trend has been gaining momentum in the world of Bible studies. That trend is the exploration of the supernatural content of Scripture.
As Westerners, who are largely under-educated in the Ancient Hebrew culture, making many parts of the Bible seem ultra mysterious to us. We have a tendency to view the Word as missing details and context. Our curiosity leads us to a feeling of entitlement for further information. So we set out to discover teachers to feed our appetite, as if the Bible can’t satisfy us as it is. And in the nature of Western civilization, plenty of people have risen to the occasion to fill the needs and the desires of the masses, all for their personal gain.
This episode takes a look at this behavior and how so many of us have adopted extra-biblical sources as our doctrine, superseding God’s True Word, and elevating our teachers and their content to idol status.
“It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man” Psalm 118:8
Follow on Instagram @ smashing_idols
Gibbor: Hebrew word that means “mighty, strong, valiant, tyrant, powerful, champion”
In the past few years, a trend has been gaining momentum in the world of Bible studies. That trend is the exploration of the supernatural content of Scripture.
As Westerners, who are largely under-educated in the Ancient Hebrew culture, making many parts of the Bible seem ultra mysterious to us. We have a tendency to view the Word as missing details and context. Our curiosity leads us to a feeling of entitlement for further information. So we set out to discover teachers to feed our appetite, as if the Bible can’t satisfy us as it is. And in the nature of Western civilization, plenty of people have risen to the occasion to fill the needs and the desires of the masses, all for their personal gain.
This episode takes a look at this behavior and how so many of us have adopted extra-biblical sources as our doctrine, superseding God’s True Word, and elevating our teachers and their content to idol status.
“It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man” Psalm 118:8
Follow on Instagram @ smashing_idols
58 min