This year (2022) we (Bryce Dunford and Mike Day) are excited to produce podcasts that get into ways the Old Testament can be applied and understood in our lives. We will read the Old Testament with an ancient as well as modern outlook. We will also work to teach and explain this sacred book looking through the frame of the Book of Mormon, for we believe that the Book of Mormon is a clear lens by which to see the text. If you have any suggestions on material that you would like to see, feel free to comment on this page or send me an email. Thanks!
How does the Old Testament compare to the Book of Mormon in its witness of Jesus Christ?
The Documentary Hypothesis and Reading the Bible Critically
Old Testament Reading Chart – First Semester
Monolatry in the Old Testament
Prophets have Melchizedek Priesthood
Problems with numbers in the Old Testament
Moses 1; Abraham 3 – Podcast Ep 134
Moses 1; Abraham 3 – Podcast Ep 134 Show Notes
Gospel Doctrine notes on Moses 1
The Creation and ancient cosmology
Genesis 1-2 University of Utah Institute audio file
Seers, Savants, and Evolution: The Uncomfortable Interface – Duane Jeffrey
Mormon Rhetoric and the Theory of Evolution – Kurt Laird
Science and Mormonism: Past, Present, Future – David Bailey
Genesis 1-3 – Liturgy and Cosmogony: The Ritual use of Creation Accounts in the Ancient Near East
Genesis 1-2 – How to create a wonderful life
Genesis 1 – The Anthropic Principle
Genesis 1:28 – Righteous Dominion
Genesis 1-2; Moses 2-3; Abraham 4-5 – Podcast Ep 135
Genesis 1-2; Moses 2-3; Abraham 4-5 – Podcast Ep 135 Show Notes
Genesis 2 – The Message of the Rib
Genesis 1-11 The Liturgy and Layout of Temples – Jeffrey Bradshaw’s article – excellent!
Genesis 3-4; Moses 4-5 – Podcast Ep 136
Genesis 3-4; Moses 4-5 – Podcast Ep 136 Show Notes
Moses 4 and Genesis 3 – The Fall of Adam and Eve
Moses 5 – The Downfall of Cain
Genesis 5; Moses 6 – Podcast Ep 137
Genesis 5; Moses 6 – Podcast Ep 137 Show Notes
Moses 6 – Enoch is in the house
Moses 7 – Podcast Ep 138 Show Notes
Moses 7 – Enoch’s city translated and taken to heaven
Moses 7 – Enoch’s goal: Creating Zion
Genesis 6-11; Moses 8 – Podcast Ep 139
Genesis 6-11; Moses 8 – Podcast Ep 139 Show Notes
Genesis 3-9 University of Utah Institute audio file
The Epic of Gilgamesh – Tablet XI
The 120 year age limit – What is going on in Genesis 6:3?
Genesis 6-9 With Sources Revealed – The Composite nature of the Flood Narrative
Genesis 9-11 University of Utah Institute audio file
Genesis 10-11 – The beginning of differences
Genesis 12:10-13:4 The Wife/Sister Motif
Genesis 12.10-13.4 Tona and Tahdif
Genesis 11-12 Abraham Wrecks Terah’s Idols
Genesis 12 – The Hero’s Journey & The Sacrifice of Sarah podcast audio file
The Sacrifice of Sarah – Hugh Nibley
Questions About The Book of Abraham
Genesis 12-17; Abraham 1-2 – Podcast Ep 140
Genesis 12-17; Abraham 1-2 – Podcast Ep 140 Show Notes
Genesis 13-17 University of Utah Institute audio file
Genesis 15 – Why is Abraham cutting up all these animals?
Genesis 18-19 University of Utah Institute audio file
Genesis 18-23 – Podcast Ep 141
Genesis 18-23 – Podcast Ep 141 Show Notes
Genesis 20-23 University of Utah Institute audio file
Genesis 24-27 – Podcast Ep 142
Genesis 24-27 – Podcast Ep 142 Show Notes
Genesis 24-28 University of Utah Institute audio file
Genesis 25-27 – Shedding the tears of Esau
Genesis 28-33 – Podcast Ep 143
Genesis 28-33 – Podcast Ep 143 Show Notes
Genesis 29-31 – Punning Around: Jacob and Laban’s Double Talk
Genesis 29-34 University of Utah Institute audio file
Genesis 31 – Rachel Steals Laban’s Household Gods
Genesis 35-39 University of Utah Institute audio file
Genesis 37 – The betrayal of Joseph
Genesis 37-41 – Podcast Ep 144
Genesis 37-41 – Podcast Ep 144 Show Notes
Genesis 41 – Who was Asenath and what did she represent?
Genesis 37-50 – Fighting the Mighty Green Monster
Genesis 40-50 University of Utah Institute audio file
Genesis 43.32 Abomination to the Egyptians
Genesis 42-50 – Podcast Ep 145
Genesis 42-50 – Podcast Ep 145 Show Notes
Genesis 49 – Israel blesses his sons
Exodus 1 – The Birth of Moses and the Sargon Birth Narrative
Exodus 3 – Moses converses with Jehovah
What is your name? Ways to look at Exodus 3
Exodus 1-6 – Podcast Ep 146 Show Notes
Exodus 5 – Making bricks without straw
Exodus 6-12 – Why miracles are necessary
The hardening of Pharaoh’s heart
Exodus 12-13 – Redemption of the firstborn
Exodus 7-13 – Podcast Ep 147 Show Notes
Miriam as Portrayed in the Hebrew Bible
Exodus 16 – Did God provide quail before or after Sinai? (Comparing Numbers 11 to Exodus 16)
Exodus 17 and Numbers 20 – The Movable Rock, or the Mobile Drinking Fountain
Exodus 14-17 – Podcast Ep 148 Show Notes
Exodus 18 – Use your strengths
Exodus 17-20 – Sustaining the Brethren, A Model Example of Thoughtful Discipleship
Exodus 18-20 – Podcast Ep 149 Show Notes
Slave Laws in the Old Testament – An analysis of Exodus 21, Deuteronomy 15, and Leviticus 25
Exodus 25-27 – The tabernacle as a type
Exodus 25-31 Why did the Lord want the Tabernacle built?
Exodus 28 – The Priestly Garments
Exodus 28 – Jesus Christ the Great High Priest
An eye for an eye
Exodus 32 – The Golden Calf, Moses, Aaron, and the Northern Priests of Israel
Exodus 32 – Leadership Practices
Exodus 32 – Throw Your Rope Over the Wall
Exodus 24; 31-34 – Podcast Ep 150
Exodus 24; 31-34 – Podcast Ep 150 Show Notes
Exodus 35-40; Leviticus – Podcast Ep 151
Exodus 35-40; Leviticus – Podcast Ep 151 Show Notes
What’s going on with all this purity and cleanliness stuff in the Old Testament?
Leviticus 19:14 – Don’t Curse the Deaf! The Enchanted World of the Ancient Near East
Leviticus 23: Seven Commemorative Feasts
Leviticus 25 – The Jubilee Year
Numbers – Podcast Ep 152 Show Notes
Numbers 6 – What is a Nazarite?
Numbers 9 – A cloud by day and a pillar by night
Numbers 11 – Over a Billion Quail!
Numbers 11 – Did God provide quail before or after Sinai? (Comparing Numbers 11 to Exodus 16)
Numbers 16 – Korah’s Rebellion
Numbers 22 – Balaam and the donkey
Numbers 22 – Is Balaam a bad guy or a good guy?
Numbers 25 – The Baal-Peor Incident
The 42 Stations of the Exodus: Numbers 33
Deuteronomy – Podcast Ep 153 Show Notes
Deuteronomy – Cult Centralization & ANE Analogies – Reinhard Kratz
Deuteronomy and the changes to the Divine Council – Monotheism inserted into Israelite religion
Deuteronomy 1.1 – On the other side Jordan, or is it this side of the Jordan?
Deuteronomy 12-26 How did Josiah change the religion of the Jewish nation?
Deuteronomy 7 – Consequences of the marriage decision
Deuteronomy 32:8-9 and the Sons of God
The Merneptah Stele – 1208 B.C.E.
Joshua – Podcast Ep 154 Show Notes
Joshua 6 – The walls of Jericho
Joshua 10 – What is the book of Jasher?
Joshua 21 – The Lord keeps his promises
Judges – Podcast Ep 155 Show Notes
Judges – Israel cycles between apostasy and repentance
Judges 11 – Jephthah’s Daughter and Her Sacrifice
Samson – How to lose friends and negatively influence people
Ruth; 1 Samuel 1-3 – Podcast Ep 156
Ruth; 1 Samuel 1-3 – Podcast Ep 156 Show Notes
Ruth – An illustration of heaven working backwards
Why does 1st and 2nd Samuel/Kings read so differently than 1st and 2nd Chronicles?
1 Samuel 1 – How to deal with your adversaries
1 Samuel 3 – Hearing the Voices of the Lord
1 Samuel 4-31 – Podcast Ep 157
1 Samuel 4-31 – Podcast Ep 157 Show Notes
1 Samuel 4-9 – Keeping sacred things sacred
1 Samuel 9-10 – The nature of God
1 Samuel 10 – The children of Belial
1 Samuel 13 – Wait upon the Lord
David – His Story is Complicated!
1 Samuel 17 – David and Goliath
2 Samuel; 1 Kings 1-11 – Podcast Ep 158
2 Samuel; 1 Kings 1-11 – Podcast Ep 158 Show Notes
2 Samuel 6 – Steadying the Ark
2 Samuel 11 – Overcoming temptation
2 Samuel 13 – Dealing with abuse
Kings – Chronicles – Charting the kings of Israel and Judah 922-587 BC
1 Kings 11-14 – Fear makes us stupid!
1 Kings 16 – King of the mountain
1 Kings 17-22 – Podcast Ep 159
1 Kings 17-22 – Podcast Ep 159 Show Notes
1 Kings 17 – Elijah and the widow of Zarepath
1 Kings 18 – Blaming others for our problems
2 Kings 1-9 – Podcast Ep 160 Show Notes
2 Kings 17-25 – Podcast Ep 161
2 Kings 17-25 – Podcast Ep 161 Show Notes
2 Kings 24 – The Nehushtan נְחֻשְׁתָּֽן
What is going on with the Levites?
Ezra; Nehemiah – Podcast Ep 162
Ezra; Nehemiah – Podcast Ep 162 Show Notes
Esther – Podcast Ep 163 Show Notes
Job – Podcast Ep 164 Show Notes
Suffering – Why did Jesus Suffer, Bleed, and Die?
Psalms 1-46 – Podcast Ep 165 Show Notes
Psalms – Gospel doctrine lesson 25
Psalms 49-86 – Podcast Ep 166 Show Notes
Psalms 89-150 – Podcast Ep 167
Psalms 89-150 – Podcast Ep 167 Show Notes
Psalm 110, Kingship, Melchizedek, and Jesus Christ
Proverbs; Ecclesiastes – Podcast Ep 168
Proverbs; Ecclesiastes – Podcast Ep 168 Show Notes
Isaiah 1-12 – Podcast Ep 169 Show Notes
The Use of Isaiah in The Book of Mormon
Isaiah 1-6 Video (with slides)
Isaiah 1-6 University of Utah Institute audio file
Isaiah 5 – The parable of the vineyard
Isaiah 7-11 Video – Messianic Prophecies Amidst Political Turmoil
Isaiah 7-11 University of Utah Institute audio file
Isaiah 13-35 – Podcast Ep 170 Show Notes
Isaiah 12-29 University of Utah Institute audio file
Isaiah 22 – I will place on his shoulder the key to the House of David
Isaiah 29 – A book that is sealed
Isaiah 30-39 – University of Utah Institute audio file
Isaiah 34.4 – The Heavens shall be rolled as a scroll
Isaiah 34.14 – Who or what was Lilith?
Isaiah 36-49 – Podcast Ep 171 Show Notes
Isaiah 40, The Divine Council, The Temple, and the Comfort of God
Isaiah 50-57 – Podcast Ep 172 Show Notes
Isaiah 46-55 – University of Utah Institute audio file
Isaiah 52:7-10 – Beautiful feet
Isaiah 53.9-10 – He shall see his seed
Isaiah 56-66 – University of Utah Institute audio file
Isaiah 56 – The Outcasts of Israel
Isaiah 58-66 – Podcast Ep 173 Show Notes
Isaiah 65-66 A New Heaven and a New Earth
Isaiah – A Book Relevant for Young People
Jeremiah 1-20 – Podcast Ep 174
Jeremiah 1-20 – Podcast Ep 174 Show Notes
Jeremiah 21-52; Lamentations – Podcast Ep 175
Jeremiah 21-52; Lamentations – Podcast Ep 175 Show Notes
Ezekiel – Podcast Ep 176 Show Notes
Ezekiel 1-3 – Ezekiel’s vision
Ezekiel 26-28 – The Conquest of Tyre by Alexander the Great
Ezekiel 37-39 – Dry bones, sticks, and war
Ezekiel 40-48 – Explained by Kent Jackson
Daniel – Podcast Ep 177 Show Notes
Hosea; Joel – Podcast Ep 178 Show Notes
Amos; Obadiah – Podcast Ep 179
Amos; Obadiah – Podcast Ep 179 Show Notes
Jonah; Micah – Podcast Ep 180 Show Notes
Jonah – A Message of God’s Love
Micah 3 – An Oracle Against False Prophets
Nahum; Habakkuk; Zephaniah – Podcast Ep 181
Nahum; Habakkuk; Zephaniah – Podcast Ep 181 Show Notes
Haggai; Zechariah – Podcast Ep 182
Haggai; Zechariah – Podcast Ep 182 Show Notes
Malachi – Podcast Ep 183 Show Notes
Malachi 3 – Do you love the Lord as much as you love the grocer?
Malachi 4 – I will send you Elijah
A scriptural search for the lost Ten Tribes and other things we lost
Joseph Smith and the Apocrypha
Old Testament 2022 Podcast Episodes
Ep 183 | Malachi, Come Follow Me 2022 (December 12-18)
Ep 182 | Haggai; Zechariah, Come Follow Me 2022 (December 5-11)
Ep 181 | Nahum; Habakkuk; Zephaniah, Come Follow Me 2022 (November 28-December 4)
Ep 180 | Jonah; Micah, Come Follow Me 2022 (November 21-27)
Ep 179 | Amos; Obadiah, Come Follow Me 2022 (November 14-20)
Ep 178 | Hosea; Joel, Come Follow Me 2022 (November 7-13)
Ep 177 | Daniel, Come Follow Me 2022 (October 31-November 6)
Ep 176 | Ezekiel, Come Follow Me 2022 (October 24-30)
Ep 175 | Jeremiah 21-52; Lamentations, Come Follow Me 2022 (October 17-23)
Ep 174 | Jeremiah 1-20, Come Follow Me 2022 (October 10-16)
Ep 173 | Isaiah 58-66, Come Follow Me 2022 (October 3-9)
Ep 172 | Isaiah 50-57, Come Follow Me 2022 (September 26-October 2)
Ep 171 | Isaiah 36-49, Come Follow Me 2022 (September 19-25)
Ep 170 | Isaiah 13-35, Come Follow Me 2022 (September 12-18)
Ep 169 | Isaiah 1-12, Come Follow Me 2022 (September 5-11)
Ep 168 | Proverbs; Ecclesiastes, Come Follow Me 2022 (August 29-September 4)
Ep 167 | Psalms 89-150, Come Follow Me 2022 (August 22-28)
Ep 166 | Psalms 49-86, Come Follow Me 2022 (August 15-21)
Ep 165 | Psalms 1-46, Come Follow Me 2022 (August 8-14)
Ep 164 | Job, Come Follow Me 2022 (August 1-7)
Ep 163 | Esther, Come Follow Me 2022 (July 25-31)
Ep 162 | Ezra; Nehemiah, Come Follow Me 2022 (July 18-24)
Ep 161 | 2 Kings 17-25, Come Follow Me 2022 (July 11-17)
Ep 160 | 2 Kings 1-9, Come Follow Me 2022 (July 4-10)
Ep 159 | 1 Kings 17-22, Come Follow Me 2022 (June 27-July 3)
Ep 158 | 2 Samuel; 1 Kings 1-11, Come Follow Me 2022 (June 20-26)
Ep 157 | 1 Samuel 4-31, Come Follow Me 2022 (June 13-19)
Ep 156 | Ruth; 1 Samuel 1-3, Come Follow Me 2022 (June 6-12)
Ep 155 | Judges, Come Follow Me 2022 (May 30-June 5)
Ep 154 | Joshua, Come Follow Me 2022 (May 23-29)
Ep 153 | Deuteronomy, Come Follow Me 2022 (May 16-22)
Ep 152 | Numbers, Come Follow Me 2022 (May 9-15)
Ep 151 | Exodus 35-40; Leviticus, Come Follow Me 2022 (May 2-8)
Ep 150 | Exodus 24; 31-34, Come Follow Me 2022 (April 25-May 1)
Ep 149 | Exodus 18-20, Come Follow Me 2022 (April 18-24)
Ep 148 | Exodus 14-17, Come Follow Me 2022 (April 4-10)
Ep 147 | Exodus 7-13, Come Follow Me 2022 (March 28-April 3)
Ep 146 | Exodus 1-6, Come Follow Me 2022 (March 21-27)
Ep 145 | Genesis 42-50, Come Follow Me 2022 (March 14-20)
Ep 144 | Genesis 37-41, Come Follow Me 2022 (March 7-13)
Ep 143 | Genesis 28-33, Come Follow Me 2022 (February 28-March 6)
Ep 142 | Genesis 24-27, Come Follow Me 2022 (February 21-27)
Ep 141 | Genesis 18-23, Come Follow Me 2022 (February 14-20)
Ep 140 | Genesis 12-17; Abraham 1-2, Come Follow Me 2022 (February 7-13)
Ep 139 | Genesis 6-11; Moses 8, Come Follow Me 2022 (January 30-February 6)
Ep 138 | Moses 7, Come Follow Me 2022 (January 24-30)
Ep 137 | Genesis 5; Moses 6, Come Follow Me 2022 (January 17-23)
Ep 136 | Genesis 3-4; Moses 4-5, Come Follow Me 2022 (January 10-16)
Ep 135 | Genesis 1-2; Moses 2-3; Abraham 4-5, Come Follow Me 2022 (January 3-9)
Ep 134 | Moses 1; Abraham 3, Come Follow Me 2022 (December 27-January 2)
You guys are AMAZING! My husband and I found you (not sure how) but have been listening faithfully for the last 8 or 9 months. Thanks for sacrificing your time to enlighten all of us – we REALLY appreciate it!
Judy thanks for sharing your time with us. Your time is valuable, so we work to provide something worthy of your time in these.
Wish I found this site long time ago! It is so helpful and enlightening! This site is my go to whenever discussion can be challenging.
Million thanks!
I wish we as a collective Church membership understood the Old Testament better, especially Isaiah as Jesus urged. There is so much in those books that sets the stage and gives context to where the world is now in the timeline from Creation and Fall to the 2nd Coming and Millenium.
When I was on my mission in the late 1990s, we were “required” to read the entire standard works, except for the Old Testament. I went ahead and read it anyhow, and it helped a ton with teaching and explaining things to people about everything from patriarchal blessings to why the Sabbath is so important.