Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
1 Kings 12-22: ”How Long Halt Ye Between Two Opinions?”
Unshaken Saints
Seismic shifts in the religious and secular landscapes are destabilizing the faith of millions. Join religious educator Jared Halverson as he explores restored scripture, doctrine, history, and practice; examines patterns and pitfalls in navigating faith crisis; and wrestles with ways to make your faith unshaken. ___________ Hello my friends, I’m Jared Halverson and this is Unshaken. I’ve spent my life studying the scriptures, my professional career teaching them, and my education at a Bible-belt divinity school exploring ways they have been used and abused, attacked and defended. And I’d like to share with you some of the things I’ve learned. In March of 2020 I created a YouTube channel called Unshaken, and six months later we hit our one millionth view, as people around the world are eagerly pursuing an unshaken faith in God by immersing themselves in His word. More and more viewers have been asking for an audio-only version of the lessons on Unshaken, and this podcast is my attempt to meet those needs. What it lacks in the visuals shown on YouTube, or the polished sound of a podcast-only production, it hopefully makes up for in its accessibility to the drivers, joggers, and multi-taskers out there who want to study their scriptures “on the go.” To you, welcome to our verse-by-verse, Come Follow Me study of the scriptures. I pray that it helps your faith in Christ become unshaken. __________ Disclaimer: The content of these podcasts is the sole responsibility of their creator and does not reflect the official position of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or the Church Educational System.
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Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
An in-depth study of 2 Samuel and the first half of 1 Kings, which recounts the reigns of King David and King Solomon. This lesson focuses on loving your enemies, proclaiming peace, steadying the ark, David and Bathsheba, Amnon and Tamar, the rebellion of Absalom, a prodigal's return, wisdom, largeness of heart, judging without becoming judgmental, building with cedar and gold, temple dedications, worldliness and materialism, and more.
0:00 Introduction
4:30 3 Kings of United Israel
8:50 Mourning for Jonathan & Saul
26:23 David Anointed King of Judah
32:58 Proclaiming Peace
41:17 The Rise of David
53:28 King Over All Israel
1:05:17 Steadying the Ark
1:26:47 Desire to Build the Temple
1:50:18 Extending the Kingdom & Establishing Peace
2:08:45 David & Bathsheba
2:51:05 David's Sin Is Revealed
3:09:24 Amnon & Tamar
3:30:30 Absalom Flees & Returns: Reconciliation
3:47:24 Absalom's Rebellion
4:06:50 The Death of Absalom
4:15:41 Recovering from Rebellion
4:38:56 A Psalm of David
4:46:23 The Arm of Flesh
5:04:55 David's Last Days
5:08:02 Solomon as Successor
5:30:34 The Wisdom of Solomon
5:43:57 Discerning a Mother & Dividing a Child
5:55:56 Largeness of Heart
6:02:44 Building the Temple
6:23:40 Cedar and Gold
6:32:14 The Dedication of the Temple
6:58:02 Wisdom or Wealth?
7:02:21 Worldliness and Materialism
7:19:23 Conclusion
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
An in-depth study of 1 Samuel 8-31, which includes the stories of Samuel, Saul, Jonathan, David, Goliath, and Abigail. This lesson focuses on honoring choices you don't agree with, sacrifice & obedience, true courage, the inward vs. the outward, carrying your own shield of faith, love and envy, position or person, loving our enemies, forgiveness and the atonement (the story of Abigail is a must-learn!), and more.
0:00 Introduction
2:23 When a Loved One Makes a Choice You Don't Agree With
26:00 The Samuel Principle
40:12 The Call of Saul
52:51 Saul Anointed & Transformed
1:05:02 Israel United, Rebuked, & Reassured
1:19:46 Saul Offers Sacrifice
1:26:24 No Smiths in Israel
1:33:20 Jonathan & the Philistine Garrison
1:53:44 To Obey Is Better than Sacrifice
2:15:39 Samuel Chooses David
2:31:09 David & Goliath
3:10:29 Jonathan's Love & Saul's Envy
3:43:37 Saul versus David
4:09:37 David Spares Saul's Life
4:20:06 David & Abigail
4:43:18 David Spares Saul Again
4:52:14 The Witch of Endor
5:00:29 David among the Philistines
5:12:45 The End of Saul
5:17:19 Conclusion
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
An in-depth study of the Book of Ruth and the first 7 chapters of 1 Samuel, which cover the stories of Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz, and those of Hannah, Eli, and Samuel. This lesson focuses on living with loss, waiting for blessings, selflessness over selfishness, honoring the stranger, gleaning in the right fields, comforting the afflicted, waiting for blessings, trusting fallible leaders, raiders of the lost ark, and more.
0:00 Introduction to the Book of Ruth
4:18 Famine & Loss
11:44 Thinking of Others or Thinking of Self
26:47 Putting Your Blessings on Hold to Bless Others
31:27 Deciding to Go or to Stay
40:15 Giving In & Going Home
45:43 Gleaning in Boaz's Field
54:17 Providing & Protecting
57:42 Honoring the Stranger
1:03:17 Trust Under the Wings
1:09:05 Going Above & Beyond the Minimum
1:18:13 A Near Kinsman
1:25:26 Gleaning in the Right Fields
1:31:33 Ruth & Boaz at the Threshingfloor
1:42:20 Spreading the Skirt
1:54:10 Redeeming Ruth
2:05:00 Hannah's Portion & Provocation
2:16:06 Comforting the Afflicted
2:21:09 Hannah's Prayer & Eli's Misjudgment
2:36:44 Hannah & Samuel
2:48:45 The Song of Hannah
2:56:09 The Sins of the Sons of Eli
3:12:54 Samuel's Call
3:26:25 Raiders of the Lost Ark
3:35:45 The Consequences of Taking the Ark Unworthily
3:49:44 Returning to the Lord
3:55:26 Conclusion: Ebenezer
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
An in-depth study of the Book of Judges, which recounts round after round of the pride cycle as leadership in Israel passes from judge to judge. This lesson focuses on the pride cycle, an incomplete conquest, mothers in Israel, the song of Deborah, faith and doubt, the parable of the bramble, Jephthah and his daughter, Samson's strength and weakness, the problem of priestcraft, defending virtue, and more. Join Jared Halverson for your weekly Come Follow Me study of the Old Testament!
0:00 Introduction to the Book of Judges
3:01 The Pride Cycle
14:46 An Incomplete Conquest
23:29 Making the Rounds of Righteousness & Wickedness
43:25 The First Minor Judges
51:24 Deborah & Jael
1:08:06 The Song of Deborah & Mothers in Israel
1:31:45 Gideon's Doubt & Faith
1:54:49 The Sword of the Lord & of Gideon
2:17:28 Gideon's Aftermath
2:29:33 Abimelech's Reign & the Parable of the Bramble
2:44:07 Justice & Mercy, Goodness & Grief
2:52:11 Jephthah & His Daughter
3:14:07 Samson's Strength & Weakness
3:53:49 Samson & Delilah
4:14:46 Micah and the Problem of Priestcraft
4:32:13 The Levite's Concubine and the Price of Virtue
4:59:23 Conclusion
Wednesday May 18, 2022
Wednesday May 18, 2022
An in-depth study of the Book of Joshua, which recounts Israel's entry into the Promised Land and their conquest of Canaan. This lesson focuses on filling shoes, crossing the Jordan, the Battle of Jericho, Achan the accursed, lengthening our days, the mainstream and the margins, and more.
0:00 Introduction
5:31 Joshua, filling shoes
16:37 Preparing for the Promised Land
34:05 Rahab in Jericho
53:34 Crossing the Jordan River
1:08:02 Magnifying, Memorializing, and Renewing Covenants
1:30:19 The Battle of Jericho
1:46:45 Achan the Accursed
2:19:53 The Battle of Ai
2:25:42 The Gibeonites' Trick
2:37:11 God Fighting Battles & Lengthening Days
2:53:11 The Conquest Continues & Caleb Stakes a Claim
3:10:28 Inheritances in Israel
3:30:15 Mainstream & Margin, Exceptions & Rules
4:12:59 Conclusion
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Wednesday May 11, 2022
An indepth study of the Book of Deuteronomy, which recounts Moses' recitation of the Law before Israel enters the Promised Land. This lesson focuses on urgency & obedience, faith over fear, accepting what God gives you, a God so nigh, staying within the covenant, blessings and curses, choosing life, and more.
0:00 Introduction
2:33 The Book of Deuteronomy
9:53 Urgency & Obedience
23:54 Faith over Fear & Honoring Others' Territory
36:11 Learning to Accept What God Gives You
47:06 The Charge to Obey
1:00:18 A God so Nigh
1:11:51 Loving & Remembering God
1:30:55 Staying Within the Covenant
1:41:32 Learning Humility
1:56:52 Obedience, Blessings, & Curses
2:12:45 Snared by False Gods
2:23:45 Being Different & Caring for the Different
2:44:25 True Leaders & True Messengers
2:57:53 Civil Law & the Laws of Enlistment
3:26:54 Transgender
3:37:02 Immorality, Adultery, & Rape
3:47:55 The Fugitive Slave Act, Foreign Labor, & Convicts
4:04:19 Blessings & Memorials
4:12:30 Blessings & Curses
4:22:12 Choose Life
4:33:40 Final Charge & Final Blessings
4:53:22 The Passing of Moses
5:00:04 Conclusion
Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
An indepth study of the Book of Numbers, which recounts the Israelites' 40 years of wandering in the wilderness and the lessons they learned along the way. This lesson focuses on ransoming the firstborn, awakening a guilty conscience, balancing flexibility and obedience, murmuring and meekness, faith or fear, the brazen serpent, Balaam's donkey, and more.
0:00 Introduction
2:21 The Book of Numbers: "Wander, Wander, Die"
12:44 Numbering Israel & Setting up Camp
22:08 Setting Up Camp
31:29 Ransoming the Firstborn
51:28 Awakening a Guilty Conscience
1:06:56 Set Apart for God
1:24:26 Gifts to God
1:41:55 Flexibility & Obedience
1:59:09 Murmuring about the Manna
2:18:15 The Meekness of Moses
2:47:05 Spying Out the Land
2:57:16 Faith or Fear
3:14:18 Rebellion in the Ranks
3:36:55 Proof of the Priesthood
3:54:24 Moses' Mistake
4:07:34 The Brazen Serpent
4:20:23 Balaam & the Rewards of Unrighteousness
5:00:18 Idolatry & Adultery
5:09:00 Renumbering Israel & Exceptions to the Rule
5:18:47 Successors & Mentors
5:35:47 Unity & Diversity
5:46:33 Exodus & Inheritance
5:58:59 Conclusion
Friday Apr 29, 2022
Friday Apr 29, 2022
An indepth study of the Book of Leviticus, along with Exodus 35-40, which recounts the construction of the Tabernacle and sacrificial rites and religious rituals of ancient Israel. This lesson focuses on the power of symbolism, offering our all, strange fire, cleansing the leper, the Day of Atonement, pilgrimage feasts, knowing the Lord, and more.
0:00 Introduction
1:18 Symbolism
11:51 A Willing and Wise Heart
30:06 Offering Our All
40:35 Melting Down Our Mirrors
45:52 Finishing the Tabernacle
1:00:36 Intro to Leviticus
1:05:55 Burnt Offerings
1:22:08 Meat & Peace Offerings
1:34:58 Sin & Trespass Offerings
1:54:37 Providing for the Priests & Consecrating Them
2:02:43 True Fire and Strange Fire
2:30:34 Clean and Unclean
2:44:37 Quarantining Iniquity
2:54:36 Cleansing the Leper
3:14:18 Issues of Blood
3:22:07 Day of Atonement & the Scapegoat
3:40:45 I Am the Lord
3:48:35 Being Different & Making a Difference
4:04:19 Feasts of the Jewish Calendar
4:08:17 The Strictness of the Law
4:18:34 The Jubilee
4:28:49 Blessings or Curses
4:39:42 Knowing What or Why or Who
4:47:58 Conclusion
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
An indepth study of Exodus 24-34, which recounts the design of the Tabernacle and the story of the Golden Calf. This lesson focuses on experiences with God, bearing and wearing the priesthood, plundering the riches of Egypt, glory or goodness, the lesser priesthood, and more.
0:00 Introduction
5:18 Accepting the Law
17:54 Experiences with God
31:49 Designing the Tabernacle
40:45 The Ark of the Covenant
1:01:07 The Table of Shewbread & the Candlestick
1:09:41 The Tent of Testimony
1:29:40 The Priestly Garments
1:59:35 Preparing the Priests
2:09:27 The Incense Altar, Laver, and Anointing Oil
2:22:09 Called to Construct
2:27:19 The Golden Calf
2:50:37 Consuming Consequences
3:07:18 Near or Far from God
3:19:19 Goodness or Glory
3:29:25 New Tablets & Lesser Priesthood
3:45:08 God's Reintroduction
3:50:18 Being True to God
4:00:31 Veiling our Radiance
4:04:59 Conclusion
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
An indepth study of Exodus 18-23, which recounts Israel's journey to Mount Sinai and the giving of the Ten Commandments and other laws. This lesson focuses on teaching and training, learning to delegate, a peculiar people, the Ten Commandments, civil and criminal law, enforced empathy, and more.
0:00 Introduction
4:53 Jethro, Moses, and the Blessings of Extended Family
15:04 What the Lord has Done
19:31 Learning to Lead: Doing For or Doing To
35:16 Teach Correct Principles & Let Them Govern Themselves
1:08:48 Learning to Delegate
1:26:08 Claiming a Peculiar People
1:35:31 Preparing the People for Sinai
1:58:46 The Ten Commandments (#1-3)
2:15:20 Remembering the Sabbath
2:25:47 Honoring Father & Mother
2:31:08 The Last Five Commandments
2:41:02 Reacting to the Law
2:52:18 Getting Your Ear Pierced
2:58:08 Civil & Criminal Law
3:20:04 Enforced Empathy
3:26:43 Preserving Justice
3:34:07 Pilgrimage Feasts
3:43:38 Preparing for the Promised Land
3:50:54 Conclusion