About: Douglas Jacoby

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Divorce & Remarriage I: The Permanence of Marriage

Background information Harsh treatment of women, children, and the vulnerable in OT times: infanticide, abortion, disrespect of women. Divorce was easy and favored the man. Worse, abandoned women could be… Read More

Written on September 16, 2020 at 12:01 am

Categories: Theological

NT Character Podcast 46—Timothy

Introduction Most biblical figures give us few insights into the heart or the personality. Timothy is one of the persons about whom we know much more, mentioned some 30x in the… Read More

Written on September 16, 2020 at 12:01 am

Categories: NT Character Talks, NT/OT Character Talks

Messianic Judaism 1—Why Focus on this movement?

Talks in this series. Each talk comes with brief notes and key scriptures. 1 — Why focus on this movement? (Please listen to this if you’re unfamiliar with Messianic Judaism.)… Read More

Written on September 14, 2020 at 4:01 pm

Categories: Audio messages, Theological

OT65—OT Characters at Cross Purposes

Pharaoh’s daughter / Pharaoh (daughter / father, and princess / king) 14th BC Exodus 1:15-17, 22; 2:1-10 The hero is a pagan, a worshipper of the Egyptian gods—the daughter of… Read More

Written on September 1, 2020 at 12:00 am

Categories: Audio messages, NT/OT Character Talks, Old Testament Talks, OT Character Podcasts

NT Character Podcast 45—Phoebe

Major text: Rom 16:1-2 Supporting texts: Acts 15:22-23; 30-32; Rom 12:3-8; 1 Tim 3:4; 1 Thess 5:12 Rom 16:1 Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a… Read More

Written on August 26, 2020 at 12:01 am