A young man travels to visit the Apostle Paul in prison. He almost ends up paying for his kindness with his life! Based on Philippians 2:19-30 and Philippians 4:10-23. Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com. Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: Music: What RemainsProduced by Sascha EndeLink: https://ende.app/en/song/13531-what-remains http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support Retelling the Bible If you would like to support the work that I do creating these stories, go to patreon.com/retellingthebible and choose a level of support! Contact me on Social Media! Reddit Bluesky Facebook

A young boy visits the Temple of God in Bethel, little knowing that it is doomed to be destroyed within a few years. Based on the story of the foundation of the temple at Bethel in 1 Kings 12:25-33, and on the story of the golden calf at Mount Sinai in Exodus 31:18-32:24. Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com. Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: Music: Desert NightProduced by Sascha EndeLink: https://ende.app/en/song/480-desert-night http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support Retelling the Bible If you would like to support the work that I do creating these stories, go to patreon.com/retellingthebible and choose a level of support! Contact me on Social Media! Bluesky Facebook Reddit

This is the story of Ezekiel's fantastic vision of the glory of the Lord in Babylon and what it meant to him. Ezekiel describes his vision in Ezekiel 1. This story also includes Ezekiel's vision of the departure of the glory of the Lord from the temple in Jerusalem, which is described in Ezekiel 10-11. The lament of the exiles is taken from Psalm 137. The story of Naaman that is referenced is found in 2 Kings 5:1-19. Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com. Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: Music: Halo Stream Music Vol. 1-10Produced by Sascha EndeLink: https://ende.app/en/search?q=halo+stream+Music http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support Retelling the Bible If you would like to support the work that I do creating these stories, go to patreon.com/retellingthebible and choose a level of support! Contact me on Social Media! Bluesky Facebook Reddit

It seems as if Moses' first marriage is on the rocks, but look, there seems to be a new woman in his life, and she seems to be... a Cushite? To quote a good friend of mine, "Is that in the Bible? The story is based on Numbers 12:1-16. The reference to Moses and Zipporah's divorce comes from Exodus 18:1-9, and the story of the emergency circumcision is found in Exodus 4:24-26. Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com. Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: "AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License Music: Madeira’s Misty GiantsProduced by Sascha EndeLink: https://ende.app/en/song/13697-madeiras-misty-giants http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support Retelling the Bible If you would like to support the work that I do creating these stories, go to patreon.com/retellingthebible and choose a level of support! Contact me on Social Media! Bluesky Facebook Reddit

Guest storyteller, Micah the Wise Old Llama Enby, joins us to tell the story of how Joseph managed to get the pigeons to sacrifice shortly after the birth of Jesus. Based on Luke 2:22-24 and on the nativity story in the Gospel of Luke. Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: "AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License Music: CherishProduced by Sascha EndeLink: https://ende.app/en/song/498-cherish http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support Retelling the Bible If you would like to support the work that I do creating these stories, go to patreon.com/retellingthebible and choose a level of support! Contact me on Social Media! Bluesky Facebook Reddit

There are two contradictory stories told of the death of King Saul in the Bible. So, who dunnit? And, maybe more importantly, why did they do it? And was it murder most foul? Based on the two stories of the death of Saul in 1 Samuel 31 and 2 Samuel 1, and the story of the raid on Ziklag by the Amalekites is in 1 Samuel30. Also references the sad tale of Saul's "genocide" of the Amalekites as told in 1 Samuel 15. Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: "AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License Music: The Backrooms Music Vol. 26Produced by Sascha EndeLink: https://ende.app/en/song/13625-the-backrooms-music-vol-26 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support Retelling the Bible If you would like to support the work that I do creating these stories, go to patreon.com/retellingthebible and choose a level of support! Contact me on Social Media! Bluesky Facebook Reddit

King Saul is told by the Prophet Samuel to do something terrible. Could such a message truly come from God, or did something interfere with the transmission? Based on 1 Samuel 15. Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com. Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: "AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License Music: Clair De Lune - Cello ImprovisationProduced by Sascha EndeLink: https://ende.app/en/song/13213-clair-de-lune-cello-improvisation http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support Retelling the Bible If you would like to support the work that I do creating these stories, go to patreon.com/retellingthebible and choose a level of support! Contact me on Social Media! Bluesky Facebook Reddit

The man who had been born blind may not have seen Jesus and his disciples walking towards him, but he heard them. He heard what the disciples asked and what the teacher replied. What was he thinking and feeling as they were all talking about him, but no one was talking to him? Based on John 9. Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com. Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: "AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License When The Power FadesProduced by Sascha EndeLink: https://ende.app/en/song/13620-when-the-power-fades http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support Retelling the Bible If you would like to support the work that I do creating these stories, go to patreon.com/retellingthebible and choose a level of support! Contact me on Social Media! Bluesky Facebook Reddit

This is the story of how the author of the Gospel of Matthew came to make his strange adaptations and expansions of the story of the triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Why on earth did he insist that Jesus mounted and rode two donkeys at once? Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: "AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License "Waltz of the Carnies" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Entry of the GladiatorsPublic domain Support Retelling the Bible If you would like to support the work that I do creating these stories, go to patreon.com/retellingthebible and choose a level of support! Contact me on Social Media! Bluesky Facebook Reddit

While wandering in the desert with a very ungrateful people, Moses comes up with a truly inspired plan to get them to stop complaining. Based on Exodus 17:1-7. Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com. Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: "AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License Music: Majestic Space Series Vol. 12Produced by Sascha EndeLink: https://ende.app/en/song/13456-majestic-space-series-vol-12 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support Retelling the Bible If you would like to support the work that I do creating these stories, go to patreon.com/retellingthebible and choose a level of support! Contact me on Social Media! Bluesky Facebook Reddit