Bible Story Podcast
Jon: Question, Have you had an incredible experience with God and then a few months later found it difficult?
Noah: Oh yeah, you’re on the Mountain top, and the next thing you know, you’re in the Valley. I have been there before!
Val: Yeah, same here!
Jon: I’d love to hear more of your stories. Today we learn the importance of being faithful in all seasons!
Jon: You are listening to the discussion episode for the story, “Be Faithful.”
Noah: Nehemiah returned after visiting Babylon and saw that the people had stopped doing important things. They were connecting with people who worshipped other Gods and used the temple for the wrong purpose.
Val: Nehemiah rebuked people and made changes that were necessary so that the nation would be faithful to God!
Jon: Welcome to the Bible Story Podcast. Today we are going to learn about the importance of finding our place!
Aidan: I sleep in a cabin.
Jon: That’s not what I mean.
Cassidy: My place is with candy. I love treats!
Jon: That’s not what I mean either! Stay tuned to learn what it means to find our place!
Cassidy: You are listening to the discussion questions for the episode, Find Your Place.
Aidan: Today’s story was taken from Nehemiah, Chapters 11-12.
Jon: Early in the story, we find a record of people who relocated to Jerusalem and a record of people who lived in other places throughout Judah. The people dedicated the walls with a big celebration, and on the same day, people were appointed to collect the tithes and offerings.
Jon: Do you guys want to hear a question or statement?
Cassidy: Neither! That question makes me panic.
Aidan: Statement! Let’s get it over with!
Jon: Today, we are going to learn about confession and commitment!
Jon: You have just listened to the Confession and Commitment story, and this is the discussion episode.
Cassidy: The Israelites were sorry about what they and their ancestors did. They messed up badly and told God about it all and how sad they were.
Aidan: They also praised God, acknowledging how awesome he is, and they committed themselves to the rules that Moses wrote the book of the law.
Jon: Can you imagine losing the most important instructions ever and not being able to read them?
Bradon: No, that sounds like it would end in disaster!
Jon: That is what happened to the Israelites. Today we learn the importance of reading God’s word.
Jon: If you have just listened to the episode titled “Read God’s Word,” gather your friends and join us for the upcoming discussion questions.
Bradon: Today, we learned the importance of reading God’s word and saw the impact that had on the Israelites who returned from Exile. Ezra, the priest and scribe, read the scriptures to all the people, and they responded by worshipping God. Later, through the study of scripture, they learned about the festival of Shelters, which is a lot like summer camp, and they participated in that festival as well.
Bradon: Can you recall a time when you have taken something out of context?
Jon: I think we all can! So often, we don’t get the whole story!
Bradon: Great! Well, in our upcoming episode, I will share a story about context.
Jon: And we will learn that context is important!
Bradon: Today’s lesson was Context is Important and these questions will help you explore that lesson!
Jon: Bradon helped us understand how Nehemiah linked into the larger story of the Bible, and the context that helped us get to that understanding!
