1. God instructs Israel to set up cities of refuge to protect people from revenge killings.
  2. The fact that Israel has no king sets them apart from other nations but God knows the people will demand one eventually.
  3. God is concerned with justice so He puts rules in place for Judges. How does the belief in ONE God separate Israel from the rest of the world?
  4. God says there shouldn’t be “poor” people but then tells the people how to treat the poor. What is going on there?
  5. Do You Have a Great Hymn This Week? Go Fish! This week, Gillespie and Riley discuss Thomas Chisholm’s poem turned hymn, Great is Thy Faithfulness. More discussion of hymnody, church music, and how what we sing can help or hinder pastoral care.
  6. God tells the people not to do certain things for the sake of the dead and to refrain from eating different animals. Why does God command these things?
  7. Jesus joins us in our weirdness. In this episode, Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion of how to judge a hymn with Joseph Scriverner’s classic hymn, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus."
  8. God says not to trust people or prophets if their words don’t line up with what God has spoken. But what if they perform signs and wonders?
  9. Pump the hate brakes, Riley! This week, Gillespie and Riley begin a four-episode discussion on how to judge a hymn. In the first installment, they look at Amazing Grace and ask: "Is this a great, good, or bad hymn?" What makes a Christian hymn great? What should a church do with bad hymns?
  10. God tells the people to destroy all the worship places in the land He has given to Israel. What exactly is He doing in this command? What is He preserving by destroying these other things?
  11. God reminds His people that He does not wink at sin. Why is it so important for us to remember all the things God has done in scripture?
  12. God makes sure that Israel understands why He destroyed certain nations and why He gave them the promised land. Is the Old Testament about works while the New Testament is about grace?