The Scriptures Are Real

Hank Smith, BYU scholar and faculty member, offers concise New Testament perspectives. He discusses Jesus’ walks from Bethany and the fig tree object lesson. They unpack symbolic teaching, the temple cleansing as a stand against spiritual extortion, and practical ways to observe Holy Monday like temple attendance and heart-examination.

Here are some resources for your Holy Week studies: https://www.outofthedust.org/193-2/ https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/easter/holy-week Trina Boice's book "Via Dolorosa": https://www.amazon.com/s?k=via+dolorosa+trina+boice&crid=1F9UKKPFI6GBU&sprefix=trina+boice+via+d%2Caps%2C215&ref=nb_sb_ss_p13n-expert-pd-ops-ranker_1_17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWsMUgOkox8. scripture central with lani hilton on Good/Holy/Atoning Friday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kIDCB8Pryg Easter is a season, Scripture central with lani hilton The seven last words of Jesus on the Cross: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CetFnj31_zo The women at the cross: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyvuSBIH37g What was crucifixion like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0gNIL5GAdE Jesus Christ, The Passover Lamb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7lewy22t4M The Scriptural emphasis of the Crucifixion | John Hilton III https://rsc.byu.edu/vol-20-no-3-2019/teaching-scriptural-emphasis-crucifixion-jesus-christ Ideas for honoring Good Friday | Lani Hilton https://www.lanihilton.com/good-friday/ Liahona article on Lessons from the Women Who Followed Jesus from Galilee | Lani and John Hilton III https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2022/03/08_the-women-who-followed-jesus-from-galilee?lang=eng Resources and Ideas for a Christ-centered Easter Season | https://www.lanihilton.com/easter/ In this episode Kerry and Eric Hunstman discuss Holy Week traditions overall and the specifically Palm Sunday. They give ideas of how to worship, celebrate, and commemorate this most holy and special season. They discuss their own worship, and give ideas of how to celebrate Palm Sunday. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

You can learn more about the cruise where we discuss the covenant at https://restorationtravels.com/nec-cruise/ In this episode Kerry and former General Young Women's President Elaine Dalton discuss Christ and the Resurrection. They speak of the significance of the event, of commemorating it on Easter, of Easter traditions, and of things we can learn from those who witnessed Christ, especially Mary Magdalene, the disciples on the road to Emmaus, and Peter. They testify of the resurrected Christ. Then Kerry speaks with Jenny Oaks Baker. They explore the ways her family has come to worship Christ through music, and how that might look different for someone with no musical abilities, like Kerry. They talk about the richness of worshipping Christ on Easter. Finally Kerry bears his testimony of Christ. Happy Easter!We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

Paul Hoskisson, Old Testament scholar clarifying Hebrew names. Andrew Skinner, linguistic historian unpacking 'I AM.' Brad Wilcox, religious educator exploring women and deliverance. They examine midwives and Moses’ birth, the name Moses, the burning bush phrase ehyeh asher ehyeh, and whether Jehovah was known before Moses. Multiple takes on divine names, translation issues, and symbolic images of rescue and covenant.

You can get some free handouts about Joseph, Abraham, Adam, and Melchizedek as symbols of Christ at our Patreon website. You can also gain access to a huge amount of fantastic and meaningful content by joining there. Go to https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU and join today!We would also love for you to experience The Redeemer with Jenny Oaks Baker. Go to jennyoaksbaker.com to learn more.In this episode Kerry and Andrew Skinner explore many elements of the Joseph story. They investigate Joseph's character and what we can learn from that, and they look at what it teaches us about the nature of Jehovah and how we can all work with Him. Kerry also spends time helping us learn about Jehovah/Christ by looking at both Joseph as a symbol of Christ and Judah as symbol, and how God can change us all and how we need to let God change us. Finally, Kerry and Rabbi Jarod Grover discuss the blessings pronounced on the tribes, and they come to a surprising conclusion about Ephraim. In our Patreon content Kerry and Joshua Matson discuss each of the blessings of the tribes and what it means for a Latter-day Saint.We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

We have fantastic extra content for you that you will love on our Patreon Website / enlightenedgeedu . Please join us there so that you can participate in our in-depth lessons. This week we will use footage and maps and pictures to help the story become real as we learn lessons from the text. Join us for our Palm Sunday walk. Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/events/1567692857885760/ . Also check out the performance of The Redeemer by Jenny Oaks Baker at https://www.jennyoaksbaker.com/. In this episode Kerry records in Egypt at the site of the canal that tradition says Joseph built as part of the seven years of plenty. He shows and explains some Egyptian elements from the Joseph Story. Then Kerry and his wife Julianne walk along the Nile as they explore some of the elements of the Joseph story that are applicable to all of us. Then Kerry dives into the Judah and Tamar story to help us see why it is there, to understand it in its original ancient context, and how it will help us understand Christ and many other things we will encounter later in our Old Testament reading. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

We have fantastic extra content for you that you will love on our Patreon Website / enlightenedgeedu . Please join us there so that you can participate in our in-depth lessons. This week we will address questions many people have about the creation and show how it all focuses on God and His Son.In this week’s episode Kerry discusses Enoch’s preaching, anlife in the time of Enoch, the giants in the land, and other things about Enoch’s sermon. He and others discuss why the Book of Moses has so much more about Christ in it than the Old Testament, and how we should benefit from that. Kerry helps define Zion and what those definitions have to do with us. Then he and Phillip Allred explore Enoch’s experience in building Zion and what that means for us and how we should be becoming a Zion person, people and Church today. Kerry then delves into what we can learn about the nature of God and His Son through Enoch’s experience with Jehovah, and how that helps us understand what God is doing for us. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast. #Zion #Enoch #Jehovah #JesusChrist #Christ #Giants #Messiah #Jerusalem # loveofGod

Speaking of Covenants (as we do this week), to get really in depth learning about the covenant, join Steven Harper and myself on a cruise where we discuss the New and Everlasting Covenant in a series of ten lectures/discussions/workshops. This will be fantastic! Plus we dock at Cozumel, Roatan, Costa Maya, and more! Learn more at https://restorationtravels.com/nec-cruise/In this short episode from four years ago, Kerry delves into Jacob's experience at Bethel, and how it was a temple experience. He also talks about the temple setting of the wrestle with an angel at Peniel. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

Take advantage of classes on symbolism from Michelle Gateau and on the Bible from Kerry Muhlestein. All of this is available on our Patreon Website for the cost of a lunch at your favorite fast food place. Just go to / enlightenedgeedu and take advantage of our amazing content! In this packed episode, Kerry and Robbie Taggart explore Jacob's actions as he obtains blessings and covenants with God. They examine different ways of viewing Jacob when he deceives Isaac, and of looking at his life as he is married and has children. Kerry and his roundtable colleagues also look at the issues involved with slavery in the Old Testament. Kerry also looks at the wrestle Jacob has with an angel in terms of idolatry, covenant, and the abrahamic sacrifice. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.

Take advantage of classes on symbolism from Michelle Gateau and on the Bible from Kerry Muhlestein. All of this is available on our Patreon Website for the cost of a lunch at your favorite fast food place. Just go to https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU and take advantage of our amazing content! In this packed episode, Kerry and Robbie Taggart discuss the trials of Hagar and how she is seen by the Lord, and how that relations to our lives. Then Kerry and George Pierce discuss what archaeology teaches us about how life was different for Sarah, Hagar and Abraham than we typically think. Then Kerry and his roundtable friends explore the story of speaking of Sarah as Abraham’s sister, or of saying that Rebekah was Isaac’s. Then Josh Matson and Kerry delve into the amazing and powerful story of the command given to Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. They explore what this means for us in our lives. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.