Assyria attacks Judah, leading Hezekiah to stop water from flowing through ancient waterways, while messengers speak their minds. Manasseh rules after his father, and his son after him, each doing their best to rile up Yahweh in one way or another.
Read MoreJoin us as we discover the potential origins of priests in a box, while stuff is piled in heaps. The temple is cleansed and sanctified, offerings are burnt, and a mini-Biblical-Coachella is thrown.
Read MoreThistles and cedars face off in an episode peppered with surprising outcomes; men being cast off rocks, wall breaks, and slinging stone pickers. Women are given names more than once, and someone is punished for burning incense.
Read MoreThe countdown for Hot Christ Summer is underway! Meanwhile, we're reading about the many Aziriahs' the short & terrible story of Jehoram, and zoning out while royal families are ended.
Read MoreThe prophets turn against each other as kings date, plans backfire, Costcos are built, and Final Fantasy is played. An abundance of riches and dead bodies are looted, and we're taught about the correlation between cattle and crops.
Read MoreThe Covenant of the Salt is licked into being and the first (third, actually) million is found.
Read MoreAfter building the shops and acquiring a bunch of indentured servants, King Solomon moved his wife and entertained the Queen of Sheba.
Read MoreThe ark begins a new chapter in its existence whilst Yahweh gives impassioned speeches and King Solomon dabbles with fridge magnet poetry. ChatGPT writes a proverb about podcasting, and two new patrons are welcomed to the congregation!
Read MoreSolomon's time to shine is upon us, beginning with a favored pastime of pitching tents and 1000 mic drops.
Read MoreLive audience support is always appreciated and this week we couldn't have done it without you! Tune in for the final bonus episode of 1st Chronicles, in which we learn to always pick Benaiah.
Read MoreBefore we can start dreaming about our upcoming Hot Christ Summer, we need to wrap up 1st Chronicles. King David gives his farewell address and hands over the oh-so important plans for the temple porch to Solomon.
Read MoreBe prepared to drink for repetition, for the penultimate chapter of 1st Chronicles contains a painful number of names. Out of suffering, great ideas are born, like DBS genealogy chart with stickers.
Read MoreWhen faced with a choice of punishment for conducting a census, David picks 3 days of pestilence. Meanwhile, he's raising the tender nugget, Solomon, who will build Yahweh's house.
Read MoreA puppet-government is formed and the fans are catered to too, with more details in the Kings reboot. David and Yahweh bicker. Perhaps Yahweh is feeling insecure about his deity-hood?
Read MoreAmidst the genealogy Yahweh makes things go boom, wives get made, and an epic party is thrown. While David is sleeping it off, we transition to a lascivious bit of Proverbs about sin and bones.
Read MoreWe're diving right in to the action this episode with bloody fights and Saul falling on his sword. David decides to pour one out for Yahweh and appoint band captains, and someone is counting a lot of people.
Read MoreWe're keeping lineage interesting this week by featuring some of our listeners' fictional charities in between chapters and donating $1 for every name we read to the Ali Forney Center. Please visit https://www.aliforneycenter.org/ for more information!
Read MoreFor our last episode of 2022 we're entering the high stakes world of Chronicles, which begins with a long list of sons, kings, and sometimes a lady.
Read MoreSighing dudes, foxes, and great work are all featured in this week's quiz. Tune in to find out how we do!
Read MoreWe're closing the book on closing a book for a while, wrapping up with now Governor Nehemiah throwing a parade.
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