True Wisdom
Take a deep look each week at familiar and unfamiliar Bible stories, as Andrew and Robert Baker go in search of true and practical guidance from God's Word — "Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding." (Proverbs 9:9-10 KJV) — Send questions and comments to: Questions@TrueWisdom.info #TrueWisdom
Episodes
233 episodes
#233: Do You Really Want It?
Matthew 19:16 says "And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?"That verse starts the retelling of the story we often refer to as the "Rich Young Ruler"; someone lookin...
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Season 6
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Episode 34
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36:37
#232: Precepts to Examples
Throughout the old Testament God gave instructions to Israel. Do we ever have examples of what went wrong when they chose not to obey? Actually we do.Andrew and Robert go over instructions given by God in Deuteronomy 7 that...
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Season 6
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Episode 33
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35:19
#231: The Mysteries of God's Works
Did God great man with his hands or with his words?Andrew and Robert take a look at a few verses to answer the question:Genesis 2Genesis 1:24+25Psalm 33:8+9 Listen in on their discussion to see what this is an i...
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Season 6
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Episode 32
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29:27
#230: A Word from the Lord
In Ezekiel 14 God has much to say to his people through his prophet. Andrew and Robert discuss the message from the Lord and how it still applies today.
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Season 6
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Episode 31
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33:08
#229: A New Heaven and a New Earth
What is this whole journey about? Not just for Christians but for all humans? What is God's ultimate plan for us? Robert and Andrew discuss our designed future as laid our in Revelation 21.
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Season 6
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Episode 30
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34:19
#228: Teach me Thy Statutes
Laws, Precepts and StatuesReading from Psalm 119:65-80 Andrew and Robert talk about David's desire to learn more about following God through learning His laws, precepts and statues. Are those the keys to becoming better people?
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Season 6
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Episode 29
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22:32
#227: Lessons for a Fig Tree
What can we learn from a fig tree? Jesus never did anything without a reason or purpose; what was he trying to teach his disciples when he cursed a fig tree? What lesson is there for us?Andrew and Robert discuss what we can learn from M...
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Season 6
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Episode 28
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26:35
#226: On What Authority
In Matthew 21:18-46 Jesus curses a tree to no longer bear fruit, teaches His disciples about faith and having a distrust of the religious leaders as well as providing two parables for His followers.What authority did He have to do all o...
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Season 6
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Episode 27
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27:01
#225: The Way of the Wise
The wisest man to have ever lived continues providing his words of wisdom to the rest of the world. Andrew and Robert go over Proverbs 12 to discuss the council that King Solomon left behind for us.
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Season 6
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Episode 26
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36:30
#224: Pay Attention
In Matthew 16 Jesus says to his disciples, "Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees." (Matt 16:6)The disciples didn't understand what Jesus meant but do we? Andrew and Robert discuss Matthew 16:1-12 and ...
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Season 6
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Episode 25
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21:15
#223: The Folly of Jehoram
The story of King Jehoram should have gone in a different direction. He took over as king of Judah from his father, good King Jehoshaphat. Yet he not only started off wrong but ended his life in a very tragic way. Andrew and Robert...
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Season 6
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Episode 24
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28:10
#222: Peace Be Still
With just three words Jesus not only calmed a ferocious storm He turned his disciples' fear into amazement. What made His words, in Mark 4:31-44, so incredible? Why did they have such a powerful impact on his followers?Andrew and Rob...
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Season 6
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Episode 23
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28:25
#221: The Worst King Turns Around - 2 Chronicles 33
Manasseh is considered the most evil king in the history of Judah. He promoted idolatry and child sacrifices. However, he was still able to change his life around toward this end of his reign. Why was he given a chance to submit to God even aft...
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Season 6
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Episode 22
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30:20
#220: Never Stop Learning
Reading through the entire Bible once is not the goal. Continuing to read the Bible and learning something new as your experiences change and you grow to learn about God more is the goal.Andrew and Robert discuss Esther 3 and how a differen...
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Season 6
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Episode 21
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34:45
#219: Who is Worthy
John cried when he believed that no one alive was worthy to open the scroll in God's hand in Revelations 5.Andrew and Robert discuss the specific sacrificial Lamb that was found to be worthy and what made that Lamb worthy. Other symbols of ...
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Season 6
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Episode 20
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30:42
#218: The Millennium
Taking a read through Revelation 20 (with a brief check through Jeremiah 4) Robert and Andrew discuss the Second & Third coming of Christ, the Lake of Fire, Satan's ultimate end and a few other topics that we get wrong. How can we ...
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Season 6
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Episode 19
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30:08
#217: Intentional & Unintentional
In Numbers 15 God outlines some behavior He needs the Children of Israel to follow along with the consequences. Was God just being a brutal dictator or is there more to this chapter. Andrew and Robert talk about the reasons behind these laws of...
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Season 6
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Episode 18
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31:17
#216: Saul is Troubled
In 1st Samuel 16:14 the text reads: "But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him."Does that mean that God himself sent an evil spirit to trouble Saul?Robert and Andrew read and di...
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Season 6
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Episode 17
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34:20
#215: Cities of Refuge
Andrew & Robert almost start a second podcast while discussing Cities of Refuge from Numbers 35:9-34. God's rules to the children of Israel in the Promised Land included how to deal with blood spilt in an accident. But did you know th...
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Season 6
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Episode 16
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35:08
#214: The Mt. Rushmore of Bible Characters
In this weeks podcast a special guest poses to us a questions: Who is on your Mount Rushmore of Bible Characters? In other words, who are the most significant Bible Characters in your life? This is no competition but it is a reflection on who i...
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Season 6
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Episode 15
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24:12
#213: Continuing with Psalms 119
Andrew and Robert continue with the examination of Psalms 119, reading the Zain and Cheth sections of the chapter. What was David trying to relay to his readers as he wrote Psalms 119?
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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19:15
#212: The Second Half of King Asa's Life
After a stellar star to his reign in Judah King Asa seemed on a great path of trusting and serving God. Andrew and Robert discuss what happened to him in 2nd Chronicles 15 and what changes led to such a poor ending from a great beginning.
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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32:33
#211: The First Half of King Asa's Life
Asa starts off his life and reign as Judah's king in great fashion: by trusting in God. Asa worked at eliminating idolatry in Judah and turning people's heart to the true God. Reading from 2nd Chronicles 14 Andrew and Robert explore the f...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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28:44