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Nov 2024
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Noah and Abraham Surrender on the Mounta...

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The Mountain E4 — After the exile from the first cosmic mountain of Eden, humanity spirals into depravity and violence. God chooses to expedite their inevitable destruction through a catastrophic flood, but he preserves the family of Noah. Coming out of the ark on Mount Ararat, Noah offers the life of a precious animal—an act that deeply pleases God. And then Abraham, one of Noah’s ancestors, offers an even more precious sacrifice on Mount Moriah. In this episode, Jon and Tim discuss Noah as the Bible’s first mountaintop intercessor and how his story sets a pattern that then plays out in the story of Abraham and Isaac on Mount Moriah.

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Timestamps 

  • Chapter 1: Recap and Noah’s Precious Sacrifice on Mount Ararat (0:00-19:44)
  • Chapter 2: Abraham’s Call and Later Folly (19:44-31:36)
  • Chapter 3: Abraham Surrenders on the Mountain (31:36-55:21)

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  • “Castles” by SwuM & Chris Mazuera
  • “Dreamscape Lagoon” by Enzalla
  • BibleProject theme song by TENTS

Show Credits

Production of today's episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer. Aaron Olsen edited today’s episode and also provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie.

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