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n this episode of The One Accord Podcast, Joe, Eric, and Greg work through 2 Samuel 17–19, where God's sovereign hand orchestrates the collapse of Absalom's rebellion. From the divine thwarting of Ahithophel's counsel to Absalom's infamous death in a tree, this passage raises hard questions about God's providence, the ethics of deception, and what it looks like when a father grieves the son who tried to destroy him.
Nathan's prophecy begins its devastating fulfillment as David's household collapses from within. In this episode, the guys work through some of the darkest chapters in David's story: Amnon's assault on Tamar, Absalom's calculated revenge and eventual rebellion, and David's puzzling passivity through it all. Along the way, they tackle tough questions about lust disguised as love, cultural assumptions modern readers bring to ancient texts, and how God works behind the scenes to bring prophecy to pass through seemingly natural human choices.
In this episode of The One Accord Podcast, Joe, Eric, and Greg walk through one of the most well-known and devastating passages in all of Scripture: David's sin with Bathsheba, the murder of Uriah, and God's confrontation through the prophet Nathan. This episode explores the destructive spiral of unrepentant sin, how comfort and complacency open the door to moral failure, and the stunning reality that God's grace can redeem even the most broken situations.
In this episode of The One Accord Podcast, Joe, Eric, and Greg work through five rich chapters of 2 Samuel, wrestling with some of the Old Testament's most pressing questions. Why did God strike Uzzah dead for seemingly doing the right thing? What does David's worship tell us about instruments in the church today? And what makes the Davidic Covenant in 2 Samuel 7 one of the most important passages in all of Scripture? The team traces the father-son language God introduces for the king of Israel, explores how it reshapes everything from messianic expectation to the meaning of "Son of God," and
The One Accord Podcast kicks off a brand new book as Joe, Eric, and Greg dive into 2 Samuel chapters 1–5. From David's grief over Saul and Jonathan to his controversial accumulation of wives, this episode wrestles with real moral complexity in the biblical text. The guys tackle battlefield ethics, the often-forgotten king Ishbosheth, and what it means that David heard directly from God as both prophet and king.
In this episode, the One Accord Podcast wraps up the book of 1 Samuel by working through chapters 28–31. The guys tackle one of the Old Testament's most debated passages — the medium at En-dor — and ask whether the spirit that appeared was truly Samuel or something else entirely. Along the way, they explore what it means to strengthen yourself in the Lord, how deception snowballs, and what Saul's tragic end reveals when placed alongside God's preservation of David. This is also Micah's final regular episode, so expect a few laughs and a heartfelt send-off.
David narrowly avoids a massacre, gains a wise new wife, and then flees to enemy territory — all while God's promises hang in the balance. In this episode, the team digs into Abigail's bold intercession, the Bible's portrayal of strong women, the difference between vengeance and justice, whether open doors always mean divine permission, and the heated question of whether God decrees every human action. This is 1 Samuel at its grittiest and most theologically loaded.
In this episode of The One Accord Podcast, the team works verse-by-verse through 1 Samuel 20–24 and runs headlong into one of Scripture's thorniest tensions: David repeatedly deceives Saul, the priests at Nob, and the king of Gath — yet he's called a man after God's own heart. Is lying always a violation of the Ninth Commandment, or does context change the verdict? And when David asks God whether Saul will come to Keilah, God says yes to an outcome that never happens — so is God offering David a future that was never really possible? Joe, Eric, Greg, and Micah press hard on deception, conscien
In this episode of The One Accord Podcast, Joe, Eric, and Greg work through 1 Samuel 16–19 — from the anointing of David to the fall of Saul and the most iconic battle scene in all of Scripture. But did David actually kill Goliath the way you think he did? The answer may surprise you. Along the way, the team tackles God's troubling command to stop grieving, the evil spirit He sends upon Saul, whether we can change our own hearts, and the real meaning of David and Jonathan's bond.
In this episode, the guys dig deep into 1 Samuel 13–15, where Saul's disobedience costs him the kingdom and God declares He "regrets" making Saul king. What does divine regret actually mean — and could things really have gone differently? The conversation opens up one of the most honest and sustained theological exchanges in the series so far, as Calvinist, Arminian, and non-traditional perspectives collide over questions of foreknowledge, contingency, and whether Calvinists and Arminians actually end up in the same place.
In this episode of The One Accord Podcast, the team digs into one of the most pivotal transitions in Israel's history: the shift from judges to monarchy. Covering 1 Samuel 8–12, the guys tackle hard questions about parenting failures and faithfulness, Israel's demand for a king and what it reveals about their hearts, Saul's surprising spiritual transformation, and what it means that God's anointed came from the "wrong" tribe. The episode also features a spirited and substantive theological exchange about the relationship between Israel and the church.
Israel marched the Ark of the Covenant into battle expecting guaranteed victory — and lost everything. Thirty thousand soldiers dead, the Ark seized by pagans, and the glory of God seemingly gone from His people. In this episode of The One Accord Podcast, Joe, Eric, Greg, and Micah dig into 1 Samuel 4–7 to explore why God allowed His own Ark to be captured, what the pagan Philistines understood about God that Israel didn't, and what it means when the glory departs.
In this episode of The One Accord Podcast, Joe, Eric, and Greg begin their journey through 1 Samuel by exploring chapters 1–3. The conversation covers Hannah's barrenness and the sovereignty of God behind it, the inadequacy of human comfort in the face of deep suffering, the wickedness of Eli's sons and God's irreversible judgment, and the dramatic return of prophetic revelation to Israel through the boy Samuel.
The One Accord Podcast tackles the entire book of Ruth in a single episode, exploring how a woman from a nation banned from the assembly of the Lord ended up in the genealogy of both King David and Jesus Christ. Joe, Eric, Greg, and Micah dig into the Deuteronomy 23 ban, the theology of God's providence in suffering, the beauty of kinsman redemption, and what this short but stunning book reveals about God's redemptive plan.
Joe, Eric, Greg, and Micah close out the book of Judges by working through chapters 19–21 — the Levite and his concubine, the atrocity at Gibeah, the near-extermination of Benjamin, and the bizarre "wife catching" plan to preserve a tribe. These three chapters are widely considered some of the darkest in the Old Testament, and the team wrestles honestly with what the text is actually emphasizing, who is morally culpable, and what God is teaching His people (and us) through this period of national apostasy.
We are back together for a verse-by-verse walk through Judges 17 and 18; two of the most disturbing and revealing chapters in the entire book. With no judge named and no foreign oppressor in sight, the narrative pulls back to show us the moral and religious condition of Israel itself. A wandering Levite, a homemade shrine, a stolen blessing, and an entire tribe carving out an inheritance God never gave them, all stitched together by the haunting refrain: "In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes."
In this episode, we tackle one of the most famous — and most misunderstood — figures in the Old Testament: Samson. Across four chapters of Judges, we meet a Nazarite who breaks his vow, a deliverer who looks more like a wrecking ball than a savior, and a man who somehow ends up listed among the heroes of faith in Hebrews 11. Was Samson a champion of God or a cautionary tale? The Bible's answer is more complicated than the Sunday school version.
In Episode 128 of The One Accord Podcast, Joe, Greg, and Eric dig into one of the most disturbing and debated passages in the book of Judges — the story of Jephthah, the valiant warrior born of a harlot who was rejected, rediscovered, and raised up to deliver Israel from Ammon. But his victory is shadowed by a vow so rash it has troubled readers for millennia. Did Jephthah actually sacrifice his own daughter as a burnt offering? Or did he dedicate her to lifelong service to the Lord? The guys wrestle through the Hebrew text, the translational flexibility of a single conjunction, and the theolo
Judges 9-10 reveals one of the darkest chapters in Israel's history. Abimelech murders 70 of his own brothers to seize power, and the people of Shechem cheer him on. But when God sends an evil spirit to tear the alliance apart, it raises one of Scripture's most uncomfortable questions: Does a good God use evil means to accomplish righteous ends? Join Joe, Eric, and Greg as they unpack Jotham's prophetic parable of the trees, wrestle with whether Abimelech was actually a judge, and explore how Israel's repentance in chapter 10 appeared to change God's heart — or did it?
The One Accord Podcast dives into one of the most beloved — and most misunderstood — stories in the Old Testament. In Judges 6–8, the team unpacks Gideon's unlikely calling, the real problem with "putting out a fleece," why God slashed an army from 32,000 to 300, and what Gideon's refusal of kingship reveals about God's design for leadership. Along the way, the guys tackle hard questions about generational faithfulness, pride in ministry, and how incomplete knowledge of Scripture distorts our view of God — then and now.
In this episode of the One Accord Podcast, Joe, Eric, Greg, and Micah dive into Judges chapters 4 and 5 — the story of Deborah, Barak, and Jael. The team tackles one of the most debated passages in all of Scripture: Does Deborah's judgeship endorse female leadership in the church? Was she a military commander or a civil administrator? And what does the text actually say versus what people wish it said?
The One Accord Podcast begins the book of Judges as Joe, Eric, Greg, and Micah tackle Judges chapters 1–3. Was this the best time in Israel's history — or the beginning of a dumpster fire? The guys debate whether the period of the judges was an ideal, king-free society or a spiraling catastrophe, and explore why the generation after Joshua lost everything so quickly. The conversation digs into the angel of the Lord (theophany or messenger?), the cycle of sin, judgment, and deliverance, the nature of God's emotions, the foreknowledge debate, and what it means that a whole generation "did not kn
In this episode, Joe, Eric, Greg, and Micah wrap up the book of Joshua with a deep dive into chapters 23 and 24. The conversation covers Joshua's farewell address, the nature of covenant love, the provocative question of why God chose Abraham out of paganism, and the stunning fulfillment of Joseph's dying wish — centuries after it was made. A rich theological discussion rounds out the Joshua series and sets the stage for the book of Judges.
The One Accord Podcast tackles one of the most tension-filled sections of Joshua — chapters 13 through 22. Joshua is old, the land isn't fully conquered, and Israel keeps failing to drive out the Canaanites. So when Joshua 21 says God gave them "all" the land He promised, what are we supposed to do with that? The guys wrestle through the gap between God's total faithfulness and Israel's repeated disobedience, uncovering themes that reach all the way back to Genesis and forward to the coming King.
In this episode of the One Accord podcast, the hosts delve into Joshua chapters 10-12, discussing the significance of the kings of Jerusalem, the covenant with the Gibeonites, and the miraculous event of the sun standing still. They explore the implications of the Book of Jasher, the historical context of Israel's claim to the land, and the relevance of biblical genealogies. The conversation also touches on the theological responsibilities of modern Christians regarding Israel and the nature of divine sovereignty and human responsibility.
