How to Read and Interpret the Old Testament (ft. Dr. John H. Walton) | The Story of Israel E3

John Mark Comer Teachings

Practicing the Way

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Where does our reading of the Old Testament go wrong? Dr. John H. Walton, professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College, exposes some of the common missteps that we take when interpreting Scripture, encouraging us to approach Scripture as it is, and not as we'd imagine it to be.

Key Scripture Passage: Hebrews 12v1-2

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the John Mark Homer Teaching Podcast. My name is Yinka Dawson and I'm your host. Each week,
0:10.1	we feature teachings by John Mark or other voices information. Today, we're continuing our series on
0:16.8	the story of Israel with a teaching from Dr. John H. Walton. Dr. Walton is a professor of Old Testament of Wheaton College and is a friend of the story of the story of Israel with a teaching from Dr. John H. Walton.
0:25.8	Dr. Walton is a professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College, and as a friend of Bridgetown,
0:30.5	he spoke this message to bring an academic perspective to interpreting the Old Testament.
0:36.1	In this teaching, Dr. Walton digs into what it means for the Bible to be authoritative,
0:38.1	how to read biblical narrative,
0:45.0	and perhaps more importantly, how not to read your own imagination into the text. Here's Dr.
0:55.3	Walton. Okay, so I'm sitting over there and my heart's pounding and my body's shaking. I'm saying, I'm really pumped for this. Then I figured I was a subwoofer. Subwoofer. You know, back Midwest, we call that
1:07.5	a Chicago-style hot dog.
1:13.6	Stay with me, folks. Stay with me.
1:14.6	I'm moving.
1:15.6	I'll be here all week.
1:16.6	No, I won't.
1:18.6	You know, when you live through the Jurassic period, you get the right to be corny.
1:23.6	So I tell my students that there's kind of a toggle.
1:26.6	You get either boring or corny, and I figure you prefer corny, so I'll go with that.
1:31.9	I've heard it both ways.
1:33.8	So you're reading through scripture, and you feel absolutely lost. Because you're wondering, how is this God's word to me? What am I supposed to do with this?
1:55.6	I want it to be real. I want it to be meaningful, but I don't know what to do.
2:03.6	The fact is, long before Christ came to die for us, God had bestowed a wonderful act of grace on us.
2:16.6	Long before Christ came to live among us, God had given an immeasurable
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