Because exile is one of the top themes of the Bible, RD and Greg explore this theme in today's episode. RD starts by sharing that exile does not take long to appear in the Bible; the first mention is
Genesis 3. Greg jumps in by sharing exactly what they mean when they say exile, then discusses the exile of
Abraham and
Moses. RD asserts that these stories show that exile is an integral part of the journey that God has us on, in order to better hear Him. Greg reminds listeners that even
Jesus went through exile.
Greg and RD then spends some time talking about the
Babylonian captivity before conveying how important exile can be, and what God might want to teach you through your exile. RD declares that exile is the grace of wrath because even in the midst of God
banishing Adam and Eve from the Garden, there is hope (in Jesus) that one day we will be reunited with God.
From there, Greg and RD tie in their discussion on exile to
what our world is going through right now. The two pastors wrap up this episode by sharing how exile can be a gift that God gives in order to bring awareness to His glory.
RD and Greg will be doing a livestream episode (most likely via Zoom) at the end of May. To submit your questions for this episode, email offstage@fellowshipknox.org
