Patient Kingdom
A podcast about the riddle-like nature of the Christian life for people who like parables, proverbs, stories and songs. | Host: Ross Byrd | Regular guests: C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, George MacDonald and Jesus | Substack: PatientKingdom.com
Patient Kingdom
The Sacred Square
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Ross Byrd
A short story wrestling with the problem of "divine violence" in the Bible, specifically the stoning of the Sabbath-breaker in Numbers 15. A man is caught picking up sticks on the Sabbath, and the Lord tells Moses to have the people stone him to death. How could such a thing possibly be ordained by God? How should Christians think about such passages?
Yuval Noah Harari's TED Talk clip that I mentioned
My Substack: Patient Kingdom