Is the God of the Old Testament a Monster? (With OT scholar Adam Hensley)

About this episode

Brandon and Old Testament scholar Adam Hensley discuss the complexities of God's character in the Old Testament and address tough questions about faith and scripture.

"The God of the Old Testament is a monster." If your teen or adult child has said something like this, you know how it feels. And if you're honest, part of you might wonder the same thing. Today Brandon sits down with Old Testament scholar Adam Hensley to tackle the hardest questions head-on. How can the God who commands "utterly destroy" be the same God who says "love your enemies"? What do we do with passages like the Canaanite conquest or Jephthah's daughter? Is the OT really about law and judgment while Jesus is about love and grace? This isn't about winning an argument with your kid. It's about understanding what they're wrestling with, and finding real answers you can hold onto yourself. Honest. Compassionate. Hopeful. Your child's hard questions might be an invitation for both of you. Links: Called to be God’s People by Andrew Steinmann Join us for an event: https://www.signpostinn.org/events Donate to Signpost Inn: https://www.signpostinn.org/donate ——————— Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/SignpostInn and Instagram www.instagram.com/signpostinn/. Check out our website www.signpostinn.org for more resources! Thanks to Rex Daugherty for creating the original theme…

People in this episode

Host: Brandon

Guest: Adam Hensley

Topics covered

• Old Testament
• God's nature
• faith questions
• understanding scripture
• love and judgment

Keywords

• Old Testament
• God
• faith
• Canaanite conquest
• Jephthah's daughter
• love your enemies
• law and judgment
• Christianity
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Signpost Inn Ministries, Signpost Inn, Facebook, Instagram, rex-daugherty.com

Books & works: Called to be God’s People

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