Douglas Jacoby Podcast
A podcast dedicated to sharing the audio files of Douglas Jacoby's International Teaching Ministry. Our goal is to help people "think about faith." Douglas Jacoby is an international Bible teacher. After serving as a minister on church staff for 20 years, he continues to work as a freelance teacher and consultant. With degrees from Drew, Harvard, and Duke, Douglas is a writer, speaker, podcaster, and biblical tour guide. He has visited over 130 nations. He is the principal of the Athens Institute, and Professor of Theology at the Seminar of the Rockies. Audio, video, and written material from the International Teaching Ministry are available online at an extensive website (10,000 pages), https://www.douglasjacoby.com.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 879
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
OT Characters: Four Lepers (CLEAN Series)
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Introduction
- Previous studies in Section II (Leprosy) have studied four individual lepers. Today we will consider the lives of four lepers…
OT Characters: Uzziah (CLEAN Series)
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Scriptural study: 2 Chron 26:15b-21a
- The highly successful king lets success go to his head (vs.15-16).
- Pride goes before a fall. Prov 16:1…
OT Characters: Gehazi (CLEAN Series)
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Introduction
- Gehazi is the third leper in the Bible.
- He appears in 2 Kings 4, 5, 8.
- Chapter 4 gives us insight into the kind of person Gehaz…
OT Characters: Naaman (CLEAN Series)
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Scriptural study: 2 Kings 5:1-19
- Note: Naaman is also mentioned in the NT (Luke 4:27).
- Syria = Aram = Syria, not Assyria
- His qualities:
- Leade…
OT Characters: Miriam (CLEAN Series)
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Introduction
- 19 lepers are healed in the Bible, several in the OT and even more in the NT (though there's no healing of lepers in John and…
OT Characters: The Ethiopian Eunuchs
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Eunuchs in the O.T.
- Eunuchs were excluded from the assembly of the Lord and from the priesthood.
- “No one whose testicles are crushed or who…
OT Characters: Rahab (Guest Speaker-CJ Jones)
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Rahab Study Outline
Hebrew Names
Rahab: means “large,” “extended.” New Testament scriptures has it spelled the same in Hebrews and James (R…
OT Jonah
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Hebrew words: Yonah (Jonah) – may mean “dove." 28x in the Bible.
Further study:
- Passages referred to in this podcast
- 2 Kings 14:25
- Jonah 1-4
- J…
OT Characters: Amos
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Hebrew: 'Amos (Amos) – “borne, burden." 7x in Amos
Further study:
- Passages read or referred to in this podcast:
- Amos 1:1, 7:10-17, 7:1-9; Je…
OT Characters: Hosea
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Hebrew words:
- Hoshea’ (Hosea) – salvation. 3x in Hosea, 1x in Romans.
- Gomer (Gomer) – possibly "complete" (possibly completion of ripeness)…
OT Characters: Daniel
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Hebrew words:
Daniel:
Daniyy’el (Daniel) -- "God is my judge." 79x in the Bible.
Dan'el (Danel) -- "God is judge." Alternate spelling.
Daniel…
OT Characters: Ezekiel
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Hebrew words:
- Yehezqe’l (Ezekiel) -- "God will strengthen"
- Only 2x in the O.T. (in the book of Ezekiel)
Further study:
- Passages referred to i…
OT Characters: Jeremiah
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Hebrew words:
- Yirmeyah or Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah)
- 145x in the O.T. Note: 5 additional Jeremiahs in the O.T.
- Barukh (Baruch) -- Blessed. Jerem…
OT Characters: Isaiah
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Hebrew words:
- Yesha’yahu (Isaiah) Salvation of Yah(weh). 32x in the O.T., 22x in the N.T.
Qadosh -- holy. Over 60x in Isaiah alone.
Shear-Ya…
OT Characters: Proverbs 31 Woman & Man
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Hebrew words:
- Chokhmah -- wisdom. (Ch as in loch, not as in chihuahua.)
- Iiwweleth -- folly. (There are other words for foolishness in Hebre…
OT Character's: Job
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Hebrew words: ‘Iyyov (Job) – perhaps “persecuted." 60x in the O.T.
Further study:
- In this podcast:
- Job 1:1-22, 2:7-13, 3:1,24-26, 19:25-27, …
OT Characters: Esther & Mordecai
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Hebrew words/names:
- ‘Ester (eh-STAIR), “star,” 55x in the Bible.
- After the Babylonian goddess Ishtar
- Persian Sitâr
- Hadassah – myrtle. This wa…
OT Characters: Ezra & Nehemiah
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Hebrew words:
‘Ezra’ (Ezra) – "help. 25x in the O.T.
Nekhemyah (Nehemiah) – “Yah[weh] comforts," 8x in the O.T.
Further study:
- Ezra & Nehemi…
OT Characters: Josiah
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Hebrew words:
- Yoshi’yahhu (Josiah) -- “healed by Yah[weh]”
- Appears 55x in the Old Testament.
Further study:
Mentioned in passing: Deuteronomy…
OT Characters: Manasseh
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Hebrew words:
- Menashsheh – Manasseh (“Who makes me forget”)
- About 25x in the OT.
Further study:
- Passages covered in this podcast
- 2 Chronicles …