
Episodes

Friday Apr 04, 2025
63: The Story of Scripture – Judges 1-5
Friday Apr 04, 2025
Friday Apr 04, 2025
In this episode of the Bible Reading Plan Recap, Ted Ryskoski, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester jump into a new part of the Story of Scripture in the book of Judges.
God has delivered the descendants of Abraham from slavery, made him his people, promised them blessing, and led them to the promised land. How will the people of God respond?

Friday Mar 28, 2025
62: The Story of Scripture – Exodus 34-40
Friday Mar 28, 2025
Friday Mar 28, 2025
In this episode of The Story of Scripture, Ted Ryskoski, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester discuss the passage of Scripture that is most quoted by Scripture itself: when God reveals his name and character to his people.
Who is Yahweh and is he really anything at all like the Jesus of the New Testament?

Friday Mar 21, 2025
61: The Story of Scripture – Exodus 26-33
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Friday Mar 21, 2025
In this episode of the Story of Scripture, Ted Ryskoski, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester discuss the significance of the detailed descriptions and instructions concerning the Tabernacle and the priesthood.
The covenant has been ratified, the dwelling place for God and his priesthood has been commissioned, but the newly created people of God don't even make it 40 days before the fall into the familiar pattern of rebellion and rejection of God.
So how does God respond?

Friday Mar 14, 2025
60: The Story of Scripture – Exodus 18-25
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Friday Mar 14, 2025
In this episode of The Story of Scripture, Ted, Lance, and Rachel discuss what it means to be the "treasured possession" of Yahweh.
How should we think about the 10 Commandments? Is the law good, bad, or outdated?
These well-known passages are far-reaching, not just for courtrooms or as a failed "plan A" of God, but for how we understand our identity and mission as God's people today.

Friday Mar 07, 2025
59: The Story of Scripture – Exodus 11-17
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Friday Mar 07, 2025
The final, devastating plague that forces Pharoah's hand: the death of every firstborn son in Egypt. The Passover ritual and reality that defines and orients the people of Israel even to this day. God's presence with the Israelites in pillars of cloud and fire. Bread provided from heaven.
In this episode of The Story of Scripture, Ted Ryskoski, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester discuss the protection, presence, and provision of God in this epic story and how each moment intentionally points to Jesus.

Friday Feb 28, 2025
58: The Story of Scripture – Exodus 4-10
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Why did God almost kill Moses on his way to Egypt? What is the significance of a staff and the snake? Was it really Pharaoh's fault, if God was hardening his heart?
In this episode of the Story of Scripture, Ted Ryskoski, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester discuss the well-known epic story of Moses's plea to "Let my people go," Pharaoh's refusal, and the resulting ten plagues on Egypt, along with lesser known stories along the way.

Friday Feb 21, 2025
57: The Story of Scripture – Genesis 48-Exodus 3
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Friday Feb 21, 2025
The foundation of the Story of Scripture has ended.
In this episode of the Bible Reading Recap, Ted Ryskoski, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester discuss the "pattern" of God's kingdom, the depth of brokenness seen in mankind rebellion, and the promises of God to restore all things.
God's has made a covenant with the Israelites, who are flourishing in Egypt at the end of Genesis, but then oppressed and persecuted when we turn the page to Exodus.

Friday Feb 14, 2025
56: The Story of Scripture – Genesis 41-47
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Despite the suffering in his life, Jospeh continues to trust in God. He is finally set free. When he is finally reunited with the brothers who rejected and betrayed them, he shows mercy and grace and saves them from death.
In this episode of the Bible Reading Podcast, Ted Ryskoski, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester discuss the climax of Joseph's story that will take us into the next chapter for God's chosen people.

Friday Feb 07, 2025
55: The Story of Scripture – Genesis 33-40
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Friday Feb 07, 2025
In this episode of the Bible Reading Recap, Ted Ryskoski, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester discuss the return of Jacob to his home and are introduced to one of his sons, Joseph.
Jospeh's story is one of the most well-known in Scripture, but how does it point back to the Garden and forward to Jesus?

Friday Jan 31, 2025
54: The Story of Scripture – Genesis 27-32
Friday Jan 31, 2025
Friday Jan 31, 2025
In this episode of the Bible Reading Recap, we get to the heart of Jacob's story.
God's chosen brother, is deceived, deceives again, and eventually has to wrestle with God.
Will Jacob ever change? How can this uneven man be the one to continue God's plan of redemption for the world?