The 10 Commandments E3 — What’s the purpose of God’s commands early in the biblical story? Following the Eden story in Genesis, a pattern develops of God issuing commands that preserve life and release blessing. But the challenge is that often the commands first look like death before they’re revealed to be a pathway to life. In this episode, Jon and Tim explore commands given to Noah and Abraham, discovering the good that comes when humans trust and obey God’s words.
FULL SHOW NOTES
For chapter-by-chapter summaries, biblical words, referenced Scriptures, and reflection questions, check out the full show notes for this episode.
CHAPTERS

God Commands Noah to Build the Ark (0:00-17:49)
Abraham’s Inconsistent but Ultimate Obedience (17:49-42:06)
Setup in Exodus for the 10 Commandments (42:06-56:26)

OFFICIAL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT
View this episode’s official transcript.
REFERENCED RESOURCES

“What’s the Deal With Babylon?” from The Day of the Lord series
“The Biggest, Baddest City in the Bible” from The City series
Check out Tim’s extensive collection of recommended books.

SHOW MUSIC

“Redeemer” by Lofi Sunday feat. Cassidy Godwin
“milk & honey.” by Lofi Sunday feat. PAINT WITH SOUND
BibleProject theme song by TENTS 

SHOW CREDITS
Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer, who also edited today’s episode and provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty writes the show notes. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Released on 6 Apr 2026