God and His Prophets: A verse-by-verse study through the Bible’s major and minor prophets

Zechariah’s 7th chapter contains some shocking words: 
When I called, they would not listen; so when they called, I would not listen, says the Lord Almighty.
Wait- I thought God always listened to our prayers? I thought God always hears us, no matter what? That it was never too late?
There are things we can do that can cause God to turn down His volume knob on us. Things we can do that cause God to shut us out. 
The Bible tells us that there is a sin unto death, that we can deteriorate our relationship with God to a point that He tunes us out, and Zechariah 7 shows us that process. 
It ends with these words:
I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations, where they were strangers. The land they left behind them was so desolate that no one traveled through it. This is how they made the pleasant land desolate.
How did things get this bad between God and Israel? And how can I make sure things never get this bad between God and me? You’ll find out today on the God and His Prophets podcast.

Watch these episodes at my Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LukeTaylorPodcasts

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If you’re looking for a Bible study podcast that goes deep into the major and minor prophets, God and His Prophets offers a verse by verse Bible study through these powerful Old Testament writings. Each episode explores the prophecy in the Bible, from the Book of Ezekiel study and later in Zechariah, helping listeners in understanding prophetic books and seeing their relevance today. We also connect the prophets’ words to end times Bible teaching and highlight connections to Revelation, giving you a Christian Bible commentary that equips you for spiritual insight and growth.

SEE THE INFOGRAPHIC: https://weirdstuffinthebible.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/passion-week-feast-crucifixion-jesus-layout.jpg
WATCH THE TEACHING: https://youtu.be/fYiN9gX4FUE
ARTICLE: https://weirdstuffinthebible.com/a-timeline-of-the-passion-week/
How did Jesus die on Good Friday, spend three days in the grave, and then rise on Sunday morning? 
Math has never been my strong suit, but that math just ain't mathin' for me. 
And there’s actually kind of an academic debate about this, which argues over whether Jesus died on Friday or whether He actually died on Thursday. And you know, I never really got into that subject because it just kinda went over my head. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter a whole lot; the most important thing to believe is that Jesus died and rose again. Whether it was part of Friday and all of Saturday and then part of Sunday, or whether it was a full 72-hour period, this is not an issue where you’ll forfeit your salvation if you don’t understand it. So I never really dug into this issue that deeply. 
However, then I heard a friend of mine, Daniel Wade, give a lesson on this exact subject matter at a bible study a couple years ago. And it blew my mind to not only learn why it matters that Jesus was in the grave a full 72 hours, but also how His death and resurrection fulfilled the Jewish spring feasts so perfectly. 
Passover. Unleavened Bread. Firstfruits. Jesus fulfilled them to the day, and even to the hour. But again, this is all kinda complicated, so I’ve got three ways to help convey all this information today. 
One, my friend Daniel is going to join me for the episode today and talk me through passion week, according to the Levitical calendar. 
Two, I’ve created an infographic that shows this entire timeline, which is available on my website, and I’ll link to it in the show notes. (see above) 
Three, I’ve captured all this on video so you can see the graphic and the details of what Daniel is talking about on-screen as he’s talking us through all of it. 
And again, none of this is a salvation issue. But I do see it as kind of a biblical authority issue. Jesus said He would be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights. But you can’t three days and three nights if Jesus died on Friday. So where does the concept of good Friday come from? 
I find this to be weird, and kind of confusing, so Daniel Wade is gonna help us today make the Bible make sense. 
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So many things in the Old Testament Levitical laws pointed forward to actions and characteristics of the future Messiah, Jesus. 
The passover lamb was a foreshadowing of Jesus; that’s why it was killed without any bones being broken, just as Jesus- despite all the things He suffered- had no broken bones. 
The sabbath rest principle in the 10 commandments was fulfilled by Jesus, who is our sabbath. To sabbath means to do no work; we can do know work to earn our place in heaven because we trust in the work that Jesus did.
And even the priesthood itself pointed forward to Jesus. 
Hebrews 4:14 tells us

We have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God.
But wait a minute. The Old Testament priesthood was given specifically to the tribe of Levi. Only Levites could be priests. Yet when God sent the Messiah, He did so through the tribe of Judah.
That actually doesn’t make much sense, since everything else lines up so perfectly. And it creates a problem- how could the Messiah be our priest if He wasn’t from the priestly tribe?
The priest was supposed to represent the people before God. The priest offered up the sacrifices to appease God’s wrath on sin. And Jesus did that by offering up Himself. We understand, I hope, the significance of all that- except how could Jesus fulfill that part of the Old Testament law if He wasn’t qualified to be an Old Testament priest?
We’ll answer that question today on the God and His Prophets podcast.

Watch these episodes at my Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LukeTaylorPodcasts

Need to get in touch with me? Reach me at [email protected]

If you’re looking for a Bible study podcast that goes deep into the major and minor prophets, God and His Prophets offers a verse by verse Bible study through these powerful Old Testament writings. Each episode explores the prophecy in the Bible, from the Book of Ezekiel study and later in Zechariah, helping listeners in understanding prophetic books and seeing their relevance today. We also connect the prophets’ words to end times Bible teaching and highlight connections to Revelation, giving you a Christian Bible commentary that equips you for spiritual insight and growth.

One of the greatest proofs that the Bible is true is that everything it said about Israel is happening right now today.
Prophecy said Israel would return as a nation someday. It did.
Prophecy said Israel’s land would be desolate and them become fruitful again. It has.
Prophecy even said itty-bitty Israel would be repeatedly attacked by coalitions of nations bigger than itself, and that they would overcome these attacks every time. And they have.
Prophecy said Israel would become a stumbling block for the whole world. It is. You turn on the news or open up a paper and just about every day, it’s about news out of Israel. In fact, the United Nations has passed a resolution condemning Israel 10 to 20 times a year ever since its inception. No other country receives that kind of attention. In fact, little itty-bitty Israel about the size of New Jersey in the middle of the desert has received about as many condemnatory resolutions by the United Nations human rights council as all of the other countries in the world combined. Combined.
This little nation the Bible said- in the book of Zechariah, in fact- would be a stumbling block for the world. Why is the world like this? You’ll find out today on the God and His Prophets podcast.

Watch these episodes at my Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LukeTaylorPodcasts

Need to get in touch with me? Reach me at [email protected]

If you’re looking for a Bible study podcast that goes deep into the major and minor prophets, God and His Prophets offers a verse by verse Bible study through these powerful Old Testament writings. Each episode explores the prophecy in the Bible, from the Book of Ezekiel study and later in Zechariah, helping listeners in understanding prophetic books and seeing their relevance today. We also connect the prophets’ words to end times Bible teaching and highlight connections to Revelation, giving you a Christian Bible commentary that equips you for spiritual insight and growth.

Revelation is a pretty dark book, and chapter 17 might be its darkest chapter.
John has a vision of a woman riding a beast, and this is meant to communicate to us about the evil religion of the Antichrist.
The reason I want to talk about this is that last time, in the book of Zechariah, we studied how God still yet has a plan for Babylon in the end times. What is that plan? Revelation shows us that it will be the capitol of his last days empire. 
I probably bit off more than I could chew with this one. This is a tough chapter; in fact, I’d say it’s probably the hardest chapter to understand in all of Revelation. 
Which means, we’ll just look at one piece at a time and try to put them together as best we can today on the God and His Prophets podcast.

Watch these episodes at my Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LukeTaylorPodcasts

Need to get in touch with me? Reach me at [email protected]

If you’re looking for a Bible study podcast that goes deep into the major and minor prophets, God and His Prophets offers a verse by verse Bible study through these powerful Old Testament writings. Each episode explores the prophecy in the Bible, from the Book of Ezekiel study and later in Zechariah, helping listeners in understanding prophetic books and seeing their relevance today. We also connect the prophets’ words to end times Bible teaching and highlight connections to Revelation, giving you a Christian Bible commentary that equips you for spiritual insight and growth.