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Podcast: Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists
Episode: Divided Kingdoms
Description: In this chaotic tour through 1 Kings and 2 Kings, your favorite godless duo wraps up the Deuteronomistic history by time-lining Israelâs slow-motion trainwreck into exile. Weâre talking Solomonâs âwisest man aliveâ era that still somehow ends in idolatry, dick-led decision-making, and a kingdom split because his son Rehoboam is a petty little tyrant. From Jerusalem to Samaria, golden calves to pop-up worship centers, they drag every bad leadership choice that supposedly made God big madâwhile also side-eyeing how convenient it is that women and âforeign wivesâ get blamed for everything.Then itâs on to 2 Kings, whe...