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9marks.org or sbts.edu. And guys, it looks like we've entered our blue period. What's going on? We didn't even coordinate. Yeah, here we are. What's your pin, Jim? I just noticed it. 1892. That's when the PhD program was Southern was started. Oh, nice. Yeah. I like your jacket.

Hey, thanks.

Yeah, it's cool.

First day of classes.

First day of classes.

How's it? 1992, that's when the PhD program at Southern was started. Oh, nice. Yeah.

So, um, I like your jacket. Hey, thanks. Yeah, that's cool. First day of classes. First day of classes. How's it going? It's fun. It's great to be on campus. What are you teaching? Had intro to the OT part one, first thing this morning, and then exegesis of Psalms. after that. Both Mdiv level? Yes. Intro to the OT Part 1. Is that the Torah, basically? Genesis through Esther. Did you sign my book? Did I... No, I did not assign your book. Sorry. Well, missed opportunity there. All right. Alex, I'm teaching at Montana Wilderness School of the Bible in April on Genesis.

Yeah.

And I assigned you.

Hey, I have one friend.

But with me are my two friends. I haven't said that yet, have I? I'm a little rusty. Not yet. With me are my two friends. Sam and Madi. Jim Hamilton. Yeah, hey guys. Sorry, you know, we're a little rusty. We haven't done this in a minute after a holiday break.

So we're picking up where we left off here in Isaiah.

We haven't done this in a minute after a holiday break. So we're picking up where we left off here

in Isaiah. We haven't released an episode and we've hardly recorded an episode in the last six weeks

or so. So why don't you just set our bearings, remind us where we are. We're going to do

X-S-19 and 20 today, but I think it'd be helpful if you just orient us and the listener before we

get started in the details. I think the most basic idea you need to know reading the section of

Isaiah is that beginning with Isaiah 13, Isaiah has started a section of his book, which

consists of oracles against the nations. So he's speaking in these passages, not necessarily about Judah.

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