Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a year podcast, where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture.

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Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today.

Today we are joined by Jeff Kavins.

Once again as we move from the period of exile into our next messianic checkpoint.

We had John, then we had Mark, and now we have Matthew.

And so we have Jeff, because we have Matthew, we also have Jeff.

And so Jeff is going to give us that introduction into what we should pay attention to, what we should be attend to when it comes to the gospel of Matthew. Jeff, it's awesome to have you again on the show. Well, it's good to be with you again. And the story, the story continues. Yes. And also, I just said on the show, is this a show? I don't know. on the podcast on our show. We always have this. Yeah, the story continues. Yes. And also I just said on the show, is this a show? I don't know, on the podcast.

On our show, we always have this. Yeah, the story continues. And gosh, we just, I think, would I say the period of exile?

Not only period of exile, but the period of the prophets, but we got just got done with a long section of the prophets. I think it was, was it 100 days?

I mean, it was at least, I think, 90 or something in there of prophets, which probably for most

people was their first exposure to the prophets.

And what a gift to be able to walk all the way through and hopefully have some context.

And now we have the context launching into the Gospel of Matthew as well.

Right. It was long enough for people to say, how many prophets are there?

Exactly. And I think that, you know, in all fairness, people can get a little bit confused during that time. And it is a lot. And it might be good just to remind all of our friends that one time through the Bible is not enough,

one time through is like an introduction, and then, hey, you got your rest of your life to work it out,

and that's what you've done, that's what I'm doing, and it's been years and decades for me,

and I never get tired of it, but the more you do it, the easier the story gets the, and I don't

know if it gets easier to live, but it's easier to understand the more you do it. That's a good way.

That's a good distinction, I think, to make. It's not necessarily an easier to live. But to get

that sense of, okay, I have my bearings. I know for a lot of people who have contacted me,

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