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→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Tours with Mike (00:00) The historical background of Hosea.(06:58) Four main themes are discussed, beginning with the goodness of God.(13:14) Hosea represents Christ and symbolically marries an unfaithful wife, who represents Israel.(17:45) Israel rejects God’s plea to stop worshipping false gods. God responds with enduring love.(21:59) Hosea gives four instructions to his wife.(27:14) Three ways God is not like man.(38:32) Israel is portrayed as an empty vine. The calves of Bethhaven refer to Bethel.(46:39) Hosea prophesies of the latter days, when Ephraim will repent and return to the Lord.(53:17) The historical background of Joel.(56:08) Joel responds to the question, “When will the earth rest?” He describes cosmic signs relating to the Coming of Christ.(1:01:21) Moroni quotes Joel to the young prophet Joseph Smith. War and desolation will precede the Second Coming.(1:04:40) The Lord will show wonders in the Last Days.(1:10:38) Joel’s vision contains temple images. → For more of Bryce Dunford’s podcast classes, click here. → Enroll in Institute → YouTube → Apple Podcasts → Spotify → Amazon Music → Facebook The post Ep 398 | Hosea; Joel, Come Follow Me 2026 (November 16-22) appeared first on Talking Scripture.

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Tours with Mike (00:00) A brief overview of the Book of Daniel.(04:41) The historical background of the Book of Daniel.(07:39) This book encourages its readers to be brave, stand strong, and not become like the world.(15:20) The examples in Daniel encourage us to cultivate relationships of respect, even those we disagree with.(26:19) Daniel interprets the king’s dream. He sees that the Kingdom of God will eventually replace all other kingdoms, like the stone cut out of the mountain without hands. Good government must align with true principles.(43:49) Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, has a dream of a world tree and watchers. The king experiences seven years of madness.(47:34) Belshazzar sees writing on the wall, which is interpreted as a message of Babylon’s destruction.(53:25) Daniel is put into a lion’s den. Daniel remains steadfast and true to his faith amid opposition. The king declares that Daniel’s God is the “living God,” and that “his kingdom shall not be destroyed.”(58:22) Daniel experiences four apocalyptic visions in chapters 7-12.(1:02:14) The Son of Man prophecies during this time period.(1:06:58) The final three apocalyptic visions of Daniel.(1:14:51) We live in digital Babylon, surrounded by pressures to bow to the images of the world. May the book of Daniel inspire us to maintain our focus on Christ. → For more of Bryce Dunford’s podcast classes, click here. → Enroll in Institute → YouTube → Apple Podcasts → Spotify → Amazon Music → Facebook The post Ep 397 | Daniel 1-7, Come Follow Me 2026 (November 9-15) appeared first on Talking Scripture.

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Tours with Mike (00:00) A brief overview and the historical background of Ezekiel.(05:41) Ezekiel’s vision of the throne of God.(18:33) The righteous people of Ezekiel’s day receive a mark on their forehead, similar to John’s vision in Revelation.(21:11) The glory of God leaves the temple in Jerusalem and goes eastward. Jehovah does not abandon his people during the Exile.(24:38) Ezekiel 16 is an allegory of an abandoned newborn girl cast away in a field. The Lord washed and clothed her, but when she grew up, she left the Lord. The Lord compares this image to Israel.(27:28) Why does God punish? The destruction of the temple in Jerusalem was a deeply troubling dilemma for the Jews in exile.(40:36) Past works of righteousness do not permit us to abandon our faith in God today.(43:45) Ezekiel’s oracle against Tyre is partially fulfilled in the days of Alexander the Great.(50:10) The rule of the prophets.(56:19) The rule of the shepherds.(1:04:50) The promise of the restoration. “Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out” (Ezk. 34.11).(1:09:14) Ezekiel’s vision of the valley of dry bones and the restoration of the House of Israel.(1:14:06) Ezekiel is told that the stick of Joseph and the stick of Judah will “become one in thine hand.”(1:19:44) The Lord destroys Gog and Magog and makes his holy name known.(1:22:45) Ezekiel’s visionary experience of the future temple in Jerusalem, with sacred waters coming forth and the healing the land.(1:32:10) Ezra Taft Benson shared that “the temple will be a standing witness that the power of God can stay the powers of evil in our midst.” Our communities and families will be protected by living the gospel and being connected to the temple. → For more of Bryce Dunford’s podcast classes, click here. → Enroll in Institute → YouTube → Apple Podcasts → Spotify → Amazon Music → Facebook The post Ep 396 | Ezekiel, Come Follow Me 2026 (November 2-8) appeared first on Talking Scripture.

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Tours with Mike (00:00) A brief overview of the historical background of these chapters.(08:32) Qualities Jeremiah sees in future Israel.(24:39) “David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne.” This prophecy can be read as being fulfilled in the kingship of Jesus Christ.(26:27) Zedekiah’s court opposes Jeremiah’s message. Discerning voices of truth from error is a challenge today like it was in Jeremiah’s day.(29:28) True friends find a proper and affectionate manner with which to reclaim you.(36:50) Jeremiah 31 contains a message of hope. “I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow…my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord.”(40:36) The people of Zarahemla in the Book of Mormon are descendants of Zedekiah. Jeremiah 32 shows Jeremiah redeeming his family land in Anathoth. This symbolic action could portray a reconciliation with his family and the future hope of the Jewish people reclaiming the land.(48:25) The Rechabites left Jerusalem after the king purged them out of the temple in Jerusalem. This righteous group of pious believers were told by Jeremiah that their family line will continue. The Rechabites are an example of how the visionaries of Lehi’s day were rejected by the authorities in Jerusalem.(52:49) Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, lays siege to Jerusalem in 586 B.C. and “puts out the eyes of Zedekiah.” Jehoiakim burns Jeremiah’s prophecy, which Baruch wrote upon a scroll. Jeremiah’s scribe Baruch is seen by some scholars as the person who compiled and edited much of the Old Testament.(1:01:57) Lamentations depict the great sadness the Jews felt after the destruction of the temple and their captivity in Babylon.(1:05:06) Jeremiah emphasizes that the Lord loves Ephraim. The Abrahamic covenant is still in force today and remembered by God.→ For more of Bryce Dunford’s podcast classes, click here. → Enroll in Institute → YouTube → Apple Podcasts → Spotify → Amazon Music → Facebook The post Ep 395 | Jeremiah 21-52; Lamentations, Come Follow Me 2026 (Oct 26-Nov 1) appeared first on Talking Scripture.

→ Watch on YouTube → Detailed Show Notes → Tours with Mike (00:00) The historical context of Jeremiah.(07:31) Jeremiah’s words are both haunting and hopeful. They depict the destruction of Jerusalem and the hope of Israel.(10:05) Organizing the book of Jeremiah.(14:23) Jeremiah 1.5 depicts Jeremiah’s premortal life and foreordination. The Lord knew him before he formed him.(20:24) The Lord assures Jeremiah that he will be with him in his service. The Lord will be with us in our challenges as well.(23:37) Jeremiah has a vision of enemies coming from the north around 627 B.C. The Scythian invasion into this region could have been viewed as a prophecy of Jeremiah that did not come to pass. Later, the Babylonians will fulfill this prophecy.(29:35) Be careful to not put our expectations on blessings. Let the Lord do his work in his timing. Waiting upon the Lord to see how he fulfills his promises can be a trial of our faith.(33:25) Jeremiah laments that people in his hometown want to kill him and feels like he has been deceived by God.(35:57) An angel helped Nephi understand the visions that he had, showing that perhaps prophets receive revelation in parts and also need to have patience and faith.(40:56) Jeremiah is in the stocks and wants to stop prophesying, but God’s word is as a burning fire shut up in his bones.(43:49) A middle position can be found between the extremes of innocent optimism and disillusioned pessimism. The church can be filled with human error and still be the kingdom of God.(47:54) Jeremiah curses the day he was born, as nothing fits his expectations.(51:23) The character of God extending his arms and inviting Israel back.(58:58) The people of Judah have forsaken the fount of living water. “Your own sword has devoured your prophets.” (Jer. 2.30)(1:03:11) In Jeremiah’s temple sermon he reminds his listeners to amend their ways. Shiloh was attacked and Jerusalem can be destroyed too.(1:07:02) Jeremiah’s Symbolic Acts. He takes his girdle near the Euphrates (Jer. 13), visits the house of a potter (Jer. 18), and smashes an earthen bottle (Jer. 19). These acts show God’s power to send the Jews into captivity and to reshape them as a potter reshapes clay.(1:10:31) Jeremiah’s vision of our day. The tragedy and failure of Judah can inspire us to rise up and be what ancient prophets saw we would be. → For more of Bryce Dunford’s podcast classes, click here. → Enroll in Institute → YouTube → Apple Podcasts → Spotify → Amazon Music → Facebook The post Ep 394 | Jeremiah 1-20, Come Follow Me 2026 (Oct 19-25) appeared first on Talking Scripture.