Does the Dragon Sometimes Win?
Chaos Dragon•Episode 14•October 30, 2023

Does the Dragon Sometimes Win?

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In the story of the Bible, the dragon is a recurring symbol of chaos, death, and destruction. The good news is, Yahweh is the dragon slayer, and he gives humans power over the dragon too. But in the Bible—and in our own lives—we can encounter stories like Job’s. The scroll of Job explores what happens when a righteous person, someone who should be experiencing God's Eden blessing, gets their life co-opted by the dragon instead. In this episode, join Tim and Jon as they explore the story of Job.
Does the Dragon Sometimes Win?
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Episode Chapters

Scripture References

Genesis 1Genesis 1-22 Kings 25Job 1:6-7Job 1:8-12Job 3Job 3:8Job 7:11-12Job 9:2-9Job 9:11Job 26:5-12Job 26:13-14Job 9Job 12Job 16Job 38Job 40Job 40:9-14Job 40:19Job 41Job 42Job 42:5-6Genesis 22Matthew 26:36-46

Referenced Resources

  • Piercing Leviathan: God's Defeat of Evil in the Book of Job (New Studies in Biblical Theology, Volume 56), Eric Ortlund
  • Playing With Dragons: Living With Suffering and God, Andrew R. Angel

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Show Credits

  • “Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS
  • Additional sound design by the BibleProject team Show produced by Cooper Peltz with Associate Producer Lindsey Ponder, Lead Editor Dan Gummel, and Editors Tyler Bailey and Frank Garza. Mixed by Tyler Bailey. Transcript edited by Grace Vang. Podcast annotations for the BibleProject app by Hannah Woo. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.