Join us on this irreverent deep dive into the biblical roller coaster that is Jeremiah Chapter 18. Ever wondered what happens when the Almighty plays with clay? Well, apparently, He makes humanity, and then, like a dissatisfied artist, decides to smash His creations when they don't turn out quite right. Is this divine craftsmanship or just a serious case of quality control issues? We're tackling the big questions with a side of snark and a sprinkle of blasphemy.
In this episode, we venture into the realm of spiritual metaphors gone wild. We discuss the perplexing concept of a deity who, despite having the ultimate power over His creations, seems to have the temperament of a toddler with Play-Doh. The big guy upstairs is churning out humanity on His celestial pottery wheel, and let's just say His Yelp reviews are less than stellar.
As we traverse the scripture, we're calling out the absurdity of the whole "might makes right" ideology. We poke fun at the idea that owning something—be it Earth or your pet goldfish—gives you carte blanche to wreck it. Stick around as we explore whether divine omnipotence really excuses turning the planet into a dumpster fire.
And what's a discussion about ancient prophets without a little modern-day controversy? We're touching on the prickly subjects of LGBTQ+ rights, the environmental apocalypse, and even the morally dubious world of cockfighting (yes, with actual roosters). Because if there's one thing we love more than dissecting scripture, it's making sure everyone's uncomfortable while we do it.
Prepare for an episode that's as enlightening as it is entertaining, and as educational as it is offensive to traditional sensibilities. So, if you're ready to hear about the prophet Jeremiah's rage issues and God's questionable hobby of pottery, you've come to the right place. It's time to laugh, learn, and maybe even sin a little. Welcome to our heretical huddle, where every episode is a leap of faith—right off a theological cliff.
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[00:00:00] Hey everyone, Husband here.
[00:00:05] And I'm Wife.
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[00:00:24] There are two ways you can donate. we're reading the Bible for the very first time. We grew up without religion and wanted to know what all the fuss was about. Well, what have we learned so far? That God is a dick and apparently some people believe in talking donkeys. We're not trying to pass ourselves off as experts. Nope, we're just reading the Bible for the first time and giving our first take reaction. If you'd like to join us in this venture, you might consider starting at episode one.
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[00:04:18] All right, we are gonna jump into Jeremiah,
[00:04:25] not Isaiah chapter 18.
[00:04:27] That is correct, yes. and go down to the potter's house. Yeah. Not your dad's ex, but you know, the other potter. Yeah, over in Israel or something. Yeah. And there I, God, will cause you to hear my words, but not till you get to the potter's house. Right, you gotta go to the potter's house. Go there, okay? Are you there yet? I'm sure. Okay. Then I went down to the potter's house.
[00:05:42] Jeremiah went.
[00:05:43] He's going there.
[00:05:44] He went there.
[00:05:45] And there he was, making something at the wheel.
[00:05:47] I bet it was pottery. up. So I got to keep killing you and start over. But you use the same. You use the same clay with pot, right? Yeah, he's going to. You don't have to like throw away or like, you know, melt us down, you know. Oh, that's funny because we just watched an episode of Dr. Who last night where the people were were made out of like
[00:07:00] multiple plastic flesh stuff.
[00:07:02] Yeah. Yeah. That's funny.
[00:07:04] Yeah. Same kind of thing.
[00:07:05] Okay. Sure.
[00:07:06] Clay.
[00:07:06] Clay. Multiple plastic bring upon it. And the instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom to build and to plant it, if it does evil in my sight so that it does not obey my voice, then I will relent concerning the good with which I said I would benefit it. Now, here's the problem though.
[00:08:20] The clay is fine, right?
[00:08:22] It's the potter that keeps fucking up.
[00:08:24] So in this analogy,
[00:08:26] it sounds kind of like the Christians will say, um, earth is our planet. God gave it to us. We can do whatever the fuck we want with it. And I'm like, yes, he did.
[00:09:42] And yes, yes, it's ours.
[00:09:45] That's right.
[00:09:46] So is, is this what we do? even your part of the country. Yes. But I won't say America as a whole because where I grew up at the same time that you were a child hearing those messages, I was also around Republicans much like you, but the Republicans I was around were all saying, Oh my God,
[00:11:04] all this don't litter bullshit.
[00:11:06] Well, and so their friends like them, they did not like that program. They thought that that was stupid and, you know, they would roll their eyes. Well, I think they're stupid. I do too. I'm just saying like, I would not say that that was all Republicans, but
[00:12:22] certainly the ones that I was around.
[00:12:25] Sure.
[00:12:25] So I don't know how it was ideas. I cannot believe that I said cock fights are illegal and you made no comment about the cocks in question. I didn't. Are you aware of cock fights? Yes. Okay. And
[00:13:42] you don't think that the word cock is funny in any way? No, I'm the child.osters for these things. And so I was around it. Got it. Yeah. Yeah. Cock fights. How about that? And I was like, what? Cause you know, you hear about cocks and you don't think rooster at first. So I was just imagine men standing in front of each other
[00:15:00] battling with their penises, you know?
[00:15:03] I mean.
[00:15:03] Right?
[00:15:06] And I'm like, what are the dynamics of this? Mm-hmm return obviously I added the word fuck obviously okay. Yes in case anybody's generally I think yeah Yeah, fuck is not in the Bible anywhere. It should be though It would now it would make it so much more fun. Listen this podcast knows it's in there, you know Some more reading your version many times. Yes
[00:16:21] Return now everyone from his evil way and make your ways and your doings is good
[00:17:24] came through. We looked at our house. We were in south, we were south of Dayton at the time.
[00:17:31] And we looked out and the lighting was just unreal. I mean, I'd never seen anything like it before.
[00:17:38] Okay, anyway. Hopefully we don't get hit with lime-sized hail though. We saw somebody on Discord share some pictures with us about what that does to your cars and things.
[00:17:43] And I don't want that to happen. Yeah, let's have not that. Let's not do that. not what was said. I'm going to follow my evil heart husband. Okay. All right. Next time I decide to like take the last Dr. Pepper or like, I don't know other evil things that I do. I'm just going to say, I'm sorry. I was just following my evil heart. You know how I be. Therefore, thus says the Lord.
[00:19:00] Ask now among the Gentiles who has heard such things.
[00:19:04] The Virgin of Israel has done go to these other lands, you're gonna be in strange waters. Okay. And the cistern is empty, that thing. Sure. So this is, I think, part of that again, but I'll confirm that. It's worth checking into, yeah. Yeah, yeah. What the fuck waters you talking about, bro? Right, right. Because my people have forgotten me. They have burned incense to worthless idols,
[00:20:21] and they have caused themselves to stumble in their ways
[00:20:24] from the ancient paths to walk in pathways the face in the day of their calamity. But he showed Moses the back and not the face. So like, and he liked Moses. He's like, talk to the hand as well as the ass. Right. I can't with you people. He, lately, like in Isaiah and Jeremiah, he's acted like he talks to
[00:21:40] these people. Right. But then we're, we're hearing about this from prophets, right? Yeah.
[00:21:45] Who are supposedly the people that he's actually? Yeah. They are not understanding that this is God saying this. Right. They are hearing Jeremiah talk some crazy shit. Yeah. They don't like him.
[00:23:00] And then they're like,
[00:23:01] And they're like, fuck him.
[00:23:01] Get him. Yeah.
[00:23:03] Get him. I don't like Jeremiah. Get him.
[00:23:06] Yeah. I mean, he's sitting there telling them
[00:23:08] that they're going to take if they don't follow through with their side of things. Because it's overstepping what you should, it's an
[00:24:21] overstep of a reaction. You are going way beyond. Go ahead do know he wanted them to not kill all the Israelites He's always one of them to kill the ones that were like pissed off and right, but now he's like go ahead get them All I don't care Let's see I spoke good to for them to turn away your wrath for them from them Therefore deliver up their children to the famine
[00:25:46] That's rude. That's rude and pour. Right. And part of this is that he probably was able to see that there was some shit coming down the road. Like the enemies are coming and y'all are gonna die,
[00:27:02] but he's invoking God as part of this power.
[00:27:06] And it's just the way he's saying this, guys, don't go around saying, um, you're bad. So I'm going to kill you. I'm going to blow up abortion clinics. I'm going to kill people. Please crazy religious nuts. Leave it up to God. Yes. Give it to God. That is your, your big thing. I'm reading your book here and apologists made sure to point out
[00:28:20] what a grand thing it was that Jeremiah didn't take action on his Hey wife, I guess that's the end? But husband, that's just sad. It doesn't have to be. We are on lots of social media platforms like Twitter. Our handle there is sacrilegious underscore d. For D's nuts. Oh my god. Stop doing that. Anyway, we're also on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. There's a link to all of our social media sites at our website. Oh, we have a website?
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