{"podcast":{"title":"Bible Answer Man Podcast with Hank Hanegraaff","slug":"bible-answer-man-podcast-with-hank-hanegraaff-452147","podcast_index_feed_id":452147,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/2328676/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-best-of-the-bible-answer-man","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ab030797477250073dcb9fd85cc76e7f.jpg","author":"The Christian Research Institute","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Welcome to the podcast of the Bible Answer Man broadcast with bestselling author and CRI President Hank Hanegraaff! On the Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank answers your questions with well-reasoned answers to equip you in the essentials of the historic Christian faith and strengthen your walk with the Lord. When it comes to the essentials of Christianity, there must be unity: \"In essentials, unity; nonessentials, liberty; and in all things, charity.\"","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T08:18:00.934592+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bible-answer-man-podcast-with-hank-hanegraaff-452147"},"episode":{"title":"Q&A: Financial Stewardship, Heart of the Earth, and God Hardening Pharaoh’s Heart","slug":"q-a-financial-stewardship-heart-of-the-earth-and-god-hardening-pharaoh-s-heart","published_at":"2026-09-16T22:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bible-answer-man-podcast-with-hank-hanegraaff-452147/q-a-financial-stewardship-heart-of-the-earth-and-god-hardening-pharaoh-s-heart","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bible-answer-man-podcast-with-hank-hanegraaff-452147","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/q-a-financial-stewardship-heart-of-the-earth-and-god-hardening-pharaoh-s-heart--75118409","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75118409/bam20260916.mp3","summary":"On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (09/16/26), Hank answers the following questions: Doesn’t the New Testament give a higher standard of financial stewardship than the Old Testament? God doesn’t want Christians to seek material gain. Katherine - Edmonton, AB (0:43) Should Christians tithe according to Malachi 3:10? Ron - Springfield, MO (6:04) Does the phrase “heart of the Earth” have another meaning in Matthew 12:40 besides being in the tomb or ground? Brian - Nashville, TN (9:16) Which of these Bible translations should I be using: the King James Version, the New Century Version, or the English Standard Version? Melissa - Decatur, IN (15:14) Why did God harden people’s hearts in the Bible? Elaine - St. Louis, MO (18:13) Is the Holman Old Testament Bible Commentary a good resource? Pamela - Bradford, PA (22:38)","meta_description":"On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (09/16/26), Hank answers the following questions: Doesn’t the New Testament give a higher standard of financial stew…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1681,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bible-answer-man-podcast-with-hank-hanegraaff-452147/episodes/q-a-financial-stewardship-heart-of-the-earth-and-god-hardening-pharaoh-s-heart/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bible-answer-man-podcast-with-hank-hanegraaff-452147/q-a-financial-stewardship-heart-of-the-earth-and-god-hardening-pharaoh-s-heart.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}