{"podcast":{"title":"Commuter Bible OT","slug":"commuter-bible-ot-2653726","podcast_index_feed_id":2653726,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/3cfqu7SJ","website_url":"http://www.commuterbible.org","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/6e5e603b-4032-42ff-ba6a-b4efd0ca4dcf/cd3cd55a-d9a6-416b-ba61-e28973f7dbac/3000x3000/cbp20248.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"John Ross","episode_count":600,"summary":"Commuter Bible OT is a work-week audio Bible reading plan to match your weekly schedule. In five days a week, Monday-Friday, you can listen to the entire Old Testament over the course of a year. We even break on holidays! Presented chronologically, this podcast presents the Old Testament's contents in the order in which they occurred. Subscribe today and get more of God's Word in your daily life. Part of the Commuter Bible family of podcasts, using the Christian Standard Bible translation (CSB). Learn more at www.commuterbible.org","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T10:17:35.286102+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/commuter-bible-ot-2653726"},"episode":{"title":"1 Samuel 8-10, Psalm 83","slug":"1-samuel-8-10-psalm-83","published_at":"2026-05-14T04:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/commuter-bible-ot-2653726/1-samuel-8-10-psalm-83","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/commuter-bible-ot-2653726","url":"http://www.commuterbible.org","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/c95cb48f-95db-400b-ad13-0de3247674d2/32c2ceb1-1473-4674-bc63-45a6a19251a0/episodes/audio/group/91ebe8fb-ac3c-42f0-bb8b-171e0744ecf8/group-item/3413eb0b-9255-411c-90e2-bc5ed58811c7/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=3cfqu7SJ","summary":"In today’s reading, Israel asks an aging Samuel to appoint a king over them before his death. Samuel warns them about what a king would demand from them, but the people urge him all the more. Ultimately, the concern is not so much that they want a king, but that they are looking to have a human king as a source of strength, protection, and provision. All throughout their history, God has been their strength, their protection, and their provider, but they fail to trust in Him. As Samuel installs Saul as king in today’s reading, take note that it is the Lord who performs remarkably through Samuel, and it is not Samuel himself who is particularly noteworthy.","meta_description":"In today’s reading, Israel asks an aging Samuel to appoint a king over them before his death. Samuel warns them about what a king would demand from them,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1240,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/commuter-bible-ot-2653726/episodes/1-samuel-8-10-psalm-83/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/commuter-bible-ot-2653726/1-samuel-8-10-psalm-83.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}