{"podcast":{"title":"Immerse: Bible Reading Experience - NLT Daily Bible In A Year","slug":"immerse-bible-reading-experience-nlt-daily-bible-in-a-year-6723192","podcast_index_feed_id":6723192,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/immerse-bible-reading-experience-daily-bible-in-a-year","website_url":"http://immersebible.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/TQ_8Gu9FQ7HfPLbxyuIn7rLV7KwQ6kaYRKkCntohyfg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ3ODIzLzE3MDI3/NTMzNzYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Tyndale House Publishers","episode_count":706,"summary":"Take a breath, find your place, and read deeply. Discover the joy of reading God’s word with the Immerse New Living Translation (NLT) Bible. This daily Bible podcast will take you through the Bible in a year following the Immerse Bible Reading Experience. So grab your family and small group and go through the Bible in a year together with Immerse. Each of the 6 volumes is available online or at your favorite Christian bookstore.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-07T08:21:04.184358+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/immerse-bible-reading-experience-nlt-daily-bible-in-a-year-6723192"},"episode":{"title":"Immerse Beginnings Day 138 Year 3 Daily Bible Reading","slug":"immerse-beginnings-day-138-year-3-daily-bible-reading","published_at":"2026-05-18T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/immerse-bible-reading-experience-nlt-daily-bible-in-a-year-6723192/immerse-beginnings-day-138-year-3-daily-bible-reading","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/immerse-bible-reading-experience-nlt-daily-bible-in-a-year-6723192","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/f28125f4","audio_url":"https://2.gum.fm/op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/f28125f4/a8fbfff7.mp3","summary":"The Earth Opens Its Mouth The offering regulations for when Israel finally enters the land carry a quiet note of grace—‘when you arrive’ is not ‘if you arrive.’ God still speaks of the promised land as a certainty, even as the current generation is condemned to die in the wilderness. Their children will get there. The promise bends but does not break. A man is found gathering wood on the Sabbath and is stoned—a punishment that shocks modern sensibilities but reveals how seriously God takes rest. The Sabbath is not a suggestion; it is a commandment woven into the very fabric of creation. Then God commands tassels with a blue cord on every garment—a visible, tangible reminder dangling from every hem: you belong to someone. Remember whose you are. But the heart of today’s reading is Korah’s rebellion. Korah, a Levite, along with Dathan, Abiram, and 250 leaders, confronts Moses with words that sound almost democratic: ‘The whole community is holy. Why do you set yourselves above us?’ It is a reasonable-sounding argument that masks a fundamental error—they confused being set apart with being set above. Moses’ response is to fall on his face and let God decide. The next day, the ground opens and swallows Korah, Dathan, and Abiram alive. Fire consumes the 250 incense-bearers. And yet the very next morning the people blame Moses for the deaths, and a plague kills 14,700 more before Aaron runs into the gap with his censer, standing literally between the living and the dead. Then God settles the question of authority once and for all: twelve staffs are placed in the tabernacle overnight. Aaron’s staff alone sprouts buds, blossoms, and ripe almonds—life from dead wood. The symbol is unmistakable. God’s chosen leader is the one through whom He produces life where there should be n…","meta_description":"The Earth Opens Its Mouth The offering regulations for when Israel finally enters the land carry a quiet note of grace—‘when you arrive’ is not ‘if you ar…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":926,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/immerse-bible-reading-experience-nlt-daily-bible-in-a-year-6723192/episodes/immerse-beginnings-day-138-year-3-daily-bible-reading/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/immerse-bible-reading-experience-nlt-daily-bible-in-a-year-6723192/immerse-beginnings-day-138-year-3-daily-bible-reading.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}