
E114 - Bashan: The Place of the Serpent
Published: March 11, 2026
Duration: 31:01
One of the most head-scratching verses to me in the entire Bible is Ephesians 4:8.
In this verse, Paul quotes Psalm 68. And Paul is known to quote various passages from the Old Testament; that’s not weird.
What’s weird is that Paul quotes it wrong. As in, he quotes one line saying the exact opposite of what the David originally wrote in this Psalm.
Psalm 68 says
You ascended on high,
leading a host of captives in your train
and receiving gifts among men,
But in Ephe...