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Breakneck Through the Bible · Rabbi Bentzi Epstein

A Marvelous journey through the Bible, the Torah. Presented by Rabbi Bentzi Epstein of TORCH Dallas!

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Ep. 38 - Locking in for Eternity

Breakneck Through the Bible · Rabbi Bentzi Epstein ·

2026/02/11

G-d has just promised Abraham children and a land to inherit. And then Abraham has the audacity to ask G-d: "How will I know that I will inherit it?" How could he ask that? He fears that his descendants will do something to lose everything. Abraham wants to ensure this doesn't happen.G-d answers with a covenant. He tells Abraham to bring specific animals and cut them in half, placing the pieces opposite each other. This was how treaties were made in the ancient world.Then, as the sun sets,

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Ep. 37 - Looking Down at the Stars

Breakneck Through the Bible · Rabbi Bentzi Epstein ·

2026/01/28

Abraham just defeated four kings. He refused their wealth. He should feel victorious. Instead, he's terrified. G-d appears to him in a vision and says: "Fear not, Abraham. I am a shield for you. Your reward is very great." But Abraham isn't comforted. What good is any reward if he has no child to pass it to? Everything will go to Eliezer, his servant from Damascus.G-d takes him outside. "Look at the heavens and count the stars, if you can." The simple reading: Abraham looks up at the night

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Ep. 36 - Not a Thread

Breakneck Through the Bible · Rabbi Bentzi Epstein ·

2026/01/15

Abraham comes back from the battle. The king of Sodom is waiting with an offer: keep all the wealth, just return the people.Abraham won't touch any of it. Not a thread, not a shoe strap. He refuses to let anyone claim they made him rich. But someone else is there too. Melchizedek, king of Salem. He's actually Shem, Noah's son, and he's the high priest. He brings out bread and wine and offers Abraham a blessing. But he makes a critical mistake. He blesses Abraham first, before blessing G-d,

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Ep. 35 - Abraham's Impossible War

Breakneck Through the Bible · Rabbi Bentzi Epstein ·

2026/01/02

Four mighty kings wage war against five. They crush armies, wipe out giants, conquer cities. When the fighting ends, Lot has been taken captive.A fugitive named Og brings Abraham the news. Abraham has hundreds of students in his study hall. He shuts it down and prepares for war. But when he asks the traditional pre-battle questions—Are you newly married? Built a house? Planted a vineyard? Afraid you've sinned?—every single student says yes. They all decline to fight.Abraham heads into

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Ep. 34 - Lot's Gamble

Breakneck Through the Bible · Rabbi Bentzi Epstein ·

2025/12/19

Abraham and Lot can't stay together anymore. Their shepherds are fighting. The land can't support both of them. It's time to separate.But here's what makes this moment extraordinary: Abraham gives Lot first choice of where to settle. Left or right, you pick, and I'll take what's left. It's an act of incredible generosity from the elder to the younger, from uncle to nephew.Lot surveys the land and sees the Jordan valley. Lush. Well-watered. Wealthy beyond imagination. It looks like the

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Ep. 33 - Famine, Faith, and Divine Silence: Abraham's...

Breakneck Through the Bible · Rabbi Bentzi Epstein ·

2025/12/04

Abraham finally arrives in the land G-d promised him…and immediately faces famine. No rain. Dying animals. A starving community. This is G-d's idea of a blessing?This is the world's first famine ever, and it happens precisely when Abraham reaches his destination.Rabbi Epstein unpacks one of Abraham's most confusing tests: Should he stay in the land G-d explicitly told him to go to, or should he leave? The answer reveals a critical principle about reading G-d's instructions. Sometimes what

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Ep. 32 - The Illusion of Control: Abraham's Journey...

Breakneck Through the Bible · Rabbi Bentzi Epstein ·

2025/11/23

When G-d tells Abraham "Go for yourself from your land, from your relatives, and from your father's house to the land I will show you," there's a problem: Abraham doesn't know which direction to turn. Right or left? East or west? The text says G-d will "show" him the land - future tense - yet somehow Abraham knows exactly where to go.This apparent contradiction opens up one of the most profound lessons in the Torah: the world we think we control is largely an illusion.Rabbi Epstein reveals

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Ep. 31 - Abraham's Training Ground

Breakneck Through the Bible · Rabbi Bentzi Epstein ·

2025/11/13

Abraham didn't become the father of the Jewish people in a single moment of faith. He was forged through ten tests—each one preparing him for the next, each one impossible to pass without the conditioning of those that came before.These tests were a deliberate training program, building his spiritual muscle from test to test until he could face the ultimate challenge: the binding of Isaac. Like a boxer moving from featherweight to heavyweight, Abraham needed every previous test to survive

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Ep. 30 - Heaven's Two Entrances

Breakneck Through the Bible · Rabbi Bentzi Epstein ·

2025/10/21

Judaism holds a view almost no other religion shares: you don't need to be Jewish to get to heaven. You just need to be a good person.In this episode, Rabbi Bentzi Epstein explores the seven Noahide laws, a universal moral code given to all humanity. Six of these laws were handed to Adam at creation itself. The seventh came after the flood: don't eat a limb from a living animal. These seven laws open the gates of heaven to anyone, Jewish or not.But if seven laws are enough, why would anyone

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Ep. 29 - The Idol Smasher

Breakneck Through the Bible · Rabbi Bentzi Epstein ·

2025/09/18

What turns the son of an idol-maker into the father of monotheism? After 20 generations of humanity swinging between pure physicality and pure spirituality, one young man discovered the revolutionary truth: we're meant to merge both worlds together.In this episode, Rabbi Bentzi Epstein reveals the dramatic story behind Abraham's first two life tests. Discover how a teenager's act of rebellion in his father's idol factory led to 13 years on the run from King Nimrod, and culminated in the

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Ep. 28 - When Unity Becomes Rebellion

Breakneck Through the Bible · Rabbi Bentzi Epstein ·

2025/09/04

What happens when the entire world unites... for the wrong purpose? In this episode, Rabbi Bentzi Epstein takes you on a tour of the Tower of Babel and humanity's coordinated attempt to wage war against G-d Himself.Learn the fascinating details, such as how they planned to escape gravity and "float up" to fight the Almighty. Rabbi Epstein reveals the deeper meaning behind Lashon HaKodesh (the Holy Tongue) and how G-d’s response of creating multiple languages was the birth of tribalism,

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Ep. 27 - Gaza, Nineveh, and the Ancient World Map

Breakneck Through the Bible · Rabbi Bentzi Epstein ·

2025/08/22

Who were the 70 nations that would shape all of human history? In this episode, Rabbi Bentzi Epstein reveals the background of the 70 nations mentioned in Genesis Chapter 10. You'll discover why Nimrod, whose very name means "rebellion," became the world's first king and how he convinced an entire generation to join his uprising against the Almighty.From the shores of ancient Gaza to the great city of Nineveh (yes, the same one Jonah visited), trace the descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japheth

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Ep. 26 - Wine Before Wheat

Breakneck Through the Bible · Rabbi Bentzi Epstein ·

2025/08/08

When Noah stepped off the Ark into a silent, barren world, his first act was planting a vineyard…not wheat. Was it a holy intention or a coping mechanism? In this episode, Rabbi Bentzi Epstein uncovers why the Torah calls this choice a debasement, and how one small act led to massive consequences for generations to come.You’ll learn how this moment ties into the division of the post-Flood world between Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and how that geography still shapes civilization today. Plus,

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Ep. 25 - A Promise Written with Light

Breakneck Through the Bible · Rabbi Bentzi Epstein ·

2025/07/28

Every rainbow carries a hidden message that ancient warriors would instantly recognize—but most of us miss it completely. When an archer surrenders, he turns his bow backwards, pointing it away from his enemy. The rainbow, Rabbi Bentzi Epstein reveals, is God doing exactly that.In this episode, we dive into the aftermath of the flood when Noah's family made a surprising choice: they refused to have children. Discover why God had to make an unprecedented covenant to convince humanity to

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Ep. 24 - The Price of Strength

Breakneck Through the Bible · Rabbi Bentzi Epstein ·

2025/07/16

Uncover the mystical journey of human development that begins before birth. While in the womb, an angel teaches every soul the entire Torah, giving them perfect clarity and knowledge. But the moment they begin their journey into this world, that divine knowledge is erased with a gentle tap on the lips. It's why every baby enters the world crying—they've just lost cosmic understanding and entered a world of confusion.You'll discover why the strongest people face the greatest challenges, how

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Ep. 23 - The Great Disembarking

Breakneck Through the Bible · Rabbi Bentzi Epstein ·

2025/06/20

When God finally opens the ark's doors after the Great Flood subsides, something shocking happens: the women refuse to have children. Despite being the only humans left on Earth, Noah's family goes on a "baby strike," terrified that their offspring might repeat history's mistakes. Their reasoning? Even righteous Adam and Eve produced a world so wicked that God had to wash it away.Rabbi Epstein uncovers the profound psychology behind this post-apocalyptic anxiety, exploring why the wives

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Ep. 22 - The Raven's Rebellion

Breakneck Through the Bible · Rabbi Bentzi Epstein ·

2025/06/06

What happens when even the animals on Noah's ark start making excuses? In this explosive episode of Breakneck Through the Bible, Rabbi Bentzi Epstein uncovers the tale of three creatures who defied God's commands while floating above a destroyed world.When Noah sends out a raven to search for dry land, the bird's refusal sparks an extraordinary confrontation that reveals profound truths about human nature. But the raven isn't alone in its rebellion. Rabbi Epstein unveils the stunning secret

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Ep. 21 - When Letters Become Numbers and Words Become...

Breakneck Through the Bible · Rabbi Bentzi Epstein ·

2025/05/23

Why did it rain for exactly 40 days and 40 nights during the Great Flood? The answer will revolutionize how you understand both life and death.In this mind-bending episode of Breakneck Through the Bible, Rabbi Bentzi Epstein reveals the connection between the flood's duration and the formation of human life—uncovering ancient Jewish wisdom about when the soul enters the body. Discover the significance of the number 40 throughout Jewish tradition, from Moses on Mount Sinai to the weeks of

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Ep. 20 - The Door that God Closed

Breakneck Through the Bible · Rabbi Bentzi Epstein ·

2025/05/09

Could a single person have stopped the Great Flood? Learn the profound power of individual righteousness as we continue our journey through Noah's story.Rabbi Epstein unpacks the startling revelation that if just one more person had joined Noah's family, the entire world might have been spared—highlighting Noah's tragic failure to influence even a single soul during his 120 years of ark-building. This episode explores the Jewish understanding of communal righteousness, comparing the power

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Ep. 19 - Water, Water, Everywhere

Breakneck Through the Bible · Rabbi Bentzi Epstein ·

2025/04/18

Why did God choose water to destroy a corrupt world? In this fascinating episode of Breakneck Through the Bible, Rabbi Bentzi Epstein reveals a stunning Talmudic insight that will transform how you view the oceans surrounding our continents. Discover why water wasn't just for cleansing, but served as God's "army" - a constant reminder of divine boundaries we too often forget.We also learn why Noah and his family were commanded to separate from their wives during humanity's darkest hour, and

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