Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks continue the series on images we find in the desert, learning about the ar'ar and tamarisk trees and what they teach us about living in our own deserts.<a target="_blank" href="https://bemadiscipleship.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/BEMA+028+Images+of+the+Desert+Ar'ar+and+Tamarisk.pdf">Images of the Desert — Ar'ar and Tamarisk Presentation (PDF)</a><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noga_Hareuveni">Noga Hareuveni — Wikipedia</a><a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/2nGXl36">Written Works of Noga Hareuveni</a><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_University_of_Jerusalem">Hebrew University — Wikipedia</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Botanic_Garden_of_Israel" target="_blank">National Botanic Garden of Israel — Wikipedia</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarisk_and_Palm" target="_blank">Tamarisk and Palm (Akkadian poem) — Wikipedia</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarix" target="_blank">Tamarix (genus) — Wikipedia</a>

<h3>Study Tools</h3>
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<li><a href="https://bit.ly/4eMUn3n" target="_blank">The Companion for BEMA 28</a></li>
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<h3>Legacy Episode Content</h3>
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<li>Episode updated 14 July 2025</a></li>
<li>Original audio from <a href="https://bemadiscipleship.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/s1v16/BEMA+28.mp3" target="_blank">20 April 2017</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQeGHPKjxG7M6trKXmoFIK3VbBuNHrZQNHQ8ZF-G2KNuZYcQQiN4IJSgzVxFsrzZB-6dfgLVE35lBoQ/pub" target="_blank">Transcript for BEMA 28</a> of 20 April 2017</li>
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The BEMA Podcast is a walk-through of the context of the Bible and the Text itself, as well as surrounding history. We deconstruct our common readings of the Bible and attempt to reconstruct them through the lens of historical context. The main body of work is contained in Seasons 1–5, and we encourage you to start with episode 0 (or even -1) and continue in order through episode 204. Beyond that, we explore new topics, revisit old topics, and dive deeper into practical ways of living out the things we have learned together. BEMA Discipleship is a ministry of Impact Campus Ministries.

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