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Verse by verse, Hebrew roots, and no soft edges.
Each session moves verse by verse through books like Leviticus and Joshua, pausing on Hebrew roots and threading passages together into one continuous story. The teaching is fast, unpolished and openly confrontational, recorded live for a listening community that follows along on Facebook, YouTube and a prayer group.
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This is a Messianic Bible study built on one claim: Scripture is a single continuous story, and reading it in the original languages changes what the words mean. Sessions run long and consecutive. Recent ones include Parashat Shmini covering Leviticus 9-11 and a deeper three-chapter pass through Joshua. The teacher explains that an earlier Joshua recording exists but was shallower, and that the newer version was undertaken after a conviction to go further. That admission sets the register for the whole show. Nothing is polished, and nothing is trimmed for elegance. A verse gets read, then broken open, then chased into a Hebrew root, then into a personal story, then back into a warning. The eighth day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread becomes a picture of continuing to eat undefiled bread and keep moving forward. Rahab on the roof at Jericho becomes proof that people nearby are quietly watching and fearing God, so keep showing up. Joshua from Ephraim and the Judah side of the equation are set against each other to argue that law and spirit both have to come into the promised land. The emotional range is wide. Prayer requests are gathered, then deliberately routed to a dedicated prayer group so the teaching does not run over. Moments later the tone turns combative toward churches accused of staying quiet about verses that would unsettle their finances. Correction is delivered without cushioning, including the reminder that new believers should share from day one while remaining accountable for what they say. Listeners are addressed directly and constantly, warned about deception, head knowledge and lukewarm faith. The teacher acknowledges being a lot, and suggests anyone who finds it too much can go find less. Community is a visible part of the format: a moderated question thread, a prayer room with entry questions, and hours of listener questions answered off air. Sessions are recorded live and often pause abruptly, with the recording stopped so a chapter can stand alone in the feed. It is closer to sitting in on a teaching than listening to a produced program. Anyone wanting careful academic hedging or a neutral survey of Judaism will find something else here entirely.
Made for: Listeners in or curious about Messianic and Torah-observant faith who want long-form, chapter-by-chapter study rather than short devotionals. It suits people comfortable with fervent, unedited teaching and direct correction, and who want Hebrew and Greek word study woven into every passage.
What sets it apart: Most Torah study podcasts are edited and measured; this one is a live teaching left intact, digressions, self-corrections and all. The Hebrew etymology, the personal testimony and the confrontational take on institutional churches arrive in the same breath as the verse being read.
This podcast is devoted to studying the word of God from the beginning to the end. As we read each chapter, we use the original Hebrew and Greek languages to better understand the words and concepts being used. We also link the Scriptures all together and show how the Bible is one continuous story.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · August 2026
Long form Messianic Bible teaching that keeps Torah, covenant, commandments, and daily obedience in the same frame.
God's Little Hummingbird: Bible Time is Messianic Bible teaching for listeners who want the text handled slowly and directly. Episodes move through Torah portions, Passover teaching, Leviticus, and Joshua, with covenant obedience kept near the center.
The golden calf follows you into the supermarket, and suddenly Torah is a present-tense question.
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A fervent Shemini study turns the eighth day, unleavened bread, and grief into a call to keep obeying.
Shemini is framed as a meditation on the eighth day, where ritual detail becomes a signpost toward eternity and a summons to obedience. The episode moves through Unleavened Bread, Shabbat, priesthood, Nadab and Abihu's strange fire, and the repeated call to eat unleavened bread…
A charged reading of Rahav, the spies, and the fear of Yahweh turns Joshua 2 toward spiritual urgency.
Joshua 2 Deeper Version uses the spies' arrival at Rahav's house to open a wider reading of the chapter. The host lingers over the Hebrew term often rendered "harlot," noting that it can also mean "innkeeper," then follows Rahav's fearful confession through the Red Sea, Sihon…
A brisk Messianic reading of Joshua 1 links Joshua, Torah, Yeshua, and entry into the promised land.
Joshua 1 is framed as a Messianic reading, with Joshua understood as a figure pointing to Yeshua and the promised land tied to faith, Torah, and obedience.
A close reading of Joshua 3 becomes a fervent call toward mature teaching, Sabbath mercy, and wholehearted devotion.
Joshua 3 serves as the starting point for a focused argument about how even the smallest words in scripture can shape the limits of a religious claim.
A raw Ki Tisa teaching links the golden calf with public correction, personal judgment, and defending the slandered.
Parashat Ki Tisa opens under the pressure of a public religious dispute that has already crossed into the teaching. The host frames a situation involving a man and woman as something that had to be addressed openly because she calls it full-on adultery, then links the backlash…
A fervent Bible lesson arguing that Passover and covenant participation were never only for Israel.
Passover: Not Just for Israel makes its case with a clear theological throughline: covenant participation is not treated as Israel-only. The Red Sea crossing and the mixed multitude carry much of the argument, with believing Egyptians placed alongside Israel while Pharaoh's army…
Daily halacha, case by case.
Parsha questions carried into serious Torah argument.
Melissa Schilling-Smith leads a Bible study arguing that Passover and Torah were never exclusive to Israel but always included Gentile believers.
This episode of God's Little Hummingbird examines 2 Chronicles 1, focusing on Solomon's early reign.
A Bible study on Ecclesiastes 9-12 discussing living joyfully with one's spouse and working with all your might.
Parashat Shmini on God's Little Hummingbird: Bible Time (Messianic) reads Leviticus 9-10 through the image of the eighth day and eternity.
Melissa reads Joshua 2 with the two spies leaving Acacia Grove for Jericho, then says the Hebrew word tied to Rahab can mean "innkeeper" or "spacious." She uses Rahab's rooftop flax, red curtains, and dream of protecting her family to argue that the name points to shelter, not moral collapse.
God's Little Hummingbird teaches Joshua 1 as a Messianic reading of Moses, Joshua, and the promised land.
God's Little Hummingbird: Bible Time (Messianic ) focuses on Joshua 3 and the Jordan crossing, with the speaker reading the chapter through Hebrew word study and Messianic theology.
The host discusses the biblical calendar, a high sabbath, and invites prayer requests while explaining community groups.
Melissa Shilling Smith discusses the parallels between the biblical Exodus and a prophesied 'second exodus,' emphasizing that God's law applies equally to Jews and Gentiles, and criticizing churches for hiding this truth.
A Bible study podcast episode reading and discussing 2 Chronicles 30, focusing on King Hezekiah's restoration of Passover in Jerusalem.
A Bible teacher opens a session on Passover with prayer and a call for spiritual purification.
The episode centers on Parashat Ki Tisa in Exodus 30-31, with repeated attention to the half-shekel census, the bronze laver, and the holy anointing oil.
A Bible study on Ecclesiastes 9-12 discussing living joyfully with one's spouse and working diligently as unto God.