Bashan: The Place of the Serpent

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...